| Competition: | Latvian Higher League |
| Season: | 2019 |
| Winners: | Riga |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Riga |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | RFS Ventspils Valmiera Glass ViA |
| Matches: | 144 |
| Total Goals: | 384 |
| League Topscorer: | Darko Lemajic (15) |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
The 2019 Latvian Higher League, known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 9 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019.[1]
Riga were the defending champions from the previous season.[2]
All eight clubs from the previous season remained in the league with Daugavpils joining the league as champions of 1.Liga 2018.[3]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 4,070 | |
| FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale | 1,560 | |
| FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,008 | |
| FK Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums | 2,000 | |
| Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,207 | |
| FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 1,000 | |
| FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,800 | |
| FK Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | J. Daliņa stadions | 2,000 | |
| FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,044 |
Each club played the other eight clubs home-and-away twice, for a total of 32 matches each.
The ninth-placed team from the 2019 Higher League played the runners-up of the 2019 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off on 13–16 November 2019.[5] The winner, METTA/LU, will remain in the Latvian Higher League.
