Riga FC

Riga FC
Full name Riga Football Club
Founded 2014 (2014)
Ground Skonto Stadium
Ground Capacity 9,500
Manager Vladimir Volchek
League Virsliga
2016 5th

Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian football club based in Riga. From 2016 playing in the Latvian Higher League (Virsliga).

History

The club officially registered in 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]

Domestic history

Season League Latvian Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2015 2nd 1st 30 27 3 0 142 14 84 - Verners Apiņš 31 Mihails Konevs
2016 1st 5th 28 8 12 8 28 24 36 Round of 16 Roberts Savaļnieks
Yōsuke Saitō
5 Kiril Kurbatov
Dmitri Khomukha
Vladimir Volchek

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 March, 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Russia GK Denis Kniga (on loan from Tosno)
72 Ukraine GK Ihor Lytovka
3 Latvia DF Antonijs Černomordijs
4 Russia DF Ivan Knyazev (on loan from Ural)
5 Russia DF Sergei Shumeyko
23 Latvia DF Vitālijs Barinovs
30 Latvia DF Klāvs Bāliņš
32 Latvia DF Oļegs Timofejevs
34 Latvia DF Sergejs Kožans
7 Russia MF Evgeni Sherenkov
8 Latvia MF Armands Pētersons
14 Latvia MF Oļegs Laizāns
No. Position Player
15 Latvia MF Ņikita Juhnevičs
33 Sierra Leone MF John Kamara
35 Russia MF Ivan Yenin (on loan from Vityaz)
70 Latvia MF Sergejs Vorobjovs
77 Russia MF Ivan Sergeyev (on loan from Strogino)
Russia MF Stanislav Yefimov
6 Estonia FW Bogdan Vaštšuk
9 Burkina Faso FW Aristide Bancé
10 Latvia FW Roberts Savaļnieks (on loan from Liepāja)
11 Latvia FW Verners Apiņš
18 Latvia FW Ēriks Punculs
99 Japan FW Yōsuke Saitō

Honours

Latvian First League (1)
2015

Managers

References

  1. ""Caramba/Dinamo" pārmaiņas: jauns treneris, cits nosaukums un stadions". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 22 December 2015.

External links

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