Championship of the Latvian SSR in football (also Higher Football League of the Latvian SSR, Latvian: Latvijas PSR futbola Augstākā līga) was a top competition of association football in the Latvian SSR in 1945-91 soon after the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union.
Founded | 1945 |
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Folded | 1991 |
Country | Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union) |
Last champions | Forums Skonto (1st title) (1991) |
Most championships | 8 – FK ASK (Army Sports Club) |
The competition was originally established in 1941 in place of the Virslīga, but was never finished due to invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.