FK Liepāja is a

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n professional

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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

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History

FK Liepāja/Mogo was founded in March 2014 as a

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and an indirect legatee of FK Liepājas Metalurgs, which was dissolved following the

2013 Latvian Higher League The 2013 Latvian Higher League was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FC Daugava were the defending champions. The season started on 29 March 2013. The league comprised ten teams. The champions of this season were FK Ventspils, follo ...

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

, 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 championship in the top four.

Jānis Ikaunieks Jānis Ikaunieks (28 April 1912 Riga – 27 April 1969 Riga) was a Latvian astronomer, who studied the characteristics of the red giants, and, in particular carbon stars. He founded the ''Latvian Astronomical Society'' and the popular science ...

, FK Liepāja midfielder, was voted as the best player of the 2014 season. On 15 November 2016,

Tamaz Pertia Tamaz Pertia (born 23 December 1974) is a former Georgian football midfielder, currently a manager with FK Liepāja in the Latvian Higher League. Playing career During his playing career, Pertia has played for Lokomotiv Minsk in the Belaru ...

was appointed as the new manager of FK Liepāja. On 14 September 2018, Gordon Young was appointed as the new manager of FK Liepāja.

League

Europe

1R: First round, 2Q: Second qualifying round, 3Q: Third qualifying round, PO: Play-off round

Honours

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**Champions (1):

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**Winners (2):

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Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Staff

Managers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liepaja Football clubs in Latvia Sport in Liepāja Association football clubs established in 2014 2014 establishments in Latvia Phoenix clubs (association football)