Olimpia Liepaja

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Olimpija Liepāja was a Latvian football club. It was based in Liepāja.

FK Olimpija Liepāja
Full nameFutbola klubs "Olimpija"
Founded1926
Dissolved1940
GroundLiepāja, Latvia

It won the Latvian Top League on seven occasions between 1927 and 1939.[1] Otto Fischer moved in 1936 to Latvia, where he coached the team.[2][3] Under him, the team did not lose a game as they won the League in Fischer's first season, and again in 1938 and 1939.[3]

After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, the club was dissolved.

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  1. ^ Almantas Lauzadis and Hans Schöggl (9 May 2019). "Latvia - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ Liepājas ebreji pēta pagātni, dzīvojot šodienai un nākotnei II at irliepaja.lv, 1-8-2014, retrieved 2-12-2015
  3. ^ a b University, Manchester Metropolitan. "Story, Manchester Metropolitan University". Manchester Metropolitan University.