FK Jelgava

FK Jelgava is a Latvian 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]

FK Jelgava
Full nameFutbola Klubs Jelgava
(Football Club Jelgava)
Founded2004 (2004)
GroundZemgale Olympic Center
Capacity1,560
ChairmanMāris Peilāns
ManagerDāvis Caune
LeagueVirsliga
20207th
WebsiteClub website

Early years

Until 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]

Honours

Latvia

League and Cup history
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
Season Competition Round Team Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Molde FK 2–1 0–1 2–2(a)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Rosenborg 0–2 0–4 0–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Litex Lovech 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
2Q Rabotnički 1–0 0–2 1–2
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Breiðablik 2–2 3–2 5–4
2Q Slovan Bratislava 3–0 0–0 3–0
3Q Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–3 1–4
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Ferencváros 0–1 0–2 0–3

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 16 June, 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  LVA Ingus Šlampe
5 DF  LVA Ivo Minkevičs
6 DF  LVA Vladislavs Gabovs
8 MF  LVA Boriss Bogdaškins
9 FW  LVA Marks Kurtišs
16 GK  LVA Dmitrijs Grigorjevs
19 MF  LVA Andris Krusatins
21 MF  LVA Janis Grinbergs
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  TRI Weslie John
23 MF  LVA Daniils Hvoiņickis
30 DF  LVA Gatis Štrauss
33 MF  LVA Bogdans Samoilovs
35 GK  LVA Vladislavs Kurakins
37 MF  LVA Ričards Korzāns
81 MF  LVA Vladislavs Soloveičiks
97 MF  LVA Aleksejs Grjaznovs

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Staff
Name, surnamePosition
Māris Peilāns Chairman
Jānis Vuguls Director
Dāvis Caune Manager
Aleksandrs Cauņa Coach
Sergejs Diguļovs Goalkeeper Coach
Oļegs Samoiļenko Doctor
Jurijs Ksenzovs Physio
Mārtiņš Krūmiņš Technical Director
Daniels Ivanovs Administrator

Managers
  • 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)
  • Dāvis Caune (interim) (August 2020 -)

Player of the season (since 2013)
Season Name
2013 Vadims Žuļevs
2014 Kaspars Ikstens
2015 Mārcis Ošs
2016 Gļebs Kļuškins

References
  1. "Futbola laukumi". Zemgales Olimpiskais centrs. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "Jelgava triumfē 1. līgas čempionātā". Sportacentrs.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. "Pasaka ar laimīgām beigām jeb Jelgava izcīna Latvijas kausu". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. "Jelgava sensacionāli uzvar un iekļūst pusfinālā". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  5. "Jelgava uzveic Skonto un tiek Latvijas kausa finālā". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  6. "Jelgava uzvar, taču tālāk netiek". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  7. "Jelgavai sāpīgs zaudējums". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  8. "Stadions Jelgavā iesvētīts ar uzvaru pār Blackpool". Sportacentrs.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  9. ""JELGAVAI" JAUNS GALVENAIS TRENERIS" (in Latvian). FK Jelgava. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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