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2 unusual facts about Latvian Higher League


Harijs Fogelis

With RFK he played just one season after which he moved to the newly founded Riga Vanderer along several much more popular RFK footballers, such as Arvīds Jurgens, Voldemārs Plade and Česlavs Stančiks, and over two seasons the new club earned promotion to the Latvian Higher League.

Pauls Sokolovs

Over the years from 1923 to 1928 Sokolovs won three Latvian Higher League titles and became a two-time winner of the Riga Football Cup.


Bally Smart

Mapidima "Bally" Smart (born 27 April 1989 in Polokwane, Limpopo) is a South African footballer, who last played as a winger or striker for Skonto Riga in the Latvian Higher League.

FB Gulbene

Finishing the 2012 season in the 10th place they were automatically relegated from the Latvian Higher League.


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