Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Since 2016 the club has been playing in the Virslīga.
Full name | Riga Football Club | |||
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Founded | 30 April 2014 | |||
Ground | Skonto Stadium | |||
Capacity | 8,087 | |||
Manager | Denis Laktionov | |||
League | Virslīga | |||
2020 | Virsliga, 1st of 10 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
History
The club was officially registered in April 2014.[1] The team was established in 2015 after a merger of two Riga based teams – FC Caramba Riga and Dinamo Rīga. In the 2015 season the team played in the Latvian First League under the name of FC Caramba/Dinamo. After winning the First League and promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC.[2]
Domestic
Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Latvian Football Cup | Top Scorer (League) | Manager |
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2015 | 2nd | 1/(16) | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 14 | 84 | Round of 16 | Verners Apiņš – 31 | Mihails Koņevs |
2016 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 36 | Runner-up | Roberts Savaļnieks Yōsuke Saitō – 5 | Kiril Kurbatov Dmitri Khomukha Vladimir Volchek |
2017 | 1st | 3/(7) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 37 | Runner-up | Bogdan Vaštšuk – 8 | Vladimir Volchek Mihails Koņevs Yevgeny Perevertaylo Slaviša Stojanovič |
2018 | 1st | 1/(8) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 64 | Winner | Darko Lemajić – 15 | Goce Sedloski Mihails Koņevs Viktor Skrypnyk |
2019 | 1st | 1/(9) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 66 | Semi-Finals | Roman Debelko – 7 | Luís Berkemeier Pimenta Oleg Kubarev Mihails Koņevs |
2020 | 1st | 1/(10) | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 69 | Quarter-finals | Kule Mbombo – 12 | Oleg Kononov Mihails Koņevs |
European
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
UEFA Europa League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
Total | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 |
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. | |
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2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | CSKA Sofia | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1[a] | |
2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Dundalk | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0[b] | |
UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Piast Gliwice | 2−1 | 2−3 | 4−4 (a) | ||
3QR | HJK | 1−1 | 2−2 | 3−3 (a) | |||
PO | Copenhagen | 1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 | |||
2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Maccabi Tel Aviv | N/A | 0−2 | N/A | |
UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Tre Fiori | 1−0 | N/A | N/A | ||
3QR | Celtic | 0−1 | N/A | N/A | |||
2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Honours
Latvian Higher League
- Champions (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
Latvian Cup
- Winners: 2018
- Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017
Latvian First League
- Champions: 2015
Kits
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2015 | Adidas | — |
2016 | Jako | — |
2017 | Marine Service Group | |
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2019 | ||
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2016
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Sponsors
Marine Service Group |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 22 March 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Captains
Years | Captain |
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2016 | Oļegs Laizāns (MF) |
2017 | Kaspars Gorkšs (DF) |
2018 | Volodymyr Bayenko (DF) |
2019 | Aleksejs Višņakovs (MF) |
2020 | Stefan Panić (MF) |
Current staff
As of 13 March 2021 [3]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Vacant |
Coach | Kristaps Blanks |
Goalkeeper coach | Deniss Romanovs |
Physical fitness coach | Saško Poposki |
Physical fitness coach | Pavilo Sirenko |
Coach / analyst | Ivans Visockis |
Coach / analyst | Edgars Vērdiņš |
Position | Name |
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Doctor | Viktos Simanovičs |
Doctor | Rolands Brencāns |
Current board
As of 13 March 2021 [4]
Position | Name |
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Director-General | Aleksandrs Proņins |
Sport director | Aleksandrs Romašins |
Executive director | Romāns Lajuks |
Administrator | Deniss Čerņikovs |
Press officer | Krišs Upenieks |
Creative director | Sergejs Sobolevs |
Project manager | Andrejs Kaješovs |
Photographer | Zigismunds Zālmanis |
Video operator | Andrejs Guļko |
Notable players
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Managers
No. | Coach | Period | Major Titles | Domestic | ||||
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from | until | days | LČ | LK | 1L | |||
1 | Mihails Koņevs | 1 March 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 274 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2 | Kiril Kurbatov | 1 January 2016 | 10 April 2016 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
3 | Dmitri Khomukha | 11 April 2016 | 9 August 2016 | 120 | – | – | – | – |
4 | Vladimir Volchek | 12 August 2016 | 19 April 2017 | 250 | – | – | – | – |
5 | Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 20 April 2017 | 11 May 2017 | 21 | – | – | – | – |
6 | Yevgeny Perevertaylo | 12 May 2017 | 29 July 2017 | 78 | – | – | – | – |
7 | Slaviša Stojanović | 30 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 154 | – | – | – | – |
8 | Goce Sedloski | 27 January 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 118 | – | – | – | – |
9 | Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 26 May 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 39 | – | – | – | – |
10 | Viktor Skripnik | 5 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
11 | Luís Berkemeier Pimenta | 5 February 2019 | 2 March 2019 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
12 | Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 3 March 2019 | 27 March 2019 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
13 | Oleg Kubarev | 28 March 2019 | 26 April 2019 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
14 | Mihails Koņevs | 27 April 2019 | 5 February 2020 | 284 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
15 | Oleg Kononov | 5 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 280 | – | – | – | – |
16 | Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 12 November 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 49 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
17 | Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) | 1 January 2021 | 153 | – | – | – | – |
Player records
Top goalscorers
- As of 5 March 2021
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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1 | Darko Lemajić | 2017 – 2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Kamil Biliński | 2018 – 2019 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Roman Debelko | 2019 – 2020 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
4 | Kule Mbombo | 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Bogdan Vaštšuk | 2016 – 2018 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
Felipe Brisola | 2018 – present | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Bold signifies a current Riga FC player
Most appearances
- As of 30 December 2020
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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1 | Armands Pētersons | 2016 – present | 98 | 10 | 9 | 117 |
2 | Oļegs Laizāns | 2016 – present | 89 | 11 | 7 | 107 |
3 | Antonijs Černomordijs | 2016 – 2017 2018 – present | 74 | 8 | 8 | 90 |
4 | Antons Kurakins | 2017 – present | 71 | 12 | 2 | 85 |
5 | Stefan Panić | 2018 – 2020 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 78 |
Bold signifies a current Riga FC player
References
- ^ LURSOFT (2019-04-01). "Riga Football Club , 40008223802 - company data". Lursoft. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ ""Caramba/Dinamo" pārmaiņas: jauns treneris, cits nosaukums un stadions". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Coaches and staff – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Management and administration – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
Notes
- ^ Lost 5−3 on Penalty shootout.
- ^ Lost 5−4 on Penalty shootout.
External links
- Official website
- Latvian Higher League website (in Latvian)