The 2026 Latvian Higher League, known as the TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is the 35th season of top-tier football in Latvia. According to the LFF 2026 regulations, the championship is scheduled to be played in four rounds from 6 March until 8 November 2026; the official regulations and calendar are published by the Latvian Football Federation.
Teams
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Latvian First League. Riga entered the season as defending champions (for the second consecutive season).
The promoted team was 2025 Latvian First League champions Ogre United. They replaced the 2025 Latvian Higher League bottom-placed team Metta.
2026 Virslīga competitors Club Seasons in Virsliga 2025 position Stadium CapacityAuda8th5thSkonto Stadium6,747Daugavpils11th4thEsplanādes stadions575Grobiņa3rd9thDaugava Stadium (Liepāja)4,022FS Jelgava4th6thZemgale Olympic Center1,560Liepāja13th3rdDaugava Stadium (Liepāja)4,022RFS11th2ndLNK Sporta Parks1,700Ogre United1stOgres stadions1,262Riga11th1stSkonto Stadium6,747Super Nova4th8thJānis Skredelis' Stadium396Tukums 20006th7thTukuma Pilsētas Stadions425
Personnel Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Auda Didier Zanetti Eduards Dašķevičs BFC Daugavpils Kirils Kurbatovs Edgars Ivanovs FK Grobiņa Oskars Kļava Dāvids Družiņins FS Jelgava Aleksandrs Basovs Armands Pētersons FK Liepāja Vladimir Vassiljev Danijel Petković Ogre United Viktors Mazurs Krists Kristers Gulbis RFS Viktors Morozs Žiga Lipušček Riga FC Adrián Guľa Antonijs Černomordijs SK Super Nova Maksims Rafaļskis Mārcis Ošs FK Tukums 2000 Kristaps Dišlers Bogdans Samoilovs
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment SK Super Nova Ervīns Pērkons End of Contract 20 November 2025 Pre-season Maksims Rafaļskis 22 December 2025Ogre United Aleksandre RekhviashviliResigned30 April 202610th Kristers Putniņš (interim)30 April 2026 Kristers Putniņš (interim)End of interim spell23 May 2026 Viktors Mazurs23 May 2026FK Liepāja Andreas AlmMutual agreement29 May 20265th Jānis Goba (interim)29 May 2026 Jānis Goba (interim)End of interim spell1 June 20264th Vladimir Vassiljev1 June 2026
League table
Results Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Match results by week
Position by round
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Joseph OlokoTukums 2000/Liepāja172 Muhammed BadamosiRiga153 Josué VergaraAuda144 Darko LemajićRFS105 Stefan PaničRFS86 Rostand NdjikiDaugavpils/RFS7 Kristers ČudarsOgre United
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets
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