FK Rīga

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FK Riga
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Full name Football Club Riga
Short name Riga
Founded 1999
Ground Latvijas Universitates Stadions,
Riga, Latvia
(Capacity 5000)
Chairman Flag of Latvia Pavels Lihacevs
Head Coach Flag of Latvia Sergejs Semjonovs
League Virsliga
2006 Virsliga, 7th
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
Home colours

FK Rīga is a Latvian football club based in Riga. They play in the Virsliga, the top division in Latvian football. They play their home games at Latvijas Universitates Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the Latvian Cup, beating Skonto FC at the final. The club also played in the UEFA Cup. In 2007 FK Rīga achieved its best result in Virsliga so far by finishing 3rd as the highest placed club from Riga.

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[edit] Achievements

1999

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of January, 2008

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Latvia GK Andrejs Pavlovs
2 Flag of Estonia MF Jevgeni Novikov
3 Flag of Latvia DF Artūrs Zakreševskis
4 Flag of Latvia DF Roberts Mežeckis
5 Flag of Russia DF Sergei Sokolov
6 Flag of Latvia MF Jānis Rinkus
7 Flag of Latvia MF Jurijs Žigajevs
8 Flag of Ukraine MF Sergey Yakovenko
10 Flag of Latvia FW Aleksejs Koļesņikovs
11 Flag of Latvia DF Dmitrijs Plukaitis
12 Flag of Russia FW Yevgeny Landirev
13 Flag of Russia MF Andrei Agafonov
14 Flag of Russia FW Yury Volosh
No. Position Player
15 Flag of Bulgaria MF Ivan Karamanov
16 Flag of Latvia GK Alberts Nikoļskis
17 Flag of Ukraine MF Orest Dorosh
18 Flag of Latvia DF Igors Korabļovs
19 Flag of Russia MF Dmitri Skroblyakov
21 Flag of Latvia MF Maksims Rafaļskis
22 Flag of Latvia GK Artūrs Biezais
23 Flag of Latvia DF Dmitrijs Naļivaiko
25 Flag of Latvia MF Stanislavs Pihockis
27 Flag of Latvia MF Pāvels Mihadjuks
29 Flag of Latvia MF Olegs Semjonovs
33 Flag of Latvia DF Vladimirs Žavoronkovs
Flag of Russia DF Pavel Samoilov (on loan from FC Sibir)

[edit] Reserves squad

No. Position Player
Flag of Latvia Vadims Andrejevs
Flag of Latvia Romāns Bespalovs
Flag of Latvia Aleksejs Čebotarjovs
Flag of Latvia Jans Fjodorovs
Flag of Latvia Kalvis Grāveris
Flag of Latvia Saveļijs Guževs
Flag of Latvia Asifs Ibragimovs
Flag of Latvia Marats Ismagulovs
Flag of Latvia Artjoms Jegorovs
Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Lavrenkovs
No. Position Player
Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Linniks
Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Novikovs
Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Saveļjevs
Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Sila
Flag of Latvia Artjoms Uļjanovs
Flag of Latvia Sergejs Telešs
Flag of Latvia Sergejs Vasjakovs
Flag of Latvia Igors Volkovs
Flag of Latvia MF Oļegs Žatkins

[edit] Transfers

No. Position Player
9 Flag of Latvia FW Andrejs Nikolajevs (to FC Sibir Novosibirsk)

[edit] FK Rīga in Europe

  • 1Q = 1st Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st Round
Season Cup Round Country Club Score
1996 Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Germany Karlsruher SC 1-2
1R Flag of Romania FC Universitatea Craiova 0-3
1R Flag of Slovakia FC Spartak Trnava 0-6
1R Flag of Serbia FK Čukarički Stankom 3-1
1997-98 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Ukraine FC Vorskla Poltava 1-3, 1-2
1998-99 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Slovenia NK Mura 1-6, 1-2

[edit] Participation in Latvian Championships

  • 2007 - 3rd
  • 2006 - 7th
  • 2005 - 5th
  • 2004 - 6th
  • 2003 - 5th
  • 2002 - 7th
  • 2001 - 7th
  • 2000 - 5th
  • 1999 - 6th

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