2011 Latvian Higher League
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FK Ventspils |
| Relegated | JFK Olimps/RFS |
| Champions League | Ventspils |
| Europa League |
Metalurgs Daugava Skonto |
| Baltic League |
Ventspils Metalurgs Daugava Skonto FC Jūrmala |
| Matches played | 144 |
| Goals scored | 453 (3.15 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Metalurgs 7–1 Olimps/RFS Skonto 6–0 Olimps/RFS |
| Biggest away win | Olimps/RFS 0–8 Ventspils |
| Highest scoring | four matches, eight goals each |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Metalurgs |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches FK Ventspils |
| Longest winless run | 21 matches JFK Olimps/RFS |
| Longest losing run | 21 matches JFK Olimps/RFS |
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The 2011 Latvian Higher League (Latvian: Virslīga 2011) was the 20th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 5 November 2011.
The competition was won by FK Ventspils, who thus qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Runners-up Liepājas Metalurgs and third-placed sides Daugava Daugavpils earned spots for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. On the bottom end of the table, JFK Olimps/RFS were relegated after losing their play-off series against Spartaks Jūrmala.
All nine clubs played every other club four times during the course of the season: twice at home and twice away. In addition, there will be no direct relegation to the Latvian First League this year.
Jaunība Rīga finished the previous year's competition in tenth place and were relegated to the Latvian First League. This ended a one-year stay in the top flight. Promoted to the Higher League from the First Division automatically were the previous season's First Division champions, Gulbene 2005, who are taking part in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2011.
FC Tranzit finished 9th in the 2010 Higher League competition and were supposed to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against the runners-up of the First Division, FC Jūrmala. However, before this playoff took place, Tranzit informed the Latvian Football Federation that they were forfeiting their place in the Higher League altogether, ending a two-year stay in the top flight. Therefore, FC Jūrmala were promoted to the Higher League automatically. Like Gulbene, they are competing in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2011.
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