Lokomotīve Daugavpils, also known as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, is a Latvian motorcycle speedway team based in Daugavpils who race in the Polish Speedway Second League (2. Liga).[1][2]
| Lokomotīve Daugavpils | |||||||
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| Club information | |||||||
| Track address | Lokomotiv Stadium Jelgavas iela 53 LV-5404 Daugavpils | ||||||
| Country | Latvia | ||||||
| Founded | 1963 | ||||||
| Team manager | Nikolajs Kokins | ||||||
| League | Polish 2. Liga | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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| Track size | 373 m | ||||||
| Track record time | 66.65 | ||||||
| Track record date | 2010-05-02 | ||||||
| Track record holder | Grigory Laguta | ||||||
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Stadium
editStadium Lokomotīve (former name Spīdveja centrs) is located at Jelgavas iela 54, Daugavpils. Its capacity is 10,000 seats. The track is 373 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was set by Grigory Laguta (66.01 sec on 30 May 2010).[3]
History
editFounded in 1963, the club began league speedway in 1964, as part of the Soviet Union Championship. They won the silver medal in 1970 and 1971.[4] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union the team continued to race in the Russian Team Speedway Championship, due to the lack of a team competition in Latvia.[5] They won the bronze medal four times in 1995, 1996, 2001 and 2002.[6] The team also competed in the Finnish league from 1994 to 2002.[7]
The team withdrew from the Russian leagues to join the Polish leagues and twice won the 1. Liga in 2015[8] and 2016[9] but were not promoted to the Ekstraliga, which was restricted to Polish clubs.
During the 2020 Polish speedway season the club were relegated to 2. Liga.
Teams
edit2023 team
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Nick Morris
Gustav Grahn
Kevin Juhl Pedersen
Steve Worrall- Sam Jensen
- Justin Sedgmen
Jevgeņijs Kostigovs- Daniils Kolodinskis
- Časts Puodžuks
- Ričards Ansviesulis
Previous teams
editExtended content
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2022 team |
Honours
edit| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | |||
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| European Club (KPE) (since 1998) |
2 | 1 | 2005 | 1 | 2001 | ||
Season by season record
editRussia
edit| Season | League | Rang |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | I | 3rd |
| 1996 | I | 3rd |
| 1997 | I | 4th |
| 1998 | I | 4th |
| 1999 | I | 4th |
| 2000 | I | 3rd |
| 2001 | I | 3rd |
| 2002 | I | 3rd |
| 2003 | I | 4th |
| 2004 | I | 4th |
| 2005 | I | 8th |
Poland
edit| Season | League | Rang |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2. Liga | 3rd |
| 2006 | 2. Liga | 3rd |
| 2007 | 2. Liga | 2nd (promotion) |
| 2008 | 1. Liga | 5th |
| 2009 | 1. Liga | 2nd |
| 2010 | 1. Liga | 4th |
| 2011 | 1. Liga | 5th |
| 2012 | 1. Liga | 4th |
| 2013 | 1. Liga | 4th |
| 2014 | 1. Liga | 6th |
| 2015 | 1. Liga | winner |
| 2016 | 1. Liga | winner |
| 2017 | 1. Liga | 3rd |
| 2018 | 1. Liga | 4th |
| 2019 | 1. Liga | 6th |
| 2020 | 1. Liga | 8th |
| 2022 | 2. Liga | 4th |
| 2023 | 2. Liga | 5th |
| 2024 | National league |
Team name changes
edit- Iskra Daugavpils: 1964
- Lokomotiv Daugavpils: 1966–1993
- Daugavpils Speedway–Center: 2003–2004
- Daugavpils Speedway: 2005
- Daugavpils Speedway Center (Daugavpils Spīdveja centrs): 2006
- Lokomotiv Daugavpils (Daugavpils Lokomotīve): 2007–present
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2. SPEEDWAY LEAGUE". Sporto we Fakty. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.
- ^ "The Stadium". Lokomotiv Daugavpils Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Soviet Union Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Soviet Union & Russian Team Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Russian Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway". Polsat Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2015". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2016". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.