Energija Riga
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Enerģija Rīga was a Soviet Latvian football
club from Riga
, a four-time winner of the Latvian league. It went bankrupt together with the factory that supported it in early 1990s.
after the season was signed by Soviet first league club Daugava Rīga. Still the club managed by E.Tantiba won the second league title in 1967. In 1968 the club was renamed as Enerģija Rīga. In the years that followed Enerģija was always among the top teams in the Latvian league but the next title was won only in 1976. The Enerģija was coached by Boriss Reinholds who later with good success worked with Zvejnieks Liepāja. In 1977 Enerģija won its fourth and final title, as the clubs forward former Daugava Rīga player Anatoli Kondratenko
was the best goalscorer in the Latvian league. Another former Daugava player Ronalds Žagars
was the clubs goalkeeper in 1977.
After 1977 Enerģija failed to win any more league titles but in 1982 it won its first and final Latvian Cup by beating Torpedo Rīga
2:1 in the final match. In 1987 the club was renamed to FK Apgaismes tehnika. The last relatively successful season for the club came in 1990 as it finished fourth in the Latvian league and reached the Latvian Cup final. After the 1991 season the club went bankrupt, some of its players played with Decemviri II in 1. liga
in 1992 but the history of one of the best Riga clubs of the 1970s was finished. In 1992 Decemviri II also became defunct.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, a four-time winner of the Latvian league. It went bankrupt together with the factory that supported it in early 1990s.
History
ESR Rīga made its debut in the Latvian league in 1966 and already in the first season won it. One of the clubs leaders Nikolajs JermakovsNikolajs Jermakovs
Nikolajs Jermakovs is a former Soviet Latvian football striker.-Playing biography:After winning the Latvian league with Elektrospludžu rūpnīca in 1966, Jermakovs joined the strongest Latvian football club - FK Daugava Rīga at the age of 19. With Daugava he played in more than 100 matches in the...
after the season was signed by Soviet first league club Daugava Rīga. Still the club managed by E.Tantiba won the second league title in 1967. In 1968 the club was renamed as Enerģija Rīga. In the years that followed Enerģija was always among the top teams in the Latvian league but the next title was won only in 1976. The Enerģija was coached by Boriss Reinholds who later with good success worked with Zvejnieks Liepāja. In 1977 Enerģija won its fourth and final title, as the clubs forward former Daugava Rīga player Anatoli Kondratenko
Anatoli Kondratenko
Anatoli Kondratenko is a former Soviet football striker who played for Daugava Rīga from 1971 to 1976.-Biography:Kondratenko was sent to Latvia in the army. There he played in the Republic league for Pilots Rīga and after his military service was completed he was invited to play for FK Daugava Rīga...
was the best goalscorer in the Latvian league. Another former Daugava player Ronalds Žagars
Ronalds Žagars
Ronalds Žagars is a former Latvian football goalkeeper who played for Zvejnieks Liepāja and FK Daugava Rīga.-Playing biography:...
was the clubs goalkeeper in 1977.
After 1977 Enerģija failed to win any more league titles but in 1982 it won its first and final Latvian Cup by beating Torpedo Rīga
Torpedo Riga
Torpedo Rīga was a football club that played in Riga. The club played in the Latvian league with good success from 1979 to 2000 when it merged with Policijas FK.-As Torpedo Rīga:...
2:1 in the final match. In 1987 the club was renamed to FK Apgaismes tehnika. The last relatively successful season for the club came in 1990 as it finished fourth in the Latvian league and reached the Latvian Cup final. After the 1991 season the club went bankrupt, some of its players played with Decemviri II in 1. liga
1. Liga
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in 1992 but the history of one of the best Riga clubs of the 1970s was finished. In 1992 Decemviri II also became defunct.
Honours
- Latvian league winners: 4 (1966, 1967, 1976, 1977)
- Latvian Cup winners (1982)
Notable past players
- Nikolajs JermakovsNikolajs JermakovsNikolajs Jermakovs is a former Soviet Latvian football striker.-Playing biography:After winning the Latvian league with Elektrospludžu rūpnīca in 1966, Jermakovs joined the strongest Latvian football club - FK Daugava Rīga at the age of 19. With Daugava he played in more than 100 matches in the...
- Anatoli KondratenkoAnatoli KondratenkoAnatoli Kondratenko is a former Soviet football striker who played for Daugava Rīga from 1971 to 1976.-Biography:Kondratenko was sent to Latvia in the army. There he played in the Republic league for Pilots Rīga and after his military service was completed he was invited to play for FK Daugava Rīga...
- Ronalds ŽagarsRonalds ŽagarsRonalds Žagars is a former Latvian football goalkeeper who played for Zvejnieks Liepāja and FK Daugava Rīga.-Playing biography:...
- Jānis DreimanisJanis DreimanisJānis Dreimanis is a Latvian football manager and a former football defender. In his career he played 115 matches for Daugava Rīga scoring 4 goals.-Playing career:...
- Jurijs AndrejevsJurijs AndrejevsJurijs Andrejevs is a former footballer who is currently the sporting director of Liepājas Metalurgs.Previously he was the manager of the team but was released in 2008 after an unsuccessful season....