ASK Riga

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ASK Riga
Founded
Arena Arena Riga
Team Colors Blue and yellow
LBL champions 1 (2007)
Soviet Union champions 4 (1955,1956,1957,1958)
Euroleague champions 3 (1958, 1959, 1960)
Head Coach Ramunas Butautas
President Janis Birks

ASK Rīga is the name of several sports teams based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs," or "Army Sports Club".

The Basketball team ASK Rīga was very popular in the 1950s-60s and were European club champions in 1958, 1959 and 1960. The team continued to play in the Soviet League until the end of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. After the withdrawal of the Soviet Union's support, the club changed its name to Broceni Riga, and they were a dominant club in Latvia's newly formed Latvian basketball league in the early 90's. In 2001 the team disbanded however and was reformed under the name of Skonto Riga. That team disbanded again in the summer of 2004.

A basketball team with the name ASK Riga was reformed on March 23, 2006, supported by the Riga City Council, the National Armed Forces, the Parex banka and various sponsors. On May 20th 2007, ASK Rīga won the Latvian Basketball League title, beating in the final series BK Ventspils. In the Baltic Basketball League ASK finished 5th the same year.

The Ice hockey team ASK Rīga played in the Latvian Hockey League between 1931 and 1940. They won the championship five times. In the past ASK Rīga has also been the name of a Latvian football club.


[edit] Current Roster 2007/08

[edit] Notable past players

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