# 2014 Latvian Higher League

The 2014 Latvian Higher League was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 21 March 2014. Initially, Skonto Riga and Daugava Daugavpils, the second and third teams from the previous season, were denied a license to participate and the league began with eight clubs. However, their appeals against this were successful and the league was restored to ten clubs.

## Teams

This year the league had ten participants.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 3,980 |
| FC Daugava | Daugavpils | Daugava Stadium | 4,100 |
| FK Daugava Rīga | Riga | Daugava Stadium | 5,000 |
| FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 2,200 |
| FC Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 |
| FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 6,000 |
| FS Metta/LU | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 500 |
| Skonto FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 10,000 |
| FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 |
| FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ventspils (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 20 | +53 | 83 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Skonto | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 34 | +43 | 71 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Jelgava | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Liepāja | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 66 | |
| 5 | Daugava Daugavpils (R) | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 65 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | Daugava Rīga (R) | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
| 8 | BFC Daugavpils | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 29 | |
| 9 | METTA/LU (O) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | FC Jūrmala (R) | 36 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 108 | −79 | 7 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
* ↑ Skonto FC have had 5 point(s) deducted
* ↑ Liepāja would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA license as they were affiliated with the Latvian Football Federation for less than three years after reforming from the dissolved Liepājas Metalurgs. As a result, the berth was given to Spartaks Jūrmala, as Daugava Daugavpils also failed to obtain a UEFA license.
* ↑ FC Jūrmala have had 5 point(s) deducted

### Relegation play-offs

The 9th-placed side faced the runners-up of the 2014 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2015 Higher League competition.
FS METTA/LU won 6–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 8 November 2014
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | Skonto | 28 |
| 2 | Jānis Ikaunieks | Liepāja | 23 |
| 3 | Vladislavs Kozlovs | Jelgava | 15 |
| 4 | Edgars Gauračs | Spartaks | 14 |
| 5 | Jevgēņijs Kosmačovs | Daugava | 12 |
| 5 | Kristaps Grebis | Liepāja | 12 |
| 5 | Mantas Savėnas | Daugava Rīga | 12 |
| 5 | Ndue Mujeci | Ventspils | 12 |
| 9 | Ahmed Abdultaofik | Ventspils | 11 |
| 10 | Ruslan Mingazow | Skonto | 9 |

## Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club |
| March/April | Jurijs Žigajevs | FK Ventspils |
| May | Jānis Ikaunieks | FK Liepāja |
| June | Edgars Gauračs | JPFS/FK Spartaks |
| July | Edgars Gauračs | JPFS/FK Spartaks |
| August | Kaspars Ikstens | FK Jelgava |
| September | Jānis Ikaunieks | FK Liepāja |
| October/November | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | Skonto FC |

## Manager of the Month

| Month | Manager | Club |
| March/April | Jurģis Pučinsks | FK Ventspils |
| May | Vladimirs Beškarevs | FK Jelgava |
| June | Tamaz Pertia | Skonto FC |
| July | Roman Pylypchuk | JPFS/FK Spartaks |
| August | Vitālijs Astafjevs | FK Jelgava |
| September | Viktors Dobrecovs | FK Liepāja |
| October/November | Jurģis Pučinsks | FK Ventspils |