Dinaburg FC

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Dinaburg FC
Dinaburg FC logo.png
Founded1996
Dissolved2009
Ground Daugavas Stadions
Daugavpils, Latvia
Capacity3,480
League Latvian First League
2009 9th (relegated)

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]

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Historic names

History

Soviet club (1944–1994)

Following the re-occupation of Baltic states after the World War II, a team was created in Daugavpils in 1944 under the name of FK Daugava. During the Soviet period it was mostly known under name of Celtnieks or Stroitel (Строитель in Russian, 'builder') and for a while as Ķīmiķis (Khimik, Химик, 'Chemist') after its sponsor - the Daugavpils Synthetic Fibre Mill (Latvian : Daugavpils ķīmiskās šķiedras rūpnīca).

1990s

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the club became bankrupt and participated in competitions fielding its football academy, BJSS Daugavpils. In 1992-1994 the team briefly played as Auseklis Daugavpils before folding. A team under the name of Vilan-D was its successor throughout 1995.

In 1996, FC Dinaburg was founded as a successor to Auseklis and Vilan-D.

Season 2006

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Hibernian v Dinaburg

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 of match fixing and illegal betting.

FK Daugava Daugavpils took their place in Virsliga 2010, with all the players who had previously played for Dinaburg in their squad, except the ones who had joined new clubs during the transfer season.

Honours

Participation in Latvian Championships

European record

Matches

All results (home and away) list Dinaburg's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1996–97 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Barry Town 1–20–01–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz 1–01–02–0
First round Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 2–40–52–9
1998–99 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Slovakia.svg Trenčin 1–11–42–5
2000–01 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Slovakia.svg Trenčin 1–03–04–0
Second round Flag of Denmark.svg AaB 0–00–10–1
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek 2–10–12–2 (a)
2002–03 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Lubin 1–01–12–1
Second round Flag of Russia.svg Krylia Sovetov 0–10–30–4
2003–04 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wil 1–00–21–2
2004–05 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Aberystwyth Town 4–00–04–0
Second round Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg OFK Beograd 0–21–31–5
2005–06 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Bangor City 2–02–14–1
Second round Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 2–10–22–3
2006–07 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Havnar Bóltfelag 1–11–02–1
Second round Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian 0–30–50–8
2007–08 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville 0–11–11–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Flag of Estonia.svg Nõmme Kalju 2–10–02–1
Second qualifying round Flag of Israel.svg Bnei Yehuda 0–10–40–5

Baltic League

Baltic League 2009–10

References

  1. "Latvian side kicked out over betting, match-fixing". Reuters . October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.