FK Rīga was a Latvian football club based in Riga. They played in the

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, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitātes Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the

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, beating Skonto at the final. The club also played in the

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. In 2007, FK Rīga achieved its best result in Virslīga 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

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from suburban Árbær in the eastern part of

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. In the second round. they played Irish club

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and, as against Fylkir, the home leg was played in the city of

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, 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 (later known as RFS/Olimps).

Honours

: (1) :1999

League results

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European performances

*1Q = First Qualifying Round *1R = First Round

Managers

Jānis Gilis Jānis Gilis (27 April 1943 – 13 September 2000), was the first general manager of Latvia national football team after Latvia regained independence. Playing career His first senior team was ASK Riga. From 1965 to 1968 Gilis played in the s ...

(1999) * Georgijs Gusarenko (2000–2001) *

Viktors Ņesterenko Viktors Ņesterenko (born 3 May 1954) is a Latvian football coach and former player. Career Playing career Ņesterenko was born in Ukraine and played football there with the reserves of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In 1971 Ņesterenko was invited ...

(2001–2002) * Aleksandrs Dorofejevs (2002) * Georgijs Gusarenko (2002) * Viktors Ņesterenko (2002–2003) * Paul Ashworth (2004) * Ēriks Grigjans (2005–2006) *

Sergejs Semjonovs Sergejs Semjonovs (born 15 March 1959) is a Latvian Football (soccer), football manager and a former footballer. He played as a Defender (association football), defender. Playing career Sergejs Semjonovs was one of the most reliable defenders in ...

(2006–2007) * Genādijs Morozovs (2008) * Anatolijs Šeļests (2008)

External links

Official website
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