Riga FC
- Leagues Played
- Latvia Virsliga 272 Latvia Cup 31 UEFA Conference League Qualifying 20 Russia FNL Cup 16 Latvia Winter Cup 11 UEFA Europa League Qualifying 10 Club Friendly List 9 UEFA Champions League Qualifying 5
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- Related Teams
- Riga FC Reserves Riga FC II
Results
| Latvia Virsliga | 11/10 11:00 | 36 |
[1] Rigas FS
v
Riga FC [2] 
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 11/03 11:00 | 35 |
[2] Riga FC v
Metta/LU
[7] 
|
W | 4-0 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 10/27 12:00 | 34 |
[2] Riga FC v
Tukums 2000
[8] 
|
W | 10-1 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 10/19 10:00 | 33 |
[5] BFC Daugavpils
v
Riga FC [2]
|
W | 0-5 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 10/05 12:00 | 32 |
[10] FS Jelgava
v
Riga FC [2]
|
W | 0-2 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 09/29 13:00 | 31 |
[2] Riga FC v
FK Liepaja
[9] 
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Latvia Cup | 09/23 16:00 | 2 |
Rigas FS
v
Riga FC
|
L | 2-1 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 09/19 16:00 | 30 |
[2] Riga FC v
Valmiera FC
[3] 
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 09/14 15:00 | 29 |
[5] FK Auda
v
Riga FC [2]
|
D | 2-2 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 08/31 18:18 | 28 |
[2] Riga FC v
SC Grobinas
[6] 
|
W | 6-1 | |
| Latvia Virsliga | 08/25 17:00 | 27 |
[2] Riga FC v
Rigas FS
[1]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Latvia Cup | 08/18 16:00 | 3 |
Leevon PPK
v
Riga FC
|
W | 0-4 |
Stats
| Total | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | 19 | 25 |
| Wins | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Draws | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Goals for | 115 | 52 | 63 |
| Goals against | 32 | 6 | 26 |
| Clean sheets | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wikipedia - Riga FC
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. Since 2016, the club has been playing in the Virslīga.
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 2015 season, under the name FC Caramba/Dinamo, the team played in the Latvian First League by using the licence received by FC Caramba, an unrelated team founded by future FK RFS co-founder Maksims Krivuņecs, which had won promotion to the 1. līga after winning the Latvian Second League in 2014. After winning the 2015 First League and earning promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC. However, for most of 2015, the legal name of the team was 'Riga Dinamo Football Club'. A club named Dinamo Riga played in 1940 and 1945–1960.
In 2017, Riga FC acquired the Šitiks Football Academy (Šitika FA), founded in 1999 by Genādijs Šitiks, and operates as one of its youth academies, Riga FC Academy.
In 2018, the Ukrainian Viktor Skrypnyk was appointed as coach. He managed to lead the club to two Latvian Higher Leagues in 2018, 2019 and the Latvian Football Cup in 2018.
Domestic
| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Latvian Football Cup | Top Scorer (League) | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2nd | 1/(16) | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 14 | 84 | Round of 16 | Verners Apiņš – 31 | Mihails Koņevs |
| 2016 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 36 | Runner-up | Roberts Savaļnieks Yōsuke Saitō – 5 |
Kiril Kurbatov Dmitri Khomukha Vladimir Volchek |
| 2017 | 1st | 3/(7) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 37 | Runner-up | Bogdan Vaštšuk – 8 | Vladimir Volchek Mihails Koņevs Yevgeny Perevertaylo Slaviša Stojanovič |
| 2018 | 1st | 1/(8) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 64 | Winner | Darko Lemajić – 15 | Goce Sedloski Mihails Koņevs Viktor Skrypnyk |
| 2019 | 1st | 1/(9) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 66 | Semi-Finals | Roman Debelko – 7 | Luís Berkemeier Pimenta Oleg Kubarev Mihails Koņevs |
| 2020 | 1st | 1/(10) | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 69 | Quarter-finals | Kule Mbombo – 12 | Oleg Kononov Mihails Koņevs |
| 2021 | 1st | 4/(9) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 50 | Semifinals | Stefan Milošević – 13 | Denis Laktionov Kristaps Blanks Andris Rihters Sashko Poposki |
| 2022 | 1st | 2/(10) | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 23 | 81 | Round of 16 | Marcelo Torres – 11 | Thorsten Fink Kristaps Blanks Sandro Perković |
| 2023 | 1st | 2/(10) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 89 | 21 | 88 | Winner | Marko Regža – 19 | Tomislav Stipić |
European
Fully up to date as of 1 August 2024
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| UEFA Europa League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 40 | –1 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | CSKA Sofia | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1 | |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Dundalk | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Piast Gliwice | 2−1 | 2−3 | 4−4 (a) | ||
| 3QR | HJK | 1−1 | 2−2 | 3−3 (a) | |||
| PO | Copenhagen | 1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 | |||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 0−2 | — | |
| UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Tre Fiori | 1−0 | — | — | ||
| 3QR | Celtic | 0−1 | — | — | |||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Malmö | 1−1 | 0−1 | 1−2 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Shkëndija | 2−0 | 1−0 | 3−0 | ||
| 3QR | Hibernians | 0−1 | 4−1 (a.e.t.) | 4−2 | |||
| PO | Lincoln Red Imps | 1−1 | 1−3 (a.e.t.) | 2−4 | |||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Derry City | 2−0 | 2−0 | 4−0 | |
| 2QR | Ružomberok | 2−1 | 3−0 | 5−1 | |||
| 3QR | Gil Vicente | 1−1 | 0−4 | 1−5 | |||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Víkingur Reykjavík | 2−0 | 0−1 | 2−1 | |
| 2QR | Kecskemét | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | 1−2 | 4−3 | |||
| 3QR | Twente | 0−3 | 0−2 | 0−5 | |||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Śląsk Wrocław | 1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 | |
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Known for their strong defensive play and disciplined tactics, Riga FC has consistently been a contender for the league title and has also made appearances in European competitions. The team plays their home matches at the Skonto Stadium, a historic venue in the heart of Riga.
Riga FC boasts a talented roster of players from Latvia and abroad, with a mix of experienced veterans and promising young talent. The team's passionate fan base, known for their unwavering support, creates an electric atmosphere at home matches.
With a commitment to excellence on and off the field, Riga FC continues to strive for success and aims to establish themselves as a dominant force in Latvian and European football.