1926-27 Latvia season
This was the 1926-27 season in Latvia:
Latvian Championship
New rules were adopted after a meeting of the General Assembly of the Latvian Winter Sports Association. Seven teams voted in favor of introducing the new regulations, while four opposed them. The playing surface was set as 45x90 m, and higher bouncing balls were to be adopted.[1]
A total of 24 teams participated in the Latvian Championship in 1926-27. Klass IA: Riga Rowing Club, Riga Football Club, LSB Riga, LUASB Riga. Klass IB: Union Riga, Army Sports Club, Amateur Riga, Kundzinsala Riga. Klass IC: RKB Riga, Makkabi Riga, Hakoah Riga. Klass II: Riga Rowing Club II, Riga Football Club II, LSB Riga II, LUASB Riga II, Amateur Riga II, Union Riga II, Army Sports Club II, Hakoah Riga II, Makkabi Riga II, Kundzinsala Riga II. Klass III: Riga Rowing Club III, Riga Football Club III, LSB Riga III.
- Klass I Qualifier
This match was originally going to be played in February 1926.
- 12/19: LUASB Riga - Army Sports Club 4:1[2]
- Klass IA
- 12/26: Riga Rowing Club - LSB Riga 6:2[3]
- 12/26: Riga Football Club - LUASB Riga 9:7 (6:2, 3:5)[3]
- 1/2: Riga Rowing Club - Riga Football Club 7:6 (5:4, 2:1)[4]
- 1/2: LSB Riga - LUASB Riga 4:1 (3:1, 1:0)[4]
- 1/9: Riga Rowing Club - LUASB Riga 5:1[5]
- 1/9: Riga Football Club - LSB Riga 6:1[5]
- 1/16: Riga Rowing Club - LSB Riga 4:4 (2:3, 2:1)[6]
- 1/16: Riga Football Club - LUASB Riga 4:3 (3:1, 1:2)[6]
- 1/23: Riga Rowing Club - Riga Football Club 5:1 (2:1, 3:0)[7]
- 1/23: LUASB Riga - LSB Riga 8:3[7]
- 1/26: Riga Rowing Club - LUASB Riga 4:4[8]
- 1/26: Riga Football Club - LSB Riga 7:3[8]
- 2/6: LSB Riga - LUASB Riga 3:0 (1:0, 2:0) - 3rd place tiebreaker[9]
Riga Rowing Club won the championship.
- Promotion/Relegation
- 2/17: Army Sports Club - LUASB Riga 7:4 (2:1, 5:3)[10]
Army Sports Club was promoted to Klass IA for 1927-28, while LUASB was relegated.
- Klass IB
- 12/26: Union Riga - Army Sports Club 4:2 (2:2, 2:0)[3]
- 1/2: Kundzinsala Riga - Union Riga 6:3[4]
- 1/2: Army Sports Club - Amateur Riga 10:0 (8:0, 2:0)[4]
- 1/8: Union Riga - Amateur Riga 5:2 (1:1, 4:1)[5]
- 1/8: Army Sports Club - Kundzinsala Riga 5:2[5]
- 1/9: Kundzinsala Riga - Amateur Riga 12:0[11]
- 1/16: Kundzinsala Riga - Amateur Riga 5:2 (2:1, 3:1)[6]
- 1/16: Army Sports Club - Union Riga 4:0 (1:0, 3:0)[6]
- 1/23: Union Riga - Kundzinsala Riga 3:3[7]
- 1/23: Army Sports Club - Amateur Riga 9:3 (4:0, 5:3)[7]
- 1/26: Army Sports Club - Kundzinsala Riga 3:1 (1:1, 2:0)[12]
- 1/30: Union Riga - Amateur Riga 7:1[13]
Army Sports Club won the championship.
- Klass IC
- 12/26: Hakoah Riga - Makkabi Riga walkover[3]
- 1/8: RKB Riga - Makkabi Riga 4:2[5]
- 1/9: Hakoah Riga - RKB Riga 8:4
- 1/16: Makkabi Riga - RKB Riga 4:1 (0:0, 4:1)[6]
- 2/13: Hakoah Riga - RKB Riga 4:1 (1:1, 3:0)[14]
Hakoah Riga won the championship.
- Klass IIA
- 12/26: Riga Rowing Club II - LUASB Riga II walkover[3]
- 12/26: LSB Riga II - Riga Football Club II 3:3 (1:1, 2:2)[3]
- 1/2: Riga Rowing Club II - Riga Football Club II 8:3[4]
- Riga Rowing Club II - LSB Riga II 3:2[5]
- Riga Football Club II - LUASB Riga II - not played[5]
- 1/9: LSB Riga II - Riga Football Club II 6:5[11]
- 1/23: Riga Rowing Club II - LSB Riga II 11:2[7]
- Klass IIB
- 12/26: Union Riga II - Hakoah Riga II 19:0 (8:0, 11:0)[3]
- 1/2: Army Sports Club II - Kundzinsala Riga II 5:5[15]
- 1/9: Kundzinsala Riga II - Union Riga II 8:4[11]
- 1/16: Army Sports Club II - Union Riga II 7:2 (4:0, 3:2)[6]
- 1/16: Kundzinsala Riga II - Hakoah Riga II walkover[16]
- 1/23: Army Sports Club II - Union Riga II 5:3 (2:3, 3:0)[7]
- 1/30: Kundzinsala Riga II - Army Sports Club II 6:2[13]
- 2/6: Kundzinsala Riga II - Union Riga II 4:1 (2:1, 2:0)[9]
- Klass III
- 12/26: Riga Rowing Club III - LSB Riga III 5:4[3]
- 1/2: Riga Rowing Club III - Riga Football Club III 14:1[4]
- Riga Football Club III - LSB Riga III 7:1[5]
- 1/11: LSB Riga III - Riga Rowing Club III 4:3 (2:0, 2:3)[11]
- 1/16: Riga Football Club III - LSB Riga III 9:8 (6:5, 3:3)[6]
- 2/13: Riga Football Club III - Riga Rowing Club III 13:3 (6:2, 7:1)[14]
SSS Championship
Five teams entered the SSS (Workers) Championship: Rīgas centra A, Rīgas centra B, Rigas pionieru, Ilgeciema, and Tukums. The games were scheduled to take place between January 9-30.[17]
In the end, only one game was played, with a combined Rīgas centra team facing Tukums.
- 2/13: Rīgas centra - Tukums 12:0 (4:0, 8:0)[18]
Centra had previously defeated Tukums 21-1 in 1925 and 12-0 in 1926.
Other games
- 12/12: Riga Rowing Club II - LUASB Riga II 7:1 (3:1, 4:0)[19]
- 12/16: Riga Rowing Club - LUASB Riga 10:3 (6:1, 4:2)[20]
- 12/19: Riga Rowing Club - Kundzinsala Riga 16:2[2]
- 12/19: Riga Rowing Club II - Riga Football Club II 8:2[2]
- 12/19: Riga Rowing Club III - RKB Riga 7:1[2]
- 12/19: Riga Football Club - LSB Riga 11:5 (3:2, 8:3)[2]
- 12/19: LSB Riga II - Union Riga 4:2 (2:2, 2:0)[2]
- 1/9: Army Sports Club - Army Sports Club II 11:4[11]
- 1/9: LUASB Riga - Union Riga 2:1 - only one half was played[21]
- 1/16: Rigas centra A - Rigas centra B 6:5[22]
- 2/13: Riga Rowing Club Combination - LUASB Riga 4:3 (2:1, 2:2)[18]
- 2/13: Riga Football Club - Army Sports Club 7:3[23]
- 2/20: Riga Combination - Riga Rowing Club 12:5[24]
- 2/27: Olympia Liepaja - Makkabi Liepaja[25]
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References
- ↑ Rigasche Rundschau, 1926-12-11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Rigasche Rundschau, 1926-12-20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Rigasche Rundschau, 1926-12-28
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Latvijas Sargs, 1927-01-06
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1927-01-11
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-01-18
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-01-25
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1927-02-01
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rigasche Rundschau, 1927-02-07
- ↑ Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-02-18
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Latvijas Kareivis, 1926-01-11
- ↑ Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-01-28
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-02-01
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Rigasche Rundschau, 1927-02-14
- ↑ Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-01-04
- ↑ Rigasche Rundschau, 1927-01-17
- ↑ Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1926-12-14
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1927-02-15
- ↑ Rigas Zinas, 1926-12-13
- ↑ Latvijas Kareivis, 1926-12-17
- ↑ Rigasche Rundschau, 1927-01-10
- ↑ Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1926-01-18
- ↑ Latvijas Kareivis, 1927-02-15
- ↑ Strādnieku Sports un Sargs, 1927-02-22
- ↑ Libausche Zeitung, 1927-02-26