Union Riga
Union Riga was an ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. The club played in the 1930-31 Latvian Tournament, which they won by defeating ASK Liepaja 1-0 in the final.
Union joined the Latvian Championship for its inaugural season in 1931-32. After a first place finish in the Riga Group, they claimed the championship with a 14-1 victory over Olimpija Liepaja in the final.
They finished tied for first with ASK Riga in the Riga Group in 1933. Union won the tiebreaker game 3-1 and advanced to the final, again meeting Olimpija Liepaja. In a much closer contest than the previous year, Union won 1-0 to claim their second straight Latvian Championship.
The club participated in the Latvian Championship through the 1938-39 season, but never again repeated their earlier success, never finishing higher than third place during their last six years in the competition.
Season-by-season records
Latvian Championship (1931-1939)
| Season | Games | Won | Tied | Lost | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1931-32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1st Riga Group | Won final | |
| 1932-33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | T-1st Riga Group, won tiebreaker | Won final | |
| 1933-34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 5th | None | |
| 1934-35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3rd | None | |
| 1935-36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5th | None | |
| 1936-37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 4th | None | |
| 1937-38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 4th | None | |
| 1938-39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4th | None |
Gallery
A club photo from 1931.
A club photo from 1933.
Another photo of Union Riga from 1933.
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