Torpedo Rīga
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Torpedo Rīga was a
History
As Torpedo Rīga
Torpedo Rīga was a football club which was supported by the union of Latvian
For a couple of decades the club had been playing in lower Latvian football divisions (before Torpedo its name was FK RTP—Riga Taxi Park). In 1963 it even played in the
In its debut season in the Latvian league in 1979 Torpedo won 13 out of 26 matches and finished a respectable 4th from 14 teams. Several next seasons were significantly less successful, but the mid-1980s brought breakthrough for Torpedo coached by
The first season in the independent
As Vidus Rīga
As Vidus Rīga the club played for two seasons, neither of which was especially successful. The club (still coached by Perkins) had several players including Artūrs Zakreševskis and Sergejs Ivanovs, however without a strong budget the club wasn't able reach significant results. After the 1994 season a new sponsor came to the club bringing it a new name—Amstrig.
As Amstrig Rīga
The new name brought several new players and a new manager—former
As Daugava Rīga
In 1996 Daugava made a sensation in
In 1997 it was unlikely that Daugava could repeat the previous year achievements, as the club ran into serious financial difficulties which were partly solved by selling the club's best player Miholaps to Skonto FC. The most notable newcomer for the club was veteran Igors Stepanovs (senior). Yet Daugava stroke again as Popkovs brought it to second straight silver medals finish in Virslīga. In the UEFA Cup the results were less successful as Daugava was beaten in the first qualifying round by FC Vorskla Poltava from Ukraine.
Still the season ended on a very minor note—the club was on the verge of bankruptcy again, Popkovs left it for
As LU/Daugava Rīga
In 1998 the only notable newcomer for Daugava was
In 1999 LU/Daugava won the competition in the 1st league and earned a place in Virslīga for the 2000 season. However the club was financially very weak for Virslīga and it had few players who were known even in Latvia. Only veteran Boriss Monjaks and Vsevolods Līdaks could be called as such. With only 2 wins in 28 matches Daugava finished last in Virslīga and after the season merged with another struggling club—Policijas FK thus form PFK Daugava.
Managers
- 19??–1994 Arkādijs Perkins
- 1995 Georgijs Gusarenko
- 1996–1997 Jurijs Popkovs
- 1998–2000 Igors Kļosovs
Achievements
- Latvian Cup: 1
- 1989
- Latvian League winners: 3
- 1984, 1986, 1987