JFK Olimps

Olimps/RFS
Full name

Jaunantnes Futbola Klubs Olimps / Rīgas Futbola Skola

  • JFK Olimps/ASK (2008)
  • JFK Olimps (2005–07)
Founded 2005
Ground Daugava Stadium
Riga, Latvia
(Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman Aleksandr Rehviashvili
Manager Tamaz Pertia
League LMT Virslīga
2011 9th
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

Olimps/RFS, founded as JFK Olimps is a Latvian football club, playing in the top division of Latvian football. The club is from the city of Riga. According to a study from January 2011, the club has the youngest team in Europe, with an average age of 19.02 years.[1]

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History

Olimps was founded in 2005 because there were only seven teams in the top division of the Latvian football league. It was made up of young (U-21) players from Skonto-2, Liepajas Metalurgs-2 and Ventspils-2. In the 2005 season they dropped from Virsliga. In 2006 they won 1. liga and returned to Virsliga. Despite finishing last in the 2007 Virslīga season, Olimps retained their place for 2008 thanks to the expansion of the league. In 2007 Olimps got to the Latvian Cup final thus earning a place in the UEFA cup for the upcoming season.

League and Cup history

JFK Olimps
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2005 1st (Virsliga) 7/(8) 28 5 4 19 24 68 19 1/2 finals
2006 2nd (1.līga) 1/(16) 30 26 2 2 111 15 80 1/8 finals
2007 1st (Virsliga) 8/(8) 28 2 2 24 15 63 8 Runner-up
JFK Olimps/ASK
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2008 1st (Virsliga) 10/(10) 18 1 6 11 12 30 9 1/8 finals
JFK Olimps/RFS
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2009 1st (Virsliga) 5/(9) 32 11 5 16 53 60 38 1/2 finals
2010 1st (Virsliga) 8/(10) 27 5 6 16 31 63 21 1/8 finals

Europe record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2008/09 UEFA Cup 1QR JFK Olimps/ASK v St Patrick's Athletic 0-1 0-2 0-3

Current squad

As of April 15, 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Jānis Krūmiņš
2 DF Andrejs Kaļiņins (Captain)
3 DF Vjačeslavs Isajevs
4 DF Anatolijs Maksimenko
5 DF Toms Rajeckis
7 FW Artjoms Osipovs
9 FW Nikolajs Zaicevs
11 FW Konstantine Zarnadze
13 FW Jānis Jurēvics
14 DF Artūrs Blūms
15 DF Sergejs Rebizovs
16 DF Reinis Broders
No. Position Player
18 MF Alans Zeltiņš
-- GK Artūrs Kovaļovs
-- GK Jevgēņijs Laizāns
-- DF Lasha Gongadze
-- MF Andrejs Omeļjanovičs
-- MF Sandis Bokta
-- MF Daniels Bērenfelds
-- MF Vitālijs Rukols
-- MF Aleksandrs Urbanovičs
-- MF Paata Baladze
-- FW Harijs Cepurītis
-- FW David Janelidze

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers winter 2010-2011 and List of Latvian football transfers summer 2011.

References

  1. ^ http://www.theoffside.com/europe/studying-european-clubs-by-squad-makeup.html

External links
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