2015 Latvian Higher League
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
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.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
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
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Dāvis Ikaunieks | Liepāja | 15 |
2 | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | Skonto | 10 |
2 | Ndue Mujeci | Ventspils | 10 |
4 | Ģirts Karlsons | Ventspils | 8 |
4 | Andrejs Kovaļovs | Skonto | 8 |
Updated to match played on 7 November 2015.
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