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| Full name | Futbola klubs Ventspils | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Yellow-Blues | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Dissolved | 19 January 2024 | ||
| Ground | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | ||
| Capacity | 3,200 | ||
| Manager | Igor Kichigin | ||
| League | Latvian First League | ||
| Website | https://fkventspils.com/ | ||
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FK Ventspils was a Latvian professional football club based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils. It was one of the most prominent football clubs in the country. The club played in the Latvian Virslīga since 1997.
It folded in July 2021 and was officially liquidated on 19 January 2024.[1] A new phoenix club - JFK Ventspils was created on the basis of the former FK Ventspils youth academy, returned to Latvian football and competes in the Latvian First League as of 2023.
In total, FK Ventspils has won six league titles and seven Latvian Cups. They became Latvian Higher League champions in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014.[2][failed verification] In 2009 FK Ventspils became the first Latvian club to participate in the group stages of a UEFA competition after beating BATE Borisov from Belarus.[citation needed]
- ^ "Ēras oficiālas beigas – izbeigta futbola kluba 'Ventspils' darbība". Delfi (in Latvian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Ventspils hold on to oust BATE". UEFA.