FK Nikars Riga is a futsal club based in Riga, Latvia. It has been one of the dominant teams in the Latvian Futsal Higher League, winning 11 championship titles in a row from 2008 to 2019.
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| Full name | FK Nikars Rīga | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga, Latvia | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Raimonds Valts | ||
| Manager | Orlando Francisco Alves Duarte | ||
| League | Latvian Higher Futsal League | ||
| 2018-2019 | Premier League, 1st | ||
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In June 2019, the club announced that it will disband its main team and withdraw from national and European tournaments. However, there had been reports of financial issues in the previous seasons, with the LFF stating that after the 2018–19 season the club was likely to be relegated due to long-time financial irregularities.[1]
Honours
edit- Latvian Futsal Premier League champions (11)
- 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ Sports, DELFI (2019-07-02). "LFF: telpu futbola flagmani 'Nikaru' par pārkāpumiem pērn varēja pazemināt uz pirmo līgu" [LFF: the futsal heavyweight Nikars could've been relegated due to violations]. delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-03-10.
External links
edit- Club Official Website
- club profile at footballzz.co.uk
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