The 2016–17 Latvian Football Cup was the 22nd edition of the
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football
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knockout tournament. The winners will qualify for the
first qualifying round of the
2017–18 UEFA Europa League
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Participating clubs
The following teams will take part in the competition:
First round
The first round consists of 8 matches, between 16 of the qualifying teams from the Latvian Second League. 9 teams from the Second League automatically qualified for the second round, based on a lottery. The matches of this round took place on 4–15 June 2016.
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4 June
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5 June
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10 June
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11 June
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15 June
Second round
The 8 winners of the first round joined the 9 Second League teams that automatically qualified, in addition to 14 teams from the First League. These 32 teams played 15 head-to-head matches to determine who will move on to the third round. The matches of this round took place on 26 June–7 July 2016.
FK Lielupe received a bye.
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2 July
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3 July
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4 July
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6 July
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7 July
Third round
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9 July
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10 July
Fourth round
Teams from the
Latvian Higher League
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enter at this stage.
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16 July
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17 July
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18 July
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25 September
Quarter-finals
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8 April
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9 April
Semi final
Played on 26 April 2017 and 3 May 2017; over two legs.
Final
The final was played on 17 May 2017
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Referee : Andris Treimanis
References
External links
LFF.lv
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Latvian Football Cup
Latvian Football Cup seasons
Latvian Football Cup
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Cup
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