The 2021 Latvian Higher League , known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of top-tier
football in Latvia. The season began on 13 March 2021 and ended 6 November 2021.
RFS are the league champions and earned a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League while the second, third and fourth-placed clubs earned a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Riga were the defending champions after winning the league for a third consecutive season.
Teams
The league consists of 8 clubs from the
previous season, joined by
Noah Jūrmala as champions of the
2020 Latvian First League.
Tukums
Tukums (; german: Tuckum; liv, Tukāmō) is a town in the Zemgale region of Latvia.
History
The historical center of Tukums developed between trade routes leading from the mouth of the Daugava River to Prussia. The oldest part is today's Ta ...
(relegated after one year in the top flight) were relegated after finishing last in the previous season and declined to apply for a license. Meanwhile,
Jelgava
Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Du ...
did not receive a licence and will not take part in this year's tournament.
On 19 June 2021,
Ventspils
Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It ...
withdrew from the remainder of the season.
On 23 July 2021,
Noah Jūrmala withdrew from the league, remaining matches were 3–0 forfeits.
League table
Fixtures and results
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–36
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Flashscore
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References
External links
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