| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Super Nova |
| Promoted | Super Nova |
| Relegated | Rēzeknes FA/BJSS Smiltene |
| ← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 5 April 2024 and finished on 10 November 2024.
The winners (Super Nova) were promoted to the 2025 Latvian Higher League. The third-placed team (JDFS Alberts) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off, losing and remaining in the league. The twelfth-placed team (Tukums II) qualified for the Latvian First League play-off, winning and retaining their place in the league. The bottom two teams (Rēzeknes FA/BJSS and Smiltene) were relegated to the 2025 Latvian Second League.
Teams
Team changes
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Nova (C, P) | 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 a division below main team |
| 3 | JDFS 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 | |
| 5 | Skanstes | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Valmiera II | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34 | |
| 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 (O) | 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 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ALB | LEE | MĀR | OGR | OLA | RFS | RIG | RĒZ | SKA | SMI | SUP | TUK | VAL | VEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDFS Alberts | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Leevon PPK | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Mārupes | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ogre United | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| Olaine | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| RFS II | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| Riga II | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | 0–7 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Skanstes | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Smiltene | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Super Nova | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Tukums II | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Valmiera II | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Ventspils | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Latvian First League play-off
The twelfth-placed club (Tukums II) faced the fifth-placed club from the 2024 Latvian Second League (Salaspils) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the following season's Latvian First League.
First leg
Salaspils v Tukums II| 13 November 2024 | Salaspils | 0–11 | Tukums II | Salaspils |
| 18:00 BST | Stadium: Salaspils stadions |
Second leg
Tukums II v Salaspils| 16 November 2024 | Tukums II | 6–0 (17–0 agg.) | Salaspils | Tukums |
| 12:00 BST | Stadium: Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions |
References
| Latvian First League seasons | |
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