The 2021 Latvian Higher League, known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of top-tier football in Latvia.
[2] Riga were the defending champions after winning the league for a third consecutive season.
[4] Meanwhile, Jelgava did not receive a licence and will not take part in this year's tournament.
[5] On 19 June 2021, Ventspils withdrew from the remainder of the season and was dissloved later on.
[6] On 23 July 2021, Noah Jurmala withdrew from the league,[7] remaining matches were 3–0 forfeits.