1996 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League
Season1996
ChampionsSkonto FC
RelegatedSkonto/Metals
FK Jurnieks
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupTorpedo Riga
Cup Winners' CupDinaburg FC
UEFA Intertoto CupRAF Jelgava
Top goalscorer Mihails Miholaps (33 goals)
1995
1997

The 1996 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the sixth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Tenth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.