2020 Latvian Football Cup
The 2020 Latvian Football Cup is the 26th edition of the football tournament. The competition began on 23 July. RFS were the defending champions, having won the previous year's final over Jelgava 3–2 after extra time.[1] The cup winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round.
| Country |  Latvia |
|---|---|
| Teams | 47 |
| Champions | FK Liepāja |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Format
47 teams took part in the competition. Each round was played over single leg and matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If tied after regular time, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out in order to decide the winner. No seeding was applied at any round.
Participating teams
| Virslīga
(1st tier) |
1. līga
(2nd tier) |
2. līga
(3rd tier) |
3. līga
(4th tier) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFC Daugavpils | SK Super Nova
FK Dinamo Rīga FC Lokomotiv Daugavpils |
FK Priekuļi
FK Limbaži FK Aliance Albatroz SC/FS Jelgava Mārupes SC SK Krimulda FK Karosta |
FK Lielupe
FK Kalupe Lubāna/Degumnieki/Madonas BJSS FK Valka SK Upesciems FK Cēsis Jēkabpils SC FC Gauja Liepājas FS Jūrmalas SS Tente/SFS DSVK Traktors Talsi/FK Laidze |
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 7 July.[2] Teams from 2. līga and 3. līga only entered the competition at this point. Two teams: FK Valka and FK Alberts got byes to the second round. The matches were played between 23 July and 9 August 2020.
| 23 July 2020 | Dobele Allegro (4) | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Rīgas Tehniskā Universitāte (4) | FK Jelgava Sporta bāzes mākslīgais laukums, Jelgava |
| 21:00 | Ivanovs  18'Roziņš 44' |
Report | Bogdanovs 20' Suranovs 24' |
Attendance: 89 Referee: Ruslans Botošs |
| Penalties | ||||
Linds  Jansons  Ūtēns Ivanovs Pinka |
Morozs Bogdanovs Čebotarjovs Krastiņš Suranovs |
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| 25 July 2020 | FK Pļaviņas DM (4) | 4–2 | FK Cēsis (4) | Gostiņu stadions, Pļaviņas Municipality |
| 12:00 | Prohorovs 20', 27', 87' (pen.) Kokarevičs 46' |
Report | Vēlme 7' Eglītis 44' |
Attendance: 50 Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks |
| 29 July 2020 | Liepājas FS (4) | 1–4 | Jēkabpils SC (4) | Stadions Velnciems, Liepāja |
| 15:00 | Ķēdža 15' |
Report | Liņģis 10' Potlovs 51'Ragainis 72'Trofimovs 90+2' (pen.) |
Attendance: 35 Referee: Gints Švažs |
| 2 August 2020 | Lubāna/Degumnieki/Madonas BJSS (4) | 1–13 | FK Kalupe (4) | Degumnieku pamatskolas stadions, Madona Municipality |
| 16:00 | Kuncis 87' |
Report | Kozlov 10' (pen.), 28' (pen.) Maļinovskis 22'Narovskis 30'Rasčevskis 47'Iļjahovs 50', 53', 67', 83'Kirijenko 70', 75', 80', 89' |
Attendance: 40 Referee: Aleksejs Groznovs |
| 2 August 2020 | Talsi/FK Laidze (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | DSVK Traktors (4) | Talsu pilsētas stadions, Talsi |
| 17:00 | Šnēbergs 28' Červoņikovs 100' |
Report | Čibulis 8' |
Attendance: 93 Referee: Konstantīns Sprūdžs |
| 3 August 2020 | SK Upesciems (4) | 1–3 | FK Limbaži (3) | Upesciema stadions, Upesciems |
| 18:30 | Odiņš 15' |
Report | Kārkliņš 9' Bieziņš 17'Ulmis 80' |
Attendance: 31 Referee: Andrejs Gluhovs |
| 4 August 2020 | Tente/SFS (4) | 4–1 | SK Krimulda (3) | Academ Stadium, Rīga |
| 18:00 | Rosoha 37' (pen.), 82' Kļimovs 53'Medeckis 87' |
Report | Ziļs 52' |
Attendance: 31 Referee: Artis Ķēniņš |
| 6 August 2020 | FK Karosta (3) | 4–0 | Jūrmalas SS (4) | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja |
| 19:00 | Reguzovs 3' Kovaļskis 26'Attiķis 32'Moseičenko 38' |
Report | Attendance: 120 Referee: Gints Švažs |
Second round
13 winners of the first round were joined by FK Valka and FK Alberts (both teams had byes to the second round) as well as nine teams from the 1. līga. The matches are planned to be played over the weekend of 21–23 August 2020.
Third round
12 winners of the second round took part in the third round. The matches are planned to be played over the weekend of 4–6 September 2020.
Fourth round
6 winners of the third round are joined by 10 teams of Latvian Virslīga.
Quarter-finals
8 winners of the fourth round take part in the quarter-finals.
Semi-finals
4 winners of the quarter-finals take part in the semi-finals.
Final
The final was played on 8 November 2020.
References
- "Rīgas FS vs. Jelgava 3 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ""Viensviens" Latvijas kausa fināls šogad Ventspilī". LFF.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-07-21.