FK Liepāja

FK Liepāja
Full name Futbola klubs Liepāja
Founded 2014
Ground Daugava Stadium
Ground Capacity 5,100
Chairman Māris Verpakovskis
Manager Tamaz Pertia
League Virslīga
2016 4th
Website Club home page

FK Liepāja 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 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 current manager of the team is 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 (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup Top Scorer (League) Head Coach
2014 1st (Virsliga) 4/(10) 36 21 3 12 72 45 66 1/2 finals Latvia Jānis Ikaunieks – 23 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs
2015 1st (Virsliga) 1/(8) 24 15 7 2 48 23 52 1/4 finals Latvia Dāvis Ikaunieks – 15 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs
2016 1st (Virsliga) 4/(8) 28 12 6 10 38 31 42 TBA Latvia Oskars Kļava – 6 Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs

Europe

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Austria Red Bull Salzburg  0–2  0–1 0–3

Sponsors

Sponsors

Latvia Liepājas Dome
Latvia Firma UPTK
Latvia Ambero
Latvia Liepājas SSS
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 17 August, 2016 [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 Krišjānis Zviedris
3 Latvia DF Oskars Kļava
4 Latvia DF Krists Gulbis
5 Argentina MF Leonel Strumia
6 Nigeria DF Ubong Francis
7 Latvia MF Dmitrijs Hmizs
8 Latvia DF Ņikita Bērenfelds
9 Croatia FW Dario Tomić
11 Latvia FW Marks Kurtišs
12 Latvia GK Pāvels Doroševs
13 Latvia DF Kaspars Gorkšs
15 Latvia DF Antons Tumanovs
No. Position Player
17 Latvia FW Toms Gucs
18 Latvia MF Krišs Kārkliņš
19 Latvia MF Valerijs Afanasjevs
20 Latvia MF Cristian Torres
23 Latvia FW Kristaps Grebis
24 Croatia MF Marko Brtan
26 Latvia DF Deniss Ivanovs
27 Latvia MF Romāns Mickevičs
32 Latvia GK Gļebs Sopots
40 Croatia DF Dino Kluk
91 Latvia FW Dēvids Dobrecovs

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
— Latvia DF Reinis Flaksis (at Riga FC)
— Latvia MF Raivis Andris Jurkovskis (at RFS)
— Latvia MF Andris Krušatins (at RFS)
— Latvia MF Roberts Savaļnieks (at Riga FC)

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 Georgia (country) Tamaz Pertia
Goalkeeping coach Latvia Viktors Spole
Doctor Latvia Andris Kramēns
Masseur Latvia Dainis Sergejevs
Press secretary Latvia Dāvids Jansons

Managers

Name Period
Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs March 2014 – 5 November 2016
Georgia (country) Tamaz Pertia 17 November 2016 – present

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.

External links

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