Football Championship of the Latvian SSR
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Championship of the Latvian SSR in football (also Higher Football League of the Latvian SSR, Latvian: Latvijas PSR futbola Augstākā līga) was a top competition of association football in the Latvian SSR in 1945-91 soon after the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union.
Founded1945
Folded1991
Country
Latvian SSR (
Soviet Union)
Latvian SSR (
Soviet Union)Last championsForums Skonto (1st title)
(1991)
(1991)
| Founded | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1991 |
| Country | Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union) |
| Last champions | Forums Skonto (1st title) (1991) |
| Most championships | 8 – FK ASK (Army Sports Club) |
The competition was originally established in 1941 in place of the Virslīga, but was never finished due to invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.
List of champions
Number of titles
- 9 – Daugava Liepāja
- 8 – ASK Rīga (AVN)
- 6 – VEF Rīga
- 4 – Enerģija Rīga (ESR)
- 3 – Elektrons Rīga, Torpedo Rīga
- 2 – Ķīmiķis Daugavpils, RAF Jelgava
- 1 – FK Dinamo Rīga, Žmiļova komanda, Darba Rezerves Rīga, RER Rīga, Starts Brocēni, Venta Ventspils, FK Jūrnieks, FK Alfa, Gauja Valmiera, Forums-Skonto