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Revision as of 11:43, 9 December 2016

FS METTA
Club logo
Full nameFutbola Skola METTA
(Football School METTA)
Founded2 May 2006
GroundRīgas Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums
Capacity250
ManagerAndris Riherts
LeagueVirsliga
20167th
Websitehttp://www.fsmetta.lv/
Current season

FS Metta is a Latvian football club located in Riga, Ķekava. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. The club is formed from Futbola Skola "METTA" (Football School Metta) and Latvijas Universitāte (University of Latvia). Metta play their home games in Stadions Arkādija, Riga.

History

Football school "METTA" was officially founded on May 2, 2006. The school was existing already from year 2000. In previous years the football school took part only in youth tournaments. In 2007 football school "METTA" and University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte) made a senior team FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte and participated in 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. 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 base of the team is made from the best football playing students of Latvian University and talented high-school students, who continue their studies at LU. The team was created with an aim to give youngsters from all around Latvia a chance to study and develop their footballing skills.[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 01 September 2016. [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 Dmitrijs Grigorjevs
3 MF Latvia LVA Davids Bagdasarjans
4 DF Latvia LVA Kirils Ševeļovs
5 MF Latvia LVA Dāvis Indrāns
6 MF Latvia LVA Eduards Emsis
7 MF Latvia LVA Edgars Vardanjans
10 MF Latvia LVA Roberts Uldriķis
11 FW Latvia LVA Konstantīns Fjodorovs
14 FW Nigeria NGA Adamu Abdullahi
15 DF Latvia LVA Rendijs Šibass
16 MF Latvia LVA Sergejs Vasiļjevs
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Latvia LVA Artūrs Švalbe
18 MF Japan JPN Takumi Miyazaki
19 FW Latvia LVA Gatis Kalniņš ©
20 MF Nigeria NGA Usman Abbas
23 MF Latvia LVA Artūrs Biders
24 GK Latvia LVA Dāvis Ošs
25 DF Ghana GHA Abraham Anane Ashrifie
26 DF Latvia LVA Roberts Gudēns
45 DF Latvia LVA Dāvis Sandis Strods
88 MF Latvia LVA Ingars Sarmis Stuglis

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

International players

  • Latvia Roberts Uldriķis (U19)
  • Latvia Dāvis Ošs (U21)
  • Latvia Ingars Sarmis Stuglis (U21)
  • Latvia Eduards Emsis (U21)
  • Latvia Edgars Vardanjans (U23)

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

  • President: Vacant
  • General secretary: Ģirts Mihelsons
  • Executive Director: Maira Mihelsone
  • Member: 'Andris Riherts

Coaching staff

  • Manager: Andris Riherts
  • Coach: Viktors Mazurs
  • Fitness Coach: Jānis Skābardis
  • Second team coach: Andrejs Karpovs
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Artūrs Biezais
  • Skill Coach: Jānis Goba

Medical staff

  • Doctor: Sandra Rozenštoka
  • Physiotherapist: Valters Brikšis

School staff

  • Press Officer: Elvijs Ērglis
  • Technical manager: Harijs Toms

Sponsorship

  • Official Shirt Sponsor –
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – Nike
  • Official Communication Sponsor – Radio Naba

Other Sponsors

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

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/LU" uzvar 1. līgā un nākamgad spēlēs Virslīgā (Latvian)
  2. ^ Komanda (Latvian)
  3. ^ "Players".