The 2023 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet NÃÂkotnes Lëga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 7 April 2023 and finished on 12 November 2023.
The winners (Grobià Âas) were promoted to the 2024 Latvian Higher League. The third-placed team (Skanstes SK) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The twelfth-placed team (Smiltene) qualified for the Latvian First League play-off. Two teams (Beitar and Dinamo Rëga) withdrew from the league and were relegated to the 2024 Latvian Second League.
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The twelfth-placed club (Smiltene) faced the third-placed club from the 2023 Latvian Second League (Augà ¡daugavas) for the final place in the following season's Latvian First League.