FK Metta (also called FK Metta/Latvijas Universitāte from 2007 till the end of 2018 season) is a professional Latvianfootball club in Riga. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games at Daugava Stadium. Until June 2018, their home venue was the Riga Hanza Secondary School Stadium.[1]
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 first division (Traffic 1. līga). They finished the season in the fourth 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.[2]
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.[3]
In 2020 FK Metta were the youngest top-tier team in Europe.[4] At the end of the season, the team's average age was 19,5.[5]
In September 2020, FK Metta forward Raimonds Krollis made his debut for the Latvia national football team.[6] He became the first-ever player that has gone through the whole FK Metta academy and played for the Senior national team.
Patron of the University of Latviaedit
Football school "Metta" is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. They have supported the University of Latvia since 2016, donating to the football system and scholarships.[7]
As of 9 April, 2023[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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FK Metta also called FK Metta Latvijas Universitate from 2007 till the end of 2018 season is a professional Latvian football club in Riga As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League Metta play their home games at Daugava Stadium Until June 2018 their home venue was the Riga Hanza Secondary School Stadium 1 FK MettaFull nameFutbola Klubs METTA Football Club METTA Founded2 May 2006GroundDaugava Stadium RigaCapacity10 461ChairmanGirts MihelsonsManagerAndris RihertsLeagueVirsliga2023Virsliga 9th of 10WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Patron of the University of Latvia 1 2 Participation in Latvian Championships 2 Honours 3 Managers 4 Current players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Out on loan 4 3 Player of the year 5 Club officials 5 1 Board of directors 5 2 Coaching staff 5 3 Medical staff 5 4 Staff 6 Shirt sponsors and manufacturers 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFS 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 Universitate merged as a senior professional team and participated in the Latvian Championship first division Traffic 1 liga They finished the season in the fourth 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 2 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 3 In 2020 FK Metta were the youngest top tier team in Europe 4 At the end of the season the team s average age was 19 5 5 In September 2020 FK Metta forward Raimonds Krollis made his debut for the Latvia national football team 6 He became the first ever player that has gone through the whole FK Metta academy and played for the Senior national team Patron of the University of Latvia edit Football school Metta is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation They have supported the University of Latvia since 2016 donating to the football system and scholarships 7 Participation in Latvian Championships edit Season Division Name Pos Teams Pl W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup 2007 2nd 1 liga 4 16 30 18 7 5 67 23 61 1 8 finals 2008 2nd 1 liga 5 15 28 13 9 6 43 27 48 1 8 finals 2009 2nd 1 liga 6 14 26 13 6 7 47 19 45 Not Held 2010 2nd 1 liga 5 12 22 10 6 6 42 25 36 1 8 finals 2011 2nd 1 liga 1 13 24 17 5 2 61 14 56 1 8 finals 2012 1st Virsliga 8 10 36 7 8 21 39 82 29 1 8 finals 2013 1st Virsliga 9 10 27 4 7 16 15 47 19 1 16 finals 2014 1st Virsliga 9 10 36 3 7 26 26 69 16 1 16 finals 2015 1st Virsliga 7 8 24 3 3 18 19 56 12 1 4 finals 2016 1st Virsliga 7 8 28 8 6 14 32 47 30 1 4 finals 2017 1st Virsliga 7 8 24 3 6 15 21 46 15 1 4 finals 2018 1st Virsliga 7 8 28 5 4 19 24 52 19 1 2 finals 2019 1st Virsliga 9 9 32 6 8 18 35 60 26 1 8 finals 2020 1st Virsliga 9 10 27 4 4 19 22 55 16 1 8 finalsHonours editLatvian First League champions 1 2011Managers edit nbsp Andris Riherts 02 05 2006 09 06 2021 nbsp Andrejs Gluscuks 11 06 2021 present Current players editFirst team squad edit As of 9 April 2023 8 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 nbsp LVA Alvis Sorokins 2 DF nbsp LVA Rendijs Sibass 3 MF nbsp USA Jordan Bender 4 DF nbsp LVA Karlis Vilnis 5 DF nbsp GHA Yusif Yakubu 6 MF nbsp LVA Oskars Vientiess 7 FW nbsp SEN Mohamet Lamine Correa 8 MF nbsp SEN Ousmane Sow 9 FW nbsp BRA Vinicius Souza 10 FW nbsp LVA Bruno Melnis 12 GK nbsp LVA Toms Tolmanis 13 MF nbsp LVA Tomass Zants 14 DF nbsp LVA Hugo Jesse No Pos Nation Player 15 MF nbsp LVA Daniils Cinajevs 17 FW nbsp LVA Markuss Ivulans 18 DF nbsp LVA Mikus Vasilevskis 19 MF nbsp LVA Ralfs Pakulis 20 MF nbsp LVA Emils Aizpurietis 21 MF nbsp LVA Kristofers Rekis 23 FW nbsp GHA Mahamud Karimu 24 MF nbsp UKR Yevhen Stadnik 26 MF nbsp UKR Oleksandr Kurtsev 27 DF nbsp LVA Maksims Semesko 28 MF nbsp LVA Daniils Ulimbasevs 30 MF nbsp LVA Dans Sirbu on loan from Riga FC II 33 DF nbsp LVA Jegors Novikovs on loan from FK Auda Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp LVA Nikita Parfjonovs at Akritas Chlorakas until 30 June 2024 DF nbsp LTU Kristupas Kersys at FA Siauliai until 30 November 2024 MF nbsp LVA Lukass Vapne at Valmiera until 31 December 2024 No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp LVA Deniss Stradins at FK Banik Most Sous until 30 June 2024 FW nbsp LVA Artjoms Puzirevskis at Tikvesh until 31 December 2024 Player of the year edit Season Player 2006 nbsp Janis Kauss 2007 nbsp Vladimirs Cimanis 2008 nbsp Ivars Gailis 2009 nbsp Marsels Vapne 2010 nbsp Juris Skabardis 2011 nbsp Rudolfs Pukitis 2012 nbsp Martins Milasevics 2013 nbsp Gatis Kalnins 2014 nbsp Edgars Vardanjans 2015 nbsp Eduards Emsis 2016 nbsp Roberts Uldrikis 2017 nbsp Davis Indrans 2019 nbsp Davis Oss 2019 nbsp Kgotso Masangane 2020 nbsp Raimonds Krollis 2021 nbsp Lukass Vapne 2022 nbsp Janis BeksClub officials editBoard of directors edit General secretary Girts Mihelsons Executive Director Maira Mihelsone Coaching staff edit Manager Andris Riherts Coach Kristaps Niemans Coach Jurgis Rosenbergs Fitness Coach Filips Grojsmans Second team coach Aleksejs Berezins Goalkeeping Coach Vsevolods Popkovs Medical staff edit Physiotherapist Rajmonds Hegels Physiotherapist Aleksandrs Volodins Staff edit Press Officer Maris Gerhards PR manager Vladimirs Morozovs Technical manager Ivans RebrovsShirt sponsors and manufacturers editPeriod Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor 2007 nbsp Nike nbsp Deac 2008 nbsp Elko 2009 nbsp Deac 2010 2011 2012 nbsp SMScredit lv 2013 2014 none 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021References edit Oficiali Metta LU no skolas laukuma parcelsies uz Daugavas stadionu Sportacentrs com in Latvian 2018 05 17 Retrieved 2019 03 17 Metta uzvar 1 liga un nakamgad speles Virsliga Archived 2012 12 05 at the Wayback Machine Latvian Komanda Archived 2016 07 27 at the Wayback Machine Latvian FK Metta the youngest team in European football highest leagues 25 July 2020 Sezonas apskats Andris Riherts Pasi sevi nolikam uz izkrisanas slieksna kas nebija patikami 6 December 2020 Atskats METTAs vesture Zimigakie notikumi septembri 9 September 2020 Futbola skola METTA Players External links edit in Latvian Official website in Latvian FS Metta University of Latvia in Latvian and English Official Latvian Football Federation 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