RTU FC or RTU Futbola centrs is a
Latvian football club, affiliated with the
Riga Technical University
Riga Technical University (RTU) ( lv, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as 'Riga Polytechnical Ins ...
. They are based in the capital city of
Riga and compete in the second highest division of Latvian football (the
Latvian First League
The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation.
History
The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 19 ...
) and the
Latvian Football Cup.
From 2017 to 2018 the team partnered with the remnants of the now defunct
Skonto FC
Skonto FC was a Latvian football club, active from 1991 until 2016. The club played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption (15 in total), and often provided the core of the Latv ...
, playing as RTU FC/Skonto Academy, after Skonto failed to receive the First League licence from
LFF in 2016.
The club did not apply for the
2019 Latvian First League season, possibly due to financial issues.
Players
First-team squad
''As of 12 June 2016.''
References
External links
Official website (archived)Facebook page
Football clubs in Latvia
Association football clubs established in 2011
2011 establishments in Latvia
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