Valmiera Ordo | |||
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Leagues | LBL Baltic League | ||
Founded | 2001 | ||
Dissolved | 2018 | ||
History | Valmiera/Rujiena (2001–2003) Valmieras Piens (2004–2005) Lacplesa Alus (2006) SK Valmiera (2007–2010) BK Valmiera (2011–2015) Valmiera/Ordo (2016–2018) | ||
Arena | Vidzeme Olympic Center | ||
Capacity | 1500 | ||
Location | Valmiera, Latvia | ||
Team colors | Green, White | ||
President | Ivars Rudzītis | ||
Team manager | Mārtiņš Bērziņš | ||
Championships | 1 Latvian league | ||
Website | bkvalmiera.lv | ||
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BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015-2016 season finals, Valmiera Ordo won its first and only national championship, beating VEF Rīga in a seven-game series. Valmiera is a three-time LBL bronze medal winner, attaining the distinction in 2003, 2005, and 2013, with coach Varis Krūmiņš.
Valmiera is one of the main basketball centers in Latvia, providing talent for Latvian national teams, such as Dairis Bertāns, Dāvis Bertāns, Rolands Šmits, and Jānis Bērziņš.