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Lokomotiv Daugavpils

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Lokomotīve Daugavpils
Club information
Track addressLokomotiv Stadium
Jelgavas iela 53
LV-5404 Daugavpils
CountryLatvia
Founded1963
Team managerNikolajs Kokins
LeaguePolish 2. Liga
WebsiteOfficial website
Club facts
Track size373 m
Track record time66.65
Track record date2010-05-02
Track record holderGrigory Laguta
Major team honours
1. Liga2015, 2016
Soviet Union silver medal1970, 1971
Russian bronze medal1995, 1996, 2001, 2002

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]

Stadium

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Stadium 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

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Founded 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

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2023 team

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Previous teams

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Honours

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Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
European Club (KPE)
(since 1998) 		2 1 2005 1 2001

Season by season record

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Russia

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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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "2. SPEEDWAY LEAGUE". Sporto we Fakty. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.
  3. ^ "The Stadium". Lokomotiv Daugavpils Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Soviet Union Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Soviet Union & Russian Team Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Russian Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway". Polsat Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2015". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2016". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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