Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the

Skonto Stadium Skonto Stadium ( lv, Skonto stadions) is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total (open for spectators & VIP guests on matchdays). It is the 2nd-largest stadium in Latvia, behind Dau ...

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the B ...

. Since 2016 the club has been playing in the

Virslīga Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is O ...

History

The club was officially registered in April 2014. The team was established before the 2015 season after a merger of two Riga based teams – ''FC Caramba'' and ''Dinamo Rīga''. In the

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season the team played in the

Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. History The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 1 ...

under the name of FC Caramba/Dinamo, since Caramba had won promotion to the 1. līga after winning the

Latvian Second League The Latvian Second League ( lv, 2. līga) is the third tier of football in Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika ...

in 2014. After winning the First League and promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC. In 2018 was appointed as coach the Ukrainian Viktor Skrypnyk, where he managed to lead to win two

Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is O ...

s in

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and the

Latvian Football Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company ...

Domestic

European

;Notes * 1QR: First qualifying round * 2QR: Second qualifying round * 3QR: Third qualifying round * PO: Play-off round

Honours

*Champions:

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*Runners-up:

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Latvian Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company Wi ...

*Winners:

*Runners-up: 2016–17,

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*Champions:

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Captains

Current staff

''As of 7 June 2022''

Current board

''As of 13 March 2021''

Notable players

;Latvia *

Kristaps Blanks Kristaps Blanks (born 30 January 1986) is a Latvian football coach and former player who played as striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, ...

Boriss Bogdaškins Boriss Bogdaškins (born 21 February 1990) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Bogdaškins made his international debut for Latvia on 6 September 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Austria Austria, , ...

* Antonijs Černomordijs * Vladislavs Fjodorovs *

Vladislavs Gabovs Vladislavs Gabovs (born 13 July 1987) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career As a youth player, Gabovs played for Rīgas Futbola skola, being taken to Multibanka Rīga in 2003. With 15 matches, th ...

Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs (born 6 November 1981) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gorkšs was also the captain of the Latvian national team. From 2018 to 2019 Gorkšs served as president of the Latvian Football Fed ...

* Vadims Gospodars *

Vladimirs Kamešs Vladimirs Kamešs (born 28 October 1988) is a Latvian football midfielder playing as a left winger for Norwegian club Elverum and Latvia national football team. Club career Early career Born in Liepāja, as a youth player Kamešs played fo ...

* Artūrs Karašausks *

Andrejs Kovaļovs Andrejs Kovaļovs (born 23 March 1989 in Daugavpils) is a Latvian footballer who most recently played for BFC Daugavpils and also represents the Latvia national football team. Club career Kovaļovs started playing football in 1997, at the ag ...

Sergejs Kožans Sergejs Kožans (born 16 February 1986) is a Latvian former football defender, who played as a defender. He is currently first-team coach at Riga. Club career As a youth player Kožans played for JFC Skonto, making his professional debut in ...

Antons Kurakins Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional football defender who plays as a left-back for Riga FC and the Latvia national football team. Career After starting his career in his home country with Multibanka Rīga, RSK Di� ...

Oļegs Laizāns Oļegs Laizāns (born 28 March 1987) is a Latvian football midfielder currently playing for Super Nova and the Latvia national football team. Club career Early career, Skonto and loans As a young player Oļegs Laizāns played for JFC Skonto, ...

Ivans Lukjanovs Ivans Lukjanovs (born 24 January 1987) is a retired Latvian footballer, who played as a winger. Club career Lukjanovs was born in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union. As a youth player he played for JFC Skonto, making his first first-team ap ...

Germans Māliņš Germans Māliņš (born 12 October 1987) is a Latvian professional footballer, currently playing for JDFS Alberts. Club career Skonto Riga Born in Riga, as a youth player Māliņš played for his local club FK Auda, before moving to JFC Skont ...

* Roberts Ozols *

Andrejs Perepļotkins Andrejs Perepļotkins ( uk, Андрій Ігорович Перепльоткін, ''Andriy Igorovych Pereplyotkin''; born 27 December 1984) is a Ukrainian born Latvian footballer, who plays primarily as a right winger for SK Super Nova. Alt ...

* Armands Pētersons *

Ēriks Punculs Ēriks Punculs (born 18 January 1994) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Valmiera and the Latvia national team. Career Punculs made his international debut for Latvia on 9 September 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualify ...

Deniss Rakels Deniss Rakeļs (born 20 August 1992) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays for the Latvia national team. He was born in Jēkabpils. Career Club Early career in Latvia Rakels started his youth career in his local club Jēkabpils RSS, ...

Deniss Romanovs Deniss Romanovs (born 2 September 1978) is a retired Latvian football goalkeeper. Club career His early career was spent with Latvian sides Skonto-Metāls, Valmiera, Ventspils and Ditton. During the 2008/09 season he joined Slavia Praha. ...

* Ritvars Rugins *

Roberts Savaļnieks Roberts Savaļnieks (born 4 February 1993 in Valmiera) is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays for FK RFS in the Latvian Higher League. Club career Originally, from Valmiera, Savaļnieks moved to Liepāja at an early age to train and p ...

* Vitālijs Smirnovs * Elvis Stuglis * Valērijs Šabala *

Oļegs Timofejevs Oļegs Timofejevs (born 28 November 1988) is a Latvian football defender, who last played Riga FC in the Latvian Higher League. Club career Since December 2015, he is on trial with Czech Synot liga side FC Zbrojovka Brno. Honours FK Vent ...

Daniils Turkovs Daniils Turkovs (born 17 February 1988) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career As a youth player, Turkovs played for Skonto FC academy, starting his professional career in 2007 with Olimps/RFS. Over a p ...

Maksims Uvarenko Maksims Uvarenko (born 17 January 1987 in Ventspils) is a Latvian football goalkeeper. Career Uvarenko signed a contract with Slovan Liberec in January 2006. He made his debut the following year. Being a bright talent in Latvia, he played fo ...

* Aleksejs Višņakovs *

Artūrs Zjuzins Artūrs Zjuzins (born 18 June 1991) is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for RFS and the Latvia national football team. Club career In his youth career Artūrs Zjuzins played for Jūrmala-VV, signing his first professional co ...

;Europe *

Herdi Prenga Herdi Besnik Prenga (born 31 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RFS in Latvian Optibet Virslīga. Born in Croatia, he represents Albania internationally. Early life and youth career Herdi Prenga was born ...

* Edgar Babayan *

Adnan Šećerović Adnan Šećerović (born 1 December 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Club career Šećerović had previously played in the Netherlands with Roda JC Kerkrade, NEC, Fortuna Sittard and MVV Maas ...

* Ivan Brkić *

Ivan Paurević Ivan Paurević (; born 1 July 1991) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a defensive midfielder for Latvian side Riga FC. He was born in Germany and has represented Croatia at under-age level. Club career Paurević started ...

Tomislav Šarić Tomislav Šarić (born 24 June 1990) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Inker Zaprešić. Club career Inter Zapresic Šarić is a product of the Inter Zaprešić youth academy, debuting for their first team in 2008, aged ...

* Jakub Hora * Bogdan Vaštšuk *

Mikael Soisalo Mikael Soisalo (born 24 April 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. He has also represented the Finland national under-21 football team. Soisalo was born in Helsinki, Fin ...

Davit Skhirtladze Davit Skhirtladze ( ka, დავით სხირტლაძე; born 16 March 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish TFF First League club Kocaelispor, on loan from Dinamo Tbilisi. Club career Sk ...

* Giorgos Valerianos * Thanos Petsos * Kévin Bérigaud * Joël Bopesu * Jean-Baptiste Léo * Axel Óskar Andrésson * Stefan Ljubicic * Besar Halimi * Egzon Belica * Stefan Milošević *

Milan Vušurović Milan Vušurović (born 18 April 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Dečić FK Dečić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: ФК Дечић, sq, KF Deçiqi) is a Montenegrin football club from Tuzi. Currently, ...

* Abdisalam Ibrahim *

Kamil Biliński Kamil Biliński (born 23 January 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała as a striker. Club career Biliński was born on January 23, 1988, in the city of Wroclaw. He began his senior career with Śl ...

* Pedrinho * Talocha *

Khyzyr Appayev Khyzyr Khakimovich Appayev (russian: Хызыр Хакимович Аппаев; born 27 January 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Fakel Voronezh. Career Appayev made his debut in the Russian Second ...

* Vitaliy Fedotov * Vladislav Khatazhyonkov * Denis Kniga * Ivan Knyazev *

Stanislav Krapukhin Stanislav Avenirovich Krapukhin (russian: Станислав Авенирович Крапухин; born 28 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays for Serbian club FK Radnički Beograd. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Fo ...

Ivan Sergeyev Ivan Sergeyev (born 22 January 1988) is a retired professional Ukrainian tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 147 in August 2010. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singl ...

Sergei Shumeyko Sergei Anatolyevich Shumeyko (russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Шумейко; born 17 February 1993) is a former Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ...

Danila Yanov Danila Andreevich Yanov (russian: Данила Андреевич Янов; born 27 January 2000) is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chayka Peschanokopskoye. Career In 2015, Yanov unsuccessfully trialed with Zürich in Switze ...

* Ivan Yenin *

Dušan Brković Dušan Brković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Брковић; born 20 January 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club KA Akureyri. Club career Born in Titovo Užice, Brković came through the you ...

* Marko Đurišić *

Darko Lemajić Darko Lemajić ( sr-cyr, Дарко Лемајић; born 20 August 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Gent in the Belgian Pro League. Club career Inđija Born in Belgrade, Lemajić made his debu ...

Mario Maslać Mario Maslać ( sr-cyr, Марио Маслаћ; born 9 September 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for China League One club Foshan Nanshi. Club career Maslać made his senior debut with Veternik in the 2008 ...

* Stefan Panić *

Nedeljko Piščević Nedeljko Piščević (born 20 April 1995) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Bulgarian side CSKA 1948. He made his Serbian Super Liga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred ...

Miloš Vranjanin Miloš Vranjanin (born 11 June 1996) is a Serbian football defender who plays for Radnik Surdulica. Career He made his Serbian Super Liga debut with Metalac in August 2020. On 27 June 2022, Vranjanin signed with Kisvárda in Hungary. Refe ...

* Rene Mihelič *

Volodymyr Bayenko Volodymyr Bayenko ( uk, Володимир Володимирович Баєнко; born 9 February 1990) is a former professional Ukrainian football defender. Career Bayenko is a product of the FC Shakhtar and FC Olimpik Youth Sportive School ...

* Roman Debelko *

Oleksandr Filippov Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Filippov ( uk, Олександр Олександрович Філіппов; born 23 October 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sint-Truiden. Club career Desna Chernihiv In 201 ...

Vladlen Yurchenko Vladlen Yuriyovych Yurchenko ( uk, Владлен Юрійович Юрченко, born 22 January 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for Vorskla Poltava. Club career Bayer 04 Leverkusen On 27 June 2014, Bayer 04 Leverkusen ...

* Valeriy Fedorchuk * Bohdan Kovalenko *

Ihor Lytovka Ihor Lytovka ( uk, Ігор Юрійович Литовка; born 5 June 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Andijon. Career Sevastopol In 2007 he moved to Sevastopol and he won the Ukrainian Firs ...

Myroslav Slavov Myroslav Dmytrovych "Miro" Slavov ( uk, Мирослав Дмитрович Славов; born 8 September 1990) is a Ukrainian football forward. Career Slavov was born in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. After emigration from ...

Vyacheslav Sharpar Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych Sharpar ( uk, В'ячеслав Володимирович Шарпар; born 2 June 1987 in Zelenodolsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian football defender. Sharpar is product of Z ...

* Yuriy Vakulko * Serhiy Zahynaylov *

Pavlo Fedosov Pavlo Fedosov ( uk, Павло Ігорович Федосов; born 14 August 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chernihiv. Career Fedosov is a product of Yunist Chernihiv Youth Sportive School, joining at ...

;Africa *

Aristide Bancé Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalu ...

Gaël Etock Gaël Junior Etock (born 5 July 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who most recently played for FC Lahti in Finland as a striker or winger. Club career On 18 August 2012, Gaël made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga home matc ...

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Ngonda Muzinga Glodi Ngonda Muzinga (born 31 December 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Vīrsliga club Riga and the DR Congo national team. Club career Muzinga has played club football for AS Vita Club and Dijon. On ...

* Jordan Nkololo *

David Addy David Nii Addy (born 21 February 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer. Club career Randers In Summer 2008, Addy made his first international move to Europe, from a Ghanaian Club – International Allies FC being signed by Danish SAS Ligaen club Ra ...

* Karim Loukili * George Davies *

John Kamara John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club United City. Club career Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon So ...

;Asia * Yōsuke Saitō *

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;South America * Federico Bravo * Felipe Brisola * Dário *

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* Lipe Veloso * Brayan Angulo *

Juan Camilo Saiz Juan Camilo Saiz Ortegón (born 1 March 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back. Club career Envigado were Saiz's first club, he spent time in the team's youth system prior to making his professional d ...

Former managers

Player records

Top goalscorers

Bold signifies a current Riga FC player

Most appearances

Bold signifies a current Riga FC player

References

Notes

External links

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Latvian Higher League website
{{Latvian Higher League Football clubs in Riga 2014 establishments in Latvia