FK Ventspils

Ventspils
Full nameFutbola Klubs Ventspils
Nickname(s)Yellow-Blues
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Dissolved19 January 2024; 6 months ago (2024-01-19)
GroundVentspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Capacity3,200
ManagerIgor Kichigin
LeagueLatvian First League
20222nd
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FK Ventspils was a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. The club played in the Latvian Virsliga since 1997.

It was abolished in 2022 and officially liquidated on 19 January 2024.[1] A new phoenix club, JFK Ventspils, 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]

  1. ^ "Ēras oficiālas beigas – izbeigta futbola kluba 'Ventspils' darbība". Delfi (in Latvian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ventspils hold on to oust BATE". UEFA.