| Competition: | Latvian Higher League |
| Season: | 2001 |
| Winners: | Skonto FC |
| Relegated: | FK Zibens/Zemessardze |
| Continentalcup1: | UEFA Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Skonto FC |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | FK Ventspils FK Liepajas Metalurgs |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Dinaburg FC |
| League Topscorer: |  Mihails Miholaps Aleksandr Katasonov (23 goals each one) |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2002 |
The 2001 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the eleventh 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 | Skonto FC | 23[1] | ||
| 2 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 | ||
| 3 | Skonto FC | 21 | ||
| 4 | Dinaburg FC | 20 | ||
| 5 | FK Ventspils | 18 |
| Best | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Dinaburg FC | ||
| Defender | Skonto FC | ||
| Midfielder | FK Ventspils | ||
| Forward | Skonto FC |
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - |
| Artūrs Bogdanovs | 08.09.1981 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| MF |  Orestas Buitkus | 11.04.1975 | 22 | 4 | - | - |
| FW |  David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 23 | 21 | 1 | - |
 Andriy Chernov | 21.10.1976 | 7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Igns Dedura | 01.06.1978 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| GK | Pāvels Doroševs | 09.10.1980 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Vadims Gospodars | 25.12.1983 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 15 | 4 | - | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 28 | 8 | 1 | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 23 | 5 | - | - |
| FW | Audrius Kšanavičius | 28.01.1977 | 2 | - | - | - |
| MF | Givi Kvaratskhelia | 11.05.1979 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| MF | Valentīns Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22 | - | 3 | - |
| - | Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 21 | 2 | - | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 27 | 23 | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 16 | - | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Andrejs Pavlovs | 22.02.1979 | 7 | –5 | - | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 21 | –21 | - | 1 |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mants Samusevs | 08.09.1978 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 10 | - | - | - |
| FW | Māris Verpakovskis | 15.10.1979 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs | 03.02.1984 | 2 | - | - | - |
| DF | Artūrs Zakreševskis | 07.08.1971 | 20 | - | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 21 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |