FB Gulbene ''(formerly "FB Gulbene-2005")'' is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

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club based in

Gulbene Gulbene (; german: Schwanenburg) is a town in northeastern Latvia. It is an administrative center of Gulbene Municipality. The area of this region is , with a population of 29,797 inhabitants (69,369 sealen, 10,015 urban, 19,782 rural populat ...

. The club plays its home matches at the

Gulbenes Sporta Centrs Gulbenes Sporta Centrs is a multi-purpose stadium in Gulbene, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FB Gulbene FB Gulbene ''(formerly "FB Gulbene-2005")'' is a Latvian football club based in Gulben ...

stadium with capacity of 1,500 people. They were promoted to the

Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Op ...

for the 2015 season. However, on 3 June 2015, they were expelled from the top league and their results expunged on suspicion of match-fixing.

History

FB Gulbene were founded on May 24, 2005 as "FB Gulbene-2005". The club started its participation in the

Latvian Second League The Latvian Second League ( lv, 2. līga) is the third tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) ( lv, Latvijas Futbola federācija) is the governing body of football ...

in 2007, finishing in the 4th place. In 2008 FB Gulbene-2005 played in 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 finished in the 14th place at the end of the season. The 2009 season was yet again spent in the Second League that is the third tier of Latvian football. The club finished in the 4th place, being promoted to the First League. In 2010 ambitions got higher as Romāns Lajuks became the president of the team. Several players with

experience were invited to join, and not surprisingly the team won the Latvian First League that year, being promoted to the

. In 2011, before the start of the season, the club's name was changed to its current version ''FB Gulbene''. For the past few years FB Gulbene have actively co-worked with several Japanese football academies, giving their players a chance to play in Europe. Club's ex-president Romāns Lajuks was familiar with the Embassy of Japan Deputy Head of Mission Mr.Takeshi. In 2011 the club finished the Latvian Higher League championship in the 7th place. Finishing the 2012 season in the 10th place they were automatically relegated from the

. In 2016, the club applied to participate in the Northeastern Division of the

Honours

champions (2) ** 2010, 2014 * LFF Fair-play award (2) **2010, 2011

Managers

League and Cup history

Players and staff

Current squad

''Entry for the 2015 Latvian First League season, according to LFF.lv''

Staff

References

External links

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Official website
*
Official Latvian Football Federation website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulbene, FB Gulbene Football clubs in Latvia Association football clubs established in 2005 2005 establishments in Latvia