| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Riga |
| Champions League | Riga |
| Europa League | RFS Ventspils Valmiera Glass ViA |
| Matches | 144 |
| Goals | 384 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Darko Lemajic (15) |
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The2019 Latvian Higher League , known as theOptibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of top-tierfootball in Latvia. The season began on 9 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019.[1]
Riga were the defending champions from the previous season.[2]
All eight clubs from the previous season remained in the league withDaugavpils joining the league as champions of 1.Liga 2018.[3]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 4,070 |
| FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale | 1,560 |
| FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,008 |
| FK Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums | 2,000 |
| Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,207 |
| FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 1,000 |
| FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,800 |
| FK Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | J. Daliņa stadions | 2,000 |
| FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,044 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga(C) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | RFS | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Ventspils | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 47 | |
| 4 | Valmiera Glass ViA | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 46 | |
| 5 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 44 | |
| 6 | Liepāja | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 39 | |
| 7 | Jelgava | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Daugavpils | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 31 | |
| 9 | METTA/LU(O) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 26 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
Each club played the other eight clubs home-and-away twice, for a total of 32 matches each.
Source:soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Source:soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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The ninth-placed team from the 2019 Higher League played the runners-up of the 2019 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off on 13–16 November 2019.[6] The winner, METTA/LU, will remain in theLatvian Higher League.
| 13 November 20191st leg | METTA/LU | 0–0 | SK Super Nova | |
| 17:30 |
| 16 November 20192nd leg | SK Super Nova | 1–3 (1–3agg.) | METTA/LU | |
| 13:00 |