Latvian First League

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Established
1992 (33 years old)

First Recorded Event
2024-04-06

Current Season
2025

Current Round
26

Level Above
Latvian Higher League

Level Below
Latvian Cup

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Soccer

Location
Latvia

Gender
Male

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Results
08 Nov	Riga FC I	4 - 0	Augšdaug
08 Nov	Smiltene	1 - 1	RFS II
08 Nov	JDFS Albe	2 - 0	Riga Mari
08 Nov	Skanstes	6 - 2	Tukums II
08 Nov	Mārupe	0 - 1	Ogre Unit
08 Nov	Leevon	3 - 2	JFK Vents
08 Nov	Rēzekne	3 - 4	Olaine
01 Nov	Augšdaug	0 - 2	JDFS Albe
01 Nov	Olaine	1 - 1	Leevon
01 Nov	JFK Vents	1 - 0	Mārupe

Description

The Latvian First League (Latvian: Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. Since 2021, its full name is Optibet Nākotnes Līga (Optibet Future League) due to the sponsorship by sports betting company Optibet.

The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 1992. From 2007 to 2008, the tournament was known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its first sponsorship deal concluded with the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company. From 2015 its name was Komanda.lv First League (Komanda.lv 1. līga) for sponsorship reasons, after the Komanda.lv sporting goods store became the league's main sponsor in 2015.

here are 14 clubs in the First League. During the course of the season each club plays the every other club twice, once at home and once away, with a total of 26 games. At the end of the season, the highest placed club is automatically promoted to the Virslīga. The second lowest placed club in the Virslīga and the second placed club in the First League compete in a two-legged tie for the remaining place in the following season's Virslīga. The two clubs finishing at the bottom of the First League are relegated to the Second League, while the third-from-bottom team competes in a two-legged tie with the third-placed team of the Second League for a place in the First League.

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