FK RFS

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

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.

As of match played 3 November 2022

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-
UEFA Champions League	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
UEFA Europa League	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2
UEFA Europa Conference League	16	4	6	6	22	24	–2
Total	21	6	6	9	27	31	–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

As of 9 April 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
1	GK	LVA	Pāvels Šteinbors
2	DF	LVA	Vladislavs Sorokins
3	MF	LVA	Artūrs Zjuzins
6	MF	GAM	Alfusainey Jatta
8	MF	LTU	Karolis Uzėla
9	FW	LVA	Jānis Ikaunieks
10	MF	BRA	Emerson Deocleciano
11	DF	LVA	Roberts Savaļnieks
13	GK	LVA	Jevgēņijs Ņerugals
17	FW	CIV	Cedric Kouadio
19	FW	SRB	Andrej Ilić
21	DF	LVA	Elvis Stuglis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	JPN	Mikaze Nagasawa
25	DF	CZE	Petr Mareš
26	MF	SRB	Stefan Panić
27	MF	FIN	Adam Markhiyev
33	FW	BRA	Léo Gaúcho
39	FW	BIH	Aleksej Golijanin
43	DF	SVN	Žiga Lipušček
52	DF	LVA	Mārcis Ošs
66	DF	SRB	Jovan Vlalukin
77	DF	LVA	Kaspars Dubra
86	MF	LVA	Rodrigo Gaucis
91	GK	LVA	Frenks Orols
92	DF	LVA	Vitālijs Jagodinskis
—	FW	BRA	Pedro Arthur

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)
—	FW	CIV	Ismaël Diomandé (at Daugavpils)
—	FW	LVA	Mareks Fišers (on loan at BFC Bauska)

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