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1736:Categories
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1491:Saarland
1354:Slovenia
1349:Slovakia
1339:Scotland
1317:Portugal
1227:Leinster
1130:Bulgaria
1065:football
916:Virslīga
715:SK Spēks
630:SK Cēsis
443:FK Abuls
375:Auda-Neo
222:Smiltene
145:football
1697:Croatia
1676:Wrexham
1526:Central
1463:Bavaria
1450:Germany
1440:Finland
1405:England
1400:Belgium
1379:Ukraine
1322:Romania
1282:Moldova
1234:Munster
1216:Iceland
1211:Hungary
1201:Germany
1196:Georgia
1186:Finland
1176:Estonia
1171:England
1166:Denmark
1151:Bohemia
1135:Croatia
1104:Belgium
1099:Belarus
1089:Austria
1084:Albania
1077:Current
931:3. līga
926:2. līga
921:1. līga
336:AS Lode
324:FK Lode
268:Vecrīga
203:Winner
200:Season
133:2. līga
129:Latvian
112:Website
42:Country
34:Founded
1581:Israel
1573:Ulster
1541:Greece
1470:Berlin
1445:France
1393:Former
1374:Turkey
1364:Sweden
1344:Serbia
1327:Russia
1312:Poland
1307:Norway
1262:Latvia
1257:Kosovo
1242:Israel
1206:Greece
1191:France
1140:Cyprus
455:Olimps
149:Latvia
54:Latvia
51:
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1655:North
1649:Wales
1644:Spain
1591:Malta
1586:Italy
1384:Wales
1359:Spain
1277:Malta
1247:Italy
993:women
940:women
891:WU-17
886:Women
853:(LFF)
358:Viola
353:Akora
1069:UEFA
881:U-17
876:U-19
871:U-21
722:2022
705:2021
688:2020
671:2019
654:2018
637:2017
620:2016
603:2015
586:2014
569:2013
552:2012
535:2011
518:2010
501:2009
484:2008
467:2007
450:2006
433:2005
416:2004
399:2003
382:2002
365:2001
348:2000
331:1999
314:1998
307:Auda
297:1997
280:1996
263:1995
246:1994
229:1993
212:1992
123:The
37:1992
1662:Mid
967:men
909:men
866:Men
147:in
135:or
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189:.
155:.
131::
92:to
79:to
63:16
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1056:e
1049:t
1042:v
827:e
820:t
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