2016–17 Latvian Football Cup


The 2016–17 Latvian Football Cup is the 22nd season of the Latvian annual football knock-out competition. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following teams will take part in the competition:
2016 Latvian Virsliga
all 8 teams		2016 Latvian First League
14 teams
2016 Latvian Second League
25 teams that qualify from the 7 regions of the Second League

  • Babīte
  • Rēzeknes FA/BJSS
  • Skonto FC
  • FK Auda
  • Valmiera Glass FK/BSS
  • AFA Olaine/SK Super Nova
  • JDFS Alberts
  • FK Tukums 2000 TSS
  • FK Smiltene/BJSS
  • FK Jēkabpils/JSC
  • FK Staiceles Bebri
  • FK Ogre
  • Preiļu BJSS
  • JFK Saldus
  • Ludzas SK
  • Dinamo Rīga
  • Kuldīgas
  • FK Salacgrīva
  • Riga United FC
  • FK Igate/Tami-Tami
  • FK Limbaži
  • FK Dobele
  • FK Pļaviņas DM
  • FK Nīca
  • Grobiņas
  • FK Krāslava
  • FK Talsi/Laidze
  • FK Upesciems
  • Cēsis
  • Salaspils
  • Caramba Riga
  • Optibet Tractor
  • FK Mērsrags
  • SS Saldus/Brocēni BJSS
  • FK Lielupe
  • FK Aliance
  • JFC Dobele
  • FK Alberts
  • FK Fortuna/Ogre

    • First round

    The first round consists of 8 matches, between 16 of the qualifying teams from the Latvian Second League. 9 teams from the Second League automatically qualified for the second round, based on a lottery. The matches of this round took place on 4–15 June 2016.
    !colspan="3" align="center"|4 June
    !colspan="3" align="center"|5 June
    !colspan="3" align="center"|10 June
    !colspan="3" align="center"|11 June
    !colspan="3" align="center"|15 June

    Second round

    The 8 winners of the first round joined the 9 Second League teams that automatically qualified, in addition to 14 teams from the First League. These 32 teams played 15 head-to-head matches to determine who will move on to the third round. The matches of this round took place on 26 June–7 July 2016. FK Lielupe received a bye.
    !colspan="3" align="center"|26 June
    !colspan="3" align="center"|2 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|3 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|4 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|6 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|7 July

    Third round

    !colspan="3" align="center"|9 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|10 July

    Fourth round

    Teams from the Latvian Higher League enter at this stage.
    !colspan="3" align="center"|16 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|17 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|18 July
    !colspan="3" align="center"|25 September

    Quarter-finals

    !colspan="3" align="center"|8 April
    !colspan="3" align="center"|9 April

    Semi final

    Played on 26 April 2017 and 3 May 2017; over two legs.
    Team 1Team 2Leg 1Leg 2Agg. score
    Rīgas Futbola skola Ventspils 1–10–11–1
    Riga FC Spartaks Jūrmala 2–02–14–1

    Final

    The final was played on 17 May 2017

    Skonto Stadions, Riga

    Referee : Andris Treimanis