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Latvijas Basketbola Līga
The Latvian Basketball League (LBL; ) also known as the '' Pafbet'' LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level national basketball championship in Latvia composed of 6 teams. Since 2018/19, only the playoff matches are played, as the top Latvian clubs play the regular season in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. The LBL is governed by the Latvian Basketball Association, the national governing body of basketball in Latvia. Its 6 teams are located in 5 cities; two in Riga, and one in Ventspils, Liepāja, Valmiera, and Ogre. The LBL season usually ran from September to April, with the playoffs in April–May. The league was founded in 1992, and its first season was played in the same year. History Before 1992 After American YMCA volunteers introduced the sport in Riga around 1920, interest in the sport grew, and in 1923 the YMCA organized the first ever basketball tournament in Latvia, with 14 teams registering. In 1924, the newly-founded Latvian Basketball Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant part of Latvian basketball, but major step came in 1997 when Ventspils Olympic Center was built. At that time Ventspils started to play in international competitions playing in 1997–98 edition of FIBA Korać Cup, which was followed by playing in FIBA Saporta Cup. Meanwhile, in the Latvian League Ventspils reached finals in both 1998 and 1999, but in 2000 they won their first domestic title and then went on to win seven consecutive from 2000 to 2006. The team won its eight Latvian League championship in 2009. During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached FIBA Champions Cup Final Four, where they finished third. In the 2003–04 season Ventspils deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Liepāja
BK Liepāja, known as Betsafe/Liepāja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club in Liepāja, Latvia playing in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Latvian Basketball League. Liepāja team's greatest achievement in Latvian Basketball League came in 1997 when it won second place. It has also come in third in 2000, 2011, 2011–12 Latvian Basketball League, 2012, and 2023. History Basketball team named “Sarkanais metalurgs” from the city of Liepāja first won Latvian SSR championship in 1963. During the years teams changed names, since 1991, after Latvia regained independence from Soviet Union, according to sponsorships. Previous team names were Liepājas Metalurgs, Baltika/Kaija, BK Liepāja, Līvu alus/Liepāja, Liepājas Lauvas, Liepāja/Triobet. In May 2018, the team was reorganized into Liepājas Basketbols with the goal of creating a unified basketball system for Liepāja for junior and professional player development. The team announced the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Valmiera
BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015-2016 season finals, Valmiera Ordo won its first and only national championship, beating VEF Rīga in a seven-game series. Valmiera is a three-time LBL bronze medal winner, attaining the distinction in 2003, 2005, and 2013, with coach Varis Krūmiņš. Valmiera is one of the main basketball centers in Latvia, providing talent for Latvian national teams, such as Dairis Bertāns, Dāvis Bertāns, Rolands Šmits, and Jānis Bērziņš. History The club was founded in 2001, but in the period prior there was a Valmiera team known as SK Valmiera, which is considered a precursor of this team. Also, the team has also been known by the names Valmiera-Rūjiena, Valmieras Piens, and Valmiera/Lāčplēša. The current Valmiera team is a three-time L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Ogre
BK Ogre is a professional basketball club based in Ogre, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The professional club was founded in 2014, but until then there was a local team that played second tier basketball. Ogre has a long history of bringing up professional players like Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Bērziņš, Rinalds Sirsniņš among many others. History City of Ogre has a long history of bringing up professional basketball players, including Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Bērziņš and Rinalds Sirsniņš who have all once played for Latvia national basketball team. In 2009 local sports school's team started to play in Latvian 2nd division. After going to semi-finals in debut season management was assured of going to right direction with participation in 2nd division. As Latvian Basketball League was looking for new teams to join the league, Ogre first started to think of going fully professional in 2014. City of Ogre est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Liepājas Lauvas
BK or Bk may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Burger King, a chain of fast-food restaurants * The Bank of New York Mellon, the New York Stock Exchange symbol for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) * Brahma Kumaris, a religious movement * British Knights, a manufacturer of athletic shoes * Okay Airways (IATA airline code BK) Law * Bosnia and Herzegovina (obsolete NATO and FIPS 10-4 country code BK) * Criminal Code of Lithuania (''Lietuvos Respublikos baudžiamasis kodeksas''), in short * Federal Criminal Police Office (Austria) (''Bundeskriminalamt''), a federal police force Science and technology * BK channel, an ion channel characterized by its large conductance of potassium ions through cell membranes * BK virus, a member of the polyomavirus family * Berkelium (Bk), a chemical element * Elektronika BK, a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible Soviet home computers developed by NPO Scientific Center * Bordkanone, an aircraft cannon * Brother's Keeper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvijas Universitāte Men's Basketball
The Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball team represents University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, also known as LU. and it plays in the Latvian Basketball League and Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The LU once won seven Latvian championships in the 1930s and returned to the Latvian League Division 1 before the 2010-11 season. The biggest accomplishment so far has been 4th place in the 2011-2012 season. Team is organized by University of Latvia. Roster , valign="top" , ; Head coach * ; Assistant coaches * * ; Conditioning coach * ; Sports director * ; General director * ;Legend: *(C) Team captain Depth chart Coaches * Mārtiņš Zībarts: 2010-2011 * Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis: 2011-2016 * Guntis Endzels: 2016–2022 * Gunārs Gailītis: 2022–present External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Latvijas Universitate men's basketball University of Latvia Basketball teams in Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rīgas Zeļļi
Rīgas Zeļļi is Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in the summer of 2023. History News of the planned team began appearing in April 2023 with Kristaps Janičenoks voicing support for their inclusion in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The team was intended as a privately financed club with key sponsors including Riga Technical University, Betsafe, Sportland, Dienas Bizness, Sporta Avīze, and Cēsu pilsētas sporta skola identified. On July 13, 2023, it was announced that a new team named Rīgas Zeļļi will take part in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, Latvian Basketball League and Latvian Basketball Cup. Its president is sports manager Edgars Buļs and former player Artūrs Šēnhofs is taking the role of a general manager. Previously, both worked together as hosts of a basketball show "Ūdenszeļļi" on television. Club offers everyone to become its member by donating money, in return having a word in teams' d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pafbet
(commonly abbreviated Paf) is a gambling operator owned by the Government of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The company offers gambling services online, on board cruise ships in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, and through physical slot machines on Åland. Paf distributes its profits to public interest initiatives and operates under Finnish and Ålandic regulations. History Paf was founded in 1966 by a group of non-profit organisations in Åland, including , (Save the Children), the (Finnish Red Cross), and the foundation. The company began operating on Åland-registered ferries in the early 1970s, and launched its first online games in 1999. In 2015, Paf and Sunborn Hotel opened Casino Sunborn in Gibraltar. The casino was sold to Admiral in 2018. In 2021, the Supreme Court of Finland sentenced Paf to a community fine of €250,000 in a case concerning negligent money laundering. In 2024, Paf announced a commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olybet
Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) is an Estonian concern which focuses on entertainment business. The Group is the leading provider of gaming services in Baltic States and also operates casinos in Italy, Malta, Slovakia. and recentlCroatia The company's board members are Indrek Jürgenson since October 1, 2009 and Madis Jääger since December 27, 2010. History In March 2018, the Luxembourg-based holding Novalpina, through its subsidiary Odyssey Europe AS, offered to buy all the shares of Olympic Entertainment Group. The takeover bid, which reached 288 million euros, was accepted by the board of OEG. The company was delisted from the Nasdaq Tallinn in October 2018, and a new CEO, Corey Plummer, was appointed the following month. In April 2020, OEG signed an exclusive deal with GGNetwork. Description As of December 2018, the Group had a total of 114 casinos and 23 betting points: 24 casinos in Estonia, 52 in Latvia, 17 in Lithuania, 6 in Slovakia, 14 in Italy and 1 in Malt ... [...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 Valmiera
BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015-2016 season finals, Valmiera Ordo won its first and only national championship, beating VEF Rīga in a seven-game series. Valmiera is a three-time LBL bronze medal winner, attaining the distinction in 2003, 2005, and 2013, with coach Varis Krūmiņš. Valmiera is one of the main basketball centers in Latvia, providing talent for Latvian national teams, such as Dairis Bertāns, Dāvis Bertāns, Rolands Šmits, and Jānis Bērziņš. History The club was founded in 2001, but in the period prior there was a Valmiera team known as SK Valmiera, which is considered a precursor of this team. Also, the team has also been known by the names Valmiera-Rūjiena, Valmieras Piens, and Valmiera/Lāčplēša. The current Valmiera team is a three-time L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
