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 is 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 | Oleg Kononov | ||
League | Virslīga | ||
2019 | 1st, 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]

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 | ![]() |
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2016 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 36 | Runner-up | ![]() ![]() |
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2017 | 1st | 3/(7) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 37 | Runner-up | ![]() |
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2018 | 1st | 1/(8) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 64 | Winner | ![]() |
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2019 | 1st | 1/(9) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 66 | Semi-Finals | ![]() |
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Sponsors
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European record
Overview
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA Europa League | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Total | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() |
1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1[lower-alpha 1] |
2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | ![]() |
0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0[lower-alpha 2] |
UEFA Europa League | 2QR | ![]() |
2−1 | 2−3 | 4−4 (a) | |
3QR | ![]() |
1−1 | 2−2 | 3−3 (a) | ||
PO | ![]() |
1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 | ||
2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | ![]() |
N/A | N/A |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Players
First-team squad
- As of 20 July 2020[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
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Second team head coach | ![]() |
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Press secretary | ![]() |
Office administrator | ![]() |
Managers
Name | Period | Trophies |
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March 2015 – November 2015 | 1 Latvian First league title |
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1 January 2016 – 10 April 2016 | |
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11 April 2016 – 9 August 2016 | |
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12 August 2016 – 19 April 2017 | |
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20 April 2017 – 11 May 2017 | |
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12 May 2017 – 29 July 2017 | |
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30 July 2017 – December 2017 | |
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27 January 2018 – 25 May 2018 | |
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26 May 2018 – 4 July 2018 | |
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5 July 2018 – 31 January 2019 | 1 Latvian Higher league title, 1 Latvian Football Cup |
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5 February 2019 - 2 March 2019 | |
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3 March 2019 – 27 March 2019 | |
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28 March 2019 – 26 April 2019 | |
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27 April 2019 – 5 February 2020 | 1 Latvian Higher league title |
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5 February 2020 – |
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.
- "Komanda – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Vadība un administrācija – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Treneris un personāls – Riga FC". Riga FC. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
Notes
- Lost 5−3 on Penalty shootout.
- Lost 5−4 on Penalty shootout.