FK Jelgava
FK Jelgava
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Futbola Klubs Jelgava
(Football Club Jelgava)
- RAF Jelgava (2001–03)
- FC Universitāte Rīga (1996–97)
- RAF Rīga (1996)
- RAF Jelgava (1988–95)
- Automobīlists Jelgava (1980–87)
- Metālists Jelgava (1977–79)
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| Founded |
2004 |
| Ground |
Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava, Latvia
(Capacity: 2,200) |
| Chairman |
Ainārs Tamisārs |
| Manager |
Dainis Kazakevičs |
| League |
Virsliga |
| 2011 |
Virsliga, 6th |
| Website |
Club home page |
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| Current season |
FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. Its best results came when the team was named RAF Jelgava.
Team history
Automobīlists Jelgava
The car factory club Automobīlists played in the lower Latvian leagues in the early 1970s, but in the mid 1970s were renamed Metālists.
Metālists Jelgava
The club first appeared in 1977 and in their debut season in the Latvian league finished 7th out of 13 teams. After three less than stellar seasons the club changed owners – it was attached again to the bus factory and renamed to Automobīlists Jelgava.
Automobīlists Jelgava
As Automobīlists the Jelgava squad also had it hard – at best it finished seasons in the middle of the table, and between 1983 and 1987 it played in the 1st league. In 1987 Automobīlists lost to Zemgale Ilūkste for a place in Virslīga but as the league was expanded under the name of RAF, Jelgava once again had a club in the top Latvian league.
RAF Jelgava
In 1988 and 1989 there were two teams of RAF Jelgava which in 1990 merged into one. One of those played in the lower Soviet leagues, the other – in the Latvian league. In 1988 and 1989 under the management of Viktors Ņesterenko the "local" RAF won the Latvian league, in 1988 as a golden double it also won the Latvian Cup. Meanwhile the "international" RAF weren't doing that well – although they had in its squad several talented young players including Vladimirs Babičevs, Dzintars Sproģis, Igors Troickis and Aleksandrs Stradiņš, its results were very disappointing. In 1989 Ņesterenko took over the unified RAF team in the Soviet league and in the Baltic league. In 1990 and 1991 the team played better, but then the Soviet Union collapsed and RAF joined the Latvian Virslīga.
In the early 1990s RAF was one of the strongest teams in Virslīga, three times finishing second and once third (in 1992 they finished runners up to Skonto Rīga in an additional game after finishing the season on equal points). However, when the plant ran into financial difficulties, the team received new sponsorship from the University of Latvia in 1996 and, as a result, changed their name and relocated to Riga, and played in the Latvian University Stadium. [1]
RAF Rīga
As RAF Rīga the club only played one season, finishing 5th in the Latvian league, however it won the 1996 Latvian Cup. But after the season the club changed its name again – this time to Universitāte Rīga.
Universitāte Rīga
The only season under the name of Universitāte didn't bring much success to the club – 6th place in the league with the club being disbanded after the season.
RAF Jelgava (again)
A team under the name RAF Jelgava appeared again in 2001 in the 1. līga. After the 2003 season the club merged with another Jelgava club – FK Viola Jelgava forming FK Jelgava.
FK Jelgava
FK Jelgava has played since their foundation in 2004 in the 1. līga[2], but in 2009 after winning the Latvian First League the team had the chance to play their first games in the Virslīga.
On 19 May 2010 FK Jelgava won the Latvian Cup final in Skonto Stadium, beating FK Jūrmala-VV 6:5 in a penalty shoot out after the game had finished 0:0. [3]
On the way to the final, the club beat FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the quarter-finals and Skonto FC in the semi-finals. [4] [5] Victory in the Latvian Cup final allowed FK Jelgava to debut in the UEFA Europa League tournament. In the second qualifying round FK Jelgava played Molde FK from Norway. With a score of 2:2 on aggregate, Molde won on away goals.[6] [7]
In the 2010 season Jelgava was the only Latvian football club which won a game in European football tournaments (2:1 against Molde).
On 2 September 2010 FK Jelgava played a friendly against Premier League club Blackpool. The match marked the opening of the Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale. The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers and the British Ambassador in Latvia attended the game.[8]
Honours
Latvia
Latvian SSR
League and Cup history
Soviet Union
- RAF Jelgava
Baltic
- RAF Jelgava
| Season |
Division (Name) |
Pos./Teams |
Pl. |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
P |
| 1990 |
1st (Baltic League) |
8/(17) |
32 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
44 |
37 |
36 |
Latvian SSR
- Metālists Jelgava
- Automobīlists Jelgava
- RAF Jelgava
Latvia
- RAF Jelgava
- RAF Rīga / FC Universitāte Rīga
- FC Universitāte Rīga
- RAF Jelgava
- FK Jelgava
European record
Players
First-team squad
As of April 13, 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 2 |
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DF |
Deniss Petrenko |
| 3 |
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DF |
Jurijs Ksenzovs (captain) |
| 4 |
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DF |
Jevgēņijs Kazura |
| 5 |
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DF |
Dmitrijs Daņilovs |
| 6 |
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DF |
Valdis Kaļva |
| 7 |
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DF |
Valērijs Redjko |
| 8 |
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MF |
Artis Lazdiņš |
| 9 |
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FW |
Aleksejs Bespalovs |
| 11 |
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FW |
Gatis Kalniņš |
| 15 |
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MF |
Visvaldis Ignatāns |
| 16 |
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GK |
Edgars Andrejevs |
| 17 |
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MF |
Igors Lapkovskis |
| 18 |
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MF |
Aleksandrs Kļimovs |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 19 |
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MF |
Aivars Ķeris |
| 20 |
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MF |
Romāns Bespalovs |
| 21 |
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FW |
Vladislavs Kozlovs |
| 22 |
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GK |
Niks Rubezis |
| 23 |
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FW |
Aldis Trukšāns |
| 25 |
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DF |
Mārcis Ošs |
| 28 |
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FW |
Ales Navumik |
| 32 |
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MF |
Boriss Bogdaškins |
| 55 |
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DF |
Māris Savinovs |
| 77 |
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DF |
Aleksandrs Gubins |
| 81 |
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GK |
Marks Bogdanovs |
| 85 |
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MF |
Gints Freimanis |
| 89 |
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DF |
Aleksandrs Baturinskis |
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For recent transfers see: List of Latvian football transfers winter 2010-2011 and List of Latvian football transfers summer 2011.
External links
References
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FK Jelgava – current squad
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- 2 Petrenko
- 3 Ksenzovs
- 4 Kazura
- 5 Daņilovs
- 6 Kaļva
- 7 Redjko
- 8 Lazdiņš
- 9 Bespalovs
- 11 Kalniņš
- 15 Ignatāns
- 16 Andrejevs
- 17 Lapkovskis
- 18 Kļimovs
- 19 Ķeris
- 20 Bespalovs
- 21 Kozlovs
- 22 Rubezis
- 23 Trukšāns
- 25 Ošs
- 28 Navumik
- 32 Bogdaškins
- 55 Savinovs
- 77 Gubins
- 81 Bogdanovs
- 85 Freimanis
- 89 Baturinskis
- Manager: Kazakevičs
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