2018 Latvian Higher League

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|places=

{{Location map~ |Latvia |lat=56.948889 |long=24.106389 |label=Riga|position=right|marksize=12}}

{{location map~ |Latvia |lat=57.540943 |long=25.440525 |label=Valmieras FK|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Latvia |lat=56.6608 |long=23.7558 |label=Jelgava|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Latvia |lat=56.502918 |long=20.995163 |label=Liepāja|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Latvia |lat=56.949591 |long=23.610199 |label={{nowrap|Spartaks Jūrmala}}|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Latvia |lat=57.38794 |long=21.572157 |label=Ventspils|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Latvia |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=58.2 |long=20.6 |label=Riga teams:
METTA/LU
RFS
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At the end of the 2017 season, Babīte were excluded from the league due to match-fixing. This resulted in METTA/LU ending up as the bottom-placed team. They were sent to the relegation playoffs against FK Progress/AFA Olaine. METTA/LU won, keeping them in the Latvian Higher League.

Babīte were replaced by the champions of the 2017 Latvian First League, Valmieras FK.

Source: [http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=13329&view=venue Scoresway]

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|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/latvia/virsliga/2018/s15017 Soccerway]

|team1=RIG |team2=VEN |team3=RFS |team4=LIE |team5=SPJ |team6=JEL |team7=MLU |team8=VAL

|result1=CL1Q |result2=EL1Q |result3=EL1Q |result4=EL1Q |result7=RPO

|update=complete

|win_JEL=6 |draw_JEL=3 |loss_JEL=19|gf_JEL=19|ga_JEL=48

|win_LIE=15|draw_LIE=6 |loss_LIE=7 |gf_LIE=46|ga_LIE=25

|win_MLU=5 |draw_MLU=4 |loss_MLU=19|gf_MLU=24|ga_MLU=52

|win_RFS=18|draw_RFS=1 |loss_RFS=9 |gf_RFS=57|ga_RFS=23

|win_RIG=20|draw_RIG=4 |loss_RIG=4 |gf_RIG=45|ga_RIG=16

|win_SPJ=12|draw_SPJ=6 |loss_SPJ=10|gf_SPJ=48|ga_SPJ=37

|win_VAL=2 |draw_VAL=2 |loss_VAL=24|gf_VAL=22|ga_VAL=92

|win_VEN=18|draw_VEN=6 |loss_VEN=4 |gf_VEN=54|ga_VEN=22

|status_RIG=C

|status_MLU=O

|name_JEL=Jelgava

|name_LIE=Liepāja

|name_MLU=METTA/LU

|name_RIG=Riga

|name_RFS=RFS

|name_SPJ=Spartaks Jūrmala

|name_VAL=Valmiera Glass ViA

|name_VEN=Ventspils

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2017/2017_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf|title=2017. GADA LATVIJAS VIRSLĪGAS FUTBOLA ČEMPIONĀTA REGLAMENTS|date=29 November 2016|publisher=Latvian Football Federation|language=lv|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721100432/http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2017/2017_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=13329&view=rules|title=Virslīga 2017 - Season rules|publisher=Scoresway|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328092446/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=13329&view=rules|archive-date=28 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_EL1Q=blue1 |text_EL1Q=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

|col_EL1C=blue1 |text_EL1C=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO =Qualification for the relegation play-offs

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Each team played the other seven teams home-and-away twice, for a total of 28 games each.

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source =

| update = complete

| title = First half of the season

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= JEL | team2= LIE | team3= MLU | team4= RFS | team5= RIG | team6= SPJ | team7= VAL | team8= VEN

| name_JEL = Jelgava

| name_LIE = Liepāja

| name_MLU = METTA/LU

| name_RFS = RFS

| name_RIG = Riga

| name_SPJ = Spartaks Jūrmala

| name_VAL = Valmiera

| name_VEN = Ventspils

| match_JEL_LIE = 0–2

| match_JEL_MLU = 1–1

| match_JEL_RFS = 0–2

| match_JEL_RIG = 0–1

| match_JEL_SPJ = 1–0

| match_JEL_VAL = 5–1

| match_JEL_VEN = 0–2

| match_LIE_JEL = 3–1

| match_LIE_MLU = 0–1

| match_LIE_RFS = 3–5

| match_LIE_RIG = 1–0

| match_LIE_SPJ = 1–1

| match_LIE_VAL = 4–0

| match_LIE_VEN = 1–4

| match_MLU_JEL = 3–0

| match_MLU_LIE = 0–3

| match_MLU_RFS = 0–1

| match_MLU_RIG = 0–1

| match_MLU_SPJ = 1–3

| match_MLU_VAL = 2–2

| match_MLU_VEN = 2–2

| match_RFS_JEL = 3–0

| match_RFS_LIE = 0–1

| match_RFS_MLU = 3–1

| match_RFS_RIG = 2–1

| match_RFS_SPJ = 0–2

| match_RFS_VAL = 4–0

| match_RFS_VEN = 3–1

| match_RIG_JEL = 1–0

| match_RIG_LIE = 2–2

| match_RIG_MLU = 1–0

| match_RIG_RFS = 1–2

| match_RIG_SPJ = 1–0

| match_RIG_VAL = 6–1

| match_RIG_VEN = 1–0

| match_SPJ_JEL = 1–0

| match_SPJ_LIE = 2–2

| match_SPJ_MLU = 3–0

| match_SPJ_RFS = 0–2

| match_SPJ_RIG = 0–1

| match_SPJ_VAL = 3–0

| match_SPJ_VEN = 1–2

| match_VAL_JEL = 1–4

| match_VAL_LIE = 0–2

| match_VAL_MLU = 1–1

| match_VAL_RFS = 0–6

| match_VAL_RIG = 0–2

| match_VAL_SPJ = 2–4

| match_VAL_VEN = 1–3

| match_VEN_JEL = 0–0

| match_VEN_LIE = 1–1

| match_VEN_MLU = 3–1

| match_VEN_RFS = 1–1

| match_VEN_RIG = 1–0

| match_VEN_SPJ = 1–2

| match_VEN_VAL = 3–1

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source =

| update = complete

| title = Second half of the season

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= JEL | team2= LIE | team3= MLU | team4= RFS | team5= RIG | team6= SPJ | team7= VAL | team8= VEN

| name_JEL = Jelgava

| name_LIE = Liepāja

| name_MLU = METTA/LU

| name_RFS = RFS

| name_RIG = Riga

| name_SPJ = Spartaks Jūrmala

| name_VAL = Valmiera

| name_VEN = Ventspils

| match_JEL_LIE = 0-2

| match_JEL_MLU = 1–0

| match_JEL_RFS = 0–4

| match_JEL_RIG = 0–3

| match_JEL_SPJ = 0–0

| match_JEL_VAL = 3–2

| match_JEL_VEN = 0–3

| match_LIE_JEL = 2–0

| match_LIE_MLU = 0–1

| match_LIE_RFS = 1–0

| match_LIE_RIG = 0–0

| match_LIE_SPJ = 1-0

| match_LIE_VAL = 6–2

| match_LIE_VEN = 0–1

| match_MLU_JEL = 1-2

| match_MLU_LIE = 0–2

| match_MLU_RFS = 0–2

| match_MLU_RIG = 0–2

| match_MLU_SPJ = 0–3

| match_MLU_VAL = 2–1

| match_MLU_VEN = 0–2

| match_RFS_JEL = 1–0

| match_RFS_LIE = 0-1

| match_RFS_MLU = 3–0

| match_RFS_RIG = 1–2

| match_RFS_SPJ = 0–1

| match_RFS_VAL = 3–0

| match_RFS_VEN = 1-2

| match_RIG_JEL = 2–0

| match_RIG_LIE = 1–0

| match_RIG_MLU = 2–1

| match_RIG_RFS = 1–0

| match_RIG_SPJ = 4-4

| match_RIG_VAL = 3–0

| match_RIG_VEN = 0-0

| match_SPJ_JEL = 4–1

| match_SPJ_LIE = 2–2

| match_SPJ_MLU = 4–3

| match_SPJ_RFS = 0-4

| match_SPJ_RIG = 1–3

| match_SPJ_VAL = 4–0

| match_SPJ_VEN = 1–2

| match_VAL_JEL = 1-0

| match_VAL_LIE = 0–3

| match_VAL_MLU = 0-2

| match_VAL_RFS = 2–4

| match_VAL_RIG = 0-2

| match_VAL_SPJ = 2–1

| match_VAL_VEN = 1–6

| match_VEN_JEL = 2–0

| match_VEN_LIE = 1–0

| match_VEN_MLU = 4-1

| match_VEN_RFS = 2–0

| match_VEN_RIG = 0–1

| match_VEN_SPJ = 1–1

| match_VEN_VAL = 4–1

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The seventh-placed team from the 2018 Higher League faced the runners-up of the 2018 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off. The winner, METTA/LU, earned the right to participate in the 2019 Higher League.

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|date = 14 November 2018

|time =

|round = 1st leg

|team1 = METTA/LU

|score = 7–2

|report =

|team2 = SK Super Nova

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|date = 17 November 2018

|time =

|round = 2nd leg

|team1 = SK Super Nova

|score = 0–3

|aggregatescore = 2–10

|report =

|team2 = METTA/LU

|goals1 =

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{{updated|13 November 2018}}{{cite web|title=Latvian First Division - Top scorers|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/lva/domestic/league/1064/|website=UEFA|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 November 2018}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://futbolavirsliga.lv}} {{in lang|lv}}

{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}

{{2017–18 in European football (UEFA)}}

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