# 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 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Piast Gliwice | 2−1 | 2−3 | 4−4 (a) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | HJK | 1−1 | 2−2 | 3−3 (a) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Copenhagen | 1−0 | 1−3 | 2−3 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 0−2 | — |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Tre Fiori | 1−0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | Celtic | 0−1 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Malmö | 1−1 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Shkëndija | 2−0 | 1−0 | 3−0 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3QR | Hibernians | 0−1 | 4−1 (a.e.t.) | 4−2 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 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 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Ružomberok | 2−1 | 3−0 | 5−1 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3QR | Gil Vicente | 1−1 | 0−4 | 1−5 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Víkingur Reykjavík | 2−0 | 0−1 | 2−1 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Kecskemét | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | 1−2 | 4−3 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 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

## Honours

* Latvian Higher League
** Champions: 2018, 2019, 2020
*** Runners-up: 2022, 2023, 2024
* Latvian Cup
** Winners: 2018, 2023
*** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017
* Latvian First League
** Champions: 2015
* Latvian Supercup
** Winners: 2024
*** Runners-up: 2025

## Kits
### Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2015 | Adidas | — |
| 2016 | Jako | — |
| 2017 | Jako | Marine Service Group |
| 2018 | Jako | Marine Service Group |
| 2019 | Jako | Marine Service Group |
| 2020 | Jako | Marine Service Group |
| 2021 | Jako | Marine Service Group |
| 2022 | Jako | Marine Service Group |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | LVA | Krišjānis Zviedris |
| 3 | DF | SEN | El Bachir Ngom |
| 4 | MF | CRC | Orlando Galo (on loan from Herediano) |
| 7 | MF | LVA | Eduards Dašķevičs |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Iago Siqueira |
| 9 | FW | CRC | Anthony Contreras |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Reginaldo Ramires |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Brian Peña |
| 12 | GK | LVA | Kristaps Zommers |
| 13 | DF | LVA | Raivis Jurkovskis |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Paulo Eduardo |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Hussaini Ibrahim |
| 16 | GK | LVA | Nils Toms Puriņš |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | LVA | Marko Regža |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Abdulrahman Taiwo |
| 20 | MF | PER | Joao Grimaldo (on loan from Partizan) |
| 21 | DF | GHA | Baba Musah |
| 22 | MF | SEN | Meissa Diop |
| 23 | DF | LVA | Maksims Toņiševs |
| 25 | DF | COD | Ngonda Muzinga |
| 28 | MF | LVA | Ratmirs Trifonovs |
| 29 | MF | UKR | Nazar Prudchenko |
| 34 | DF | LVA | Antonijs Černomordijs (captain) |
| 35 | DF | ARG | Iván Erquiaga |
| 40 | MF | GHA | Ahmed Ankrah |
| 77 | MF | COD | Gauthier Mankenda |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | LVA | Tomašs Mickēvičs (at Grobiņa until 30 November 2025) |
| 14 | MF | CRO | Hrvoje Babec (at Osijek until 31 June 2025) |
| - | MF | CMR | Karl Gameni Wassom (at Auda until 30 November 2025) |
| - | FW | BFA | Ousmane Camara (at Auda until 30 November 2025) |

### Captains

| Season | Pos. | Captain |
| 2016 | MF | Oļegs Laizāns |
| 2017 | DF | Kaspars Gorkšs |
| 2018 | DF | Volodymyr Bayenko |
| 2019 | MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs |
| 2020 | MF | Stefan Panić |
| 2021 | DF | Antonijs Černomordijs |
| 2022 | DF | Antonijs Černomordijs |
| 2023 | MF | Miloš Jojić |
| 2024 | DF | Antonijs Černomordijs |

## Current staff

As of 1 March 2025
Coaches :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Adrián Guľa |
| Assistant coach | Mareks Zuntners |
| Coach | Norbert Gula |
| Coach | Peter Argyusi |
| Coach | Kristaps Blanks |
| Goalkeeper coach | Oleksandr Nogin |
| Fitness coach | Martin Kojnok |
| Physiotherapist | Nikola Rodic |
Medical department :
| Position | Name |
| Doctor | Viktors Simanovičs |
| Doctor | Rolands Brencāns |

## Current board

As of 13 March 2021
Management and administration :
| Position | Name |
| Director-General | Aleksandrs Proņins |
| Sport director | Aleksandrs Romašins |
| Executive director | Romāns Lajuks |
| Administrator | Deniss Čerņikovs |
| Press officer | Krišs Upenieks |
| Creative director | Sergejs Sobolevs |
| Project manager | Andrejs Kaješovs |
| Photographer | Zigismunds Zālmanis |
| Video operator | Andrejs Guļko |

## Controversies

In 2020, it was reported that Russian businessman Sergey Lomakin, the owner of Riga FC, was included in Latvia's persona non grata list. This was denied by the board of the club.

## Former managers

| Coach | Period | Period | Period | Major Titles | Domestic | Domestic | Domestic |
| Coach | from | until | days | Major Titles | LČ | LK | 1L |
| Mihails Koņevs | 1 March 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 274 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Kiril Kurbatov | 1 January 2016 | 10 April 2016 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
| Dmitri Khomukha | 11 April 2016 | 9 August 2016 | 120 | – | – | – | – |
| Vladimir Volchek | 12 August 2016 | 19 April 2017 | 250 | – | – | – | – |
| Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 20 April 2017 | 11 May 2017 | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Yevgeny Perevertaylo | 12 May 2017 | 29 July 2017 | 78 | – | – | – | – |
| Slaviša Stojanović | 30 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 154 | – | – | – | – |
| Goce Sedloski | 27 January 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 118 | – | – | – | – |
| Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 26 May 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 39 | – | – | – | – |
| Viktor Skrypnyk | 5 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Luís Berkemeier Pimenta | 5 February 2019 | 2 March 2019 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 3 March 2019 | 27 March 2019 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Oleg Kubarev | 28 March 2019 | 26 April 2019 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| Mihails Koņevs | 27 April 2019 | 5 February 2020 | 284 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oleg Kononov | 5 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 280 | – | – | – | – |
| Mihails Koņevs (caretaker) | 12 November 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 49 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Denis Laktionov | 1 January 2021 | 25 May 2021 | 144 | – | – | – | – |
| Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) | 27 May 2021 | 8 June 2021 | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Andris Rihters | 9 June 2021 | 10 September 2021 | 93 | – | – | – | – |
| Sashko Poposki (caretaker) | 12 September 2021 | 30 November 2021 | 79 | – | – | – | – |
| Thorsten Fink | 4 January 2022 | 16 May 2022 | 132 | – | – | – | – |
| Kristaps Blanks (caretaker) | 16 May 2022 | 7 June 2022 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Sandro Perković | 7 June 2022 | 7 January 2023 | 214 | – | – | – | – |
| Tomislav Stipić | 7 January 2023 | 13 December 2023 | 340 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Simo Valakari | 14 December 2023 | 1 October 2024 | 461 | – | – | - | – |
| Adrián Guľa | 14 January 2025 | | | – | – | - | – |

## Player records
### Top goalscorers

    As of 1 March 2025
| # | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 | Marko Regža | 2023 – present | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 2 | Darko Lemajić | 2017 – 2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Anthony Contreras | 2023 – present | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Mikael Soisalo | 2021 – 2023 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Felipe Brisola | 2018 – 2021 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Douglas Aurélio | 2022 – 2023 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Reginaldo Ramires | 2023 – present | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Gabriel Ramos | 2021 – 2022 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Stefan Milošević | 2020 – 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Kemelho Nguena | 2023 – 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
* Other – National Super Cup
Bold signifies a current Riga FC player

### Most appearances

    As of 1 March 2025
| # | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 | Antonijs Černomordijs | 2016 – 2017 2018 – present | 179 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 220 |
| 2 | Armands Pētersons | 2016 – 2023 | 134 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 167 |
| 3 | Roberts Ozols | 2015 – 2022 | 105 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 133 |
| 4 | Antons Kurakins | 2017 – 2022 | 100 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
| 5 | Oļegs Laizāns | 2016 – 2021 | 96 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 117 |
| 6 | Raivis Jurkovskis | 2022 – present | 87 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 107 |
| 7 | Felipe Brisola | 2018 – 2021 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 101 |
| 8 | Nils Toms Puriņš | 2018 – present | 80 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 94 |
| 9 | Hrvoje Babec | 2022 – present | 74 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 92 |
| 10 | Mikael Soisalo | 2021 – 2023 | 69 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 91 |
* Other – National Super Cup
Bold signifies a current Riga FC player