Riga FC
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Full name | Riga Football Club | |||
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Founded | 30 April 2014 | |||
Ground | Skonto Stadium | |||
Capacity | 8,087 | |||
Chairman | Aleksandrs Proņins | |||
Manager | Thorsten Fink | |||
League | Virslīga | |||
2021 | Virsliga, 4th of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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.
History[]
The club was officially registered in April 2014.[1] The team was established before the 2015 season 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, since Caramba had won promotion to the 1. līga after winning the Latvian Second League in 2014. After winning the First League and promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC.[2]
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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 | ![]() |
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2016 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 36 | Runner-up | ![]() ![]() |
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2017 | 1st | 3/(7) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 37 | Runner-up | ![]() |
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2018 | 1st | 1/(8) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 64 | Winner | ![]() |
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2019 | 1st | 1/(9) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 66 | Semi-Finals | ![]() |
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2020 | 1st | 1/(10) | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 69 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
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2021 | 1st | 4/(9) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 50 | Semifinals | ![]() |
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European[]
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
UEFA Europa League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Total | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | –1 |
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. | |
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2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() |
1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1[a] | ![]() |
2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | ![]() |
0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0[b] | ![]() |
UEFA Europa League | 2QR | ![]() |
2−1 | 2−3 | 4−4 (a) | ![]() | |
3QR | ![]() |
1−1 | 2−2 | 3−3 (a) | ![]() | ||
PO | ![]() |
1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 | ![]() | ||
2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | ![]() |
N/A | 0−2 | N/A | ![]() |
UEFA Europa League | 2QR | ![]() |
1−0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | |
3QR | ![]() |
0−1 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | ||
2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | ![]() |
1−1 | 0−1 | 1−2 | ![]() |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | ![]() |
2−0 | 1−0 | 3−0 | ![]() | |
3QR | ![]() |
0−1 | 4−1 (a.e.t.) | 4−2 | ![]() | ||
PO | ![]() |
1−1 | 1−3 (a.e.t.) | 2−4 | ![]() | ||
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Honours[]
- 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 | |
2018 | ||
2019 | ||
2020 | ||
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Sponsors[]
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Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of January 2022[3]
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[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Captains[]
Season | Pos. | Captain |
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2016 | MF | ![]() |
2017 | DF | ![]() |
2018 | DF | ![]() |
2019 | MF | ![]() |
2020 | MF | ![]() |
2021 | DF | ![]() |
Current staff[]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Physical fitness coach | ![]() |
Physical fitness coach | ![]() |
Coach / analyst | ![]() |
Coach / analyst | ![]() |
Position | Name |
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Doctor | ![]() |
Doctor | ![]() |
Current board[]
As of 13 March 2021 [6]
Position | Name |
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Director-General | ![]() |
Sport director | ![]() |
Executive director | ![]() |
Administrator | ![]() |
Press officer | ![]() |
Creative director | ![]() |
Project manager | ![]() |
Photographer | ![]() |
Video operator | ![]() |
Notable players[]
Former managers[]
Coach | Period | Major Titles |
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from | until | days | LČ | LK | 1L | ||
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1 March 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 274 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
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1 January 2016 | 10 April 2016 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
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11 April 2016 | 9 August 2016 | 120 | – | – | – | – |
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12 August 2016 | 19 April 2017 | 250 | – | – | – | – |
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20 April 2017 | 11 May 2017 | 21 | – | – | – | – |
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12 May 2017 | 29 July 2017 | 78 | – | – | – | – |
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30 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 154 | – | – | – | – |
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27 January 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 118 | – | – | – | – |
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26 May 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 39 | – | – | – | – |
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5 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
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5 February 2019 | 2 March 2019 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
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3 March 2019 | 27 March 2019 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
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28 March 2019 | 26 April 2019 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
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27 April 2019 | 5 February 2020 | 284 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
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5 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 280 | – | – | – | – |
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12 November 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 49 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
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1 January 2021 | 25 May 2021 | 144 | – | – | – | – |
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27 May 2021 | 8 June 2021 | 12 | – | – | – | – |
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9 June 2021 | 10 September 2021 | 93 | – | – | – | – |
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12 September 2021 | 30 November 2021 | 79 | – | – | – | – |
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4 January 2022 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
Player records[]
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 30 November 2021
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2017 – 2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
2018 – 2021 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
2020 – 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
2018 – 2019 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
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2019 – 2020 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Bold signifies a current Riga FC player
Most appearances[]
- As of 30 November 2021
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2016 – present | 117 | 11 | 17 | 145 |
2 | ![]() |
2016 – 2017 2018 – present |
96 | 9 | 15 | 120 |
3 | ![]() |
2016 – 2021 | 96 | 13 | 8 | 117 |
4 | ![]() |
2015 – present | 88 | 12 | 15 | 115 |
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2017 – present | 86 | 15 | 2 | 103 |
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.
- ^ "Komanda" [A Team] (in Latvian). Riga FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Coaches and staff - Riga Football Club". www.rigafc.lv. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "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)
- Riga FC
- Football clubs in Riga
- Latvian football club stubs