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FK Liepājas Metalurgs

FK Liepājas Metalurgs

FK Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvian: Futbola klubs "Liepājas metalurgs") was a Latvian football club in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They played at the Daugava Stadium (capacity 5,083). In 2005 Liepājas Metalurgs became the first team other than Skonto Riga to win the Virslīga since the league restarted in 1991. After the 2013 league season the club was dissolved due to the bankruptcy of its sole sponsor metallurgical plant Liepājas Metalurgs. The club was replaced by FK Liepāja, founded in 2014.

FK Liepājas Metalurgs
Full nameFutbola Klubs Liepājas Metalurgs
Founded1997
Dissolved2013
GroundDaugava Stadium
Liepāja, Latvia
Capacity5,083
LeagueVirslīga (1997–2013)
20135th
Home colours
Away colours

History

Based in Liepāja, FK Liepājas Metalurgs, got their name from the city's metallurgical factory, founded in 1882, the only one of its kind in the Baltic States.

The history of the club can be traced back to 1945 when two football clubs were founded in Liepāja – Daugava Liepāja and Dinamo Liepāja.

Daugava Liepāja and Dinamo Liepāja: 1945–1947

In its debut season Daugava Liepāja were runners-up in the Latvian league behind the champions FK Dinamo Rīga. In 1946 Daugava were coached by former Olimpija Liepāja defender Kārlis Tīls and with one of the best former Olimpija players Ernests Ziņģis in attack the team won its first Latvian title. Both Valdis Pultraks and Voldemārs Sudmalis were in the squad. Daugava again won the title again in 1947 and the squad included Miervaldis Drāznieks who went on to score 160 goals in the Latvian league. Daugava Liepāja also won the Latvian Cup in 1946 and 1947.

Dinamo Liepāja did not play in the Latvian top league. However in 1948 Dinamo won the Latvian Cup with future Liepāja player Žanis Zviedris in the team.

Sarkanais Metalurgs: 1949–1961

In 1949 Daugava Liepāja and Dinamo Liepāja merged to form Sarkanais Metalurgs which, for the next decade, was the strongest club in the Latvian league. In 1949, Sarkanais Metalurgs won both the league and the Latvian Cup. More titles followed in 1951, 1953, 1954, and from 1956–1958. They also won the Latvian Cup three times in a row from 1953 to 1955. In 1954 after beating Daugava Rīga in a match for the chance to play in the Soviet League a united Daugava-Metalurgs club was formed which included six Metalurgs players. In 1954, they competed in the "USSR Class B 1954, 2nd zone" of the Soviet First League the second tier in Soviet football.[1] In the Latvian league the Metalurgs team was made up of mostly the reserve squad. In 1956 Daugava did not include the Metalurgs name in the Soviet League. In 1960 Sarkanais Metalurgs were given a place in the Soviet league and continued playing in the league under various names until 1990.[2] In 1961, the club played as LMR Liepāja.

Zvejnieks Liepāja: 1962–1989

In 1962, the club changed owners and was renamed Zvejnieks Liepāja. It was considered to be the second team for Daugava Rīga and the club's best players usually had to leave for Daugava. Also if Daugava players needed to have match practice they were sent to Liepāja. In the Soviet league Zvejnieks were usually a mid-table club. With the club playing in the Soviet and not the local league, players from other Republics of the Soviet Union came to play for Zvejnieks. In the 1960s, defender Mārtiņš Lube was the club's captain. Jurijs Romaņenkovs who went on to become the club's coach in 1989–90 played for Zvejnieks in the 1970s.

In the 1980s Vladimirs Žuks coached Zvejnieks and several bright players emerged with the club including Jānis Intenbergs, Ilmārs Verpakovskis, Alekseja Šarando, Vladimirs Babičevs and Ainārs Linards. A number of Daugava Rīga players also played for Zvejnieks including Raimonds Laizāns and Dainis Deglis.

Olimpija Liepāja: 1990–1993

In 1990, the club was renamed and given the name of a former Latvian club that played in the 1920s–1930s – Olimpija Liepāja. As Olimpija the club played in the Soviet league in 1990, but in 1991, after Latvia regaining its independence, they played only in the Latvian league and finished in the third place. The Olimpija period saw the emergence of Viktors Dobrecovs at the club. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the first seasons in the newly independent Latvia were difficult for Olimpija as they got financially weaker from year to year.

FK Liepāja: 1994

In 1994, the club was renamed FK Liepāja but played only one season with that name.

DAG Liepāja: 1995–1996

In 1995 FK Liepāja was merged with FC Dag Rīga to form DAG Liepāja. The club reached the 1995 Latvian Cup final where they lost 3–0 to Skonto FC. Ainārs Linards returned to the club in 1995. In the Latvian league the club finished 8th out of ten clubs in 1996.

Baltika Liepāja: 1996–1997

In 1996, the club changed owners again and became Baltika Liepāja. In 1996 Māris Verpakovskis, the son of Ilmārs Verpakovskis and future Latvia national football team international made his debut for the club. For some time the club was on the brink of bankruptcy and struggled to stop the best players from leaving the club. However, the club got new funding from the local Metallurgy factory and for the 1997 season at last had a stable budget and ambitious plans again.

FK Liepājas Metalurgs: 1997–2013

In 1998 Metalurgs with Jurijs Popkovs as their head coach finished second behind Skonto in the Latvian Virslīga and each season up to 2004 Metalurgs finished second in the championship. In the Latvian Cup they also lost three cup finals. In 2005 Metalurgs finally became Virslīga champions and won the first title for Liepāja in an independent Latvia since the 1930s. In 2006 Metalurgs also finally won the Latvian Cup. The next league title came in 2009.

2013

After the 2013 league season the club was dissolved due to the bankruptcy of its sole sponsor metallurgical plant Liepājas Metalurgs. There were talks held with potential investors about salvation of the club, but due to lack of suitable options a decision was made to end its existence. The club was replaced by FK Liepāja, founded in 2014.

Honours

  • Virslīga winners 2005, 2009

  • Virslīga runners-up 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011

  • Latvian Cup winners 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1964, 2006

  • Baltic League winners 2007

  • Latvian Soviet league winners 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPSoviet Cup
19904th (Soviet Second League B)7/(17)321499363737Did not participate

Latvian SSR

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19911st (Virslīga)3/(20)362583953458

Latvia

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19921st (Virslīga)6/(12)221057332525
19931st (Virslīga)7/(12)18369244612
SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19941st (Virslīga)11/(12)22251516469Runner-up
SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19951st (Virslīga)8/(10)245510295728Runner-up
SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19961st (Virslīga)5/(10)28115123244381/4 finals
FK Liepājas Metalurgs
SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
19971st (Virslīga)5/(9)249411273231Did not participate
19981st (Virslīga)2/(8)281765622557Runner-up
19991st (Virslīga)2/(8)281936752560semi-finals
20001st (Virslīga)3/(8)281675512555Runner-up
20011st (Virslīga)3/(8)282044602464semi-finals
20021st (Virslīga)3/(8)281567563151Runner-up
20031st (Virslīga)2/(8)28222410029681/4 finals
20041st (Virslīga)2/(8)282134852766semi-finals
20051st (Virslīga)1/(8)282251851971Runner-up
20061st (Virslīga)2/(8)281864662062Winner
20071st (Virslīga)2/(8)2818464221581/4 finals
20081st (Virslīga)2/(10)28141134825531/4 finals
20091st (Virslīga)1/(9)3225439623791/4 finals
20101st (Virslīga)3/(10)2719447020611/4 finals
20111st (Virslīga)2/(9)322246742670Runner-up
20121st (Virslīga)4/(10)362178603370Runner-up
20131st (Virslīga)5/(10)271179543540semi-finals

Participation in the Baltic League

YearPosition
2007/08Winner
2008/09Quarter-finals
2009/10Semi-finals
2010/11Semi-finals

Europe record

2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying round game in Salzburg against FC Salzburg

2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying round game in Salzburg against FC Salzburg

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1998/99UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RIcelandKeflavík4–20–14–3
2RPortugalBraga0–00–40–4
1999/00UEFA CupQRPolandLech Poznań3–21–34–5
2000/01UEFA CupQRNorwayBrann1–10–11–2
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup1Republic of IrelandCork City1–02–13–1
2NetherlandsHeerenveen3–21–64–8
2002/03UEFA CupQRAustriaKärnten0–22–42–6
2003/04UEFA CupQRRomaniaDinamo Bucureşti1–12–53–6
2004/05UEFA Cup1QRFaroe IslandsTórshavn8–13–111–2
2QSwedenÖsters1–12–23–3 (a)
1GermanySchalke 040–41–51–9
2005/06UEFA Cup1QRFaroe IslandsRunavík3–03–06–0
2QRBelgiumGenk2–30–32–6
2006/07UEFA Champions League1QRKazakhstanAktobe1–01–12–1
2QRUkraineDynamo Kyiv1–40–41–8
2007/08UEFA Cup1QRBelarusDinamo Brest1–12–13–2
2QRSwedenAIK3–20–23–4
2008/09UEFA Cup1QRGlentoran2–01–13–1
2QRRomaniaVaslui0–21–31–5
2009/10UEFA Europa League2QRGeorgia (country)Dinamo Tbilisi2–11–33–4
2010/11UEFA Champions League2QRCzech RepublicSparta Prague0–30–20–5
2011/12UEFA Europa League2QRAustriaRed Bull Salzburg1–40–01–4
2012/13UEFA Europa League1QRSan MarinoLa Fiorita4–02–06–0
2QRPolandLegia Warsaw2–21–53–7
2013/14UEFA Europa League1QRWalesPrestatyn Town FC1–22–13–3 (3–4 p)

UEFA Team Ranking 2012/13

RankCountryTeamPoints
282FinlandFC Honka Espoo3.701
283SloveniaNK Olimpija Ljubljana3.691
284LuxembourgFC Differdange 033.675
285LatviaLiepājas Metalurgs3.658
286SwedenÖrebro SK3.625

Sponsors

RoleSponsors
General sponsorsLatviaLiepājas Metalurgs (bankruptcy in 2013)
Kit manufacturerGermanyAdidas

Notable former players

FK Liepājas Metalurgs players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Māris Verpakovskis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Andrejs Rubins

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Jānis Ikaunieks (footballer)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Dāvis Ikaunieks

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Deniss Rakels

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Oskars Kļava

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Deniss Ivanovs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Viktors Dobrecovs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ģirts Karlsons

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Genādijs Soloņicins

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Vladimirs Kamešs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Vladimirs Babičevs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ritus Krjauklis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Valentīns Lobaņovs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ilmārs Verpakovskis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Artūrs Zakreševskis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Dzintars Zirnis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Armands Zeiberliņš

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Pāvels Mihadjuks

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Andrejs Prohorenkovs

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Jurģis Pučinskis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Maksims Rafaļskis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Kristaps Grebis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Dzintars Sproģis

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x|Latvia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Pāvels Šteinbors

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x|Brazil|h15|w22|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x|Japan|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Takafumi Akahoshi

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x|Belarus|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Valeri Shantalosau

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  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x|Lithuania|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Mindaugas Kalonas

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x|Lithuania|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Artūras Rimkevičius

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x|Lithuania|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Darius Gvildys

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x|Lithuania|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Giedrius Žutautas

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x|Lithuania|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Tomas Tamošauskas

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  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Aleksei Bobrov (footballer, born 1973)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Sergei Skoblyakov

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Aleksandr Katasonov

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Mikhail Nikolayevich Solovyov

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x|Armenia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] David Yurchenko

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x|Ukraine|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Serhiy Seleznyov

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x|Ukraine|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Yuriy Hrytsyna

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x|Moldova|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Andrei Cojocari

Managers

  • LatviaKārlis Tīls (1945–48), (Daugava Liepāja coach)
  • LatviaArturs Bušs (1949–51)
  • LatviaErnests Ziņģis(1953–54)
  • LatviaAfanasijs Ptičkins (1954–60)
  • LatviaHārdijs Blūms (1961)
  • RussiaLev Korchebokov (1962–63)
  • LatviaAfanasijs Ptičkins (1964–65)
  • RussiaLev Korchebokov (1966–67)
  • LatviaBoriss Graps (1967–68)
  • LatviaRaimonds Dambis (1969–70)
  • LatviaZigfrīds Driķis (1971)
  • LatviaAfanasijs Ptičkins (1971–75)
  • LatviaVladimirs Davidovs (1976–78)
  • LatviaValentīns Obrivins (1976–78)
  • IsraelBoris Reinhold (1978–80)
  • LatviaValentīns Obrivins (1981–82)
  • LatviaEduards Vlasovs (1983–84)
  • LatviaVladimirs Žuks (1985–88)
  • LatviaJānis Mežeckis (1989–90)
  • LatviaAivars Sveilis (1991)
  • LatviaJānis Zuntners (1991)
  • LatviaAleksandrs Jurenko (1992)
  • LatviaJānis Zuntners (1993–94)
  • LatviaEduards Safjanovs (1994)
  • LatviaIlmārs Verpakovskis (1994)
  • LatviaViktors Ņesterenko (1995)
  • LatviaVladimirs Žuks (1996)
  • LithuaniaŠendelas Geršovičius (1996)
  • LatviaJānis Gilis (1997)
  • LatviaJurijs Popkovs (1998–00)
  • RussiaAnatoli Shelest (2000–01)
  • RussiaVladimir Mukhanov (2002)
  • LatviaViktors Lukins (July 2002 – June 3)
  • LithuaniaBenjaminas Zelkevičius (Jan 2004 – Dec 07)
  • LatviaJurijs Andrejevs (2007–08)
  • LatviaVladimirs Osipovs (Dec 2007 – July 8), (caretaker)
  • GermanyRüdiger Abramczik (Aug 2008 – Dec 10)
  • LatviaVladimirs Osipovs (Jan 2011–12)
  • LatviaDmitrijs Kalašņikovs (2012), (caretaker)
  • LatviaJānis Intenbergs (Nov 2012–2013)

Women's team

The women's team played in the Latvian highest league and won the championship in 2010 and 2012. It represented Latvia at the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3] It was the first time a team from Latvia had entered the competition since its creation in 2001–02.

See also

  • FK Liepāja

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