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25: 295:, once again brought good results for Riga FK – with titles in 1930 and 1931. In 1932, however, the team finished in its worst position so far – 3rd behind ASK and Riga Vanderers. The next titles for RK came in 1934 and 1935, when the team beat its competition by a large margin. 310:, Riga FK and other Latvian football teams were restored and participated in the 1942–1944 championships. The fate of former RFK was different, with some continuing to play football in Soviet Latvia, others emigrating and some being killed in the war. 237:. Because it was prohibited to have foreign citizens playing in the Latvian league for that season, Ķeizarmežs didn't play in 1924. Riga FC easily bet its closest rivals – 392: 382: 238: 303: 191: 230: 195: 402: 387: 186:
The idea for its creation came about in 1922 with the goal of uniting Latvian players on a team which could beat the mostly-German
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was renamed Riga FK but, after a couple of seasons without serious results, it was renamed Auda again.
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The last time that RFK won the Latvian title was in 1940, just months before
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took gold, leaving RFC with second place. Several players (including
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In the 1930s, the emergence of the best pre-war Latvian footballer,
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In the 1920s, the club also had a basketball section, which won the
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in the Riga championship and beat the province champions from
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