FK Jaunība Rīga

FK Jaunība is Latvian football club located in Riga. The club currently plays in Virsliga – the top tier of Latvian football. Previously they played in Latvian First League (the second tier of Latvian football), but after finishing the 2009/2010 season in the 2nd place and winning the relegation/promotion play-off matches against FK Daugava Riga, they qualified for the highest league.

FK Jaunība Rīga
Full nameFutbola Klubs Jaunība Rīga
Founded2006
GroundDaugava Stadium,
Riga, Latvia
Capacity5,683
ChairmanSergejs Davidovs
ManagerSergejs Davidovs
LeagueVirsliga
201010th (relegated)

League and Cup history

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2007 2nd (1.līga) 6/(16) 30 16 3 11 71 51 51 1/8 finals
2008 2nd (1.līga) 3/(15) 28 19 3 6 68 28 60 Did not participate
2009 2nd (1.līga) 2/(14) 26 18 6 2 59 24 60 Did not participate
2010 1st (Virsliga) 10/(10) 27 4 4 19 16 80 16 1/8 finals

Current squad

As of July 25, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LVA Vladimirs Lukonens
2 DF  LVA Ņikita Pavļiks
3 DF  LVA Marks Molčanovs
4 DF  LVA Igors Šķirjatovs
6 MF  EST Dmitri Kulikov (captain)
7 MF  LVA Deniss Magdelēvičs
10 MF  LVA Deniss Hromovs
12 GK  LVA Jurijs Nadeždins
13 DF  LVA Jānis Skribis
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  LVA Antons Truševs
17 DF  LVA Viktors Golovizins
18 FW  LVA Iļja Solomatins
19 DF  LVA Filips Pavļiks
20 MF  LVA Andrejs Gusevs
21 MF  LVA Jurijs Krasņakovs
35 GK  LVA Antons Astrahancevs
-- FW  LVA Armands Prutāns

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers summer 2010.


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