FK Valmiera
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Futbola klubs Valmiera is a Latvia
n football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Valmiera
.
(second-highest division of Latvian football). The team finished second in the league which gave Valmiera a possibility to battle with the second from the bottom team of Virslīga
- Skonto-Metāls for a place in the top division of Latvian football. In the first game in Riga
Skonto-Metāls won 1:0 but at home Valmiera overcame the one goal deficit and won 2:0 (I.Maļukovs, Dz. Savaļnieks), thus earning a place in Virslīga.
In the debut season in Virslīga Valmiera managed to finish 7th from 9 teams with a comfortable margin over the two weakest teams. The following season was even more successful as the team finished 5th in Virslīga, the same result was repeated in 1999. The new millennium
brought hard financial times for FK Valmiera. After the 2003 season the team had to leave Virslīga begause of financial difficulties and since then has been playing the 1st league paying more attention to evolving of young talents.
Several of former Valmiera players have played in the Latvia national football team
. Those include Vits Rimkus
(FK Ventspils
), Viktors Morozs
(FC Skonto), Gatis Kalniņš
(FC Skonto), Deniss Romanovs
(F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti) and Māris Smirnovs
(FK Ventspils).
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Valmiera
Valmiera
Valmiera is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 18.1 km². It is the center of the Valmiera District. As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2008 – 27,569....
.
History
Club founded in 1996. It participated in the first Latvian league1. Liga
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(second-highest division of Latvian football). The team finished second in the league which gave Valmiera a possibility to battle with the second from the bottom team of Virslīga
Virsliga
-Past Virslīga winners:-Top scorers:-Riga football league winners:* 1910 Union Riga* 1911 British FC Riga* 1912 Union Riga* 1913 British FC Riga* 1914 British FC Riga* 1915 British FC Riga-Champions of Latvia before Virslīga:* 1922 Ķeizarmežs...
- Skonto-Metāls for a place in the top division of Latvian football. In the first game in 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,...
Skonto-Metāls won 1:0 but at home Valmiera overcame the one goal deficit and won 2:0 (I.Maļukovs, Dz. Savaļnieks), thus earning a place in Virslīga.
In the debut season in Virslīga Valmiera managed to finish 7th from 9 teams with a comfortable margin over the two weakest teams. The following season was even more successful as the team finished 5th in Virslīga, the same result was repeated in 1999. The new millennium
Millennium
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brought hard financial times for FK Valmiera. After the 2003 season the team had to leave Virslīga begause of financial difficulties and since then has been playing the 1st league paying more attention to evolving of young talents.
Several of former Valmiera players have played in the Latvia national football team
Latvia national football team
The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...
. Those include Vits Rimkus
Vits Rimkus
Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania....
(FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
), Viktors Morozs
Viktors Morozs
Viktors Morozs is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for PAEEK in the Cypriot Second Division. He also plays for Latvia national football team.Morozs made his debut for Latvia in a match against Azerbaijan on 6 July 2002, but he has not been called up to the national team...
(FC Skonto), Gatis Kalniņš
Gatis Kalninš
Gatis Kalniņš is a 6 ft 3 ins Latvian striker. His current club is FK Jūrmala from Latvia.He has also played for FK Valmiera, Skonto FC, FK Auda and Othellos Athineou. Kalniņš had a brief spell on trial at English side Burnley FC, in pre-season 2008, but was unsuccessful in his attempts to...
(FC Skonto), Deniss Romanovs
Deniss Romanovs
Deniss Romanovs is a football goalkeeper from Latvia, currently playing for Cenderawasih FC in Liga Primer Indonesia.Previously he played for Skonto-Metals, FK Valmiera, FK Ventspils and FC Ditton in Latvia, Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, Slavia Prague in Czech Republic and Khazar Lankaran in...
(F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti) and Māris Smirnovs
Maris Smirnovs
Māris Smirnovs is a football defender from Latvia currently playing for FC Tranzīts.As of 6 July 2009 he has played 22 international matches for the Latvia national team...
(FK Ventspils).
League and Cup history
FK Valmiera| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Latvian Football Cup Latvian football Cup The Latvian Football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Latvian football. It started in 1937 replacing the previous knockout tournament – Riga Football Cup.The competition is a knockout tournament.... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
2/(13) | |
| 1997 | 1st (Virsliga) | 7/(9) | |
| 1998 | 1st (Virsliga) | 5/(8) | |
| 1999 | 1st (Virsliga) | 5/(8) | 1/4 finals |
| 2000 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(8) | 1/4 finals |
| 2001 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(8) | 1/4 finals |
| 2002 | 1st (Virsliga) | 5/(8) | 1/4 finals |
| 2003 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(8) | 1/8 finals |
| 2004 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
7/(14) | 1/16 finals |
| 2005 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
6/(14) | 1/8 finals |
| 2006 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
7/(16) | 1/8 finals |
| 2007 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
10/(16) | 3rd round |
| 2008 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
7/(15) | |
| 2009 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
11/(14) | |
| 2010 | 2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... ) |
6/(12) |