2017 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League 2017
Season information
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League
Europa League
Season statistics
Goals scored	36
Top goalscorer	89
Highest scoring	METTA/LU 2-4 Spartaks Jūrmala
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The 2017 Latvian Higher League is the 26th season of top-tier football in Latvia. Spartaks Jūrmala are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season. The season began on 10 March 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on 4 November 2017; the relegation play-offs will take place afterwards.

Teams

The bottom-placed team from the 2016 season, BFC Daugavpils, were directly relegated to the 2017 Latvian First League. They were replaced by Babīte, champions of the 2016 Latvian First League.

The seventh-placed team from the 2016 season, FS METTA/LU, retained their top-flight spot for the 2017 season by defeating 2016 First League runners-up, AFA Olaine in the play-offs.

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Babīte	Piņķi	Piņķu stadions	500
Jelgava	Jelgava	Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale	1,560
Liepāja	Liepāja	Daugava Stadium	5,008
Metta/LU	Riga	Hanzas vidusskolas laukums	2,000
RFS	Riga	Stadions Arkādija	1,000
Riga	Riga	Skonto Stadium	8,207
Spartaks Jūrmala	Jūrmala	Slokas Stadium	2,800
Ventspils	Ventspils	Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions	3,044

Source: Scoresway

Kits manufacturer and sponsors

Club	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
BFC Daugavpils	Adidas	Intergaz
FK Jelgava	Nike	Igate
FK Liepāja	Adidas	Mogo
FS Metta/LU	Nike
Riga FC	Jako
Rīgas Futbola skola	Nike	LNK Group
FK Spartaks Jūrmala	Nike	Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor
FK Ventspils	Adidas	VK Tranzīts

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spartaks Jūrmala  (C)	24	14	4	6	36	26	+10	46	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Liepāja	24	11	4	9	32	25	+7	37	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Riga	24	10	7	7	28	20	+8	37
4	Ventspils	24	9	8	7	32	22	+10	35
5	RFS	24	11	2	11	29	31	−2	35
6	Jelgava	24	8	5	11	22	30	−8	29
7	METTA/LU  (O)	24	3	6	15	21	46	−25	15	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
8	Template:Fb team Babīte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Excluded from league

Source: [ Soccerway]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Relegation play-offs

The seventh-placed side will face the runners-up of the 2017 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2018 Higher League competition.

External links

• Official website (Latvian)

2017 in Latvian football
Domestic leagues
Latvian Higher League · Latvian First League · Latvian Second League
Domestic cups
Latvian Cup · Virsligas Winter Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
2016                                                        2018