| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 March – 12 November 2022 |
| Champions | Valmiera |
| Relegated | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| Champions League | Valmiera |
| Conference League | RFS,Riga,Auda |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 536 (2.98 per match) |
←2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 18 November 2022. | |
The2022 Latvian Higher League, known as theOptibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of top-tierfootball in Latvia. The season began on 11 March 2022 and ended on 12 November 2022.RFS were the defending champions after winning the league the previous season.
No teams were relegated at the end of the previous season. The league consists of 7 clubs from theprevious season, joined by 3 teams from1. līga - championsFK Auda, second placeTukums and third placeSK Super Nova all were promoted.
| Club | Seasons in Virsliga | 2021 position | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFC Daugavpils | 9 | 6th | Celtnieks Stadium | 1,980 |
| FK Auda | 1 | 1st in1. līga | Audas stadions | 520 |
| FK Liepāja | 9 | 3rd | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| Metta/LU | 11 | 7th | Daugava Stadium (Riga) | 10,461 |
| Riga FC | 7 | 4th | Skonto Stadium | 8,087 |
| RFS | 7 | 1st | LNK Sporta Parks | 2,300 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 11 | 5th | Slokas Stadium | 2,500 |
| SK Super Nova | 1 | 3rd in1. līga | Olaines stadions | 2,500 |
| FK Tukums 2000 | 1 | 2nd in1. līga | Tukuma pilsētas stadions | 1,000 |
| Valmiera FC | 5 | 2nd | Jānis Daliņš Stadium | 1,250 |
| Team | Coach | Appointed | In Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| FK Auda | 1 February 2022 | 3 years, 9 months | |
| Daugavpils | 4 January 2021 | 4 years, 10 months | |
| Liepāja | 3 June 2022 | 3 years, 5 months | |
| Metta/LU | 27 June 2022 | 3 years, 4 months | |
| Riga | 7 June 2022 | 3 years, 5 months | |
| RFS | 13 December 2019 | 5 years, 11 months | |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 15 May 2022 | 3 years, 6 months | |
| SK Super Nova | 29 June 2022 | 3 years, 4 months | |
| Tukums 2000 | 25 January 2021 | 4 years, 10 months | |
| Valmiera FC | 17 February 2022 | 3 years, 9 months |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | end of contract | 30 November 2021 | 4 January 2022 | ||
| FK Auda | mutual agreement | 1 February 2022 | 1 February 2022 | ||
| Liepāja | signed with | 31 January 2022 | 9 February 2022 | ||
| Valmiera FC | mutual agreement | 14 February 2022 | 17 February 2022 | ||
| Spartaks Jūrmala | mutual agreement | 15 May 2022 | 15 May 2022 | ||
| Riga | mutual agreement | 16 May 2022 | 16 May 2022 | ||
| Liepāja | mutual agreement | 3 June 2022 | 3 June 2022 | ||
| SK Super Nova | mutual agreement | 4 June 2022 | 4 June 2022 | ||
| Riga | found new coach | 7 June 2022 | 7 June 2022 | ||
| Metta/LU | mutual agreement | 22 June 2022 | 27 June 2022 | ||
| SK Super Nova | found new coach | 29 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmiera(C) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 101 | 25 | +76 | 85 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Riga | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | RFS | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 76 | |
| 4 | Liepāja | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 70 | |
| 5 | Auda | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Tukums 2000 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 38 | |
| 7 | Daugavpils | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 34 | |
| 8 | Spartaks Jūrmala(R) | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 31 | Relegation to theLatvian First League[b] |
| 9 | Metta(O) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 86 | −45 | 22 | Qualification for theLatvian Higher League play-off |
| 10 | Super Nova | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | AUD | DAU | LIE | MLU | RIG | RFS | SPJ | SNO | TUK | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Auda | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Daugavpils | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Liepāja | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Metta | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Riga | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| RFS | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| SK Super Nova | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | |
| Tukums 2000 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–10 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Valmiera | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Home \ Away | AUD | DAU | LIE | MLU | RIG | RFS | SPJ | SNO | TUK | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Auda | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Daugavpils | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Liepāja | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Metta | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Riga | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| RFS | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
| SK Super Nova | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Tukums 2000 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valmiera | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 6–1 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmiera FC | Spartaks Jūrmala | 4–1 (H) | 18 March 2022 | |
| FK Liepāja | BFC Daugavpils | 4–0 (A) | 14 May 2022 | |
| FK Auda | Spartaks Jūrmala | 5–0 (H) | 17 June 2022 |
Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team