LMR Liepaja
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LMR Liepāja was a Latvia
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club that in the early 1960s won the Latvian Cup two years in a row and was then disbanded because of a disciplinary decision.
footballers Harijs Feldmanis. In 1961 the club for which played several former players from the main Liepāja club - Geislers, Lazdenieks, Āboltiņš, Prokofjevs, Gusevs, Jānis Karaškēvičs, E.Feldmanis reached the Latvian Cup semifinals, but in 1962 it sensationally won the Latvian Cup although LMR didn't even play in the top Latvian league.
In 1963 LMR strengthened with previous season champion of Latvia with ASK Rīga
Harijs Balcers
made its debut in the republican league with a bang - five victories in first five matches. Although the rest of the season wasn't as brilliant and the club finished only fourth in the Latvian league (a result still unsurpassed by any Liepāja club for three decades). But in the Latvian Cup LMR got to another victory, but this victory later proved to be the beginning of the end for the club.
As winners of the Latvian Cup LMR participated in the Soviet Cup
and after a loss in Dnipropetrovsk
the clubs footballers made a mess in the train and were evicted by police from the train. A report about the incident was published in the main Soviet sports newspaper and it was clear that the story of LMR wouldn't have a happy ending.
Another Liepāja club - Dinamo Liepāja - meanwhile wanted to play in the Latvian league instead of LMR and the club managed to persuade the football officials that LMR should be disqualified and so it was and Dinamo got a place in the top league but all LMR players were disqualified. Of LMR footballers only Voldemārs Frīdenbergs later played on a high level - for Zvejnieks Liepāja.
Latvia
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Football (soccer)
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club that in the early 1960s won the Latvian Cup two years in a row and was then disbanded because of a disciplinary decision.
Club history
The club appeared in 1961 and it was coached by one of the most popular former LiepājaLiepaja
Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
footballers Harijs Feldmanis. In 1961 the club for which played several former players from the main Liepāja club - Geislers, Lazdenieks, Āboltiņš, Prokofjevs, Gusevs, Jānis Karaškēvičs, E.Feldmanis reached the Latvian Cup semifinals, but in 1962 it sensationally won the Latvian Cup although LMR didn't even play in the top Latvian league.
In 1963 LMR strengthened with previous season champion of Latvia with ASK Rīga
FK ASK
FK ASK Riga was a Latvian football club of the Latvian army, founded in 1923. In the 1920s and 1930s it was one of the leading clubs in Latvia. In 1940s it was disbanded, a new football club of the Soviet army was created in Riga under the name FK AVN, later AVN was renamed to ASK...
Harijs Balcers
Harijs Balcers
Harijs Balcers was a Latvian footballer, a two-time champion of Latvia in the 1960s.Balcers was the son of famous Liepāja basketball player Lilija Balcere and Olimpija Liepāja sportsman Harijs Lēvenšteins. He started his football career during military service in Riga playing with ASK Riga and...
made its debut in the republican league with a bang - five victories in first five matches. Although the rest of the season wasn't as brilliant and the club finished only fourth in the Latvian league (a result still unsurpassed by any Liepāja club for three decades). But in the Latvian Cup LMR got to another victory, but this victory later proved to be the beginning of the end for the club.
As winners of the Latvian Cup LMR participated in the Soviet Cup
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....
and after a loss in Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
the clubs footballers made a mess in the train and were evicted by police from the train. A report about the incident was published in the main Soviet sports newspaper and it was clear that the story of LMR wouldn't have a happy ending.
Another Liepāja club - Dinamo Liepāja - meanwhile wanted to play in the Latvian league instead of LMR and the club managed to persuade the football officials that LMR should be disqualified and so it was and Dinamo got a place in the top league but all LMR players were disqualified. Of LMR footballers only Voldemārs Frīdenbergs later played on a high level - for Zvejnieks Liepāja.