| Competition: | Latvian Higher League |
| Season: | 1999 |
| Winners: | Skonto FC |
| Relegated: | FK Rezekne |
| Continentalcup1: | UEFA Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Dinaburg FC |
| League Topscorer: |  Viktors Dobrecovs (22 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
The 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the ninth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FHK Liepājas Metalurgs | 22 | ||
| 2 | FK Ventspils | 18 | ||
| 3 | Skonto FC | 16 | ||
| 4 | Skonto FC | 14 | ||
| 5 | Skonto FC | 13 |
| Best | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Skonto FC | ||
| Defender | Skonto FC | ||
| Midfielder | Skonto FC | ||
| Forward | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 18 | 9 | 2 | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| Romans Bezzubovs | 15.05.1979 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 23 | - | - | - |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 19 | 4 | - | - |
| FW |  David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 15 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Armaz Dzeladze | 28.06.1973 | 5 | - | - | - | |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 25 | 13 | 1 | - |
| GK | Aleksandrs Koliņko | 18.06.1975 | 18 | –12 | - | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| MF | Juris Laizāns | 06.01.1979 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - |
| - |  Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 20 | 14 | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF |  Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 20 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 10 | –3 | - | - |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 24 | 1 | 5 | - |
| MF | Andrejs Rubins | 26.11.1978 | 25 | 6 | 2 | - |
| DF | Levan Silagadze | 04.08.1976 | 20 | - | 1 | - |
| - |  Sergey Solovyov | 03.04.1978 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| DF | Igors Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 20 | 4 | 1 | - |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - |
 Sergey Yermolenko | 29.05.1972 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |