Football Championship of the Latvian SSR

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Championship of the Latvian SSR
Founded1945
Folded1991
CountryFlag of Latvian SSR.svg  Latvian SSR (Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union)
Last championsForums Skonto (1st title)
(1991)
Most championships8 – FK ASK (Army Sports Club)

Championship of the Latvian SSR in football was a top competition of association football in the Latvian SSR in 1945-91 soon after the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union.

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The competition was originally established in 1941 in place of the Virslīga, but was never finished due to invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.

List of champions

See also

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