Latvian Football Cup
| Founded | 1937 | 
|---|---|
| Region |  Latvia | 
| Number of teams | 50 | 
| Current champions | FK Jelgava (3rd title) | 
| Most successful club(s) | Skonto FC (8 titles) | 
| Website | Latvijas Kauss | 
|  2015–16 Latvian Football Cup | |
The Latvian Football Cup (Latvian: Latvijas kauss) 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 (single elimination) tournament.
During the USSR years (1940–1991), it served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup.
List of finals
The results of the finals: 
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Total titles won
The following 32 clubs have won the Latvian Football Cup.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto Rīga | 8 | 7 | 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 | 
| Elektrons Rīga | 7 | 2 | 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 | 
| ASK Rīga | 7 | 1 | 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966 | 
| Ventspils | 6 | 2 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013 | 
| Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja | 4 | 4 | 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955 | 
| Jelgava | 4 | — | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 | 
| VEF Rīga | 3 | 8 | 1956, 1971, 1987 | 
| Celtnieks Rīga | 3 | — | 1984, 1985, 1986 | 
| RAF Jelgava | 3 | — | 1988, 1993, 1996 | 
| Starts Brocēni | 2 | 1 | 1961, 1968 | 
| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils | 2 | 1 | 1976, 1979 | 
| RFK Rīga | 2 | — | 1937, 1939 | 
| Daugava Liepāja | 2 | — | 1946, 1947 | 
| LMR Liepāja | 2 | — | 1962, 1963 | 
| Jūrnieks Rīga | 2 | — | 1970, 1972 | 
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1 | 7 | 2006 | 
| Jūras Osta Ventspils | 1 | 2 | 1967 | 
| Enerģija Rīga | 1 | 2 | 1982 | 
| Torpedo Rīga | 1 | 2 | 1989 | 
| Dinamo Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1957 | 
| Baltika Liepāja | 1 | 1 | 1965 | 
| Pilots Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1973 | 
| Lielupe Jūrmala | 1 | 1 | 1975 | 
| Celtnieks Daugavpils | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 
| Olimpija Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 
| Rīgas Vilki | 1 | — | 1938 | 
| Dinamo Liepāja | 1 | — | 1948 | 
| RER Rīga | 1 | — | 1958 | 
| Vulkāns Kuldīga | 1 | — | 1964 | 
| Daugava Rīga | 1 | — | 1990 | 
| Rīga | 1 | — | 1999 | 
| Daugava Daugavpils | 1 | — | 2008 | 
- Bold clubs play in top flight.
- Italic clubs dissolved or merged.
References
- ↑ "Latvia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Cup at uefa.com
- Cup at soccerway.com
- League321.com - National cup results. (English)
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