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The '''Latvian Bandy Championship''' was the national bandy competition in [[Latvia]]. | The '''Latvian Bandy Championship''' was the national bandy competition in [[Latvia]]. The first bandy games were played in the country in 1911, and the Rustad Cup was contested between Union Riga and Siegfried. Although the first ice hockey match was staged in 1909, bandy was the preferred style of play in Latvia until 1930. | ||
The first local Bandy Championships were contested in 1920. In 1923, Rīgas airētāju klubs was crowned Latvian champions.<ref>[http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1750187 Latvian Hockey History - HFBoards]</ref> Ice hockey eventually transcended bandy in the country and by 1930, many clubs had made the switch to hockey. The last official bandy championship was played in 1933. On December 30, 1933, the ''Rigasche Rundschau'' published an article entitled "Agonie des Bandy" (the agony of bandy), discussing how the sport was fading in Latvia and throughout the Baltics and Nordics. | |||
==Champions== | |||
*[[1910-11 Latvia season|1910-11]] (Rustad Cup): Union and Siegfried split two matches | |||
*[[1912-13 Latvia season|1912-13]]: ''Not played'' | |||
*[[1921-22 Latvia season|1921-22]]: ''Not played'' | |||
*[[1922-23 Latvia season|1922-23]]: Riga Rowing Club (airetaju klubs) | |||
*[[1923-24 Latvia season|1923-24]]: Riga Rowing Club | |||
*[[1924-25 Latvia season|1924-25]]: ''Not played'' | |||
*[[1925-26 Latvia season|1925-26]]: LSB Riga | |||
*[[1926-27 Latvia season|1926-27]]: Riga Rowing Club | |||
*[[1927-28 Latvia season|1927-28]]: LSB Riga | |||
*[[1928-29 Latvia season|1928-29]]: LSB Riga | |||
*[[1929-30 Latvia season|1929-30]]: LSB Riga | |||
*[[1930-31 Latvian season|1930-31]]: Vanderers Riga | |||
*[[1931-32 Latvian Championship|1931-32]]: LSB Riga | |||
*[[1932-33 Latvian Championship|1932-33]]: LSB Riga | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 5 April 2018
The Latvian Bandy Championship was the national bandy competition in Latvia. The first bandy games were played in the country in 1911, and the Rustad Cup was contested between Union Riga and Siegfried. Although the first ice hockey match was staged in 1909, bandy was the preferred style of play in Latvia until 1930.
The first local Bandy Championships were contested in 1920. In 1923, Rīgas airētāju klubs was crowned Latvian champions.[1] Ice hockey eventually transcended bandy in the country and by 1930, many clubs had made the switch to hockey. The last official bandy championship was played in 1933. On December 30, 1933, the Rigasche Rundschau published an article entitled "Agonie des Bandy" (the agony of bandy), discussing how the sport was fading in Latvia and throughout the Baltics and Nordics.
Champions
- 1910-11 (Rustad Cup): Union and Siegfried split two matches
- 1912-13: Not played
- 1921-22: Not played
- 1922-23: Riga Rowing Club (airetaju klubs)
- 1923-24: Riga Rowing Club
- 1924-25: Not played
- 1925-26: LSB Riga
- 1926-27: Riga Rowing Club
- 1927-28: LSB Riga
- 1928-29: LSB Riga
- 1929-30: LSB Riga
- 1930-31: Vanderers Riga
- 1931-32: LSB Riga
- 1932-33: LSB Riga