Wikipedia - Latvian Football Cup

The Latvian Football Cup (Latvian: Latvijas kauss) is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss) due to the sponsorship by sports betting company William Hill. The tournament was launched in 1937, replacing the previous knockout tournament – the Riga 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 year.

During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941, 1944–1991) it served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup. The competition was also fully played once during the German occupation of the Baltic states, in 1943.

**Letlands Pokal**

Ladvijas kauss, også kendt som Letlands Pokal, er en årlig fodboldturnering i Letland. Den er blevet afholdt siden 1940 af Letlands Fodboldforbund.

**Format**

Turneringen er åben for alle fodboldklubber i Letland. Holdene spiller elimineringskampe for at nå finalen, som afholdes på et neutralt sted.

**Historie**

Letlands Pokal blev først afholdt i 1940 i det uafhængige Letland. Efter den sovjetiske besættelse genopstod turneringen i 1991 efter Letlands uafhængighed.

**Vindere**

FK Liepāja er den mest succesfulde klub i Letlands Pokal med 11 titler. Andre bemærkelsesværdige vindere inkluderer Riga FC, Skonto FC og FK Ventspils.

**Betydning**

Letlands Pokal er en vigtig turnering i lettisk fodbold. Vinderholdet kvalificerer sig til UEFA Europa Conference League. Turneringen giver også mulighed for mindre klubber for at møde større klubber og gøre sig bemærket.