Futbola klubs Alberts 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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football club, that plays in 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 ...
(2. līga), the third-highest league of Latvian football. The club was founded in 2001 and named after
Alberts Šeibelis,
Latvia national football team
The Latvia national football team ( lv, Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in international football and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FI ...
captain before World War II.
Originally it was from the city of
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the B ...
. From 2008 to 2014 the team played its home matches at
Carnikava
Carnikava ( Livonian: ''Sarnikau'', german: Koivemund, ''Zarnikau''), previously Sānkaule, is a village and the center of the Carnikava parish of Ādaži Municipality in Latvia. It's located 25 km north from Riga at the mouth of the G ...
, but from the 2016 season they play at
Salaspils
Salaspils (; german: Kircholm; sv, Kirkholm) is a town in Latvia, the administrative centre of Salaspils Municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava river, 18 kilometers to the south-east of the city of Riga.
Histo ...
.
At the end of 2006 FK Alberts created a joint team with
FK Auda
Futbola klubs Auda is a Latvian football club, playing in the highest division of Latvian football ( Latvian Higher League). They are based in Ķekava, near the capital, Riga. Auda won their first ever major trophy in 2022, beating RFS 1–0 in t ...
, but also retained a team in the Second League Vidzeme zone under the name of "Vecais Alberts". In 2008 a new club
JDFS Alberts was created on the basis of club's youth system.
In 2009 the club returned to the name of FK Alberts
continuing to play as an amateur team.
League and Cup history
References
External links
Official Facebook page
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Alberts