Lokomotiv Daugavpils

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]

Lokomotīve Daugavpils
Club information
Track addressLokomotiv Stadium
Jelgavas iela 53
LV-5404 Daugavpils
CountryLatvia
Founded1964
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

Stadium

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

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 withdrew from the Russian leagues to join the Polish leagues and twice won the 1. Liga in 2015[7] and 2016[8] 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

2023 team

Previous teams

Honours
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

Russia
SeasonLeagueRang
1995I3rd
1996I3rd
1997I4th
1998I4th
1999I4th
2000I3rd
2001I3rd
2002I3rd
2003I4th
2004I4th
2005I8th

Poland
SeasonLeagueRang
20052. Liga3rd
20062. Liga3rd
20072. Liga2nd (promotion)
20081. Liga5th
20091. Liga2nd
20101. Liga4th
20111. Liga5th
20121. Liga4th
20131. Liga4th
20141. Liga6th
20151. Ligawinner
20161. Ligawinner
20171. Liga3rd
20181. Liga4th
20191. Liga6th
20201. Liga8th
20222. Liga4th
20232. Liga5th
2024National league

Team name changes
  • 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

References
  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. "Historia Speedway Polsce 2015". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. "Historia Speedway Polsce 2016". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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