FK Rīga

FK Riga
Full name Futbola klubs Rīga
Short name Riga
Founded 1999
Dissolved 2008
Ground Latvijas Universitates Stadions,
Riga, Latvia
Ground Capacity 5000
League Virslīga
2008 Virslīga, 6th

FK Rīga was a Latvian football club based in Riga. They played in the Virslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitates Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the Latvian Cup, beating Skonto at the final. The club also played in the UEFA Cup. In 2007, FK Rīga achieved its best result in Virsliga so far by finishing 3rd as the highest placed club from Riga.

FK Rīga played in the 2008 Intertoto Cup. Their first round opponents were Fylkir from suburban Árbær in the eastern part of Reykjavík. In the second round. they played Irish club Bohemian and, as against Fylkir, the home leg was played in the city of Liepāja, approximately 217 kilometres from Riga.

At the end of the 2007–08 season the club went bankrupt due to its financial problems and the football school, that was in the club's system, joined FK Olimps/ASK. Today, the club is known as RFS/Olimps.

Honours

1999

League results

Latvian Higher League 2008 Latvian Higher League 2007 Latvian Higher League 2006 Latvian Higher League 2005 Latvian Higher League 2004 Latvian Higher League 2003 Latvian Higher League 2002 Latvian Higher League 2001 Latvian Higher League 2000 Latvian Higher League 1999 Latvian Higher League

European performances

Season Cup Round Country Club Score
2008 Intertoto Cup 1R Iceland Fylkir 1–2, 2–0
2R Republic of Ireland Bohemian 1–0, 1–2
3R Sweden Elfsborg 0–1, 0–0

Notable players

Managers

External links

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