FK RFS

FK RFS (acronym of Rīgas Futbola Skola) is a professional Latvian football club based in Riga, Latvia. It competes in the Virslīga,[2] the top flight of Latvian football.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Rīgas FS.
FK RFS
Full nameFutbola klubs RFS
Founded1962[1]
GroundLNK Sporta Parks
Capacity2,300
ManagerViktors Morozs
LeagueVirsliga
20223rd of 10
WebsiteClub website

History

RFS were promoted to the Virsliga for 2016 when Skonto FC failed to obtain a license.[3]

In 2018, RFS qualified for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers for the first time. In 2019, the club achieved its first-ever honour, the Latvian Cup.

It wasn't until 2021–22 that RFS won a European two-legged tie, beating Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík. They went on to beat Hungarian side Puskás Akadémia FC before losing to Belgian club Gent. Later that year, RFS won their first Virsliga and would thus compete in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. They lost to HJK Helsinki in the first qualifying round but were given a bye to the third qualifying round of 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. There, they progressed against Maltese champions Hibernians, and in the playoff round, beat Northern Ireland's Linfield on penalties to become only the second Latvian club to reach the group stages of a European competition, after FK Ventspils which qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage.

European
As of match played 3 November 2022
Competition GP W D L GF GA +/-
UEFA Champions League2101220
UEFA Europa League310235–2
UEFA Europa Conference League164662224–2
Total216692731–4
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2 3–2 3–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Partizan — 0–1 —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR KÍ 2–3 4–2 (a.e.t.) 6–5
2QR Puskás Akadémia 3–0 2−0 5−0
3QR Gent 0–1 2–2 2–3
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1QR HJK 2−1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 2–2 (4–5 p)
UEFA Europa Conference League 3QR Hibernians 1–1 3–1 4–2
PO Linfield 2–2 1–1 3–3 (4–2 p)
GS Başakşehir 0–0 0–3 4th
Fiorentina 0–3 1–1
Hearts 0–2 1–2
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • GS: Group stage

Honours

Latvian Higher League

Latvian Cup

Players

Current squad
As of 11 January, 2023 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  LVA Vladislavs Sorokins
3 MF  LVA Artūrs Zjuzins
6 MF  GAM Alfusainey Jatta
7 FW  CIV Ismaël Diomandé
8 MF  LTU Karolis Uzėla
9 MF  BRA Emerson Deocleciano
12 GK  LVA Pāvels Šteinbors
13 GK  LVA Jevgēņijs Ņerugals
14 MF  LVA Renārs Varslavāns
17 FW  CIV Cedric Kouadio
19 FW  SRB Andrej Ilić
21 DF  LVA Elvis Stuglis
25 DF  CZE Petr Mareš
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF  LVA Vladislavs Fjodorovs
28 MF  SRB Stefan Panić
43 DF  SVN Žiga Lipušček
66 DF  SRB Jovan Vlalukin
77 DF  LVA Kaspars Dubra
92 DF  LVA Vitālijs Jagodinskis
99 MF  LVA Gļebs Žaleiko
— GK  LVA Frenks Orols
— DF  LVA Mārcis Ošs
— DF  LVA Roberts Savalnieks
— DF  LVA Niks Sliede
— FW  LVA Janis Ikaunieks
— MF  FIN Adam Markhiyev

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  LVA Sergejs Vilkovs (on loan at Tukums 2000)
— DF  LVA Niks Sliede (on loan at Tukums 2000)
— FW  LVA Mareks Fišers (on loan at BFC Bauska)

References
  1. "Klubs – FK RFS". FK RFS.
  2. "FK Rīgas Futbola Skola". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. Karel Stokkermans (14 April 2016). "Pirma Liga". Latvia 2015. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. "Komanda – FK RFS". FK RFS. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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