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2017 Latvian Football Cup
The 2017 Latvian Football Cup was the 23rd version of the tournament. This version of the competition began on 28 May 2017 and ended on 18 October 2017. The winners of this season's cup earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 Europa League. In a change from recent seasons, the tournament was played in one calendar year instead of over two years. The tournament was played in its entirety in 2017 Ventspils were the defending champions. Format The Latvian Football Cup this season was a single elimination tournament between 52 teams. Matches which were level after regulation went to extra time and afterwards to penalties, when needed, to determine the winning club. First round Twelve first round matches were played from 28 May to 11 June 2017. The draw for the first round was held 24 May 2017. SK Super Nova withdrew from the tournament. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 28 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 31 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 2 June , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Liepāja
FK Liepāja/Mogo is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Daugava Stadium in Liepāja. FK Liepāja plays in the Latvian Higher League. In their first season they finished 4th in the 2014 Latvian Higher League. History FK Liepāja/Mogo was founded in March 2014 as a phoenix club and an indirect legatee of FK Liepājas Metalurgs, which was dissolved following the 2013 Latvian Higher League season due to the bankruptcy of its owner company and the sole sponsor metallurgical plant ''A/S Liepājas Metalurgs''. FK Liepāja incorporated all the players, including youth teams, as well as the participation place in the 2014 Latvian Higher League, which had been at the disposal of Liepājas Metalurgs prior to its bankruptcy. The club is mainly sponsored by the Liepāja City Council and led by the former Latvian international footballer Māris Verpakovskis. The first manager of the team was Viktors Dobrecovs. In its debut season FK Liepāja finished the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Auda
Futbola klubs Auda is a Latvian football club, playing in the highest division of Latvian football (Latvian Higher League). They are based in Ķekava, near the capital, Riga. Auda won their first ever major trophy in 2022, beating RFS 1–0 in the final of the Latvian Cup. History The history of ''Auda'' started in the 1960s when the football team of the kolhoz ''9. maijs'' appeared in the lower divisions of the Latvian championships. This team played its matches in Vecmīlgrāvis in the stadium now called by the name of the former Latvia national football team captain Alberts Šeibelis. The club played in the lower divisions of Latvian football, its only seasons in the top league came in 1986–1987 but those also didn't bring good results. In the late 1980s the name of the kolhoz was changed to ''Auda'' and the name of the football team was also changed. In 1991, under the management of Valerijs Leitāns and Juris Docenko, ''Auda'' made its debut in the top division of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Jelgava
FK Jelgava is a Latvian football (soccer), football club that is based in Jelgava. The club plays its home-matches at the Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs stadium with capacity of 1,560 people. Early years Until 2004 two Jelgava football clubs FK Viola and RAF Jelgava played in Latvian First League, 1. līga. In 2004, it was made decision to merge both clubs into one forming FK Jelgava. FK Jelgava has played since their foundation in 2004 in the Latvian First League, 1. līga, but in 2009 after winning the Latvian First League the team had the chance to play their first games in the Latvian Higher League, Virslīga. On 19 May 2010 FK Jelgava won the Latvian Cup final in Skonto Stadium, beating FK Jūrmala-VV 6:5 in a Penalty shootout (association football), penalty shoot out after the game had finished 0:0. On the way to the final, the club beat FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the quarter-finals and Skonto FC in the semi-finals. Victory in the Latvian Cup final allowed FK Jelgava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte
FK Metta (also called FK Metta/Latvijas Universitāte from 2007 till the end of 2018 season) is a professional Latvian football club in Riga. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games at Daugava Stadium. Until June 2018, their home venue was the Riga Hanza Secondary School Stadium. History FS Metta was officially founded on May 2, 2006, though the club had been active in youth tournaments since 2000. In 2007 FS Metta and University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte) merged as a senior professional team and participated in the Latvian Championship first division ( Traffic 1. līga). They finished the season in the fourth position. The club remained at the same level for the next four seasons. Though a professional club, Metta retained the prefix FS (Futbola Skola), since their policy was to invest in youth players. In 2011 Metta won the Latvian First League championship and were automatically promoted to the Latvian Higher League – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Babīte
SK Babīte is a Latvian football club. They are based in the Latvian town of Babīte near Rīga and competed in the highest division of Latvian football (the Virslīga) and the Latvian Football Cup. Their home stadium is located in Piņķi, but due to incompatibility with Virslīga standards the team plays its home matches in Rīga's Skonto Stadium. On 22 June 2017, they were excluded from the Latvian Higher League as the Latvian Football Federation received a notice from UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...'s Betting Fraud Detection System for 6 separate games involving Babite. Players First-team squad ''As of 1 September 2016.'' References * http://lff.lv/lv/turniri/viriesu-turniri/komanda-lv-pirma-liga/sastavi/sk-babite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK RFS
FK RFS is a professional Latvian football club based in Riga, Latvia. It competes in the Virslīga, the top flight of Latvian football. History RFS were promoted to the Virsliga for 2016 when Skonto FC failed to obtain a license. In 2018, RFS qualified for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers for the first time. In 2019, the club achieved its first-ever honour, the Latvian Cup. It wasn't until 2021–22 that RFS won a European two-legged tie, beating Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík. They went on to beat Hungarian side Puskás Akadémia FC before losing to Belgian club Gent. Later that year, RFS won their first Virsliga and would thus compete in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. They lost to HJK Helsinki in the first qualifying round but were given a bye to the third qualifying round of 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. There, they progressed against Maltese champions Hibernians, and in the playoff round, beat Northern Ireland's Linfield on penalties to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala
FK Spartaks is a Latvian football club that is based in Sloka, Jūrmala. In 2012, they finished 3rd in the Latvian First League championship and after winning the play-offs against JFK Olimps were promoted to the Latvian Higher League. The club plays its home matches at the Sloka Stadium with capacity of 2,500 people. History FK Spartaks Jūrmala were founded at the start of 2007 as participants of the third tier of Latvian football. They won the Latvian Second League championship in the first year of their existence. The next 4 seasons were spent in the Latvian First League. In 2011, the club made its greatest leap since its foundation, managing to finish the season in the third position right behind Metta/Latvijas Universitāte and Liepājas Metalurgs-2. As reserve teams were not eligible to participate in the top tier championship, Spartaks were promoted via play-offs against JFK Olimps, which they won 4–1 on aggregate. Since 2012 Spartaks Jūrmala have been playing in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFA Olaine
AFA Olaine is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup. First-team squad ''As of 30 April 2017.'' References External links * Olaine Olaine (; german: Olai) is a city in Olaine Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Olaine gained town rights in 1967. The name comes from the Saint Olai Church, built by the Misa river under Swedish rule in the 17th century. An old cemete ... Olaine {{Latvia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preiļu BJSS
Preiļi BJSS is a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga). They are from Preiļi. History In 2008, Preiļi BJSS promoted from the 2. līga to the 1. līga. The team had a very successful season, winning almost all their games. Their first season in the Latvian League one was largely unsuccessful. Preiļi had a few good games. The most surprising was the game against Latvian Cup winners FK Jelgava FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. The club plays its home-matches at the Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs stadium with capacity of 1,560 people. Early years Until 2004 two Jelgava football clubs FK Viola and RAF ... when the game ended 3–3. Preiļi ended the 2009 season just 2 points ahead of the relegation zone. The 2010 season in the 2.līga wasn't successful. The team had problems with their roster and Preiļi ended the season last, in 5th place. Honours * Latvijas 2.līga runners-up ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Ogre
FK Ogre is a Latvian football club. They are based in the Latvian town of Ogre, Latvia. 2014-2017 played in the second-highest division of Latvian football (the Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. History The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 19 ...) and the Latvian Football Cup. On 14 July 2017 Latvian football federation informed, that In the championship of Latvia on football three more teams are disqualified. The disciplinary commission of the Football Federation of Latvia for the influence on the results of matches excluded two teams from the first league ("Jekabpils" and "Ogre") and one second league team (Riga "FC Raita") for an indefinite period from the national football championship. For three years, disqualified five individuals - the head coach of "Ogre" Igor Troitsky (at one time com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTU FC
RTU FC or RTU Futbola centrs is a Latvian football club, affiliated with the Riga Technical University. They are based in the capital city of Riga and compete in the second highest division of Latvian football (the Latvian First League) and the Latvian Football Cup. From 2017 to 2018 the team partnered with the remnants of the now defunct Skonto FC Skonto FC was a Latvian football club, active from 1991 until 2016. The club played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption (15 in total), and often provided the core of the Latv ..., playing as RTU FC/Skonto Academy, after Skonto failed to receive the First League licence from LFF in 2016. The club did not apply for the 2019 Latvian First League season, possibly due to financial issues. Players First-team squad ''As of 12 June 2016.'' References External links Official website (archived) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Jēkabpils/JSC
FK Jēkabpils/JSC is a Latvian football club based in Jēkabpils. History From 2008 season the club played in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company Wil .... On 14 July 2017 Latvian football federation informed, that In the championship of Latvia on football three more teams are disqualified. The disciplinary commission of the Football Federation of Latvia for the influence on the results of matches excluded two teams from the first league ("Jekabpils" and "Ogre") and one second league team (Riga "FC Raita") for an indefinite period from the national football championship. First-team squad ''As of 24 April 2017.'' References Football clubs in Latvia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |