Football in Latvia

Football in Latvia
Country Latvia
Governing body Latvian Football Federation
National team(s) Latvia national football team
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Association football is the third sport in Latvia after ice hockey and basketball, but in recent years it has gained more popularity.[1][2] The Latvian Football Federation (Latvian: Latvijas Futbola federācija) is the sport's national governing body.[3][4] There is a league system, with the Higher League and First League on top. There is Latvian Second League also, where mostly play amateur teams. There are also national cup competitions, with most notable Latvian Cup.

The Latvia national football team in 2003 qualified to Euro 2004. This resulted in being the first and currently only Baltic national team to do so. FK Ventspils is only team from Latvia, which had played in group stage of UEFA Europe League (2009–10). There isn't team from Latvia, which had played in group stage of UEFA Champions League.

League system

Level League(s)/Division(s)
1

Latvian Higher League
8 clubs

2

Latvian First League
14 clubs

3 Latvian Second League
Region of Riga
13 clubs		 Latvian Second League
Region of Vidzeme
15 clubs		 Latvian Second League
Region of Kurzeme/Zemgale
10 clubs		 Latvian Second League
Region of Latgale
8 clubs		 Latvian Second League
Region of Northeast
5 clubs

See also

National teams

Women's teams

Competitions

Leagues

Women's leagues

Cups

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Daugava's recipe for title success". UEFA.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Hard work bearing fruit for Latvia –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  3. ↑ "When Saturday Comes - Riga mortis". Wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  4. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | Euro 2004 | Latvia | How they qualified: Latvia". BBC News. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  • League321.com - Latvian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
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