Football Championship of the Latvian SSR

Championship of the Latvian SSR in football was a top competition of association football in the Latvian SSR in 1945-91 soon after the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union.

The competition was originally established in 1941 in place of the Virslīga, but was never finished due to invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.

List of champions

 * 1941 Tournament cancelled due to WWII
 * 1942-1944 Tournament interrupted due to WWII
 * 1945 FK Dinamo Rīga
 * 1946 Daugava Liepāja
 * 1947 Daugava Liepāja
 * 1948 Žmiļova komanda (Soviet Army Team of Zhmilyov)
 * 1949 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1950 AVN Rīga


 * 1951 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1952 AVN Rīga
 * 1953 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1954 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1955 Darba Rezerves Rīga
 * 1956 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1957 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1958 Sarkanais Metalurgs Liepāja
 * 1959 RER Rīga
 * 1960 ASK Rīga


 * 1961 ASK Rīga
 * 1962 ASK Rīga
 * 1963 ASK Rīga
 * 1964 ASK Rīga
 * 1965 ASK Rīga
 * 1966 ESR Rīga
 * 1967 ESR Rīga
 * 1968 Starts Brocēni
 * 1969 FK Venta Ventspils
 * 1970 VEF Rīga


 * 1971 VEF Rīga
 * 1972 FK Jūrnieks
 * 1973 VEF Rīga
 * 1974 VEF Rīga
 * 1975 VEF Rīga
 * 1976 Enerģija Rīga
 * 1977 Enerģija Rīga
 * 1978 Ķīmiķis Daugavpils
 * 1979 Elektrons Rīga
 * 1980 Ķīmiķis Daugavpils


 * 1981 Elektrons Rīga
 * 1982 Elektrons Rīga
 * 1983 VEF Rīga
 * 1984 Torpedo Rīga
 * 1985 FK Alfa
 * 1986 Torpedo Rīga
 * 1987 Torpedo Rīga
 * 1988 RAF Jelgava
 * 1989 RAF Jelgava
 * 1990 Gauja Valmiera
 * 1991 Forums-Skonto