Latvian Football Cup

The Latvian Football Cup (), also known as the LVBET Latvian Cup () for sponsorhip reasons, is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. The tournament was launched in 1937, replacing the previous knockout tournament – the Riga Football Cup.

The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament. From 1937 to 2008 and again since 2017, all of the games of the tournament are played within the calendar year.

During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941, 1944–1991) it served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup. The competition was also fully played once during the German occupation of the Baltic states, in 1943.

Name history

On 8 May 2019, a sponsorship deal with the Latvian sports betting company ViensViens (also 11.lv) resulted in the tournament being renamed as the Viensviens Latvian Cup ("Viensviens" Latvijas kauss) or the 11.lv Latvian Cup.

From 12 July 2021 to 2024, the full name of the competition was the Responsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss) due to the indirect sponsorship by 11.lv that also focused on 'responsible gaming'. While 11.lv were renamed to William Hill Latvia from 2022 to 2024, the branding did not change. The 2025 Latvian Cup did not feature a sponsor name and was known simply as the Latvian Cup.

On 27 February 2026, the Latvian betting company LV Bet was announced as the new sponsor of the Latvian First League and the Latvian Cup, with the Cup being renamed as the LVBET Latvian Cup (LVBET Latvijas kauss).

Trophy

The trophy awarded from the cup's first edition until 1940 was lost during the subsequent occupations of Latvia. After the restoration of Latvia's independence, a second trophy was created in 1993.

In October 2017, a new trophy, that incorporated elements from the 1937 trophy in its design and was manufactured in the United Kingdom, was unveiled by the Latvian Football Federation, since the 1993 version suffered damage during the half-time show of the 2016–17 Latvian Cup Final in May. While the 2017 winners (FK Ventspils) were awarded a temporary award, the replaced trophy was later restored and displayed at the headquarters of the federation.

List of finals

The results of the finals are:

{| class="sortable wikitable"

! Year

! Winner

! Runner-up

! Score

| 1937

| RFK

| US Riga

| 2–0

| 1938

| Rīgas Vilki

| ASK

| 3–1

| 1939

| RFK

| Olimpija Liepāja

| 5–1

| colspan=4 align=center|Under Soviet and Nazi German occupations

|1940–1942

| colspan=3 align=center|Abandoned due to Soviet occupation and Operation Barbarossa

| 1943

| ASK

| Olimpija Liepāja

| 0–2 (H) 4–2 (A) 3–0 (R)

|1944–1945

| colspan=3 align=center|Abandoned due to Soviet advance and re-occupation

| 1946

| Daugava Liepāja

| VEF

| 4–2

| 1947

| Daugava Liepāja

| Daugava Rīga

| 2–1

| 1948

| Dinamo Liepāja

| Dinamo Ventspils

| 3–2

| 1949

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| Spartaks Rīga

| 4–0

| 1950

| AVN

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| 4–0

| 1951

| AVN

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| 6–2

| 1952

| AVN

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| 4–2

| 1953

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| Dinamo Rīga

| 4–0

| 1954

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| Darba Rezerves

| 2–2 (H) 5–1 (A)

| 1955

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| Darba Rezerves

| 1–1 (H) 4–2 (A)

| 1956

| VEF

| RER Riga

| 1–0

| 1957

| Dinamo Rīga

| Sarkanais Metalurgs

| 2–2 (H) 3–2 (A)

| 1958

| RER Riga

| Tosmare

| 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A)

| 1959

| ASK

| Sloka

| 7–0

| 1960

| ASK

| VEF

| 1–0

| 1961

| CSK

| Daugavpils

| 2–1

| 1962

| LMR Liepāja

| Kompresors

| 1–0

| 1963

| LMR Liepāja

| RTP

| 2–0

| 1964

| Vulkāns Kuldīga

| Tosmare

| 5–2

| 1965

| Baltika Liepāja

| Kompresors

| 2–1

| 1966

| ASK

| Baltika Liepāja

| 3–0

| 1967

| Jūras Osta

| Elektrons

| 2–0

| 1968

| Starts Brocēni

| Venta

| 3–2

| 1969

| Elektrons

| Venta

| 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A)

| 1970

| FK Jūrnieks

| VEF

| 1–0

| 1971

| VEF

| Elektrons

| 1–0

| 1972

| FK Jūrnieks

| Pilots Rīga

| 1–0

| 1973

| Pilots Rīga

| Starts Brocēni

| 3–2

| 1974

| Elektrons

| VEF

| 1–0

| 1975

| Lielupe Jūrmala

| VEF

| 2–1

| 1976

| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils

| Lielupe Jūrmala

| 1–0

| 1977

| Elektrons

| VEF

| 1–0

| 1978

| Elektrons

| Radiotehniķis

| 3–0

| 1979

| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils

| RPI

| 4–2

| 1980

| Elektrons

| Enerģija Rīga

| 2–1

| 1981

| Elektrons

| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils

| 1–0

| 1982

| Enerģija Rīga

| Torpedo Rīga

| 2–1

| 1983

| Elektrons

| Enerģija Rīga

| 1–0

| 1984

| Celtnieks Rīga

| VEF

| 3–1

| 1985

| Celtnieks Rīga

| VEF

| 3–0

| 1986

| Celtnieks Rīga

| Gauja Valmiera

| 6–0

| 1987

| VEF

| Torpedo Rīga

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.)

| 1988

| RAF Jelgava

| Gauja Valmiera

| 1–0

| 1989

| Torpedo Rīga

| Celtnieks Daugavpils

| 1–0

| 1990

| Daugava Rīga

| Apgaismes Tehnika

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.)

| 1991

| Celtnieks Daugavpils

| Forums Skonto

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 pen.)

| colspan=4 align=center|Since restoration of independence

| 1992

| Skonto FC

| Daugava-Kompar

| 1–0 (a.e.t.)

| 1993

| RAF Jelgava

| FK Pārdaugava

| 1–0

| 1994

| Olimpija Rīga

| DAG Riga

| 2–0

| 1995

| Skonto FC

| DAG Liepāja

| 3–0

| 1996

| RAF Jelgava

| Skonto FC

| 2–1 (a.e.t.)

| 1997

| Skonto FC

| Dinaburg FC

| 2–1

| 1998

| Skonto FC

| FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 1–0

| 1999

| FK Rīga

| Skonto FC

| 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen.)

| 26 May 2000

| Skonto FC

| FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 4–1

| 27 May 2001

| Skonto FC

| Dinaburg FC

| 2–0

| 20 Oct 2002

| Skonto FC

| FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 3–0

| 28 Sep 2003

| FK Ventspils

| Skonto FC

| 4–0

| 26 Sep 2004

| FK Ventspils

| Skonto FC

| 2–1

| 25 Sep 2005

| FK Ventspils

| FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 2–1 (a.e.t.)

| 24 Sep 2006

| FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

| Skonto FC

| 2–1 (a.e.t.)

| 30 Sep 2007

| FK Ventspils

| JFC Olimps

| 3–0

| 15 June 2008

| FK Daugava Daugavpils

| FK Ventspils

| 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 pen.)

| 19 May 2010

| FK Jelgava

| FK Jūrmala-VV

| 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen.)

| 15 May 2011

| FK Ventspils

| FK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 3–1

| 12 May 2012

| Skonto FC

| FK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)

| 18 May 2013

| FK Ventspils

| FK Liepājas Metalurgs

| 2–1 (a.e.t.)

| 21 May 2014

| FK Jelgava

| Skonto FC

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.)

| 20 May 2015

| FK Jelgava

| FK Ventspils

| 2–0

| 22 May 2016

| FK Jelgava

| FK Spartaks Jūrmala

| 1–0

| 17 May 2017

| FK Ventspils

| Riga FC

| 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen.)

| 18 October 2017

| Liepāja / Mogo

| Riga FC

| 2–0

| 24 October 2018

| Riga FC

| FK Ventspils

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.)

| 26 October 2019

| FK RFS

| FK Jelgava

| 3–2 (a.e.t.)

| 8 November 2020

| FK Liepāja

| FK Ventspils

| 1–0 (a.e.t.)

| 24 October 2021

| FK RFS

| FK Liepāja

| 1–0

| 20 October 2022

| Auda

| FK RFS

| 1–0

| 25 October 2023

| Riga FC

| FK RFS

| 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.)

| 30 October 2024

| FK RFS

| FK Auda

| 4–2 (a.e.t.)

| 29 October 2025

| FK Auda

| Riga FC

| 2–1

Total titles won

The following 36 clubs have won the Latvian Football Cup.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! width="180px"| Club

! Winners

! Runners-up

! Winning years

| Skonto Rīga

|align="center"| 8

|align="center"| 7

| 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012

| Ventspils

|align="center"| 7

|align="center"| 4

| 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017

| Elektrons Rīga

|align="center"| 7

|align="center"| 2

| 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983

| ASK Rīga

|align="center"| 7

|align="center"| 1

| 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966

| Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja

|align="center"| 4

| 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955

| Jelgava

|align="center"| 4

|align="center"| —

| 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016

| VEF Rīga

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| 8

| 1956, 1971, 1987

| FK RFS

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| 2

| 2019, 2021, 2024

| Celtnieks Rīga

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| —

| 1984, 1985, 1986

| RAF Jelgava

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| —

| 1988, 1993, 1996

| Riga FC

|align="center"| 2

| 2018, 2023

| Starts Brocēni

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| 1

| 1961, 1968

| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| 1

| 1976, 1979

| Liepāja

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 1

| 2017, 2020

| Auda

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| 1

| 2022, 2025

| RFK Rīga

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| —

| 1937, 1939

| Daugava Liepāja

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| —

| 1946, 1947

| LMR Liepāja

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| —

| 1962, 1963

| Jūrnieks Rīga

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| —

| 1970, 1972

| Liepājas Metalurgs

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 7

| 2006

| Jūras Osta Ventspils

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 2

| 1967

| Enerģija Rīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 2

| 1982

| Torpedo Rīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 2

| 1989

| Dinamo Rīga

|align="center"| 1

| 1957

| Baltika Liepāja

|align="center"| 1

| 1965

| Pilots Rīga

|align="center"| 1

| 1973

| Lielupe Jūrmala

|align="center"| 1

| 1975

| Celtnieks Daugavpils

|align="center"| 1

| 1991

| Olimpija Rīga

|align="center"| 1

| 1994

| Rīgas Vilki

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1938

| Dinamo Liepāja

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1948

| RER Rīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1958

| Vulkāns Kuldīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1964

| Daugava Rīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1990

| Rīga

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 1999

| Daugava Daugavpils

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| —

| 2008

Bold clubs play in top flight.
Italic clubs dissolved or merged.

References

External links

Official website
Cup at uefa.com
Cup at soccerway.com
League321.com - National cup results.