2024 Latvian First League
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 5 April 2024 and is scheduled to finish on 30 November 2024.
The winners are promoted to the 2025 Latvian Higher League. The second-placed team qualify for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The twelfth-placed team qualify for the Latvian First League play-off. The bottom two teams and relegated to the 2025 Latvian Second League.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]| Promoted from 2023 Latvian Second League |
Promoted to 2024 Latvian Higher League |
Relegated from 2023 Latvian Higher League |
Relegated to 2024 Latvian Second League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mārupes Ogre United |
Grobiņas | Super Nova | Beitar Dinamo Rīga |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Nova (C) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 11 | +54 | 65 | Promotion to the Latvian Higher League |
| 2 | RFS II | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 18 | +53 | 63 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 3 | Alberts | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 58 | Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off |
| 4 | Riga II | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 48 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 5 | Skanstes | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Valmiera II | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 7 | Mārupes | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 33 | |
| 8 | Leevon PPK | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Olaine | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Ventspils | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Ogre United | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 29 | |
| 12 | Tukums II | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 19 | Qualification for the Latvian First League play-off |
| 13 | Smiltene (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 17 | Relegation to the Latvian Second League |
| 14 | Rēzeknes FA/BJSS (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 84 | −66 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Latvian First League play-off
[edit]The twelfth-placed club face the third-placed club from the 2024 Latvian Second League for the final place in the next seasons Latvian First League.