Valmiera FC
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Full name | Valmiera Football Club | |||
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Founded | 1996 | |||
Ground | Jānis Daliņš Stadium, Valmiera, Latvia | |||
Capacity | 1,000 | |||
Chairman | Uldis Pūcītis | |||
Manager | Jurģis Kalns | |||
League | Virslīga | |||
2023 | Virslīga, 4th of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Valmiera Football Club
History
A predecessor of the club and the main team of the city of Valmiera from 1978 to 1993 was FK Gauja Valmiera, which won the final Football Championship of the Latvian SSR in 1990 and continued in the top flight after the restoration of the independence of Latvia. However, after the 1993 Virslīga season Gauja was relegated and slowly declined, disbanding in the mid-1990s while playing in the 2. līga.
The current club was founded in 1996 as Valmieras FK (Valmieras futbola klubs). It participated in the
In its debut season in the
Several of former Valmiera players have played in the Latvia national football team. Those include Vīts Rimkus, Viktors Morozs, Gatis Kalniņš, Deniss Romanovs and Māris Smirnovs.
For more than ten years Valmiera was a mid level team in the 1. līga. Since 2010, under manager Gatis Ērglis a number of young local players experienced rapid development and the team became one of the leaders of the 1. līga.[3] In 2016 the sports organisation was established as "SO Valmiera Glass / Vidzemes Augstskola" or "Valmiera Glass ViA" - taking the name of the team's long-time sponsor Valmiera Fiberglass and Vidzeme University, which inherited the legacy of Valmiera football.[4] Also joining Valmiera Glass ViA was the school's basketball club.[5] In 2017 the team's best scorers were Alvis Dubovs and Niks Savaļnieks, helping Valmiera Glass ViA to win the Latvian First League with a ten-point margin.
In 2018, Valmiera Glass ViA returned to the
In 2020 club was renamed to "Valmiera FC" (Valmiera Football Club), reportedly due to Valmiera Fibreglass entering a legal protection process due to financial difficulties.[8][9]
In 2022, Valmiera won the Latvian top tier league for the first time in history.
Honours
- Latvian Higher League
- Champions: 2022
League and Cup history
- FK Valmiera / Valmiera Glass ViA / Valmiera FC
Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Latvian Football Cup |
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1996 | 2nd (1.līga) | 2/(13) | 1/16 finals |
1997 | 1st (Virslīga) | 7/(9) | 1/8 finals |
1998 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(8) | 1/2 finals |
1999 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(8) | 1/4 finals |
2000 | 1st (Virslīga) | 6/(8) | 1/4 finals |
2001 | 1st (Virslīga) | 6/(8) | 1/4 finals |
2002 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(8) | 1/4 finals |
2003 | 1st (Virslīga) | 6/(8) | 1/8 finals |
2004 | 2nd (1.līga) | 7/(14) | 1/16 finals |
2005 | 2nd (1.līga) | 6/(14) | 1/8 finals |
2006 | 2nd (1.līga) | 7/(16) | 1/8 finals |
2007 | 2nd (1.līga) | 10/(16) | 3rd round |
2008 | 2nd (1.līga) | 7/(15) | Did not participate |
2009 | 2nd (1.līga) | 11/(14) | Not held |
2010 | 2nd (1.līga) | 6/(12) | Did not participate |
2011 | 2nd (1.līga) | 9/(13) | 1/4 finals |
2012 | 2nd (1.līga) | 8/(14) | 1/8 finals |
2013 | 2nd (1.līga) | 3/(16) | 1/8 finals |
2014 | 2nd (1.līga) | 3/(16) | 1/8 finals |
2015 | 2nd (1.līga) | 2/(16) | 1/8 finals |
2016 | 2nd (1.līga) | 4/(15) | 1/32 finals |
2017 | 2nd (1.līga) | 1/(12) | 1/8 finals |
2018 | 1st (Virslīga) | 8/(8) | 1/4 finals |
2019 | 1st (Virslīga) | 4/(9) | 1/8 finals |
2020 | 1st (Virslīga) | 3/(10) | 1/2 finals |
2021 | 1st (Virslīga) | 2/(8) | 1/2 finals |
2022 | 1st (Virslīga) | 1/(10) | 1/4 finals |
2023 | TBD (Virslīga) | -/(10) | TBD |
European record
As of match played 17 August 2023
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Lech Poznań | — | 0−3 | — |
2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Sūduva | 0–0 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Shkëndija | 1−2 | 1−3 | 2−5 |
2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1−2 | 1−2 | 2−4 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Tre Penne | 7–0 | 3–0 | 10–0 | |
3QR | Partizani | 1−2 | 0−1 | 1−3 | ||
2024–25 | UEFA Conference League
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1QR |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Players
Current squad
- As of 16 March, 2024[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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References
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- ^ DELFI (2008-02-25). "'Futbols pilsētā': Valmieras futbola vēsture". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ ""Valmieras FK" Ērgļa vadībā gatavojas sezonai". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "We are on the ball in supporting young footballers - VALMIERA GLASS GROUP". www.valmiera-glass.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Sport and activities at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences". Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Kalniņš atgriežas dzimtajā pilsētā un pievienojas Virslīgas jaunpienācējai". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Virslīgas pastarīti "Valmieru" trenēs ukraiņu speciālists Trubačovs, asistēs Kalniņš". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Kluba paziņojums par nosaukuma maiņu Valmiera FC". Optibet Virslīga / Futbola Virslīga (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Futbola klubs "VALMIERA GLASS VIA" maina nosaukumu uz "Valmiera FC" - VALMIERA GLASS GRUPA" (in Latvian). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "VALMIERA GLASS VIA futbols » Komanda". www.vgvia.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-09-27.