1960 Latvian SSR Higher League
Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1960 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and ASK won the championship. League standings References RSSSF Latvian SSR Higher League Football 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 ...

Latvian Higher League
Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the league is contested by ten clubs. History and league format History The first all-national Latvian championship - the Virslīga - which succeeded the Riga Football League and other, parallel regional leagues, was organized in 1927. It succeeded the previous Latvian Championship () that was held from 1922 to 1926 in similar fashion. The Virslīga lasted until the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940. After World War II, between 1945 and 1991 the championship of Soviet Latvia was the main footballing competition in the Latvian SSR. With Latvia regaining full independence in August 1991, the newly established Latvian Football Federation (LFF) decided to reorganise its competitions within the Virslīga from 1992. The ...
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1959 Latvian SSR Higher League
Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1959 season. Overview It was contested by 10 teams, and RER won the championship. League standings Playoff tournament Championship match * RER 3-2 Sarkanais Metalurgs ReferencesRSSSF Latvian SSR Higher League Football 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 ...

1961 Latvian SSR Higher League
Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1961 season. Overview It was contested by 8 teams, and ASK won the championship, winning all of their games. League standings References RSSSF Latvian SSR Higher League Football 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 ...

FK ASK
FK ASK Riga was a Latvian football club of the Latvian army, founded in 1923. In the 1920s and 1930s it was one of the leading clubs in Latvia. In 1940s it was disbanded, a new football club of the Soviet army was created in Riga under the name FK AVN, later AVN was renamed to ASK. It became defunct in 1970. History Original FK ASK ASK was founded as a football club with the Latvian army in 1923. In its first year the club earned a promotion to the top Riga division by beating Union Riga. The stadium of ASK (built in 1923) was one of the main football arenas in Riga, Latvia national football team played many matches there. In 1924 ASK finished second in Riga, but both in 1925 and 1926 it finished last and thus in 1927 it didn't earn a place in the newly founded Virsliga (first league in Latvia to have clubs from both Riga and other cities). In 1928 ASK earned a promotion to Virsliga by beating LNJS Liepāja. In 1932 ASK won its first Virsliga title (in a golden match again ...
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Pilots Rīga
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they are involved in operating the aircraft's navigation and engine systems. Other aircrew members, such as drone operators, flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew, are not classified as aviators. In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their pilots. Definition The first recorded use of the term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in French) was in 1887, as a variation of ''aviation'', from the Latin ''avis'' (meaning ''bird''), coined in 1863 by in ''Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne'' ("Aviation or Air Navigation"). The term ''aviatrix'' (''aviatrice'' in French), now archaic, was formerly used for a female pilot. The term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in F ...
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RVR Riga
RVR may refer to: Railways *Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station, Karnataka, India, by Namma Metro station code *Rift Valley Railways, in Kenya and Uganda *Richmond Staples Mill Road station, Henrico County, Virginia, U.S., Amtrak station code RVR *Rother Valley Railway, a heritage line in England *Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca, a former Latvian rail and tram vehicle manufacturer Other uses *''R v R'', a 1991 House of Lords case that determined that under English criminal law, it is a crime for a husband to rape his wife *Rapid Ventricular Rate, a medical abbreviation *Royal Victoria Regiment, an infantry regiment of the Australian Army *Runway visual range, an aeronautical term *Mitsubishi RVR, a range of cars *Realm versus Realm, a type of player versus player gameplay *RVR Riga, a Latvian football club in the 1956 Latvian SSR Higher League Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1956 season. Overview It was contested by 13 teams, and Sarkanais Metalurgs won the champ ...
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RER Riga
RER may refer to: Transport In France * , or , the commuter rail service serving Paris and its suburbs * , now called , commuter rail service serving Geneva (Switzerland), Annemasse (France) and its suburbs In Belgium * ('Brussels Regional Express Network'), the commuter rail service serving Brussels and its suburbs and commuters * ('Ghent Regional Express Network'), the commuter rail service serving Ghent and its suburbs and commuters In Switzerland * , the name used for the Bern S-Bahn in French speaking areas. * , commuter rail service serving Vaud and its suburbs * , commuter rail service serving Fribourg and its suburbs * , the name used for the Basel S-Bahn in French speaking areas. * , now called , commuter rail service serving Geneva, Annemasse and its suburbs In Argentina * , a planned commuter rail service in Buenos Aires In Canada * GO Regional Express Rail, now known as ''GO Expansion'', a planned commuter rail service in Toronto and its suburbs Other us ...
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Celtnieks Rīga
Celtnieks Rīga ('Builder Riga') was a Latvian football club from Riga that won the Latvian Cup 3 times: in 1984, 1985 and 1986. History The team was established in the 1960s as ĒCK (, in Russian ''DSK''). Celtnieks made its debut in the Latvian SSR Championship in 1978. In the 1980s it was one of the strongest clubs in the Latvian league as it had finished second in the league in four successive seasons and for three consecutive seasons (1984–1986) it then won the Latvian Cup. Especially remarkable was the 1986 cup victory, when in the final game Celtnieks decisively beat its opponent team - Gauja Valmiera - by winning 6:0 under the leadership of managers such as Aldis Polis. Jurijs Jakovļevs from Celtnieks was the best goalscorer of the Latvian league in 1984, 1986 and 1987. In this time Celtnieks was coached by former Daugava Rīga professional Viktors Ņesterenko who in addition to his coaching work also played with Celtnieks. In addition to Jakovļevs club leaders in ...
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Rigas Audums
Riga district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. It was the ''de facto'' successor of the historical Riga county since 1949. Beginning from the west and counterclockwise to the east, Riga district bordered the districts of Tukums, Jelgava, Bauska, Ogre, Cēsis and Limbaži. The area of the district was 3,058 km² with a population of 159,247 in January 2009. Riga district was one of the largest regions of Latvia, it was strategically important and also had some of the most developed infrastructure in Latvia. It was a cross-point of 10 major motorways and a junction of 6 important railroad lines. Districts were eliminated during the . History One of the first ancient settlements was situated in this district and dates from the 9th century BC. Across time localities of the Riga district had their resurgence and downturns caused by wars and unrest. This land been occupied by German crusaders ...
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SK Bl%C4%81zma
SK Blāzma is a Latvian football club in Rēzekne. The club is a continuation of the city's main football club, Dižvanagi. The club competed in Virslīga in the 2008 season following promotion from the 1. Liga in 2007. History The first club from Rēzekne to compete in the Latvian football championship in 1950 was Dynamo who finished in 14th place out of 17 clubs. The following season the championship was reorganized and Dynamo club lost its place in the league. Dynamo again played in the Latvian Football Championship in 1952 but finished 9th out of 11 clubs and were relegated once again. In 1956, the club played in the championship, this time though under the name Rezekne. They finished in 8th place out of 14 clubs. Rēzekne were relegated again in the 1958 season. They were promoted again in 1960, but stayed only one season, finishing 10th. In 1965, the club returned to the Latvian Championship, this time under the name, Mašīnbūvētājs. However, they finished the se ...
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