Futbola klubs Auda 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 ...

n football club, playing in the highest division of Latvian football ( Latvian Higher League). They are based in

Ķekava Ķekava (german: Keckau) is a village in central Latvia. It is the centre of Ķekava Municipality Ķekava Municipality ( lv, Ķekavas novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Baloži town, Daugmale ...

, near the capital,

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

. Auda won their first ever major trophy in 2022, beating RFS 1–0 in

the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

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 Alberts Šeibelis (26 December 1906 – 12 April 1972) was a Latvian footballer, one of the most popular Latvian footballers in the era before World War II. In 54 matches for Latvia he scored 14 goals Biography Šeibelis was born in the provinci ...

. 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

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, ''Auda'' made its debut in the top division of the Latvian championships. In a competition among 20 teams, Auda finished 15th. The following season, Latvian football team RFK was reformed on the basis of the Auda squad. Under this name the team, including many young players, participated in 1. līga (the second division of Latvian football). But results which would correspond to the name of RFK didn't come so in 1995 the team reverted to its former name of ''Auda''. In 1996 ''Auda'' was a completely new team which played in the 2nd division. In 1997 the young Auda players won their second division zone and in the finals in two games lost to the second team of

FK Valmiera Valmiera Football Club or shortly Valmiera FC is a Latvian football club, playing in the Virslīga, the highest division of Latvian football. The club is based in the city of Valmiera. By winning the 2017 Latvian First League, the team was prom ...

. The following season Auda played in the 1st division. After several years in this league ''Auda'' finished first and were promoted to the

Virslīga 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 ...

. After several seasons in the Virslīga, Auda was relegated to the 1st division. On 15 October 2005 Auda played its first game in its new stadium in

. In

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''FK Auda'' and ''FK Alberts'' united as ''FK Auda/Alberts''. The main joint team plays in 1. līga as FK Auda but FK Auda/Alberts, the former FK Auda-2(farmclub), plays in the

2. līga 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 ...

. The latter club has joined with

FK Alberts Futbola klubs Alberts is a Latvian football club, that plays in the Latvian Second League (2. līga), the third-highest league of Latvian football. The club was founded in 2001 and named after Alberts Šeibelis, Latvia national football team ca ...

and uses FK Auda second squad players and FK Alberts players. On 19 October 2022, Auda won their first ever major trophy, beating RFS 1–0 in the final of the Latvian Cup, thanks to a goal from

Daniils Ulimbaševs Daniils Ulimbaševs (born 12 March 1992) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian Higher League club FK Auda. Career In 2021, Ulimbaševs joined Latvian Higher League club FK Auda. International He made his debut for the La ...

. This also secured them European football for the first time in their history, where they will compete in the following season's Europa Conference League.

European

;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

Honours

* Latvian Cup **Winners:

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Players

First-team squad

''As of 11 March, 2023.''

External links

Official website
{{Latvian First League Auda Alberts Auda 1991 establishments in Latvia