2020 Latvian First League

The 2020 Latvian First League (referred to as the Komanda.lv First League for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 4 July 2020.[1]

Komanda.lv First League
Season2020
2019
2021

On November 6, 2020, the Latvian Football Federation determined the suspension of the championship due to COVID-19, so the final positions were assigned with a coefficient marked with the results obtained up to the last week played.[2]

Teams

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Auda Ķekava Audas stadions 1,000
Grobiņas Grobiņa Grobiņa Stadium 1,000
JDFS Alberts Riga Daugavgrīvas vidusskolas stadions 1,000
Lokomotiv Daugavpils Daugavpils Stadions Celtnieks 4,070
Rēzeknes FA/BJSS Rēzekne Sporta Aģentūras Stadions 978
Saldus SS/Leevon Saldus Saldus pilsētas stadions 2,000
Smiltene/BJSS Smiltene Tepera stadions 1,000
Dinamo Rīga Riga RTU stadions 1,000
Super Nova Riga Olaines stadions 2,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Coeff Promotion or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Daugavpils (P) 12 10 1 1 39 10 31 2.583 Promotion to the 2021 Latvian Higher League
2 Auda 13 9 1 3 32 15 28 2.154
3 Grobiņas 12 5 3 4 23 14 18 1.500
4 JDFS Alberts 12 5 3 4 11 16 18 1.500
5 Staiceles Bebri 12 5 1 6 20 12 16 1.333
6 Super Nova 13 4 4 5 20 20 16 1.230
7 Rēzeknes FA/BJSS 13 4 2 7 14 32 14 1.077
8 Smiltene/BJSS 14 3 3 8 18 40 12 0.857
9 Saldus 11 0 4 7 8 26 4 0.363 Relegation to the 2021 Latvian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[3]
(P) Promoted


Results

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Each club will play each other twice (home and away) in the first half of the season, and then play each other once (either home or away) in the second half of the season for a total of 24 matches per team.

First half of the season
Home \ Away AUD GRO JDF LOK RĒZ SAL SMI STA SUP
Auda 2–0 5–2 2–3
Grobiņas 2–2 5–1
JDFS Alberts 2–1 1–0
Lokomotiv Daugavpils 2–0
Rēzekne FA 1–3 1–0
Saldus 1–1 0–5 1–6
Smiltene/BJSS 2–0 1–6 2–4
Staiceles Bebri 0–3 0–0
Super Nova 4–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of the season
Home \ Away AUD GRO JDF LOK RĒZ SAL SMI STA SUP
Auda
Grobiņas
JDFS Alberts
Lokomotiv Daugavpils
Rēzekne FA
Saldus
Smiltene/BJSS
Staiceles Bebri
Super Nova
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "1. Liga (Matches)". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Futbola federācija Covid-19 uzliesmojuma dēļ noslēdz 2020. gada Latvijas futbola amatieru un jaunatnes sacensības". Janus (in Latvian). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "TÜRKİYE FUTBOL FEDERASYONU FUTBOL MÜSABAKA TALİMATI : MADDE 9 – PUAN USULÜ VE AVERAJ" [Turkish Football Federation Football Competition Instruction : Article 9 - Score Procedure and Average] (PDF) (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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