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The 2025 Latvian Higher League, known as the TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, will be the 34st season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began The season will begin in March 2025 and end in November 2025 (not including play-off matches). RFS enters the season as defending champions.
Teams
The league will consist of ten teams; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Latvian First League.
| Promoted from 2024 Latvian First League |
Relegated to 2025 Latvian First League |
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| Super Nova | Jelgava |
2025 Virslīga competitors
| Club | Seasons in Virsliga |
2024 position | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Auda | 4 | 3rd | Audas Stadions | 520 |
| Daugavpils | 12 | 5th | Esplanādes stadions | 1,980 |
| Grobiņa | 1 | 9th | Grobiņa Stadium | 200 |
| Liepāja | 12 | 6th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| Metta | 14 | 7th | Daugava Stadium (Riga) | 10,461 |
| RFS | 10 | 1st | LNK Sporta Parks | 2,300 |
| Riga | 10 | 2nd | Skonto Stadium | 8,087 |
| Super Nova | 0 | 1st in Latvian First League | Sloka Stadium | 2,500 |
| Tukums 2000 | 4 | 8th | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | 1,000 |
| Valmiera | 8 | 4th | Jāņa Daliņa Stadions | 1,250 |
Personnel and kits
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 |
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| Auda |  Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (caretaker)
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| Daugavpils |  Kirils Kurbatovs
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| Grobiņa | Viktors Dobrecovs
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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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| Riga | Mareks Zuntners (caretaker)
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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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| Valmiera | Gatis Kalniņš
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Liepaja | Tamaz Pertia
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Sacked | 7 Januaey 2025 | Pre-season | Dino Skender
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7 January 2025 |
| Auda |  Zoran Zeljković
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Sacked | 7 Januaey 2025 | Pre-season | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (caretaker)
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8 January 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Auda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Daugavpils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Grobiņa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Liepāja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Metta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | RFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Riga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Super Nova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tukums 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off |
| 10 | Valmiera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
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.
Results
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
| Home \ Away | AUD | DAU | GRO | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | SNO | TUK | VAL | AUD | DAU | GRO | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | SNO | TUK | VAL |
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Latvian Higher League play-off
The ninth-placed club will face second 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
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References
- "2024.gada Latvijas Virslīgas futbola čempionāta reglaments" (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
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