Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, known for sponsorship reasons as TonyBet Virslīga since 2024, is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs.
Aleksandrs Starkovs has won 12 league titles since independence with Skonto as a manager.
Three times winner with Ventspils Ukrainian Roman Hryhorchuk is the first manager who reached Europa League group stage in Virslīga history.
First-ever Latvian who scored in Euros Māris Verpakovskis has won league titles with both Skonto and Liepāja.
Ukrainian born Marians Pahars has won 5 league titles before moving to Southampton.
UEFA Europa Conference League
The UEFA Europa Conference League, which will be renamed the UEFA Conference League prior to the 2024–25 season, is an annual football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the third tier of continental club football in Europe, behind the second-tier Europa League, and the first-tier Champions League.
The UEFA Europa Conference League trophy on display in Rome
A match between CSKA Sofia and Roma in the inaugural 2021–22 season
Pellegrini, the first winner of the Player of the Season award in 2022