| Competition: | Latvian First League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Winners: | Grobiņas |
| Promoted: | Grobiņas |
| Relegated: | Beitar Dinamo Rīga |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 7 April 2023 and finished on 12 November 2023.[1] [2]
The winners (Grobiņas) were promoted to the 2024 Latvian Higher League. The third-placed team (Skanste) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The twelfth-placed team (Smiltene) qualified for the Latvian First League play-off. Two teams (Beitar and Dinamo Rīga) withdrew from the league and were relegated to the 2024 Latvian Second League.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFA Olaine | Olaines pilsētas stadions | Olaine | ||
| Beitar | Salaspils sporta nama stadions | Salaspils | 648 | |
| Dinamo Rīga | Riga | RTU stadions | 1,000 | |
| Grobiņas | Grobiņa | Grobiņa Stadium | 1,000 | |
| JDFS Alberts | Riga | Daugavgrīvas vidusskolas stadions | 1,000 | |
| Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | Rēzekne | Sporta Aģentūras Stadions | 978 | |
| RFS 2 | Riga | LNK Sporta Parks | 740 | |
| Riga II | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,087 | |
| Saldus SS/Leevon | Saldus | Saldus pilsētas stadions | 2,000 | |
| Skanste | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums | 2,000 | |
| Smiltene | Smiltene | Tepera stadions | 1,000 | |
| Tukums II | Tukums | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | ||
| Valmiera 2/VSS | Valmiera | Jānis Daliņš Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,200 |
The twelfth-placed club (Smiltene) faced the third-placed club from the 2023 Latvian Second League (Augšdaugavas) for the final place in the following season's Latvian First League.