The 2020 Latvian Higher League , known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 15 June 2020 and ended on 29 November 2020.[1] The league winners earned a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs earned a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]
Riga were the defending champions after winning the league the previous season.[3]
Teams
The nine clubs from the previous season remained in the league and Tukums joined as champions of 1.Liga.[4]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Riga (C) | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 21 | +39 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Rīgas FS | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Valmiera/BSS | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 47 | |
4 | Ventspils | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 44 | |
5 | Liepāja | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 40 | |
7 | Jelgava | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 22 | |
8 | Daugavpils | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 20 | |
9 | Metta/LU | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 16 | |
10 | Tukums (R) | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 14 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Liepāja qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 2020 Latvian Football Cup winners.
Results
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–27
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of matches played 29 November 2020[5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Liepāja | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Valmiera | 15 |
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Spartaks | ||
4 | ![]() |
Riga | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Ventspils | 11 |
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METTA/LU | ||
7 | ![]() |
Daugavpils RFS |
10 |
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RFS | ||
9 | ![]() |
Liepāja | 9 |
10 | ![]() |
RFS | 8 |
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RFS | ||
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Ventspils |
References
- ^ "Virsliga". soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "UEL2 Access List 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Optibet Virsliga". LFF. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "1.Liga". soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Latvian First Division - Top scorers". flashscore.com.
External links
- Official website (in Latvian and English)
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