| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FK Ventspils |
| Relegated | FC Jūrmala |
| Champions League | FK Ventspils |
| Europa League | Skonto FC FK Jelgava FK Spartaks Jūrmala |
| Matches | 162 |
| Goals | 505 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladislavs Gutkovskis (28) |
| Biggest home win | Liepāja 7-0FC Jūrmala |
| Biggest away win | FC Jūrmala 0-6Ventspils FC Jūrmala 0-6Daugava Rīga |
| Highest scoring | Daugava Daugavpils 5-3Liepāja |
| Longest winning run | 12 matches: Ventspils |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches: Skonto Ventspils |
| Longest winless run | 23 matches: FC Jūrmala |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches: FC Jūrmala |
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The2014 Latvian Higher League was the 23rd season of top-tierfootball inLatvia.FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 21 March 2014. Initially,Skonto Riga andDaugava Daugavpils, the second and third teams from the previous season, were denied a license to participate and the league began with eight clubs. However, their appeals against this were successful and the league was restored to ten clubs.[1]
This year the league had ten participants.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 3,980 | |
| Daugavpils | Daugava Stadium | 4,100 | |
| Riga | Daugava Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 2,200 | |
| Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 500 | |
| Riga | Skonto Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils(C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 20 | +53 | 83 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Skonto | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 34 | +43 | 71[a] | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Jelgava | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 70 | |
| 4 | Liepāja | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 66 | |
| 5 | Daugava Daugavpils(R) | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 65 | Relegation toLatvian First League |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 51 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 7 | Daugava Rīga(R) | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Relegation toLatvian First League |
| 8 | BFC Daugavpils | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 29 | |
| 9 | METTA/LU(O) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 10 | FC Jūrmala(R) | 36 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 108 | −79 | 7[c] | Relegation toLatvian First League |
The 9th-placed side faced the runners-up of the 2014Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2015 Higher League competition.
| Rēzeknes BJSS | 1–5 | FS METTA/LU |
|---|---|---|
| Aguls | Loginovs Milašēvičs Pallo |
FS METTA/LU won 6–1 on aggregate.
Source:Virslīga 2014 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Source:Virslīga 2014 Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto | 28 | |
| 2 | Liepāja | 23 | |
| 3 | Jelgava | 15 | |
| 4 | Spartaks | 14 | |
| 5 | Daugava | 12 | |
| Liepāja | |||
| Daugava Rīga | |||
| Ventspils | |||
| 9 | Ventspils | 11 | |
| 10 | Skonto | 9 |
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March/April[3] | FK Ventspils | |
| May[4] | FK Liepāja | |
| June[5] | JPFS/FK Spartaks | |
| July[6] | JPFS/FK Spartaks | |
| August[7] | FK Jelgava | |
| September[8] | FK Liepāja | |
| October/November[9] | Skonto FC |
| Month | Manager | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March/April[3] | FK Ventspils | |
| May[4] | FK Jelgava | |
| June[5] | Skonto FC | |
| July[6] | JPFS/FK Spartaks | |
| August[7] | FK Jelgava | |
| September[8] | FK Liepāja | |
| October/November[9] | FK Ventspils |