FK Ventspils

The Futbola clubs Ventspils is a Latvian football club based in the port city of Ventspils.

History

The FK Ventspils was created in 1997 as a merger of the two second division Ventspils Nafta and Venta Ventspils and took over from the second division champions Vecriga Riga the license for the Virsliga and immediately succeeded there, the fourth place.

Come in the following years leading positions ( 2000-2002 respectively as runner-up ) with, so that the club in 2000 was the first time to participate in the qualification for the UEFA Cup, but in the first round at the Hungarian representative Vasas SC to a 2-1 home win failed a 1-3 defeat in the return leg. 2002 succeeded after a 3-0 win and a 0-1 defeat in the return leg against FC Lugano then qualified for the first round, but the team against the Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart twice with 1:4 had no chance.

On 28 September 2003, the team was able to lift a trophy for the first time in the air as the Latvian Cup was won by a clear 4-0 against Skonto Riga. In the following two years the title was defended in each case; 2004 with a 2-1 victory again against Skonto Riga, 2005 after a 2-1 after extra Liepaja Metalurgs.

2006 finally scored the first league title in the club's history.

In 2007, the team successfully defended a 1-0 victory at Skonto Riga, with a game before the season ends his title. As a result of the championship in 2007, the club played in the Champions League qualifiers, where they first prevailed against The New Saints FC from Wales, but then dropped out chance against Red Bull Salzburg ( 0:3 and 0:4 ). In the same year, the fourth National Cup was won.

2008, the third league title was consecutively won 3 days before the season ends.

2009 defeated the team in the second qualifying round of the Champions League the Luxembourg champion F91 Dudelange 3-0 ( at home) and 3-1 (away). In the 3rd round, the team met with the Belarusian champions BATE Borisov, who was defeated in the first leg 1-0. The return match was lost with 1:2, thus the team progressed through the away goals rule. In the fourth round, both games were lost to FC Zurich with 1:2 and 0:3. The club dropped out of the Champions League from taking further part in the group stage of the Europa League, where they met with Sporting Lisbon, SC Heerenveen and Hertha BSC. Although you could Hertha, Sporting (both away ) and Heerenveen ( home ) each wrest a draw, but still different from the Table of the competition.

In the Baltic League Ventspils was defeated in 2007 in the final against Liepaja Metalurgs with 1:3 and 1:5. In the 2009/10 season it was achieved by a 5:3 in a penalty shoot-out against Sūduva Marijampolė the first victory. A year late succeeded Ventspils to re -time participation in the Baltic League Final, but this time was subject to the League Revalen Skonto Riga on penalties 6:7.

The team from the harbor city in 2011 to fight for the fourth championship, by the way, you won also the Latvian Football Cup, also you made ​​it to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. 2013, repeated the events that you reached the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and again the yellow and blues brought the Double.

Achievements

  • Latvian Championship: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013
  • Latvian Cup: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
  • Baltic League: 2009/10

Squad 2014 season

(Updated: January 16, 2014)

European Cup balance

Pictures

Vīts Rimkus

Andrejs Butriks

Coach Romāns Grigorčuks

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