2018 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League
Season 2018
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The 2018 Latvian Higher League is the 27th season of top-tier football in Latvia. Spartaks Jūrmala are the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous season.

Teams

Locations of the 2018 Latvian Higher League teams

At the end of the 2017 season, Babīte were excluded from the league due to match-fixing. This resulted in METTA/LU ending up as the bottom-placed team. They were sent to the relegation playoffs against FK Progress/AFA Olaine. METTA/LU won, keeping them in the Latvian Higher League.

Babīte were replaced by the champions of the 2017 Latvian First League, Valmieras FK.

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Valmieras Valmiera J. Daliņa stadions 2,000
Jelgava Jelgava Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale 1,560
Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 5,008
Metta/LU Riga Hanzas vidusskolas laukums 2,000
RFS Riga Stadions Arkādija 1,000
Riga Riga Skonto Stadium 8,207
Spartaks Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 2,800
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions 3,044

Source: Scoresway

Kits manufacturer and sponsors

Club Kit manufacturer Sponsor
FK Jelgava Nike Igate
FK Liepāja Adidas Mogo
FS Metta/LU Nike
Riga FC Jako
Rīgas Futbola skola Nike LNK Group
FK Spartaks Jūrmala Nike Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor
FK Ventspils Adidas VK Tranzīts
Valmiera Glass ViA Nike Valmiera Glass

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Riga 24 18 2 4 37 12 +25 56 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ventspils 24 16 4 4 47 19 +28 52 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 RFS 24 16 1 7 49 20 +29 49
4 Liepāja 24 12 6 6 42 24 +18 42
5 Spartaks Jūrmala 24 12 4 8 43 27 +16 40
6 Jelgava 24 5 3 16 17 42 −25 18
7 METTA/LU 24 3 4 17 19 46 −27 13
8 Valmiera Glass ViA 24 1 2 21 21 85 −64 5 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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.[1][2]

Results

Each team will play the other seven teams home-and-away twice, for a total of 28 games each.

Relegation play-offs

The seventh-placed team from the 2018 Higher League will face the runners-up of the 2018 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2019 Higher League competition.

References

  1. ↑ "2017. GADA LATVIJAS VIRSLĪGAS FUTBOLA ČEMPIONĀTA REGLAMENTS" (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Virslīga 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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