The 2022 Latvian Higher League, known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 11 March 2022 and ended on 12 November 2022. RFS were the defending champions after winning the league the previous season.
Teams No teams were relegated at the end of the previous season. The league consists of 7 clubs from the previous season, joined by 3 teams from 1. līga - champions FK Auda, second place Tukums and third place SK Super Nova all were promoted.
+2022 Virsliga competitors Club Seasons in Virsliga 2021 position Stadium Capacity 9 Celtnieks Stadium1,980 1 in 1. līgaAudas stadions520 9 Daugava Stadium (Liepāja)4,022 11 Daugava Stadium (Riga)10,461 7 Skonto Stadium8,087 7 LNK Sporta Parks2,300 11 Slokas Stadium2,500 1 in 1. līgaOlaines stadions2,500 1 in 1. līgaTukuma pilsētas stadions1,000 5 Jānis Daliņš Stadium1,250
Managers Team Coach Appointed In Charge FK Auda Tomislav Stipić 1 February 2022 Daugavpils Andrejs Kaļiņins 4 January 2021 Liepāja Tamaz Pertia 3 June 2022 Metta/LU Andris Riherts 27 June 2022 Riga Sandro Perković 7 June 2022 RFS Viktors Morozs 13 December 2019 Spartaks Jūrmala Fabiano Flora 15 May 2022 SK Super Nova Aleksandrs Koliņko 29 June 2022 Tukums 2000 Kristaps Dišlers 25 January 2021 Valmiera FC Jurģis Kalns 17 February 2022
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointmentRiga Sashko Poposki (caretaker) end of contract 30 November 2021 Thorsten Fink 4 January 2022FK Auda Sergejs Kožans mutual agreement 1 February 2022 Tomislav Stipić 1 February 2022Liepāja Nebojša Vignjević signed with Honvéd 31 January 2022 Kirill Alshevsky 9 February 2022Valmiera FC Tamaz Pertia mutual agreement 14 February 2022 Jurģis Kalns 17 February 2022Spartaks Jūrmala Przemyslaw Lagozny mutual agreement 15 May 2022 Fabiano Flora 15 May 2022Riga Thorsten Fink mutual agreement 16 May 2022 Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) 16 May 2022Liepāja Kirill Alshevsky mutual agreement 3 June 2022 Tamaz Pertia 3 June 2022SK Super Nova Andrejs Lapsa mutual agreement 4 June 2022 Igors Korabļovs (caretaker) 4 June 2022Riga Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) found new coach 7 June 2022 Sandro Perković 7 June 2022Metta/LU Andrejs Gluščuks mutual agreement 22 June 2022 Andris Riherts 27 June 2022SK Super Nova Igors Korabļovs (caretaker) found new coach 29 June 2022 Aleksandrs Koliņko 29 June 2022
League table
Fixtures and results Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–36
Statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Raimonds KrollisValmiera242 Andrej IlićRFS163 Camilo MenaValmiera144 Luiz HilarioLiepāja135 Djibril GueyeValmiera126 Emerson DeoclecianoRFS11 Marcelo TorresRiga8 Valerijs LizunovsDaugavpils10 Bruno MelnisMetta Deniss RakelsRFS
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Camilo Mena Valmiera FC Spartaks Jūrmala 4–1 (H) 18 March 2022 Lucas Villela FK Liepāja BFC Daugavpils 4–0 (A) 14 May 2022 Brice Tutu FK Auda Spartaks Jūrmala 5–0 (H) 17 June 2022 Notes(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Latvian Higher League play-off First leg
Second leg
See also 2022 Latvian Football Cup
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