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Riga FC Academy
SFK United is a Latvian football club, which existed as an adult team of the youth academy Šitika Futbola skola (Šitika FS, ŠFK) from 2013 to 2014. They competed in Latvian First League and the Latvian Football Cup in 2014. Šitika FS, which was founded by Genādijs Šitiks on 7 December 1999, was acquired by Riga FC in 2017 (then called Šitika Futbola Akadēmija "Rīga", Šitika FA; ''Šitiks Football Academy'') and operates as one of its youth academies, Riga FC Academy since 2019. In 2020, the academy also founded ''Futbola skola "Rīga"'' (Football School "Riga") as a professional education institution for football coaches. References External links Riga FC Academy website Football clubs in Latvia {{Latvia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
