FK Blazma Rezekne is a Latvian football club based in Rezekne. They currently feature in the Latvian Higher League.
FK Blazma owe their origins to Dynamo, the first club from rezekne to feature in the Latvian football championship in 1950. In 1956 the club altered their name to Rezekne and in 1965 became Masinbuvetajs.
The club played in the Latvian top flight between 1976 and 1978 and then suffered relegation. They played in the Latvian Higher League again in 1981 and 1985. In 1989 they assumed the name Torpedo and in 1990 finished third in the table under the name Latgale.
In 2002 the club’s name was changed again, this time to RSK Dizvanagi In 2006 they finally made it to the top flight in Latvia but were relegated. In 2007, though, under the name FK Blazma they gained promotion to the top flight.
FK Blazma play their home matches at the Sporta Agenturas Stadions that can hold 2,500 spectators.
Country | Latvia |
City | Rezekne |
Founded | 2004 |
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The club then became Vairogs and played under this name from 1992 to 1996, reaching the semi-finals of the Latvian Cup in 1994 too. In 1997 the name of the club was changed to FK Rezekne and two seasons later they were relegated from the top flight.