Riga FC
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.
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| Full name | Riga Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 30 April 2014 | ||
| Ground | Skonto Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,087 | ||
| Manager | Mihails Koņevs | ||
| League | Virslīga | ||
| 2020 | Virsliga, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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]
Ukrainian manager Viktor Skrypnyk has won the first ever Virslīga title in the club's history.
Honours
- Champions: 2015
League and Cup history
| 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 record
Overview
| 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 |
Matches
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |  |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Dundalk |
0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 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
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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Sponsors
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 23 January 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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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 25 November 2020 [3]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Mihails Koņevs |
| Coach | Kristaps Blanks |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Daniel Tudor |
| Physical fitness coach | Saško Poposki |
| Physical fitness coach | Pavilo Sirenko |
| Coach / analyst | Ivans Visockis |
| Position | Name |
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| Doctor | Viktos Simanovičs |
| Doctor | Rolands Brencāns |
Current board
As of 19 August 2020 [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
Managers
| No. | Coach | Period | Major Titles |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11 November 2020 | 84 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
Player records
Top goalscorers
- As of 29 November 2020
| # | 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 – present | 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 19 August 2020.
- "Management and administration – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
Notes
- Lost 5−3 on Penalty shootout.
- Lost 5−4 on Penalty shootout.
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