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title: "Valmiera FC denied license for 2025 Virslīga; FS Jelgava to take their place"
date: 2025-01-16T17:43:50Z
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# Valmiera FC denied license for 2025 Virslīga; FS Jelgava to take their place
![](https://i0.wp.com/balticfootballnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Valmiera-FC-sad.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1)Photo: Jānis Līgats

Valmiera FC players. Photo

**The Latvian Football Federation’s (LFF) Club Licensing Committee reviewed applications for the 2025 Tonybet [Virslīga](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1079 "Virslīga") season, granting licenses to nine out of ten applicants.**

[Valmiera FC](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1423 "Valmiera FC"), the 2022 champions, were denied a license due to unfulfilled financial obligations, including debts to employees and the State Revenue Service. As a result, FS Jelgava received the first reserve license.

LFF A licenses were granted to [Riga FC](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=882 "Riga FC"), [FC RFS](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=857 "FC RFS"), [FK Liepāja](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=897 "FK Liepāja"), and [BFC Daugavpils](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1392 "BFC Daugavpils"). Five other clubs were given additional deadlines to address incomplete criteria:

-   **[FK Tukums 2000](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1073 "FK Tukums 2000/TELMS")** – Financial debts, deadline: January 31.
-   **[FK Grobiņa](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=817 "FK Grobiņa")** – Missing financial information, deadline: January 31.
-   **[FK Auda](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1052 "FK Auda")** – Incomplete coaching staff details, deadline: January 31.
-   **[SK Super Nova](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=3510 "SK Super Nova")** – Missing stadium contract, deadline: February 25.
-   **[FK Metta](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1058 "FK Metta")** – Incomplete stadium info, deadline: February 25.

FS Jelgava was awarded a license but must meet financial criteria by January 31. Their participation in the 2025 season depends on possible decisions from the Appeals Committee regarding Valmiera FC.