2023 Latvian Second League
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mārupe |
| Promoted | Mārupe Ogre United |
| Relegated | Liepāja-2 Limbaži Staiceles Bebri |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Latvian Second League (referred to as the Altero.LV Līga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of third-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 15 April 2023 and finished on 21 October 2023.[1]
The champions (Mārupe) and runners-up (Ogre United) were promoted to the 2024 Latvian First League. The third-placed team (Augšdaugavas) qualified for the Latvian First League play-off against the twelfth-placed team from the 2023 Latvian First League. The bottom three teams (Liepāja-2, Limbaži, and Staiceles Bebri) were relegated to the 2024 Latvian Third League.[2]
Teams[edit]
The league consisted of sixteen teams; ten remaining from the previous season, five promoted from the Latvian Third League, and one relegated from the Latvian First League.
The teams were originally split into two groups (East and West), and play each other twice (once at home and once away). The top four teams in each group qualify for Group A, while the bottom four teams in each group qualify for Group B.
Team changes[edit]
| Promoted from 2022 Latvian Third League |
Promoted to 2023 Latvian First League |
Relegated from 2022 Latvian First League |
Relegated to 2023 Latvian Third League |
Withdrew from league |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augšdaugavas NSS Jelgava-2 JDFS Alberts-2 Ogre United PPK/Betsafe |
FK Beitar Ventspils |
Salaspils | Babīte Jūrnieks Preiļu |
Priekuļi |
Stadia and locations[edit]
East[edit]
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Augšdaugavas NSS | Ilūkste |
| FC Gauja | Gauja |
| Jēkabpils/JSC | Jēkabpils |
| FK Kalupe | Kalupe |
| FK Limbaži | Limbaži |
| FK Ogre United | Ogre |
| Salaspils | Salaspils |
| Staiceles Bebri | Staicele |
West[edit]
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| FK Aliance | Riga |
| JDFS Alberts-2 | Riga |
| Jelgava-2 | Jelgava |
| FK Karosta | Liepāja |
| FK Ķekava/Auda | Ķekava |
| Liepāja-2 | Liepāja |
| Mārupes SC | Mārupe |
| FK PPK/Betsafe | Riga |
League tables[edit]
East[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ogre United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 28 | Qualification for Group A |
| 2 | Augšdaugavas | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 28 | |
| 3 | Kalupe | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 25 | |
| 4 | Jēkabpils/JSC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 22 | |
| 5 | Staiceles Bebri | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for Group B |
| 6 | Salaspils | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 17 | |
| 7 | Gauja | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 14 | |
| 8 | Limbaži | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 9 |
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)
West[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mārupe | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 13 | +42 | 34 | Qualification for Group A |
| 2 | Jelgava-2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 31 | |
| 3 | PPK/Betsafe | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 25 | |
| 4 | JDFS Alberts-2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Alliance | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 17 | Qualification for Group B |
| 6 | Karosta | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 15 | |
| 7 | Liepāja-2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 11 | |
| 8 | Ķekava/Auda | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 7 |
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)
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mārupe (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 35 | Promotion to Latvian First League |
| 2 | Ogre United (P) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
| 3 | Augšdaugavas | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 21 | Qualification for Latvian First League play-off |
| 4 | PPK/Betsafe | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 19 | |
| 5 | Jelgava-2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Jēkabpils/JSC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 16 | |
| 7 | JDFS Alberts-2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kalupe | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 |
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; (P) Promoted
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salaspils | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 29 | |
| 2 | Karosta | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 27 | |
| 3 | Alliance | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 24 | |
| 4 | Gauja | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Ķekava/Auda | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 20 | |
| 6 | Staiceles Bebri (R) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 20 | Relegation to Latvian Third League |
| 7 | Liepāja-2 (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 8 | |
| 8 | Limbaži (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 8 |
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)
(R) Relegated
Results[edit]
East[edit]
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home and once away).
West[edit]
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home and once away).
Group A[edit]
Each team plays every team not played in the first half of the season twice (once at home and once away), with the results against the three remaining teams being carried over from the first half of the season.
Group B[edit]
Each team plays every team not played in the first half of the season twice (once at home and once away), with the results against the three remaining teams being carried over from the first half of the season.