Latvian Football Cup
{{Infobox football tournament
| current = 2024 Latvian Football Cup
| logo =
| number of teams = ~50 (varies by year)
| sport = Football
| founded = 1937
| teams =
| region = {{flag|Latvia}}
| qualifier for = UEFA Europa Conference League
| current champions = FK RFS
(3rd title)
| most successful club = Skonto FC
(8 titles)
| website = [https://lff.lv/sacensibas/viriesi/latvijas-kauss/ Latvijas Kauss]
}}
The Latvian Football Cup ({{Langx|lv|Latvijas kauss}}) is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss) due to the sponsorship by sports betting company William Hill.{{Cite web|url=https://lff.lv/zinas/13348/latvijas-kausa-turnirs-unikala-partneriba-iegust-atbildigas-speles-nosaukumu/|title=LATVIJAS KAUSA TURNĪRS UNIKĀLĀ PARTNERĪBĀ IEGŪST "ATBILDĪGAS SPĒLES" NOSAUKUMU|last=Ārmanis|first=Ints|date=2021-07-12|website=LFF.lv|language=lv|access-date=2021-07-12}} The tournament was launched in 1937, replacing the previous knockout tournament – the Riga Football Cup.
The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament. From 1937 to 2008 and again since 2017, all of the games of the tournament are played within the year.
During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941, 1944–1991) it served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup. The competition was also fully played once during the German occupation of the Baltic states, in 1943.
List of finals
The results of the finals are:{{cite web|title=Latvia – List of Cup Winners|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/letcuphist.html|access-date=28 July 2011}}
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Year
! Winner ! Runner-up ! Score |
|---|
| 1937
| RFK | US Riga | 2–0 |
| 1938
| ASK | 3–1 |
| 1939
| RFK | 5–1 |
| colspan=4 align=center|Under Soviet and Nazi German occupations |
| 1940–1942
| colspan=3 align=center|Abandoned due to Soviet occupation and Operation Barbarossa |
| 1943
| ASK |
| 1944–1945
| colspan=3 align=center|Abandoned due to Soviet advance and re-occupation |
| 1946
| VEF | 4–2 |
| 1947
| 2–1 |
| 1948
| 3–2 |
| 1949
| 4–0 |
| 1950
| AVN | 4–0 |
| 1951
| AVN | 6–2 |
| 1952
| AVN | 4–2 |
| 1953
| 4–0 |
| 1954 |
| 1955 |
| 1956
| VEF | RER Riga | 1–0 |
| 1957 |
| 1958
| RER Riga | Tosmare |
| 1959
| ASK | Sloka | 7–0 |
| 1960
| ASK | VEF | 1–0 |
| 1961
| CSK | 2–1 |
| 1962
| 1–0 |
| 1963
| RTP | 2–0 |
| 1964
| Tosmare | 5–2 |
| 1965
| 2–1 |
| 1966
| ASK | 3–0 |
| 1967
| 2–0 |
| 1968
| Venta | 3–2 |
| 1969
| Venta |
| 1970
| VEF | 1–0 |
| 1971
| VEF | 1–0 |
| 1972
| 1–0 |
| 1973
| 3–2 |
| 1974
| VEF | 1–0 |
| 1975
| VEF | 2–1 |
| 1976
| 1–0 |
| 1977
| VEF | 1–0 |
| 1978
| 3–0 |
| 1979
| RPI | 4–2 |
| 1980
| 2–1 |
| 1981
| 1–0 |
| 1982
| 2–1 |
| 1983
| 1–0 |
| 1984
| VEF | 3–1 |
| 1985
| VEF | 3–0 |
| 1986
| 6–0 |
| 1987
| VEF |
| 1988
| 1–0 |
| 1989
| 1–0 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| colspan=4 align=center|Since restoration of independence |
| 1992
| 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 1993
| 1–0 |
| 1994
| DAG Riga | 2–0 |
| 1995
| 3–0 |
| 1996
| 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 1997
| 2–1 |
| 1998
| 1–0 |
| 1999
| FK Rīga |
| 26 May 2000
| 4–1 |
| 27 May 2001
| 2–0 |
| 20 Oct 2002
| 3–0 |
| 28 Sep 2003
| 4–0 |
| 26 Sep 2004
| 2–1 |
| 25 Sep 2005
| 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 24 Sep 2006
| 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 30 Sep 2007
| 3–0 |
| 15 June 2008 |
| 19 May 2010 |
| 15 May 2011
| 3–1 |
| 12 May 2012 |
| 18 May 2013
| 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 21 May 2014 |
| 20 May 2015
| 2–0 |
| 22 May 2016
| 1–0 |
| 17 May 2017
| Riga FC |
| 18 October 2017
| Riga FC | 2–0 |
| 24 October 2018
| Riga FC |
| 26 October 2019
| FK RFS | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| 8 November 2020
| 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 24 October 2021
| FK RFS | 1–0 |
| 20 October 2022
| Auda | FK RFS | 1–0 |
| 25 October 2023
| Riga FC | FK RFS |
| 30 October 2024
| FK RFS | FK Auda | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
Total titles won
The following 36 clubs have won the Latvian Football Cup.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width="180px"| Club
! Winners ! Runners-up ! Winning Years |
|---|
| Skonto Rīga
|align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 7 | 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 |
| Ventspils
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
| Elektrons Rīga
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 2 | 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| ASK Rīga
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 1 | 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966 |
| Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
|align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 4 | 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Jelgava
|align="center"| 4 |align="center"| — | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| VEF Rīga
|align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 8 | 1956, 1971, 1987 |
| FK RFS
|align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 2 | 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Celtnieks Rīga
|align="center"| 3 |align="center"| — | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| RAF Jelgava
|align="center"| 3 |align="center"| — | 1988, 1993, 1996 |
| Riga FC
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 2 | 2018, 2023 |
| Starts Brocēni
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 | 1961, 1968 |
| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 | 1976, 1979 |
| Liepāja
| align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1 | 2017, 2020 |
| RFK Rīga
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — | 1937, 1939 |
| Daugava Liepāja
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — | 1946, 1947 |
| LMR Liepāja
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — | 1962, 1963 |
| Jūrnieks Rīga
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — | 1970, 1972 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 7 | 2006 |
| Jūras Osta Ventspils
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 2 | 1967 |
| Enerģija Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 2 | 1982 |
| Torpedo Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 2 | 1989 |
| Dinamo Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1957 |
| Baltika Liepāja
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1965 |
| Pilots Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1973 |
| Lielupe Jūrmala
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1975 |
| Celtnieks Daugavpils
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1991 |
| Olimpija Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 1994 |
| Auda
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 | 2022 |
| Rīgas Vilki
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1938 |
| Dinamo Liepāja
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1948 |
| RER Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1958 |
| Vulkāns Kuldīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1964 |
| Daugava Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1990 |
| Rīga
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 1999 |
| Daugava Daugavpils
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — | 2008 |
- Bold clubs play in top flight.
- Italic clubs dissolved or merged.
References
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External links
- [https://lff.lv/sacensibas/viriesi/latvijas-kauss/ Official website]
- [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/lva/domestic/cup/5064/ Cup at uefa.com]
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/latvia/cup/2019/1st-round/r50452/ Cup at soccerway.com]
- [http://www.league321.com/latvia-football.html#National_cup_results League321.com] - National cup results. {{in lang|en}}
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