FK Liepāja

FK Liepāja/Mogo
Full name Futbola klubs Liepāja
Founded 2014 (2014)
Ground Daugava Stadium
Capacity 5,100
Chairman Māris Verpakovskis
Manager Gordon Young
League Virslīga
2017 2nd
Website Club website

FK Liepāja/Mogo is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Daugava Stadium in Liepāja. FK Liepāja plays in the Latvian Higher League. In their first season they finished 4th in the 2014 Latvian Higher League.

History

FK Liepāja/Mogo was founded in March 2014 as an indirect legatee of FK Liepājas Metalurgs, which was dissolved following the 2013 Latvian Higher League season due to the bankruptcy of its owner company and the sole sponsor metallurgical plant A/S Liepājas Metalurgs. FK Liepāja incorporated all the players, including youth teams, as well as the participation place in the 2014 Latvian Higher League, which had been at the disposal of Liepājas Metalurgs prior to its bankruptcy.[1] The club is mainly sponsored by the Liepāja City Council and led by the former Latvian international footballer Māris Verpakovskis. The first manager of the team was Viktors Dobrecovs.

In its debut season FK Liepāja finished the championship in the top four.[2] Jānis Ikaunieks, FK Liepāja midfielder, was voted as the best player of the 2014 season.[3]

Honours

League and Cup history

Latvia

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup Top Scorer (League) Manager
2014 1st 4th 36 21 3 12 72 45 66 Semifinal Latvia Jānis Ikaunieks – 23 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs
2015 1st 1st 24 15 7 2 48 23 52 Quarterfinal Latvia Dāvis Ikaunieks – 15 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs
2016 1st 4th 28 12 6 10 38 31 42 Quarterfinal Latvia Oskars Kļava – 6 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs
2017 1st 2nd 24 11 4 9 32 25 37 Winners Latvia Artūrs Karašausks – 12 Georgia (country) Tamaz Pertia

Europe

1R: First round, 2Q: Second qualifying round, 3Q: Third qualifying round, PO: Play-off round

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 0–1 0–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
2Q Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė 0–2 1–0 1–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sweden BK Häcken 0–3 2–1 2–4

Sponsors

Sponsors

Latvia Mogo
Latvia Liepājas Dome
Latvia Firma UPTK
Latvia Ambero
Latvia Liepājas Olimpiskais Centrs
Latvia Radio SWH
Latvia Radio SWH+
Latvia NPK Expert
Latvia Liepājas Enerģija
Latvia Liepājas Papīrs

Kit manufacturer

Germany Adidas

Players

Current squad

As of 21 July, 2018[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 Latvia GK Valentīns Raļkevičs
2 Senegal DF Sady Gueye
4 Latvia MF Kristers Tobers
5 Argentina MF Leonel Strumia
6 Senegal DF Khassim Soumare
7 Latvia MF Dmitrijs Hmizs
8 Latvia MF Jānis Ikaunieks
9 Latvia MF Vladimirs Kamešs
10 Latvia MF Kristians Torress
11 Nigeria MF Benjamin Teidi
12 Latvia GK Krišjānis Zviedris
13 Latvia DF Raivis Jurkovskis
14 Latvia DF Endijs Šlampe
No. Position Player
17 Latvia MF Igors Kozlovs
19 Senegal FW Dame Guèye
20 Latvia FW Ģirts Karlsons
21 Latvia FW Verners Apiņš
23 Latvia FW Kristaps Grebis
24 Armenia GK Arsen Beglaryan
26 Latvia DF Deniss Ivanovs (captain)
28 Latvia DF Antons Jemeļins
29 Latvia MF Toms Gucs
32 Latvia GK Gļebs Sopots
33 Senegal DF Seydina Keita
34 Argentina DF Gonzalo Negro
49 Latvia MF Mārtiņš Ķigurs

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers summer 2015 and List of Latvian football transfers winter 2015-16

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player

International players

  • Latvia Reinis Flaksis (U-21)
  • Latvia Krišs Kārkliņš (U-21)
  • Latvia Dāvis Ikaunieks (U-21)
  • Latvia Endijs Šlampe (U-21)
  • Latvia Antons Tumanovs (U-19)
  • Latvia Dēvids Dobrecovs (U-19)

Foreign players

Non-EU Nationals

  • Argentina Leonel Strumia

Staff

Position Name
President Latvia Māris Verpakovskis
Director Latvia Jurģis Ozoliņš
Manager Scotland Gordon Young
Goalkeeping coach Latvia Viktors Spole
Doctor Latvia Andris Kramēns
Masseur Latvia Dainis Sergejevs
Press secretary Latvia Dāvids Jansons

Managers

No. Coach from until days Major Titles
1 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs 1 March 20145 November 2016981 1 one Championship
2 Georgia (country) Tamaz Pertia 17 November 201630 July 2018621 1 one Cup
3 Argentina Dario Aurelio 4 August 2018?
4 Scotland Gordon Young 14 September 2018Present

References

  1. ↑ "Virslīgā spēlēs FK "Liepāja"". liepajniekiem.lv. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Papildināts – FK Liepāja šīs sezonas Virslīgas tabulā finišē 4. vietā". liepajniekiem.lv. 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Jānis Ikaunieks – labākais virslīgā". liepajniekiem.lv. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Komanda – FK Liepāja". FK Liepāja. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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