FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte

FS METTA
Full name Futbola Klub METTA
(Football Club METTA)
Founded 2 May 2006
Ground Rīgas Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums
Ground Capacity 30,000
Manager Andris Riherts
League Virsliga
2016 7th
Website Club website

FS Metta is a professional Latvian football club located in Riga, Ķekava. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games in Rīgas Hanzas vidusskolas stadium, Riga.

History

FS "METTA" was officially founded on May 2, 2006. The club was existing already from the year 2000. In previous years the football club took part only in youth tournaments. In 2007 FS "METTA" and University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte) made a senior professional team; FS METTA and participated in the Latvian Championship 1st division (Traffic 1. līga) and finished the season in the 4th position. Next 4 seasons were spent in the same level league. Though being a professional club, Metta kept the prefix FS (Futbola Skola) since the base idea was to build youth players. In 2011 Metta made their greatest achievement, winning the Latvian First League championship and automatically being promoted to the Latvian Higher League – the top tier of Latvian football.[1]

The affiliation with the university provides the club with a greater financial backing and the players with the opportunity, if wanted, to study at the most presitigious Latvian University. The club was created with the aim to gather the greatest youth talents from across the country and surrounding areas to build and shape them into expensive players with the end goal to be sold off to bigger clubs.[2]

Participation in Latvian Championships

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2007 2nd (1.līga) 4/(16) 30 18 7 5 67 23 61 1/8 finals
2008 2nd (1.līga) 5/(15) 28 13 9 6 43 27 48 1/8 finals
2009 2nd (1.līga) 6/(14) 26 13 6 7 47 19 45 Not Held
2010 2nd (1.līga) 5/(12) 22 10 6 6 42 25 36 1/8 finals
2011 2nd (1.līga) 1/(13) 24 17 5 2 61 14 56 1/8 finals
2012 1st (Virslīga) 8(10) 36 7 8 21 39 82 29 1/8 finals
2013 1st (Virslīga) 9(10) 27 4 7 16 15 47 19 1/16 finals
2014 1st (Virslīga) 9(10) 36 3 7 26 26 69 16 1/16 finals
2015 1st (Virslīga) 7(8) 24 3 3 18 19 56 12 1/4 finals
2016 1st (Virslīga) 7(8) 28 8 6 14 32 47 30 TBA

Honours

Managers

Current players

First-team squad

As of 5 March, 2017. [3]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Latvia GK Dmitrijs Grigorjevs
2 Latvia DF Dāvis Sandis Strods
3 Nigeria DF Usman Abbas
4 Latvia DF Kirils Ševeļovs
5 Latvia MF Dāvis Indrāns
6 Latvia MF Eduards Emsis
8 Japan MF Takumi Miyazakii
9 Latvia FW Ņikita Ivanovs
10 Nigeria FW Adamu Abdullahi
11 Latvia FW Konstantīns Fjodorovs
14 Latvia MF Rihards Ozoliņš
No. Position Player
15 Latvia DF Rendijs Šibass
16 Latvia FW Renārs Varslavāns
19 Latvia FW Gatis Kalniņš ©
20 Latvia FW Aivars Emsis
21 Latvia MF Iļja Korotkovs
22 South Africa DF Kabelo Seriba
23 Latvia MF Vladislavs Fjodorovs
24 Latvia GK Dāvis Ošs
25 Ghana DF Abraham Anane Ashrifie
26 Latvia DF Roberts Ralfs Gudēns
27 Latvia DF Emīls Birka

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers summer 2014 and List of Latvian football transfers winter 2014-15

Player of the year

Season Player
2006 Latvia Jānis Kauss
2007 Latvia Vladimirs Cīmanis
2008 Latvia Ivars Gailis
2009 Latvia Marsels Vapne
2010 Latvia Juris Skābardis
2011 Latvia Rūdolfs Puķītis
2012 Latvia Mārtiņš Milašēvičs
2013 Latvia Gatis Kalniņš
2014 Latvia Edgars Vardanjans
2015 Latvia Eduards Emsis
2016 Latvia Roberts Uldriķis

Club officials

Board of directors

Coaching staff

Medical staff

School staff

Sponsorship

Other Sponsors

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

2013

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2007 United States Nike Latvia Deac
2008 Latvia Elko
2009 Latvia Deac
2010
2011
2012 Latvia SMSCREDIT.LV
2014

References

  1. ↑ "Metta" uzvar 1. līgā un nākamgad spēlēs Virslīgā (Latvian)
  2. ↑ Komanda (Latvian)
  3. ↑ "Players".
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