Dinaburg FC
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| Founded | 1996 | ||
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| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Ground |
Daugavas Stadions Daugavpils, Latvia | ||
| Capacity | 3,480 | ||
| League | Latvian First League | ||
| 2009 | 9th (relegated) | ||
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Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club played at the Daugava Stadium (capacity 4,070). On October 5, 2009, Dinaburg was expelled from the Virsliga and both the president and trainer were banned for life on suspicion of betting and match-fixing.[1]
History
Historic names
- 1990 – Celtnieks Daugavpils
- 1992 – BJSS Daugavpils
- 1993 – Auseklis
- 1995 – Vilan-D
- 1996 – Dinaburg FC
Season 2006
They qualified to play with Hibernian, of Scotland, in the second round of the 2006 Intertoto Cup after beating Havnar Bóltfelag, from the Faroe Islands, 2–1 on aggregate in the first round. They lost 8–0 on aggregate, losing 5–0 in Edinburgh and 3–0 in Daugavpils.
Season 2007
FC Dinaburg Daugavpils were eliminated from the Baltic League 2007 due to violation of Fair Play rules, but they once again qualified for the Intertoto Cup, where they started against Irish League team Cliftonville, but they lost 2–1 on aggregate, losing at home 1–0 after a 1–1 draw in Belfast.
Season 2009
They qualified to play JK Nõmme Kalju from Estonian Meistriliiga, Estonia, in the first round of the UEFA Europa League. They won 2–1 in Daugavpils, and drew 0–0 in Tallinn. In the second round they played Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.. In Israel they lost 4–0 and 1–0 in Daugavpils. Later that season they were relegated from both leagues they participated in – Virsliga and The Baltic Football League, because of suspicions about match-fixing and illegal betting.
FK Daugava Daugavpils took their place in Virsliga 2010, having all the players that previously played for Dinaburg in their squad, except those who joined new clubs during the transfer season.
Honours
- Latvian Cup winners (1)
- 1991
- Virslīga runners-up (1)
- 1995
- Latvian Cup runners-up (1)
- 2001
Participation in Latvian Championships
- 2009 – 9th (relegated)
- 2008 – 4th
- 2007 – 7th
- 2006 – 4th
- 2005 – 4th
- 2004 – 4th
- 2003 – 4th
- 2002 – 4th
- 2001 – 4th
- 2000 – 4th
- 1999 – 4th
- 1998 – 4th
- 1997 – 3rd
- 1996 – 3rd
- 1995 – 2nd
- 1994 – 9th
- 1993 – 5th
- 1992 – 7th
- 1991 – 4th
European record
- Preliminary round
Barry Town F.C.- 1st leg: 0–0
- 2nd leg: 1–2
- Aggregate: 1–2
- Qualifying round
FK Gäncä- 1st leg: 1–0
- 2nd leg: 1–0
- Aggregate: 2–0
- First round
AEK Athens- 1st leg: 0–5
- 2nd leg: 2–4
- Aggregate: 2–9
- First round
OD Trencin- 1st leg:1–1
- 2nd leg:1–4
- Aggregate:2–5
- First round
- OD Trencin
- 1st leg:0–3
- 2nd leg:0–1
- Aggregate:0–4
- Second round
Aalborg Boldspilklub- 1st leg:0–0
- 2nd leg:0–1
- Aggregate:0–1
- Qualifying round
NK Osijek- 1st leg:2–1
- 2nd leg:0–1
- Aggregate:2–2(lost on away goals)
- First round
Zagłębie Lubin- 1st leg:1–1
- 2nd leg:1–0
- Aggregate:2–1
- Second round
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara- 1st leg:0–3
- 2nd leg:0–1
- Aggregate:0–4
- First round
FC Wil- 1st leg:1–0
- 2nd leg:0–2
- Aggregate:1–2
- First round
- Aberystwyth Town F.C.
- 1st leg:0–0
- 2nd leg:0–4
- Aggregate:0–4
- Second round
OFK Beograd- 1st leg:1–3
- 2nd leg:0–2
- Aggregate:1–5
- First round
- Bangor City F.C.
- 1st leg:2–1
- 2nd leg:2–0
- Aggregate:4–1
- Second round
FK Žalgiris Vilnius- 1st leg:0–2
- 2nd leg:2–1
- Aggregate:2–3
- First round
Havnar Bóltfelag- 1st leg:1–1
- 2nd leg:1–0
- Aggregate:2–1
- Second round
Hibernian F.C.- 1st leg:0–3
- 2nd leg:0–5
- Aggregate:0–8
- First round
Cliftonville- 1st leg:0–1
- 2nd leg:1–1
- Aggregate:1–2
- First round
JK Nõmme Kalju- 1st leg:2–1
- 2nd leg:0–0
- Aggregate:2–1
- Second round
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv- 1st leg:0–4
- 2nd leg:0–1
- Aggregate:0–5
Baltic League
- First round
- FK Vėtra
- 1st leg:0–0
- 1st leg:0–3
References
- ↑ "Latvian side kicked out over betting, match-fixing". Reuters. October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)