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2015–16 Latvian Basketball League
The 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League was the 25th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started at the end of September and will end on April 27, 2016. The Playoffs finished on May 31, 2016. VEF Rīga was the defending champion. Valmiera/ORDO won its first national championship this season. Competition format Eleven teams were expected to play in the league, as three of the teams (Jelgava, Saldus Saldus (; , ) is a Latvian town located in Courland () region of Latvia, and the largest town in Saldus Municipality. The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but the founding year for the establis ..., and Valka/Valga) would confirm they meet the requirements yet. Finally, only Jelgava and Valka/Valga joined the league. As Valka/Valga was finally admitted in the league, the club played both Latvian and Estonian leagues. For the LBL, Valka/Valga would play, as VEF Rīga, two legs in the regular seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldaris Brewery
Baltic Beverages Holding is a brewing company owned by Carlsberg Group. It is a significant operator in the brewing industry in the Baltic states and Ukraine. History The company was founded in 1991 by the Finnish brewery Hartwall and the Swedish brewery Pripps. Breweries Aldaris Brewery With its origins dating back to 1865 in Riga, Aldaris ('brewer' in Latvian) employs more than 200 workers, and is one of the biggest breweries in Latvia. It brews a range of beers, mostly pale lagers. The most popular brands include ''Mežpils'' and ''Porteris''. Since 2013 many beer brands (''Luksus'', ''Zelta'', ''Gaišais'' light beer, ''Pilzenes'' Pilsner and ''Apinītis'') are brewed in other breweries of BBH. A publicly available museum has been opened in the brewery complex in 2015. Utenos Alus Brewery Utenos Alus is a Lithuanian brewery, established in Utena in 1977. Utenos Alus and Švyturys breweries merged into joint-stock company Švyturys-Utenos alus in 2001. In February 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Barons
BK Barons/LDz (previously Barons/LMT) was a professional basketball club who was based in Riga, Latvia. The team played in the first division of the Latvian Basketball League. History Barons Kvartāls played an integral part in Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...'s basketball history. Under the name Princips, Barons Kvartāls was one of the founding teams of the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) in 1992. In the first season Princips carried off bronze in the LBL. After two seasons Princips was renamed the LainERS, making their way into Latvia's basketball history with its first American legionary Mikki Jackson, with a cheerleader show and first ever game programmes in the Latvian league. LainERS won LBL bronze in 1994, and in the next two seasons finished in 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
