Futbola klubs 1625 Liepāja, previously SFK Varavīksne (), was a football club based in
Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an ...
that last played in
Latvian football's second tier, the
First League.
History
The club was founded on December 14, 1999, as SFK Varavīksne and until 2010 played in the
Second League. Informally, the football team had existed since 1997. In 2010, Varavīksne won the Second League and were promoted to the
First League.
SFK Varavīksne was renamed FK 1625 Liepāja in February 2014. In 1625, Liepāja was awarded
town rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
.
Due to financial difficulties and citing a lack of support from the municipality (which it disputed), the club was dissolved before the 2016 season. As late as 2021, a team of the same name (albeit with a different crest) played in regional
mini football tournaments.
Honours
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Latvian Second League
The Latvian Second League ( or ''Otrā līga''), currently known for sponsorship reasons as Altero.lv LIIGA, is the third tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation.
Competition format
Regional stage
There ar ...
** Winners: 2010
League and Cup history
Players
First-team squad
''As of 8 May 2015''
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Notes
External links
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Official website
Liepāja
1999 establishments in Latvia
Defunct football clubs in Latvia
2016 disestablishments in Latvia
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