FK Jaunība Rīga

FK Jaunība is Latvian football club located in Riga. The club currently plays in Virsliga – the top tier of Latvian football. Previously they played in Latvian First League (the second tier of Latvian football), but after finishing the 2009/2010 season in the 2nd place and winning the relegation/promotion play-off matches against FK Daugava Riga, they qualified for the highest league.

FK Jaunība Rīga
Full nameFutbola Klubs Jaunība Rīga
Founded2006
GroundDaugava Stadium,
Riga, Latvia
Capacity5,683
ChairmanSergejs Davidovs
ManagerSergejs Davidovs
LeagueVirsliga
201010th (relegated)

League and Cup history

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2007 2nd (1.līga) 6/(16) 30 16 3 11 71 51 51 1/8 finals
2008 2nd (1.līga) 3/(15) 28 19 3 6 68 28 60 Did not participate
2009 2nd (1.līga) 2/(14) 26 18 6 2 59 24 60 Did not participate
2010 1st (Virsliga) 10/(10) 27 4 4 19 16 80 16 1/8 finals

Current squad

As of July 25, 2010 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 Vladimirs Lukonens
2 DF Latvia LVA Ņikita Pavļiks
3 DF Latvia LVA Marks Molčanovs
4 DF Latvia LVA Igors Šķirjatovs
6 MF Estonia EST Dmitri Kulikov (captain)
7 MF Latvia LVA Deniss Magdelēvičs
10 MF Latvia LVA Deniss Hromovs
12 GK Latvia LVA Jurijs Nadeždins
13 DF Latvia LVA Jānis Skribis
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Latvia LVA Antons Truševs
17 DF Latvia LVA Viktors Golovizins
18 FW Latvia LVA Iļja Solomatins
19 DF Latvia LVA Filips Pavļiks
20 MF Latvia LVA Andrejs Gusevs
21 MF Latvia LVA Jurijs Krasņakovs
35 GK Latvia LVA Antons Astrahancevs
-- FW Latvia LVA Armands Prutāns

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers summer 2010.


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