JFK Olimps Rīga

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Olimps/ASK

Full name

JFK Olimps/ASK Rīga

Founded

2005

Ground

Daugava Stadium
Rīga, Latvia
(Capacity 5,000)

Chairman

Manager

League

8th





Home colours





Away colours

JFK Olimps/ASK is a Latvian football club, playing in the top division of Latvian football. The club is from the city of Riga.

[edit] History

Olimps was founded in 2005 because there were only seven teams in the top division of the Latvian football league. It was made up of young (U-23) players from Skonto-2, Liepajas Metalurgs-2 and Ventspils-2. In the 2005 season they dropped from Virsliga. In 2006 they won 1. liga and returned to Virsliga. Despite finishing last in the 2007 Virslīga season, Olimps retained their place for 2008 thanks to the expansion of the league. In 2007 Olimps got to the Latvian Cup final thus earning a place in the UEFA cup for the upcoming season.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of January, 2008

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hermanis Māliņš (captain)
2	DF	Edijs Ivaško
3	DF	Deniss Petrenko
4	DF	Levgeņijs Kazura
6	DF	Dmitrijs Šiļuks
7	FW	Andrejs Kostjuks
8	MF	Dmitrijs Zolotarjovs
10	FW	Vitālijs Ziļs
11	FW	Aleksandrs Solovjovs
12	DF	Ilic Kandov
14	FW	Deniss Turkovs
15	MF	Aleksandrs Fertovs
16	GK	Kaspars Ikstēns
17	FW	Maksims Zaborovs

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Igors Tarasovs
	DF	Kirils Jeļkins
	MF	Viktors Sekovs
	MF	Dmitrijs Valegzanins
	FW	Ivans Lukjanovs
	FW	Arturs Magejenkovs
	MF	Andrejs Štolcers
30	GK	Aleksandrs Parhimovičs
	DF	Vitālijs Smirnovs
	MF	Alans Siņelņikovs
	FW	Jevgēņijs Semjonovs
22	FW	Armands Pētersons
18	MF	Ivans Sputajs