FK Rīga was a Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

n football club based in Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

. They played in the Virslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitates Stadions

Latvijas Universitates Stadions

Latvijas Universitātes Stadions is a multi-use stadium in Riga, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches and is the home stadium of FK Rīga. The stadium holds 5,000 people....

. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the Latvian Cup

Latvian football Cup

The Latvian Football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Latvian football. It started in 1937 replacing the previous knockout tournament – Riga Football Cup.The competition is a knockout tournament....

, beating Skonto

Skonto FC

Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team...

 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

Fylkir

Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with...

 from suburban Árbær in the eastern part of Reykjavik

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

. In the second round. they played Irish club Bohemian

Bohemian F.C.

Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

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

Liepaja

Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...

, 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.

European performances

• 1Q = First Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round

Season	Cup	Round	Country	Club	Score
2008	Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...	1R		Fylkir Fylkir Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with...	1–2, 2–0
		2R		Bohemian Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...	1–0, 1–2
		3R		Elfsborg IF Elfsborg IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...	0–1, 0–0

Notable players

Sergei Chepchugov

Sergei Chepchugov

Sergei Andreyevich Chepchugov is a Russian professional footballer currently playing for PFC CSKA Moscow.-Career:He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2004 for FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk...

 Jurijs Žigajevs

Jurijs Žigajevs

Jurijs Žigajevs is a Latvian football player, currently playing for the Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź in Poland.- Club career:...

 Grigori Chirkin

Grigori Chirkin

Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2011, he is a free agent, having previously played for FK Ventspils in Latvia.He played one game for the main squad of FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Cup.- External links :*...

 Mihails Miholaps

Mihails Miholaps

Mihails Miholaps is a former football striker from Latvia. His last club was Olimps/RFS in the Latvian Virsliga. Currently he is the manager of the team....

 Andrey Agafonov Kristaps Grebis

Kristaps Grebis

Kristaps Grebis is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan Premier League.- Club career :...

 Oļegs Baikovs

Oļegs Baikovs

Oļegs Baikovs is a football defender from Latvia. His last club was FK Ventspils. Previously he played for Aspis Pylas in Cyprus.- References :...

 Mindaugas Kalonas

Mindaugas Kalonas

Mindaugas Kalonas is a Lithuanian football midfielder. His current club is FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.- Football career :...

 Tadas Papečkys

Tadas Papeckys

Tadas Papečkys is a Lithuanian footballer playing currently for JK Sillamäe Kalev. He previously played for FBK Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas, FC Anzhi Makhachkala, FK Šilutė, FK Riga, ŁKS Łódź and Górnik Zabrze....

 Igors Korabļovs

Igors Korablovs

Igors Korabļovs is a Latvian football defender who currently plays for FB Gulbene-2005.He has also played for clubs like Daugava, FK Ventspils and FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. He played his first match for Latvia national football team in 1998 and participated at Euro 2004.-External links:* *...

 Ivan Shpakov

Ivan Shpakov

Ivan Vladimirovich Shpakov is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2002 for FC Mostransgaz Gazoprovod. He played 3 games in the UEFA Cup 2005–06 qualification rounds for FC Krylia Sovetov...

 Maksims Rafaļskis

Maksims Rafaļskis

Maksims Rafaļskis is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for Russian First Division club FC Baltika Kaliningrad.- Club career :...

 Pāvels Mihadjuks

Pavels Mihadjuks

Pāvels Mihadjuks is a Latvian professional association footballer who plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Latvian Higher League. He previously played for FK Ventspils, which he joined after his contract expired in December 2009....

 Vladimirs Žavoronkovs

Vladimirs Žavoronkovs

Vladimirs Žavoronkovs is a football defender from Latvia. He currently has a free agent's status. His last club was FK Tauras Tauragė.-External links:...

 Vladimirs Babičevs

Vladimirs Babicevs

Vladimirs Babičevs is a Latvian football manager and a former footballer. Babičevs played in a 51 international match for Latvia.-Club playing career:...

 Gints Freimanis Artūrs Zakreševskis

Arturs Zakreševskis

Artūrs Zakreševskis is a former football defender from Latvia and is currently the assistant of Latvia U-15 team. He is currently a member of Latvia national beach soccer team too....

Managers

Jānis Gilis

Janis Gilis

Jānis Gilis , was the first general manager of Latvia national football team after Latvia regained independence.-Playing career:...

 (1999) Georgijs Gusarenko

Georgijs Gusarenko

Georgijs Gusarenko is a Latvian football inspector and manager and former footballer.Gusarenko made his first steps in football in the sports school Daugava in Riga. In 1959 he played in the reserves squad of FC Dynamo Moscow. From 1960 to 1962 he played with Daugava Rīga in the Soviet Top League...

 (2000–2001) Viktors Ņesterenko

Viktors Nesterenko

Viktors Ņesterenko is a Latvian football coach and former footballer.-Playing biography:Ņesterenko was born in Ukraine and played football there with the reserves of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. At the age of Ņesterenko was invited to move to Riga, Latvia, for studies. In 1971, Ņesterenko joined...

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

Sergejs Semjonovs

Sergejs Semjonovs is a Latvian football manager and a former footballer.-Playing career:Sergejs Semjonovs was one of the most reliable defenders in Daugava Rīga coached by Jānis Skredelis in mid 1980s when the club was one of the strongest sides in the Soviet first league. He played 9 seasons with...

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

External links

• Official website (archive)