SFK United is a
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
n 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
The Latvian First League () is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. Since 2021, its full name is Nākotnes Līga (''Future League'').
History
The league was founded together with other Latv ...
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 Gaming Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company W ...
in 2014.
Šitika FS, which was founded by
Genādijs Šitiks on 7 December 1999, was acquired by
Riga FC
Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian Association football, football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Since 2016 Latvian Higher League, 2016, the club has been playing in the Latv ...
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
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