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 | RFS II | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 9 | +49 | 46 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 2 | Alberts | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 40 | Promotion to the Latvian Higher League |
| 3 | Super Nova | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 38 | Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off |
| 4 | Riga II | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 30 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 5 | Leevon PPK | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
| 6 | Skanstes | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Valmiera II | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve side |
| 8 | Mārupes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 19 | |
| 9 | Ventspils | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Ogre United | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 16 | |
| 11 | Tukums II | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 13 | |
| 12 | Smiltene | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 12 | Qualification for the Latvian First League play-off |
| 13 | Olaine | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 9 | Relegation to the Latvian Second League |
| 14 | Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 50 | −40 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 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)
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)
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.