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Full name | Futbola klubs Multibanka |
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Ground | Latvenergo stadions, Riga, Latvia |
Chairman | Jurijs Somoņenkovs |
League | 1. līga |
2006 | 13. |
Futbola klubs Multibanka was a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They were from the city of Riga.
Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Latvian Football Cup | Ref |
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2006 | Latvian First League | 13/16 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 58 | 27 | 3rd round | [1] |
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