The 2025 Latvian Higher League, known as the TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 5 March 2025 and will end in November 2025 (not including play-off matches).
Teams
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Latvian First League. RFS entered the season as defending champions.
| Promoted from 2024 Latvian First League |
Relegated to 2025 Latvian Second League |
|---|---|
| Super Nova[2] (promoted after a single season absence) | Valmiera[3][4] (relegated after seven seasons in top flight) |
2025 Virslīga competitors
| Club | Seasons in Virsliga |
2024 position | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auda | 7th | 3rd | Skonto Stadium | 6,747 |
| Daugavpils | 10th | 5th | Esplanādes stadions | 575 |
| Grobiņa | 2nd | 9th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| FS Jelgava | 3rd | 10th | Zemgale Olympic Center | 1,560 |
| Liepāja | 12th | 6th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| Metta | 14th | 7th | Daugava Stadium (Riga) | 10,461 |
| RFS | 10th | 1st | LNK Sporta Parks | 1,700 |
| Riga | 10th | 2nd | Skonto Stadium | 6,747 |
| Super Nova | 3rd | 1st in Latvian First League | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium | 396 |
| Tukums 2000 | 5th | 8th | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | 425 |
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Auda |  Jurģis Kalns
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| Daugavpils | Kirils Kurbatovs
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| Grobiņa | Viktors Dobrecovs
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| Jelgava | Aleksandrs Basovs
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| Liepaja |  Dino Skender
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| Metta | Andris Riherts
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| RFS | Viktors Morozs
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 Žiga Lipušček
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| Riga |  Adrián Guľa
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Antonijs Černomordijs
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| Super Nova | Ervīns Pērkons
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| Tukums | Kristaps Dišlers
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liepaja |  Tamaz Pertia
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Sacked | 7 January 2025 | Pre-season | Dino Skender[5]
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7 January 2025 |
| Auda | Zoran Zeljković[6]
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7 January 2025 | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (interim)[7]
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8 January 2025 | ||
| Riga FC | Mareks Zuntners (interim)[8]
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End of interim spell | 14 January 2025 | Adrián Guľa[8]
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14 January 2025 | |
| Auda | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (interim)[9]
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9 February 2025 | Jurģis Kalns[9]
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9 February 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RFS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Liepāja | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Riga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Auda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Grobiņa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Super Nova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Daugavpils | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Metta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 9 | Jelgava | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off |
| 10 | Tukums 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: LFF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[10]
Results
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Latvian Higher League play-off
The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2025 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Latvian Higher League.
First leg
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Second leg
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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References
- ^ "Kalendārs 2025" (in Latvian). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "2024. gada sezona" (in Latvian). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Valmiera booted from top Latvian football league over financial affairs". eng.lsm.lv. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ ""Valmiera FC" neizpilda kritērijus; virslīgas licence piešķirta FS "Jelgava"" (in Latvian). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Dino Skenders – FK Liepāja galvenais treneris" (in Latvian). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Zeļkovičs un asistenti darbu neturpinās" (in Latvian). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Pirmssezonu sākam kopā ar Aleksandru Rehviašvili" (in Latvian). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Adrians Gula – Riga Football Club galvenais treneris" (in Latvian). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ a b "FK Auda turpmāk vadīs Jurģis Kalns" (in Latvian). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "2025.gada Latvijas Virslīgas futbola čempionāta reglaments" (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.