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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
as of the current 2023 season. As of 2023, 77 teams are competing in the Latvian football league system: 10 in
Virslīga 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 ...
, 14 in 1.līga, 16 in 2.līga, and 37 in 3.līga.


Virslīga 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 ...

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BFC Daugavpils BFC Daugavpils is a Latvian football club that is based in Daugavpils. They play in the Latvian Higher League. The club plays its home matches at the Celtnieks Stadium in Daugavpils with a capacity of 3,980 people. History Domestic history Squ ...
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Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...
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FK Auda Futbola klubs Auda is a Latvian football club, playing in the highest division of Latvian football (Latvian Higher League). They are based in Ķekava, near the capital, Riga. Auda won their first ever major trophy in 2022, beating RFS 1–0 in ...
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Ķekava Ķekava (german: Keckau) is a village in central Latvia. It is the centre of Ķekava Municipality Ķekava Municipality ( lv, Ķekavas novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Baloži town, Daugmale ...
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FS Jelgava FS, fS or fs may refer to: Arts and entertainment * FS (musician) (real name Fred Sargolini), American dubstep producer and DJ from New York * FS Catalogue, a numbered list of all compositions by Carl Nielsen * FS Film, a Finnish film distribut ...
( Jelgava) *
FK Liepāja FK Liepāja/Mogo is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Daugava Stadium in Liepāja. FK Liepāja plays in the Latvian Higher League. In their first season they finished 4th in the 2014 Latvian Higher League. Hi ...
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FK METTA FK Metta (also called FK Metta/Latvijas Universitāte from 2007 till the end of 2018 season) is a professional Latvian football club in Riga. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games at Daugava Stadium. ...
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FK RFS FK RFS is a professional Latvian football club based in Riga, Latvia. It competes in the Virslīga, the top flight of Latvian football. History RFS were promoted to the Virsliga for 2016 when Skonto FC failed to obtain a license. In 2018, RFS ...
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Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FK Supernova ( Salaspils) *
FK Tukums 2000 FK Tukums 2000 is Latvian professional football club located in Tukums. Since its foundation, the club has been training young boys and girls. In 2007 the club formed a men's team that could play in the second-highest division of Latvian footb ...
( Tukums) * Riga FC ( Rīga) * Valmiera FC ( Valmiera)


1. līga

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AFA Olaine AFA Olaine is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup. First-team squad ''As of 30 April 2017.'' References External links * ...
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Olaine Olaine (; german: Olai) is a city in Olaine Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Olaine gained town rights in 1967. The name comes from the Saint Olai Church, built by the Misa river under Swedish rule in the 17th century. An old cemete ...
) * FK Beitar ( Babīte) * FK RFS-2 (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FK Tukums 2000-2 ( Tukums) * FK Karosta ( Liepāja) * FK Ventspils ( Ventspils) *
Grobiņas SC Grobiņas sporta centrs () is a Latvian football club based in Grobiņa and plays in the 2nd tier of Latvian football Latvian First League and the Latvian Football Cup. In 2016 Grobiņas SC won the Kurzeme Regional League and therefore qualifie ...
( Grobiņa) * JDFS Alberts ( Rīga) * Leevon PPK ( Leevon PPK) * Riga FC-2 (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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Salaspils FC FK Salaspils is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 2. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup. They are based in the town of Salaspils Salaspils (; german: Kircholm; sv, Kirkholm) is a t ...
( Salaspils) * Skanstes SK (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * SK Super Nova ( Salaspils) * Valmiera FC-2 ( Valmiera)


2. līga The Latvian Second League ( lv, 2. līga) is the third tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) ( lv, Latvijas Futbola federācija) is the governing body of football ...


Second League West

* FK Aliance (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FK Dinamo Riga (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FK Ķekava/Auda (
Ķekava Ķekava (german: Keckau) is a village in central Latvia. It is the centre of Ķekava Municipality Ķekava Municipality ( lv, Ķekavas novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Baloži town, Daugmale ...
) * FK Liepāja-2 ( Liepāja) * FK PPK/Betsafe (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * JDFS Alberts-2 (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * Mārupes SC ( Mārupe) * Ogre United ( Ogre)


Second League East

* FK Kalupe (
Kalupe Kalupe is a settlement in Kalupe Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia.comKołupin the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland The Geographical ...
) * FK Krāslava ( Krāslava) * FK Limbaži (
Limbaži Limbaži (, et, Lemsalu, german: Lemsal, liv, Limbaž) is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. The population is 6888 people. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, ...
) * FK Priekuļi ( Priekuļi) *
FK Smiltene/BJSS FK Smiltene/BJSS is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and Latvian Football Cup. They are based in Smiltene Smiltene () is a town in the Vidzeme region in northern Latvia, 132&n ...
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FK Staiceles Bebri FK Staiceles Bebri is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga). It is based in Staicele Staicele (; german: link=no, Staizel; liv, Staitsõl) is a town in Latvia, and birthplace of L ...
( Staicele) * Jēkabpils SC ( Jēkabpils) *
Rēzeknes FA/BJSS Rēzeknes Futbola Akadēmija/Bērnu un jauniešu sporta skola ( en, Football Academy of Rēzekne/Children and Youth Sports school) is a Latvian football club based in Rēzekne. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. ...
( Rēzekne) * FS Jelgava -2 ( Jelgava)


3. līga


Third League Centre

* ASK Kadaga ( Ādaži) * FK Beitar-2 ( Babīte) *
FK Jūrnieks FK Jūrnieks is a Latvian football club based in Riga. It became defunct in 1997. In 2017, the club got reinstated in Latvia's Second League. History Most of football clubs in the Soviet Union were attached to factories and the footballers w ...
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Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FK Olaine/Union (
Olaine Olaine (; german: Olai) is a city in Olaine Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Olaine gained town rights in 1967. The name comes from the Saint Olai Church, built by the Misa river under Swedish rule in the 17th century. An old cemete ...
) * JFK Daugava (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * JRFPC Upesciema Warriors ( Upesciems) *
Riga United FC Riga United FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 2007. The club plays at the School 49 ground in Riga. Riga United men's first team plays in Latvian League 2 Riga Division, the men's reserve team plays in Latvian League 3 and the Ladies tea ...
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Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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RTU FC RTU FC or RTU Futbola centrs is a Latvian football club, affiliated with the Riga Technical University. They are based in the capital city of Riga and compete in the second highest division of Latvian football (the Latvian First League) and the ...
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Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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SK Babīte SK Babīte is a Latvian football club. They are based in the Latvian town of Babīte near Rīga and competed in the highest division of Latvian football (the Virslīga) and the Latvian Football Cup. Their home stadium is located in Piņķi, b ...
( Babīte) * SK Kengaroos (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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Third League West

* JFC Jelgava ( Jelgava) * Bauskas BJSS/Mēmele ( Bauska) * Dienvidkurzemes FK ( Grobiņa) * FK Dobele Allegro ( Dobele) * FK Iecava (
Iecava , native_name = , nickname = , motto = , image_skyline = Iecavas luterāņu baznīca.jpg , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = Lutheran church in Iecav ...
) * FC Talsi ( Talsi) * FK Tukums 2000-3 ( Tukums) * Liepājas FS ( Liepāja) * Leevon-2 ( Saldus) * FK Kauguri ( Jūrmala)


Third League North

* DSVK Traktors (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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FK Alberts Futbola klubs Alberts is a Latvian football club, that plays in the Latvian Second League (2. līga), the third-highest league of Latvian football. The club was founded in 2001 and named after Alberts Šeibelis, Latvia national football team ca ...
( Salaspils) * FK Cēsis (
Cēsis Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Upland, Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja, Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges ...
) * FK Kvarcs (
Madona Madona (; german: Modohn) is a town with town rights in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is the center of the Madona municipality. History The surrounding area of Madona had been populated in earlier times, which is confirmed by discoveries ...
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FK Lielupe FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video game character. Place ...
( Jūrmala) * FK Pļaviņas DM ( Pļaviņas) * FK Sigulda (
Sigulda Sigulda (; german: Segewold, pl, Zygwold, russian: Сигулда) is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, from the capital city Riga. Overview Sigulda is on a picturesque stretch of the primeval Gauja river valley. Because of the reddish Dev ...
) * FK Valka (
Valka Valka (; german: Walk) is a town and municipality in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia along both banks of the river Pedele. Valka and the Estonian town Valga are twins, separated by the Estonian/Latvian border but using the slogan "O ...
) * Futbola Parks Academy/LSPA (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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Third League East

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Augšdaugavas NSS Augšdaugavas NSS, previously Ilūkstes NSS, is a Latvian football club located in Ilūkste. The club played its home matches at the Ilūkstes pilsētas stadions with capacity of 300 people. History The club was founded in 1988 as ''Zemgale I ...
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Balvu SC Balvi () is a town in Balvi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It was the administrative seat of the region (Latvian: ''rajons'') of the same name since 1949; prior to the occupation of Latvia it was part of the Abrene district. The ...
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Balvi Balvi () is a town in Balvi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It was the administrative seat of the region (Latvian: ''rajons'') of the same name since 1949; prior to the occupation of Latvia it was part of the Abrene district. The ...
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FK Gauja Gauja Valmiera was a Latvian football club from Valmiera that played in the top Latvian league from 1979 to 1993. It was named after the river Gauja. In the 1990s another Valmiera football club – FK Valmiera – was renamed to Gauja ...
( Valmiera) * FK Līvāni ( Līvāni) * FK Ludza ( Ludza) * FK Varakļāni (
Varakļāni Varakļāni (; german: Warkland, yi, וואַרקלאַן, russian: Варакляны) is a town in the Latgale historical region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,740. History The town of Varakļāni was founded and established in the ...
) * Gulbenes BJSS (
Gulbene Gulbene (; german: Schwanenburg) is a town in northeastern Latvia. It is an administrative center of Gulbene Municipality. The area of this region is , with a population of 29,797 inhabitants (69,369 sealen, 10,015 urban, 19,782 rural populat ...
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Preiļu BJSS Preiļi BJSS is a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga). They are from Preiļi. History In 2008, Preiļi BJSS promoted from the 2. līga to the 1. līga. The team had a very successful s ...
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Preiļi Preiļi (; german: Prely; ''russian: Прейли'', previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality. History Preiļi is one of the o ...
) * Rēzeknes FA/BJSS-2 ( Rēzekne) * Rēzeknes NBJSS ( Rēzekne)


Defunct or inactive

* FK Eurobaltija (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) * FC Noah Jurmala ( Jūrmala) *
FK Dinamo-Rīnuži/LASD FK Dinamo-Rīnūži/LASD is a Latvian football club located in Riga and playing in the Rīgas zone of the Latvian Second League The Latvian Second League ( lv, 2. līga) is the third tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latv ...
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Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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FK Jēkabpils/JSC FK Jēkabpils/JSC is a Latvian football club based in Jēkabpils. History From 2008 season the club played in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main kno ...
( Jēkabpils) * FK Latvijas finieris (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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FK Ogre FK Ogre is a Latvian football club. They are based in the Latvian town of Ogre, Latvia. 2014-2017 played in the second-highest division of Latvian football (the Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga ...
( Ogre) * FK Zibens/Zemessardze ( Ilūkste) *
JFK Saldus JFK Saldus is a Latvian football club, based in Saldus, playing in the Latvian First League. The team is managed by Raitis Liliensteins. History The club was founded in 2012 and its first two seasons were played in the Second League. In 2013, ...
( Saldus) * Nordeka LFKA *
SFK Varavīksne SFK may refer to: * Sound Forge peak audio file extension * Something for Kate, Australian rock band * Siófok-Kiliti Airport, Hungary (IATA code) * Suffolk, county in England, Chapman code * SFK Lyn, Norwegian sports club * SFK 2000, women's foo ...
( Liepāja) * Skonto FC (
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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See also

* Latvian football league system * Latvian Higher League *
List of football teams This is a list of lists of association football clubs from all over the world. Each of the articles linked from here lists clubs playing at the highest level in each country; for clubs playing at lower divisions, see separate linked articles. ...


References


External links


League321.com
- Latvian club stats records.
Lff.lv
- Latvian Football Federation official website. {{List of football clubs in Europe
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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