FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte

FK Metta/Latvijas Universitāte
Full name Futbola Klubs METTA
(Football Club METTA)
Founded 2 May 2006
Ground Rīgas Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums
Capacity 460
Chairman ?
Manager Andris Riherts
League Virsliga
2017 7th
Website Club website

FK Metta is a professional Latvian football club in Riga. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games at the Rīgas Hanzas Vidusskolas Stadium in Riga.

History

FS Metta was officially founded on May 2, 2006, though the club had been active in youth tournaments since 2000. In 2007 FS Metta and University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte) merged as a senior professional team and participated in the Latvian Championship 1st division (Traffic 1. līga). They finished the season in the 4th position. The club remained at the same level for the next four seasons. Though a professional club, Metta retained the prefix FS (Futbola Skola), since their policy was to invest in youth players. In 2011 Metta won the Latvian First League championship and were automatically promoted to the Latvian Higher League – the top tier of Latvian football.[1]

The affiliation with the university provides the club with a greater financial backing and the players with the opportunity, if wanted, to study at the most prestigious Latvian University. The club was created with the aim to gather the greatest youth talents from across the country and surrounding areas to build and shape them into expensive players for sale to bigger clubs.[2]

Participation in Latvian Championships

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2007 2nd (1.līga) 4/(16) 30 18 7 5 67 23 61 1/8 finals
2008 2nd (1.līga) 5/(15) 28 13 9 6 43 27 48 1/8 finals
2009 2nd (1.līga) 6/(14) 26 13 6 7 47 19 45 Not Held
2010 2nd (1.līga) 5/(12) 22 10 6 6 42 25 36 1/8 finals
2011 2nd (1.līga) 1/(13) 24 17 5 2 61 14 56 1/8 finals
2012 1st (Virslīga) 8(10) 36 7 8 21 39 82 29 1/8 finals
2013 1st (Virslīga) 9(10) 27 4 7 16 15 47 19 1/16 finals
2014 1st (Virslīga) 9(10) 36 3 7 26 26 69 16 1/16 finals
2015 1st (Virslīga) 7(8) 24 3 3 18 19 56 12 1/4 finals
2016 1st (Virslīga) 7(8) 28 8 6 14 32 47 30 TBA

Honours

Managers

Current players

First-team squad

As of 5 March 2017. [3] 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 Helmuts Saulītis
2 Latvia DF Dāvis Sandis Strods
3 Nigeria DF Usman Abbas
4 Latvia DF Kirils Ševeļovs
5 South Africa DF Kabelo Seriba
6 Latvia MF Eduards Emsis
7 Liberia FW Van Dave Harmon
8 Latvia MF Kristaps Liepa
9 Latvia FW Vladislavs Fjodorovs
10 Russia MF Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov
13 Latvia DF Krists Kristers Gulbis
14 Latvia MF Rihards Ozoliņš
No. Position Player
15 Latvia DF Rendijs Šibass
16 Latvia FW Renārs Varslavāns
17 Latvia FW Ņikita Ivanovs
18 Latvia FW Matīss Zēģele
19 Latvia FW Ņikita Kovaļonoks
20 Canada MF Benson Fazili
21 Latvia MF Iļja Korotkovs
22 Liberia MF Sunnyboy Dolo
23 Latvia GK Alvis Sorokins
24 Latvia GK Dāvis Ošs
27 Latvia DF Emīls Birka
33 Latvia MF Jēkabs Lagūns

For recent squad changes see: List of Latvian football transfers summer 2014 and List of Latvian football transfers winter 2014-15

Player of the year

Season Player
2006 Latvia Jānis Kauss
2007 Latvia Vladimirs Cīmanis
2008 Latvia Ivars Gailis
2009 Latvia Marsels Vapne
2010 Latvia Juris Skābardis
2011 Latvia Rūdolfs Puķītis
2012 Latvia Mārtiņš Milašēvičs
2013 Latvia Gatis Kalniņš
2014 Latvia Edgars Vardanjans
2015 Latvia Eduards Emsis
2016 Latvia Roberts Uldriķis
2017 Latvia Dāvis Indrāns

Club officials

Board of directors

  • President: Vacant
  • General secretary: Ģirts Mihelsons
  • Executive Director: Maira Mihelsone
  • Member: 'Andris Riherts

Coaching staff

  • Manager: Andris Riherts
  • Coach: Viktors Mazurs
  • Fitness Coach: Jānis Skābardis
  • Second team coach: Andrejs Karpovs
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Artūrs Biezais
  • Skill Coach: Jānis Goba

Medical staff

  • Doctor: Sandra Rozenštoka
  • Physiotherapist: Valters Brikšis

School staff

  • Press Officer: Miks Vilkaplāters
  • Technical manager: Harijs Toms

Sponsorship

  • Official Shirt Sponsor –
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – Nike
  • Official Communication Sponsor – Radio Naba

Other Sponsors

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

2013

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2007 United States Nike Latvia Deac
2008 Latvia Elko
2009 Latvia Deac
2010
2011
2012 Latvia SMSCREDIT.LV
2014

References

  1. ↑ "Metta" uzvar 1. līgā un nākamgad spēlēs Virslīgā (Latvian)
  2. ↑ Komanda (Latvian)
  3. ↑ "Players".
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