FK Jelgava is a Latvian professional football club that is based in Jelgava. The club plays its home-matches at the Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs stadium with capacity of 1,560 people.[1]
| Full name | Futbola klubs Jelgava (Football club Jelgava) | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Zemgale Olympic Center | ||
| Capacity | 1,560 | ||
| Chairman | Māris Peilāns | ||
| Manager | Dylan Dunn | ||
| Website | https://www.fkjelgava.lv/ | ||
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Early years
editUntil 2004 two Jelgava football clubs FK Viola and RAF Jelgava played in 1. līga. In 2004, it was made decision to merge both clubs into one forming FK Jelgava. FK Jelgava has played since their foundation in 2004 in the 1. līga,[2] but in 2009 after winning the Latvian First League the team had the chance to play their first games in the Virslīga.
On 19 May 2010 FK Jelgava won the Latvian Cup final in Skonto Stadium, beating FK Jūrmala-VV 6:5 in a penalty shoot out after the game had finished 0:0.[3]
On the way to the final, the club beat FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the quarter-finals and Skonto FC in the semi-finals. [4][5] Victory in the Latvian Cup final allowed FK Jelgava to debut in the UEFA Europa League tournament. In the second qualifying round FK Jelgava played Molde FK from Norway. With a score of 2:2 on aggregate, Molde won on away goals.[6][7]
In the 2010 season Jelgava was the only Latvian football club which won a game in European football tournaments (2:1 against Molde).
On 2 September 2010 FK Jelgava played a friendly against Premier League club Blackpool. The match marked the opening of the Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale. The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers and the British Ambassador in Latvia attended the game.[8]
Due to financial problems, the club lost its professional license in February 2021 and was deprived of the opportunity to play in the top competition.
Honours
editLatvia
edit- Latvian Higher League
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- Latvian Cup
League and Cup history
edit| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Latvian Football Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2nd (1.līga) | 11/(14) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 69 | 26 | 1/16 finals |
| 2005 | 2nd (1.līga) | 11/(14) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 26 | 1/8 finals |
| 2006 | 2nd (1.līga) | 9/(16) | 26 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 1/8 finals |
| 2007 | 2nd (1.līga) | 5/(16) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 54 | 2nd Round |
| 2008 | 2nd (1.līga) | 4/(15) | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 41 | 60 | 1/8 finals |
| 2009 | 2nd (1.līga) | 1/(14) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 20 | 62 | Not Held |
| 2010 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(10) | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 25 | Winner |
| 2011 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(9) | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 43 | 1/4 finals |
| 2012 | 1st (Virsliga) | 7/(10) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 56 | 31 | 1/2 finals |
| 2013 | 1st (Virsliga) | 8/(10) | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 23 | 1/8 finals |
| 2014 | 1st (Virsliga) | 3/(10) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 70 | Winner |
| 2015 | 1st (Virsliga) | 4/(8) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 41 | Winner |
| 2016 | 1st (Virsliga) | 2/(8) | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 24 | 51 | Winner |
| 2017 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(8) | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 1/4 finals |
| 2018 | 1st (Virsliga) | 6/(8) | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 21 | 1/8 finals |
| 2019 | 1st (Virsliga) | 7/(9) | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 38 | Runners-up |
European record
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Team | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  Molde FK
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2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2(a) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Rosenborg
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0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Litex Lovech
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1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2Q |  Rabotnički
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1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Breiðablik
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2–2 | 3–2 | 5–4 |
| 2Q |  Slovan Bratislava
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3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3Q |  Beitar Jerusalem
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1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | ||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Ferencváros
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0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Players and staff
editOut on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
edit| Name, surname | Position |
|---|---|
 Māris Peilāns
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Chairman |
| Jānis Vuguls
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Director |
 Dylan Dunn
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Manager |
| Sergejs Diguļovs
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Goalkeeper Coach |
| Oļegs Samoiļenko
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Doctor |
| Jurijs Ksenzovs
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Physio |
| Mārtiņš Krūmiņš
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Technical Director |
| Daniels Ivanovs
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Administrator |
Managers
edit
Dainis Kazakevičs (2004 – 2012)- Jānis Dreimanis (2013)
- Sergejs Golubevs (interim) (2013)
- Sergejs Golubevs (2013)
- Vladimirs Beškarevs (2014)
- Dāvis Caune (interim) (June 2014)
- Vitālijs Astafjevs (June 2014 – May 2016)
- Dāvis Caune (interim) (May 2016 - June 2016)
Saulius Širmelis (June 2016 – December 2016)
Alexandru Curteian[9] (December 2016 – August 2017)- Dāvis Caune (interim) (August 2017)
Ravil Sabitov (August 2017 - May 2018)- Marians Pahars (June 2018 - June 2019)
Oleg Kubarev (June 2019 - August 2020)
Dylan Dunn (December 2023 -)
Player of the season (since 2013)
edit| Season | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Vadims Žuļevs
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| 2014 | Kaspars Ikstens
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| 2015 | Mārcis Ošs
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| 2016 | Gļebs Kļuškins
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References
edit- ^ "Futbola laukumi". Zemgales Olimpiskais centrs. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Jelgava triumfē 1. līgas čempionātā". Sportacentrs.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Pasaka ar laimīgām beigām jeb Jelgava izcīna Latvijas kausu". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Jelgava sensacionāli uzvar un iekļūst pusfinālā". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Jelgava uzveic Skonto un tiek Latvijas kausa finālā". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Jelgava uzvar, taču tālāk netiek". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Jelgavai sāpīgs zaudējums". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Stadions Jelgavā iesvētīts ar uzvaru pār Blackpool". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ ""JELGAVAI" JAUNS GALVENAIS TRENERIS" (in Latvian). FK Jelgava. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official Latvian Football Federation website (in Latvian and English)