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 has been playing in the Virslīga.

Not to be confused with FK Rīga.
Riga FC
Full nameRiga Football Club
Founded30 April 2014 (2014-04-30)
GroundSkonto Stadium
Capacity8,087
ChairmanAleksandrs Proņins
ManagerTomislav Stipić
LeagueVirslīga
2022Virsliga, 2nd of 10
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was officially registered in April 2014.[1] The team was established before the 2015 season after a merger of two Riga based teams – FC Caramba (founded in 2012) and Dinamo Rīga. In the 2015 season the team played in the Latvian First League under the name of FC Caramba/Dinamo, since Caramba had won promotion to the 1. līga after winning the Latvian Second League in 2014. After winning the First League and promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC.[2] In 2018 was appointed as coach the Ukrainian Viktor Skrypnyk, where he managed to lead to win two Latvian Higher Leagues in 2018, 2019 and the Latvian Football Cup in 2018.

Ukrainian manager Viktor Skrypnyk has won the first ever Virslīga title in the club's history.

Domestic
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup Top Scorer (League) Manager
2015 2nd 1/(16) 30 27 3 0 142 14 84 Round of 16 Latvia Verners Apiņš – 31 Latvia Mihails Koņevs
2016 1st 5/(8) 28 8 12 8 28 24 36 Runner-up Latvia Roberts Savaļnieks
Japan Yōsuke Saitō – 5		 Russia Kiril Kurbatov
Turkmenistan Dmitri Khomukha
Russia Vladimir Volchek
2017 1st 3/(7) 24 10 7 7 28 20 37 Runner-up Estonia Bogdan Vaštšuk – 8 Russia Vladimir Volchek
Latvia Mihails Koņevs
Russia Yevgeny Perevertaylo
Slovenia Slaviša Stojanovič
2018 1st 1/(8) 28 20 4 4 45 16 64 Winner Serbia Darko Lemajić – 15 North Macedonia Goce Sedloski
Latvia Mihails Koņevs
Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk
2019 1st 1/(9) 32 20 6 6 59 21 66 Semi-Finals Ukraine Roman Debelko – 7 Portugal Luís Berkemeier Pimenta
Belarus Oleg Kubarev
Latvia Mihails Koņevs
2020 1st 1/(10) 27 23 0 4 60 21 69 Quarter-finals Democratic Republic of the Congo Kule Mbombo – 12 Russia Oleg Kononov
Latvia Mihails Koņevs
2021 1st 4/(9) 28 14 8 6 54 26 50 Semifinals Montenegro Stefan Milošević – 13 RussiaSouth Korea Denis Laktionov
Latvia Kristaps Blanks
Latvia Andris Rihters
North Macedonia Sashko Poposki
2022 1st 2/(10) 36 26 3 7 68 23 81 Round of 16 Argentina Marcelo Torres – 11 Germany Thorsten Fink
Latvia Kristaps Blanks
Croatia Sandro Perković

European

Fully up to date as of 17 August 2023

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 503214–3
UEFA Europa League 104241112–1
UEFA Europa Conference League 189272521+4
Total 33 13 7 13 37 37 0
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1−0 0−1 1−1[lower-alpha 1]
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0−0 0−0 0−0[lower-alpha 2]
UEFA Europa League 2QR Poland Piast Gliwice 2−1 2−3 4−4 (a)
3QR Finland HJK 1−1 2−2 3−3 (a)
PO Denmark Copenhagen 1−0 1−3 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv — 0−2 —
UEFA Europa League 2QR San Marino Tre Fiori 1−0 — —
3QR Scotland Celtic 0−1 — —
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1QR Sweden Malmö 1−1 0−1 1−2
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR North Macedonia Shkëndija 2−0 1−0 3−0
3QR Malta Hibernians 0−1 4−1 (a.e.t.) 4−2
PO Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1−1 1−3 (a.e.t.) 2−4
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Republic of Ireland Derry City 2−0 2−0 4−0
2QR Slovakia Ružomberok 2−1 3−0 5−1
3QR Portugal Gil Vicente 1−1 0−4 1−5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 2−0 0−1 2−1
2QR Hungary Kecskemét 3−1 (a.e.t.) 1−2 4−3
3QR Netherlands Twente 0−3 0−2 0−5
Notes
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Honours

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2015 Adidas —
2016 Jako —
2017 Marine Service Group
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Players

Current squad
As of 4 September 2023[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Latvia LVA Rihards Matrevics
3 DF Senegal SEN Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom
8 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Jojić (captain)
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Anthony Contreras
10 FW Brazil BRA Douglas Aurélio
12 GK Latvia LVA Kristaps Zommers
13 DF Latvia LVA Raivis Jurkovskis
14 MF Croatia CRO Hrvoje Babec
15 DF Croatia CRO Petar Bosančić
16 GK Latvia LVA Nils Puriņš
17 MF Nigeria NGA Olabanjo Ogunji
18 FW Latvia LVA Marko Regža
19 FW Nigeria NGA Abdulrahman Taiwo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Ghana GHA Baba Musah
22 FW Senegal SEN Ousseynou Niang
23 MF Latvia LVA Eduards Dašķevičs
24 FW Peru PER Luis Iberico
25 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Ngonda Muzinga
30 MF Spain ESP Brian Peña
33 DF Latvia LVA Kirils Iljins
34 DF Latvia LVA Antonijs Černomordijs
44 MF Latvia LVA Deniss Meļņiks (on loan from FK Auda)
55 DF Peru PER Gustavo Dulanto
70 DF Senegal SEN Mor Talla Gaye
77 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gauthier Mankenda
93 MF France FRA Kemelho Nguena

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
99 FW Brazil BRA Reginaldo Ramires (on loan at Auda)

Captains
Season Pos. Captain
2016 MF Latvia Oļegs Laizāns
2017 DF Latvia Kaspars Gorkšs
2018 DF Ukraine Volodymyr Bayenko
2019 MF Latvia Aleksejs Višņakovs
2020 MF Serbia Stefan Panić
2021 DF Latvia Antonijs Černomordijs
2022

Current staff

As of 10 January 2023 [4][5]

Coaches
Position Name
Head coach Croatia Tomislav Stipić
Assistant coach Croatia Vjekoslav Miletić
Coach Latvia Sergejs Kožans
Coach Latvia Kristaps Blanks
Goalkeeper coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Brašnić
Fitness coach Croatia Milenko Kumić
Physiotherapist Croatia Roberts Krčmar
Medical department
Position Name
Doctor Latvia Viktors Simanovičs
Doctor Latvia Rolands Brencāns

Current board

As of 13 March 2021 [6]

Management and administration
Position Name
Director-General Latvia Aleksandrs Proņins
Sport director Latvia Aleksandrs Romašins
Executive director Latvia Romāns Lajuks
Administrator Latvia Deniss Čerņikovs
Press officer Latvia Krišs Upenieks
Creative director Latvia Sergejs Sobolevs
Project manager Latvia Andrejs Kaješovs
Photographer Latvia Zigismunds Zālmanis
Video operator Latvia Andrejs Guļko

Notable players

Former managers
Coach Period Major
Titles		 Domestic
fromuntildays LČ LK 1L
Latvia Mihails Koņevs 1 March 201530 November 2015274 1 ––1
Russia Kiril Kurbatov 1 January 201610 April 2016100 – –––
RussiaTurkmenistan Dmitri Khomukha 11 April 20169 August 2016120 – –––
Russia Vladimir Volchek 12 August 201619 April 2017250 – –––
Latvia Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) 20 April 201711 May 201721 – –––
Russia Yevgeny Perevertaylo 12 May 201729 July 201778 – –––
SloveniaSerbia Slaviša Stojanović 30 July 201731 December 2017154 – –––
North Macedonia Goce Sedloski 27 January 201825 May 2018118 – –––
Latvia Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) 26 May 20184 July 201839 – –––
Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk 5 July 201831 January 2019210 2 11–
Portugal Luís Berkemeier Pimenta 5 February 20192 March 201925 – –––
Latvia Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) 3 March 201927 March 201924 – –––
Belarus Oleg Kubarev 28 March 201926 April 201929 – –––
Latvia Mihails Koņevs 27 April 20195 February 2020284 1 1––
RussiaBelarus Oleg Kononov 5 February 202011 November 2020280 – –––
Latvia Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) 12 November 202031 December 202049 1 1––
RussiaSouth Korea Denis Laktionov 1 January 2021 25 May 2021 144 – – – –
Latvia Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) 27 May 20218 June 202112 – –––
Latvia Andris Rihters 9 June 202110 September 202193 – –––
North Macedonia Sashko Poposki (caretaker) 12 September 202130 November 202179 – –––
Germany Thorsten Fink 4 January 202216 May 2022132 – –––
Latvia Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) 16 May 20227 June 2022508 – –––
Croatia Sandro Perković 7 June 2022508 – –––

Player records

Top goalscorers
As of 30 November 2021
# Name Years League Cup Europe Total
1Serbia Darko Lemajić2017 – 2019233026
2Brazil Felipe Brisola2018 – 2021152118
3Montenegro Stefan Milošević2020 – 2021150015
4Poland Kamil Biliński2018 – 201975214
Ukraine Roman Debelko2019 – 2020110314

Bold signifies a current Riga FC player

Most appearances
As of 30 November 2021
# Name Years League Cup Europe Total
1Latvia Armands Pētersons2016 – present1171117145
2Latvia Antonijs Černomordijs2016 – 2017
2018 – present		96915120
3Latvia Oļegs Laizāns2016 – 202196138117
4Latvia Roberts Ozols2015 – present881215115
5Latvia Antons Kurakins2017 – present86152103

Bold signifies a current Riga FC player

Notes
  1. Lost 5−3 on Penalty shootout.
  2. Lost 5−4 on Penalty shootout.

References
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  4. "Coaches and staff - Riga Football Club". www.rigafc.lv. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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