2023 Latvian First League

The 2023 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) is the 32nd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 7 April 2023 and will finish on 12 November 2023.[1][2]

Latvian First League
Season2023
RelegatedDinamo Rīga
Rēzeknes FA/BJSS
← 2022
2024 →

The title winners will be promoted to the 2024 Latvian Higher League. The second-placed team qualify for the Latvian Higher League play-off against the ninth-placed team from the 2023 Latvian Higher League. The twelfth-placed team qualify for the Latvian First League play-off against the third-placed team from the 2023 Latvian Second League. The bottom two teams (Dinamo Rīga and Rēzeknes FA/BJSS) were relegated to the 2024 Latvian Second League.

Teams

Team changes
Promoted from
2022 Latvian Second League		 Promoted to
2023 Latvian Higher League		 Relegated to
2023 Latvian Second League
Beitar
Ventspils		 Jelgava Salaspils

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFA Olaine Olaines pilsētas stadions Olaine
Beitar Salaspils sporta nama stadions Salaspils 648
Dinamo Rīga Riga RTU stadions 1,000
Grobiņas Grobiņa Grobiņa Stadium 1,000
JDFS Alberts Riga Daugavgrīvas vidusskolas stadions 1,000
Rēzeknes FA/BJSS Rēzekne Sporta Aģentūras Stadions 978
RFS 2 Riga LNK Sporta Parks 740
Riga II Riga Skonto Stadium 8,087
Saldus SS/Leevon Saldus Saldus pilsētas stadions 2,000
Skanste Riga Hanzas vidusskolas laukums 2,000
Smiltene Smiltene Tepera stadions 1,000
Tukums II Tukums Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions
Valmiera 2/VSS Valmiera Jānis Daliņš Stadium 2,000
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions 3,200

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Riga II[lower-alpha 1] 24 19 3 2 80 13 +67 60
2 Grobiņas 23 18 3 2 63 16 +47 57 Promotion to Latvian Higher League
3 Skanste 23 17 2 4 54 19 +35 53 Qualification for Latvian Higher League play-off
4 JDFS Alberts 22 10 7 5 48 30 +18 37
5 Saldus SS/Leevon 23 11 3 9 37 25 +12 36
6 Beitar 24 11 2 11 40 60 −20 35
7 RFS 2 23 10 3 10 49 32 +17 33
8 Tukums II 22 9 2 11 32 44 −12 29
9 Ventspils 23 7 6 10 18 25 −7 27
10 Valmiera 2/VSS 23 7 5 11 27 36 −9 26
11 AFA Olaine 23 5 6 12 30 51 −21 21
12 Smiltene 23 6 3 14 24 58 −34 21 Qualification for Latvian First League play-off
13 Dinamo Rīga[lower-alpha 2] (R) 26 5 3 18 27 66 −39 18 Relegation to Latvian Second League
14 Rēzeknes FA/BJSS (R) 24 2 4 18 16 70 −54 10
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: 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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.
  2. Withdrew from league.

Latvian First League play-off

The twelfth-placed club will face the third-placed club from the 2023 Latvian Second League for one place in the following season's Latvian First League.

References
  1. "Optibet Náktones líga - Latvijas Futbola federácija". LFF.
  2. "1. Liga 2023 scores, Football Latvia". Flashscore.
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