SK Babīte is a
Latvia
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football
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club. They are based in the Latvian town of
Babīte near
Rīga
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and competed in the highest division of Latvian football (the
Virslīga
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) and the
Latvian Football Cup
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.
Their home stadium is located in
Piņķi
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, but due to incompatibility with Virslīga standards the team plays its home matches in
Rīga
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's
Skonto Stadium
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. On 22 June 2017, they were excluded from the
Latvian Higher League
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from 2017 as the Latvian Football Federation received a notice from
UEFA
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's Betting Fraud Detection System for 6 separate games involving Babite.
The previous results of Babīte in the 2017 Higher League (including points, goals scored and conceded) were annulled.
Players
First-team squad
''As of 1 September 2016.''
References
* http://lff.lv/lv/turniri/viriesu-turniri/komanda-lv-pirma-liga/sastavi/sk-babite/?year
Football clubs in Latvia
Association football clubs established in 2015
2015 establishments in Latvia
SK Babite
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