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FK RFS
2024 season
ChairmanArtjoms Milovs
ManagerViktors Morozs
StadiumLNK Sporta Parks
Latvian Higher League1st
Latvian CupSemi-finals
Latvian SupercupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Ismaël Diomandé (11)
All: Jānis Ikaunieks (16)
← 2023

The 2024 season is the 8th season in the history of FK RFS, all of which have come in the Latvian Higher League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is competing in the Latvian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.

On 29 August, RFS became the first Baltic club to reach the main stage of the UEFA Europa League.[1]

Players

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As of 15 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Latvia LVA Pāvels Šteinbors
2 DF Latvia LVA Daniels Balodis
3 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Osuagwu
6 MF The Gambia GAM Alfusainey Jatta
7 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ismaël Diomandé
8 FW Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Odisharia
9 MF Latvia LVA Jānis Ikaunieks
10 FW Brazil BRA Emerson Deocleciano
11 DF Latvia LVA Roberts Savaļnieks
13 GK Latvia LVA Jevgēņijs Ņerugals
15 FW Cameroon CMR Rostand Ndjiki
16 GK Latvia LVA Sergejs Vilkovs
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Cedric Kouadio
18 MF Latvia LVA Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
21 DF Latvia LVA Elvis Stuglis
22 FW Serbia SRB Darko Lemajič
23 DF Albania ALB Herdi Prenga
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Japan JPN Mikaze Nagasawa
25 DF Czech Republic CZE Petr Mareš
26 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Panić
27 MF Finland FIN Adam Markhiyev
28 MF Latvia LVA Dāvis Sedols
30 MF The Gambia GAM Rasid Njie
33 DF Latvia LVA Dāvis Cucurs
40 GK Cameroon CMR Fabrice Ondoa
43 DF Slovenia SVN Žiga Lipušček (captain)
49 MF Latvia LVA Mārtiņš Ķigurs
52 DF Latvia LVA Mārcis Ošs
70 FW Serbia SRB Dragoljub Savić
77 FW Georgia (country) GEO Luka Silagadze
97 MF Latvia LVA Jevgeņijs Miņins
99 MF Latvia LVA Gļebs Žaleiko
— MF Latvia LVA Efraims Valutadatils
— MF Latvia LVA Dāvis Sedols

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Latvian Higher League 8 March 2024 9 November 2024 Matchday 1 34 28 3 3 100 23 +77 082.35
Latvian Football Cup 13 July 2024 30 October 2024 Round of 16 Winner 4 4 0 0 12 7 +5 100.00
Latvian Super Cup 2 March 2024 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 10 July 2024 31 July 2024 First Qualifying Round Second Qualifying Round 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa League 27 September 2024 TBD Third Qualifying Round 7 3 1 3 15 10 +5 042.86
Total 50 37 5 8 136 48 +88 074.00

Last updated: 30 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Latvian Higher League

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Main article: 2024 Latvian Higher League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RFS (C, Q) 35 29 3 3 102 23 +79 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Riga (Q) 35 26 6 3 97 22 +75 84 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3 Auda (Q) 35 17 6 12 58 34 +24 57 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4 Valmiera[b] (Q) 35 19 7 9 73 36 +37 55
5 Daugavpils 35 11 8 16 40 57 −17 41
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: LFF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024 Latvian Football Cup winners (Auda or RFS) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Latvian Cup winners finish first). If the Latvian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League first round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ On 19 April, Valmiera were deducted three points, with an additional six points and a suspended 25 points deduction being issued on 11 October cause of licencing regulation breaches.[3][4]


Latvian Cup

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Main article: 2024 Latvian Football Cup

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

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10 July 2024 (2024-07-10) First leg RFS Latvia 3–0 Northern Ireland Larne LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
Report[7] Attendance: 1,700[6]
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) Second leg Larne Northern Ireland 0–4
(0–7 agg.)		 Latvia RFS Inver Park, Larne
21:00 (20:00 BST) Report[9]
Attendance: 2,030[8]
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

Second qualifying round

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23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) First leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 4–0 Latvia RFS Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
17:00
Report[11] Attendance: 5,427[10]
Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) Second leg RFS Latvia 1–3
(1–7 agg.)		 Norway Bodø/Glimt LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
Report[13]
Attendance: 1,678[12]
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

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8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) First leg UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–2 Latvia RFS Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
20:00 Report[15]
Attendance: 369[14]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) Second leg RFS Latvia 7–0
(9–0 agg.)		 Andorra UE Santa Coloma LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report[17] Attendance: 1,614[16]
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Play-off round

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22 August 2024 (2024-08-22) First leg RFS Latvia 2–1 Cyprus APOEL LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
Report[19]
Attendance: 1,678[18]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
29 August 2024 (2024-08-29) Second leg APOEL Cyprus 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Latvia RFS GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
Report[21]
Attendance: 12,988[20]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Penalties

League phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase
26 September 2024 1 FCSB Romania v Latvia RFS Bucharest, Romania
22:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Arena Națională
3 October 2024 2 RFS Latvia v Turkey Galatasaray Riga, Latvia
19:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Note: RFS will play their home matches at Daugava Stadium, Riga, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
24 October 2024 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany v Latvia RFS Frankfurt, Germany
18:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Waldstadion
7 November 2024 4 RFS Latvia v Belgium Anderlecht Riga, Latvia
22:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Note: RFS will play their home matches at Daugava Stadium, Riga, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
28 November 2024 5 RFS Latvia v Greece PAOK Riga, Latvia
19:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Note: RFS will play their home matches at Daugava Stadium, Riga, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
12 December 2024 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Latvia RFS TBD
21:00 Report Stadium: TBD
Note: Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israeli teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.
23 January 2025 7 RFS Latvia v Netherlands Ajax Riga, Latvia
22:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Note: RFS will play their home matches at Daugava Stadium, Riga, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
30 January 2025 8 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine v Latvia RFS Hamburg, Germany
21:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. Therefore, Dynamo Kyiv will play their home matches at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany, instead of their regular stadium, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv.

Refences

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  1. ^ "Historic moment: Riga RFS - the first team from the Baltic states to advance to the main stage of the Europa League". Euro Football. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Komanda – FK RFS". FK RFS. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "LFF DK 19. aprīļa lēmumi" (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ ""Valmiera FC" piemērots sešu punktu sods un 25 punktu nosacīts sods" (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ "2024.gada Latvijas Virslīgas futbola čempionāta reglaments" (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "RFS vs. Larne" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "RFS vs Larne". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Larne vs. RFS" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Larne vs RFS". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Bodø/Glimt vs. RFS" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Bodø/Glimt vs RFS". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  12. ^ "RFS vs. Bodø/Glimt" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  13. ^ "RFS vs Bodø/Glimt". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  14. ^ "UE Santa Coloma vs. RFS" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ "UE Santa Coloma vs RFS". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  16. ^ "RFS vs. UE Santa Coloma" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ^ "RFS vs UE Santa Coloma". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  18. ^ "RFS vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  19. ^ "RFS vs APOEL". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  20. ^ "APOEL vs. RFS" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  21. ^ "APOEL vs RFS". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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