| Founded | 1937; 88 years ago (1937) |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Teams | ~50 (varies by year) |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Current champions | FK Auda (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Skonto FC (8 titles) |
| Website | Latvijas Kauss |
TheLatvian Football Cup (Latvian:Latvijas kauss) is the mainknockout cup competition inLatvianfootball. Since 2021, its full name isResponsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss) due to the sponsorship bysports betting companyWilliam Hill.[1] The tournament was launched in 1937, replacing the previous knockout tournament – theRiga Football Cup.
The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament. From 1937 to 2008 and again since 2017, all of the games of the tournament are played within the calendar year.
During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941,1944–1991) it served as a qualification tournament for theSoviet Cup. The competition was also fully played once during theGerman occupation of the Baltic states, in 1943.
The results of the finals are:[2]
The following 36 clubs have won the Latvian Football Cup.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto Rīga | 8 | 7 | 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 |
| Ventspils | 7 | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
| Elektrons Rīga | 7 | 2 | 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| ASK Rīga | 7 | 1 | 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966 |
| Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja | 4 | 4 | 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Jelgava | 4 | — | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| VEF Rīga | 3 | 8 | 1956, 1971, 1987 |
| FK RFS | 3 | 2 | 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Celtnieks Rīga | 3 | — | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| RAF Jelgava | 3 | — | 1988, 1993, 1996 |
| Riga FC | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2023 |
| Starts Brocēni | 2 | 1 | 1961, 1968 |
| Ķīmiķis Daugavpils | 2 | 1 | 1976, 1979 |
| Liepāja | 2 | 1 | 2017, 2020 |
| Auda | 2 | 1 | 2022, 2025 |
| RFK Rīga | 2 | — | 1937, 1939 |
| Daugava Liepāja | 2 | — | 1946, 1947 |
| LMR Liepāja | 2 | — | 1962, 1963 |
| Jūrnieks Rīga | 2 | — | 1970, 1972 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1 | 7 | 2006 |
| Jūras Osta Ventspils | 1 | 2 | 1967 |
| Enerģija Rīga | 1 | 2 | 1982 |
| Torpedo Rīga | 1 | 2 | 1989 |
| Dinamo Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1957 |
| Baltika Liepāja | 1 | 1 | 1965 |
| Pilots Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1973 |
| Lielupe Jūrmala | 1 | 1 | 1975 |
| Celtnieks Daugavpils | 1 | 1 | 1991 |
| Olimpija Rīga | 1 | 1 | 1994 |
| Rīgas Vilki | 1 | — | 1938 |
| Dinamo Liepāja | 1 | — | 1948 |
| RER Rīga | 1 | — | 1958 |
| Vulkāns Kuldīga | 1 | — | 1964 |
| Daugava Rīga | 1 | — | 1990 |
| Rīga | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Daugava Daugavpils | 1 | — | 2008 |