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| Full name | Futbola klubs "Rīga" | |
|---|---|---|
| Short name | Rīga | |
| Founded | 1999 | |
| Dissolved | 2008 | |
| Ground | Latvijas Universitātes Stadions, Riga,Latvia | |
| Capacity | 5000 | |
| League | Virslīga | |
| 2008 | Virslīga, 6th | |
FK Rīga was aLatvianfootball club based inRiga. They played in theVirslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games atLatvijas Universitātes Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won theLatvian Cup, beatingSkonto at the final. The club also played in theUEFA Cup. 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 the2008 Intertoto Cup. Their first round opponents wereFylkir from suburban Árbær in the eastern part ofReykjavík. In the second round. they played Irish clubBohemian and, as against Fylkir, the home leg was played in the city ofLiepāja, 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 asRFS/Olimps).
| Season | Cup | Round | Country | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  | Helsingborg | 0–0, 0–5 |
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | 1R |  | Fylkir | 1–2, 2–0 |
| 2R |  | Bohemian | 1–0, 1–2 | ||
| 3R | | Elfsborg | 0–1, 0–0 |
Jānis Gilis (1999)Georgijs Gusarenko (2000–2001)Viktors Ņesterenko (2001–2002) Aleksandrs Dorofejevs (2002) Georgijs Gusarenko (2002) Viktors Ņesterenko (2002–2003)
Paul Ashworth (2004)Ēriks Grigjans (2005–2006)Sergejs Semjonovs (2006–2007)
Genādijs Morozovs (2008) Anatolijs Šeļests (2008)
