Summary
From the first season back in 1991 to there were eight clubs in the Virslīga. During the course of the season each club played all the other clubs four times, twice at their home stadium and twice at that of their opponents, completing a total of 28 games.After the 2007 season the league increased from eight to ten sides.In 2008 each side played the others four times.
At the end of the season, the lowest placed team are automatically relegated into Traffic 1. liga, and the winner of the Traffic 1. liga automatically takes their place. The second lowest placed team in Virslīga and the second team of 1. liga play two matches for a place in the Virslīga the following season. The winner of Virslīga, the champion of Latvia, plays in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. The second and third placed clubs play in the UEFA Europa League qualifying games.
Fixtures and Results
Upcoming
| League | Kick-off Time | Home | VS | Away | 1X2 | Home | Handicap | Away | O | Goals | U | O | Corners | U |  |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/27 09:00 | [7] Tukums 2000 | VS | Rigas FS[1] | 21.00 / 10.00 / 1.083 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/27 11:00 | [6] SC Grobinas | VS | Metta/LU[8] | 2.350 / 3.300 / 2.700 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/28 07:00 | [10] FK Liepaja | VS | Valmiera FC[3] | 6.500 / 4.500 / 1.400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/28 09:00 | [9] FS Jelgava | VS | FK Auda[5] | 8.000 / 4.500 / 1.300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/28 11:00 | [2] Riga FC | VS | BFC Daugavpils[4] | 1.100 / 9.000 / 13.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Results
| League | Kick-off Time | Home | VS | Away | Half | Initial H / G / C | Events | Half  Full |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/22 11:01 | 3 [8] Metta/LU | 0 : 0 | Tukums 2000[7] 4 | 0 : 0 | -0.25 / 3.0 / - |  
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0 : 1 | 3 : 5 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/21 08:59 | 1 [6] FK Auda | 2 : 0 | FK Liepaja[10] 2 | 1 : 0 | -1.0 / 2.5 / - |  
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8 : 2 | 9 : 5 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/21 07:02 | 2 [3] Valmiera FC | 0 : 0 | SC Grobinas[5] 3 | 0 : 0 | -2.25 / 3.75 / - |
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6 : 2 | 12 : 2 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/19 11:01 | [2] Riga FC | 6 : 1 | FS Jelgava[9] | 4 : 0 | -3.0 / 4.0 / - |  
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4 : 0 | 7 : 3 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/08 11:00 | 14 [6] SC Grobinas | 2 : 1 | Tukums 2000[7] 1 | 1 : 0 | 0.0 / 2.75 / - | 
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2 : 1 | 4 : 6 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/07 11:00 | 4 [10] FK Liepaja | 0 : 3 | Riga FC[2] 1 | 0 : 1 | +1.75 / 3.0 / - |
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1 : 5 | 4 : 6 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/07 09:00 | 4 [8] Metta/LU | 3 : 2 | BFC Daugavpils[4] 5 | 2 : 1 | 0.0 / 2.5 / - |
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5 : 2 | 7 : 3 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/06 11:01 | 2 [5] FK Auda | 0 : 1 | Valmiera FC[3] 1 | 0 : 1 | 0.0 / 2.5 / - | 
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2 : 3 | 8 : 6 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/05 13:00 | [1] Rigas FS | 7 : 0 | FS Jelgava[9] | 4 : 0 | -3.25 / 4.25 / - |
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4 : 2 | 8 : 3 | |
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| LVA VL | 24/07/03 10:59 | 1 [6] Tukums 2000 | 1 : 2 | BFC Daugavpils[4] 3 | 0 : 1 | +0.25 / 2.75 / - | 
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5 : 2 | 13 : 5 | |
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Table of LVA VL
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Pos Team P W D L GF : GA DIFF PTS 1 
Rigas FS
22 18 2 2 68 : 15 53 56 2 
Riga FC
23 16 4 3 56 : 16 40 52 3 
Valmiera FC
23 14 5 4 46 : 19 27 44 4 
BFC Daugavpils
22 10 4 8 29 : 31 -2 34 5 
FK Auda
23 8 4 11 31 : 24 7 28 6 
SC Grobinas
23 7 5 11 25 : 43 -18 26 7 
Tukums 2000
23 6 5 12 22 : 42 -20 23 8 
Metta/LU
23 6 5 12 21 : 43 -22 23 9 
FS Jelgava
23 4 4 15 15 : 53 -38 16 10 
FK Liepaja
23 3 6 14 16 : 43 -27 15 1
Rigas FS
11 9 1 1 41 : 7 34 28 2
Riga FC
11 9 1 1 28 : 4 24 28 3
Valmiera FC
11 6 3 2 22 : 8 14 21 4
BFC Daugavpils
11 6 2 3 19 : 14 5 20 5
SC Grobinas
12 5 2 5 19 : 24 -5 17 6
FK Auda
12 5 1 6 16 : 12 4 16 7
Tukums 2000
11 4 2 5 12 : 14 -2 14 8
Metta/LU
12 3 4 5 13 : 19 -6 13 9
FS Jelgava
11 2 4 5 8 : 16 -8 10 10
FK Liepaja
12 2 2 8 9 : 24 -15 8 1
Rigas FS
11 9 1 1 27 : 8 19 28 2
Valmiera FC
12 8 2 2 24 : 11 13 26 3
Riga FC
12 7 3 2 28 : 12 16 24 4
BFC Daugavpils
11 4 2 5 10 : 17 -7 14 5
FK Auda
11 3 3 5 15 : 12 3 12 6
Metta/LU
11 3 1 7 8 : 24 -16 10 7
SC Grobinas
11 2 3 6 6 : 19 -13 9 8
Tukums 2000
12 2 3 7 10 : 28 -18 9 9
FK Liepaja
11 1 4 6 7 : 19 -12 7 10
FS Jelgava
12 2 0 10 7 : 37 -30 6 Valmiera: 3 points deducted due to decision by the Federation
In the event that two (or more) teams have an equal number of points, the following rules break the tie:
1. Head-to-head if all tied teams have internal matches
2. Goal difference
3. Goals scoredChampions League Qualification
Conference League Qualification
Relegation Playoffs
Relegation
