2019 Latvian Higher League
The 2019 Latvian Higher League was the 28th season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 9 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019.
Riga were the defending champions from the previous season.
Teams
All eight clubs from the previous season remained in the league with Daugavpils joining the league as champions of 1.Liga 2018.Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 4,070 |
FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale | 1,560 |
FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,008 |
FK Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums | 2,000 |
Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,207 |
FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 1,000 |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,800 |
FK Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | J. Daliņa stadions | 2,000 |
FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,044 |
League table
Results
Each club played the other eight clubs home-and-away twice, for a total of 32 matches each.Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed team from the 2019 Higher League played the runners-up of the 2019 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off on 13–16 November 2019. The winner, METTA/LU, will remain in the Latvian Higher League.Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Darko Lemajić | Riga | 15 |
2 | Tosin Aiyegun | Ventspils | 11 |
3 | Nemanja Belaković | Spartaks Jūrmala | 10 |
3 | Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov | METTA/LU | 10 |
5 | Tomáš Šimkovič | RFS | 8 |
5 | Vugar Asgarov | BFC Daugavpils | 8 |
7 | Emmanuel Arokodare | Valmiera | 7 |
7 | Jānis Ikaunieks | Liepāja | 7 |
9 | Roman Debelko | Riga | 6 |
9 | Tomáš Malec | RFS | 6 |
9 | Kgotso Masangane | METTA/LU | 6 |
9 | Amâncio Fortes | Liepāja | 6 |
9 | Daniils Ulimbaševs | Ventspils | 6 |