Riga FC
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]
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 |
2021 | 1st | 4/(9) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 50 | Semifinals | Stefan Milošević – 13 | Denis Laktionov Kristaps Blanks Andris Rihters Sashko Poposki |
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 | 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 | Malmö | 1−1 | 0−1 | 1−2 | |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Shkëndija | 2−0 | 1−0 | 3−0 | ||
3QR | Hibernians | 0−1 | 4−1 (a.e.t.) | 4−2 | |||
PO | Lincoln Red Imps | 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 | |
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2020 | ||
2021 |
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Sponsors[]
Marine Service Group |
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[]
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Captains[]
Season | Pos. | Captain |
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2016 | MF | Oļegs Laizāns |
2017 | DF | Kaspars Gorkšs |
2018 | DF | Volodymyr Bayenko |
2019 | MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs |
2020 | MF | Stefan Panić |
2021 | DF | Antonijs Černomordijs |
Current staff[]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Thorsten Fink |
Coach | Kristaps Blanks |
Goalkeeper coach | Deniss Romanovs |
Physical fitness coach | Sashko Poposki |
Physical fitness coach | Pavilo Sirenko |
Coach / analyst | Ivans Visockis |
Coach / analyst | Edgars Vērdiņš |
Position | Name |
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Doctor | Viktors Simanovičs |
Doctor | Rolands Brencāns |
Current board[]
As of 13 March 2021 [6]
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[]
Former managers[]
Coach | Period | Major Titles |
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from | until | days | LČ | LK | 1L | ||
Mihails Koņevs | 1 March 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 274 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Kiril Kurbatov | 1 January 2016 | 10 April 2016 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
Dmitri Khomukha | 11 April 2016 | 9 August 2016 | 120 | – | – | – | – |
Vladimir Volchek | 12 August 2016 | 19 April 2017 | 250 | – | – | – | – |
Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 20 April 2017 | 11 May 2017 | 21 | – | – | – | – |
Yevgeny Perevertaylo | 12 May 2017 | 29 July 2017 | 78 | – | – | – | – |
Slaviša Stojanović | 30 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 154 | – | – | – | – |
Goce Sedloski | 27 January 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 118 | – | – | – | – |
Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 26 May 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 39 | – | – | – | – |
Viktor Skrypnyk | 5 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
Luís Berkemeier Pimenta | 5 February 2019 | 2 March 2019 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 3 March 2019 | 27 March 2019 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
Oleg Kubarev | 28 March 2019 | 26 April 2019 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
Mihails Koņevs | 27 April 2019 | 5 February 2020 | 284 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Oleg Kononov | 5 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 280 | – | – | – | – |
Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 12 November 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 49 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Denis Laktionov | 1 January 2021 | 25 May 2021 | 144 | – | – | – | – |
Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) | 27 May 2021 | 8 June 2021 | 12 | – | – | – | – |
Andris Rihters | 9 June 2021 | 10 September 2021 | 93 | – | – | – | – |
Sashko Poposki (caretaker) | 12 September 2021 | 30 November 2021 | 79 | – | – | – | – |
Thorsten Fink | 4 January 2022 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
Player records[]
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 30 November 2021
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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1 | Darko Lemajić | 2017 – 2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Felipe Brisola | 2018 – 2021 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
3 | Stefan Milošević | 2020 – 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Kamil Biliński | 2018 – 2019 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Roman Debelko | 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 | Armands Pētersons | 2016 – present | 117 | 11 | 17 | 145 |
2 | Antonijs Černomordijs | 2016 – 2017 2018 – present |
96 | 9 | 15 | 120 |
3 | Oļegs Laizāns | 2016 – 2021 | 96 | 13 | 8 | 117 |
4 | Roberts Ozols | 2015 – present | 88 | 12 | 15 | 115 |
5 | Antons Kurakins | 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