The 2013
Latvian Higher League
Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Op ...
was the 22nd season of top-tier
football
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in
Latvia
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.
FC Daugava
FC Daugava was a Latvian football club, based at the Daugava Stadium, in the city of Daugavpils. They lastly played in the Latvian Second League in 2015. They were one of two clubs with the name ''Daugava'' and should not be confused with ...
were the defending champions. The season started on 29 March 2013.
The league comprised ten teams. The champions of this season were
FK Ventspils
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, followed by
Skonto FC
Skonto FC was a Latvian football club, active from 1991 until 2016. The club played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption (15 in total), and often provided the core of the Latvia ...
Teams
The league had a ten-team circuit like the
2012 season.
2012
Latvian First League
The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation.
History
The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 19 ...
champions
Ilūkstes NSS from
Ilūkste
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History
Territory of modern Ilūkste was inhabited by ancient baltic tribe- Selonian ...
were directly promoted.
FK Daugava Rīga finished the 2012 season in ninth place and were therefore required to compete in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against First Division runners-up
BFC Daugava. FK Daugava Riga won the play-off 4–1 on aggregate and therefore stayed in the Higher League.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Broadcasting
As in the previous season most of the matches are being transmitted live via ''
sportacentrs.com
'' online and TV channel.
In June 2012 broadcasting rights were also bought by the English company
Bet365
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.
Since 2012, the league's homepage ''futbolavirsliga.lv'' has been active and since September 2012 this website has been accompanied by the InStat Football system, showing information and analysis of each match individually. Since October 2012, the Virslīga has also had its own analytical broadcast after each round of matches with football experts discussing the games and future events connected to Latvian football. It is transmitted via TV.
League table
Relegation play-offs
The 9th-placed sides will face the runners-up of the 2013
Latvian First League
The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation.
History
The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 19 ...
in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2014 Higher League competition.
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''FS METTA/LU won 5–2 on aggregate.''
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Player of the Month
Manager of the Month
Team of the Tournament
LFF version
Sporta Avīze version
sportacentrs.com version
Awards
References
{{2013–14 in European football (UEFA)
Latvian Higher League seasons
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Latvia
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Latvia
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