Riga FC
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| Full name | Riga Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Skonto Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,100 | ||
| Manager | Viktor Skrypnyk | ||
| League | Virslīga | ||
| 2017 | 3rd | ||
| Website | http://www.rigafc.lv/ | ||
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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. Riga FC plays in the Latvian Higher League. From 2016 the club is playing in the Virslīga.
History
The club was officially registered in April 2014. The team was established in 2015 after a merger of two Riga based teams – FC Caramba Riga and Dinamo Rīga. In season 2015 played in Latvian First League under the name of FC Caramba/Dinamo. After winning the First League and promotion to the Higher League changed its name to Riga FC.[1]
Honours
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 |  Verners Apiņš – 31
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Mihails Koņevs
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| 2016 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 36 | Runner-up | Roberts Savaļnieks  Yōsuke Saitō – 5
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 Kiril Kurbatov Dmitri Khomukha Vladimir Volchek
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| 2017 | 1st | 3/(7) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 37 | Runner-up |  Bogdan Vaštšuk – 8
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 Slaviša Stojanovič
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Sponsors
| Sponsors
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| Kit manufacturer |
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  CSKA Sofia
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1-0 | 0−1 | 1-1* |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
Players
First-team squad
- As of 21 July, 2018[2]
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
| Position | Name |
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| Generaldirector | Aleksandrs Proņins
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| Sport director | Aleksandrs Romašins
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| Executive director | Romāns Lajuks
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| Head coach |  Viktor Skrypnyk
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| Assistant coach | Veselin Branimirov
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| Assistant coach | Kristaps Blanks
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| Goalkeeping coach | Andrejs Piedels
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| Fitness coach |  Saško Poposki
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| Second team head coach | Mihails Koņevs
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| Analyst | Ivans Visockis
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| Physiotherapist | Viktors Simanovičs
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| Physiotherapist | Rolands Brencāns
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| Administrator | Deniss Čerņikovs
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| Team manager | Oļegs Koniševs
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| Photographer | Zigismunds Zālmanis
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| Press secretary | Krišs Upenieks
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| Office administrator | Sanita Beinaroviča
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Managers
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Mihails Koņevs
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March 2015 – November 2015 |
| Kiril Kurbatov
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1 January 2016 – 10 April 2016 |
 Dmitri Khomukha
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11 April 2016 – 9 August 2016 |
| Vladimir Volchek
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12 August 2016 – 19 April 2017 |
| Mihails Koņevs
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20 April 2017 – 11 May 2017 |
| Yevgeny Perevertaylo
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12 May 2017 – 29 July 2017 |
| Slaviša Stojanović
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30 July 2017 – December 2017 |
| Goce Sedloski
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27 January 2018 – 25 May 2018 |
| Mihails Koņevs
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26 May 2018 – 4 July 2018 |
| Viktor Skrypnyk
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5 July 2018 – present |
References
- ^ ""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.
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