The 2015 Latvian Higher League is the 24th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 13 March 2015.
Teams FC Jūrmala relegated at the end of last season, and was replaced by FB Gulbene, which returned to the highest level after two years. Because FC Daugava did not obtain a license to play in the 2015 Higher League, and FK Daugava was dissolved before the beginning of the new season, the league started with 8 participants. On 3 June 2015, FB Gulbene was expelled from the top league and their results expunged on suspicion of match-fixing.'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā, Delfi, 4 June 2015, accessed 10 June 2015
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity BFC Daugavpils Daugavpils Celtnieks Stadium 3,980 FB Gulbene Gulbene Gulbenes Sporta Centrs 1,500 FK Jelgava Jelgava Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs 2,200 FK Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 6,000 FS Metta/LU Riga Stadions Arkādija 500 Skonto FC Riga Skonto Stadium 10,000 FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 5,000 FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium 3,200
Kits manufacturer and sponsors Club Kit manufacturer Sponsor BFC Daugavpils Adidas Intergaz FB Gulbene Jako FK Jelgava Nike Igate FK Liepāja Adidas FS Metta/LU Nike Skonto FC Jako SA Football Agency FK Spartaks Jūrmala Nike Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor FK Ventspils Adidas VK Tranzīts
League table
Relegation play-offs The 7th-placed side will face the runners-up of the 2015 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2016 Higher League competition.
FS METTA/LU won 9–3 on aggregate.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dāvis IkaunieksLiepāja152 Vladislavs GutkovskisSkonto10 Ndue MujeciVentspils4 Ģirts KarlsonsVentspils8 Andrejs KovaļovsSkonto Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2015. Source:UEFA
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