Augšdaugavas NSS, previously Ilūkstes NSS, is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

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located in

Ilūkste Ilūkste (; lt, Alūksta, Ilūkšta; german: Illuxt) is a town in Augšdaugava Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 2,216. History Territory of modern Ilūkste was inhabited by ancient baltic tribe- Selonian ...

. The club played its home matches at the

Ilūkstes pilsētas stadions Ilūkstes pilsētas stadions is a multi-purpose stadium in Ilūkste, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the ...

with capacity of 300 people.

History

The club was founded in 1988 as ''Zemgale Ilūkste''. It took part in the

Latvian SSR Higher League Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvi ...

, finishing 13th in its debut season. In 1989, just one year after foundation, the club's name was changed to ''Vārpa Ilūkste'', and they finished the league in the 14th position. The 1990 season saw ''Vārpa Ilūkste'' achieve its best result until then – the 10th position in the league table. In 1991 the club's name was changed to ''Vārpa Dilar'', which was shortened to ''Dilar'' in 1992 . In 1991 they finished the league in the 7th position, but after the collapse of the

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earned a place in the newly formed

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for the 1992 season. With just 2 points in 22 matches the club finished the league in the last 12th position of the table and was relegated to the

Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. History The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 1 ...

. In 1993 they were not enrolled as participants and the club's existence had practically ended. In 1997, after 4 years of silence, the team was reformed as ''FK Ilūkste'' and took part in the Latvian First League, finishing in the 9th position. In 1998 the club's name was once again changed – this time to ''Ceļinieks'' ('road builder') – as the club managed to grab the 4th position of the league table at the end of the championship. The next season saw them get relegated from the Latvian First League, as they finished in the 7th position, receding to the

Latvian Second League The Latvian Second League ( lv, 2. līga) is the third tier of football in Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika ...

. The club played in the 3rd tier of Latvian football until 2006, when they won the championship and were once again promoted to the Latvian First League. Before the start of the 2007 Latvian First League season the club was renamed ''Ilūkste/BJSS'' to mark their partnership with the local Children and Youth Sports School (''Bērnu un jaunatnes sporta skola''). The club withdrew from the championship in mid-season due to financial difficulties, and they were once again relegated to the Latvian Second League. In 2009 and 2010 they won the Latvian Second League, but lost in the promotion play-offs, failing to earn a promotion. The promotion to the Latvian First League came in 2011, when ''Ilūkste/BJSS'' once again won the league and the play-offs as well. In 2012 the club's name was changed to ''Ilūkstes NSS'', as the club started its cooperation with the

Ilūkste Municipality Ilūkste Municipality ( lv, Ilūkstes novads) was a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Pilskalne Parish, Šēdere Parish, Bebrene Parish and Ilūkste town. In 2009 it absorbed Dviete parish, Egla ...

Sports School. They finished the Latvian First League championship in the 2nd position, being promoted to the Latvian Higher League for the second time in the club's history. In 2013 Ilūkstes NSS became members of the

. They started the season playing their home matches in

Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...

due to the reconstruction of the

. The stadium was opened in June 2013, and since then it has been the club's home ground. Several Latvian football players, who started their professional careers in Ilūkste, have made it to the Latvian national team, including

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, Jurijs Žigajevs and

Ritus Krjauklis Ritus Krjauklis (born 23 April 1986) is a Latvian footballer who currently plays for Latvian Higher League club Daugavpils as a centre back. Club career As a child and teenager, Ritus Krjauklis played for his local club FK Ilūkste under coac ...

Honours

winners ** 2011 *

runners-up ** 2006, 2009, 2010 *

runners-up ** 2012

Managers

League and Cup history

Key:^* Results before promotion play-offs (

Latgale Latgale ( ltg, Latgola; ; ger, Lettgallen; be, Латгалія, Łathalija; pl, Łatgalia; la, Lettgallia), also known as Latgalia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region and is north of the Daugava River. While ...

's championship zone)

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