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FK Auda
Full nameFutbola klubs Auda
Founded1969; 56 years ago (1969)
GroundSkonto Stadium, Rīga, Latvia
Capacity7,000
ChairmanJuris Gorkšs
Head coachZoran Zeljković
LeagueVirslīga
2024Virslīga, 3rd of 10
Websitehttps://fkauda.lv/

Futbola klubs Auda is a Latvian professional football club, playing in the Latvian Higher League, the highest division of domestic football. They are based in Ķekava, near the capital Riga. Auda won their first ever major trophy in the final of the Latvian Cup.

History

The history of Auda started in 1969 when the football team of the kolhoz 9. maijs first appeared in the lower divisions of the Latvian championships. This team played its matches in Vecmīlgrāvis in Alberts Šeibelis Stadium, named after the former Latvia national football team captain Alberts Šeibelis. The club played in the lower divisions of Latvian football, its only seasons in the top league came in 19861987 but those also did not bring good results. In the late 1980s, the name of the kolhoz and the football team was changed to Auda. In 1991, under the management of Valerijs Leitāns and Juris Docenko, Auda made its debut in the top division of the Latvian championships, the Virslīga. In a competition among 20 teams, Auda finished 15th. The following season, the team RFK was reformed on the basis of the Auda squad. Under this name the team, including many young players, participated in 1. līga (the second division of Latvian football). But results which would correspond to the name of RFK did not come so in 1995 the team reverted to its former name of Auda. The following three years it played in the third division, the 2. līga. In 1996 Auda was a completely new team which played in the 2nd division. In 1997 the young Auda players won their third division zone, but in the finals in two games lost to the FK Valmiera reserve team. After several years in this league Auda finished first in 2001 and were promoted to the Virslīga. After playing three seasons, in 2004 Auda was relegated back to the 1st division. On 15 October 2005 Auda played its first game in its new stadium in Ķekava. In 2007 FK Auda and FK Alberts united as FK Auda/Alberts, although the merger was gradually reduced with both teams mostly parting ways later. FK Auda/Alberts, the former FK Auda-2 (farmclub), plays in the 2. līga. The latter club has joined with FK Alberts and uses FK Auda second squad players and FK Alberts players. After a long stint in the First League, Auda achieved promotion once again and returned to the Virslīga in 2022.[1] On 19 October 2022, Auda won their first ever major trophy, beating RFS 1–0 in the final of the Latvian Cup, thanks to a goal from Daniils Ulimbaševs. This also secured them European football for the first time in their history, where they are competing in the following season's Europa Conference League. In the 2023 season under Simo Valakari, Auda finished 3rd place in the league and won the bronze medal, the club's first medal in the top-tier league. Auda also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. After the season, Valakari departed for Riga FC, with former SC Corinthians Paulista assistant manager Filipe Almeida from Portugal becoming the new head coach.

European

As of match played 15 August 2024
Competition GP W D L GF GA +/-
UEFA Conference League 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2
Total 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2023–24 UEFA Conference League 2QR File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–4 2−5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1QR File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn 2–0 1–0 3−0
2QR File:Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville 2–0 2–1 4−1
3QR File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Drita 1–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Honours

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 December 2024

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 File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Raivo Sturins
2 DF File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Tin Hrvoj
4 DF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Bakary Diawara
6 DF File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Kriss Karklins
7 MF File:Flag of Portugal.svg POR Matheus Clemente
9 FW File:Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Meleye Diagne
10 FW File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Abdoul Kader Traore
11 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Abiodun Ogunniyi
12 GK File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Krišjānis Zviedris
15 DF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Moussa Ouedraogo
16 MF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Lucas Ramos (on loan from Internacional)
17 MF File:Flag of Senegal.svg SEN El Hadji Mané
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Jonah Attuquaye
21 DF File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Dennis Meļņiks
22 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Alexander Ogunji
24 GK File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Niks Aleksandrovs
25 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Abdulrahman Taiwo (on loan from Riga)
37 DF File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Petar Bosančić
49 DF File:Flag of Portugal.svg POR Bruno Tavares
70 DF File:Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Mor Talla
71 FW File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Oskars Rubenis
77 FW File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg BFA Ousmane Camara (on loan from Riga)
79 MF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Ibrahim Kone
99 FW File:Flag of Haiti.svg HAI Stevenson Jeudi

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
DF File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Jegors Novikovs (at FK Metta until 31 December 2024)
FW File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Arturs Krancmanis (at FK Tukums 2000 until 31 December 2024)

References

  1. "FK Auda". Optibet Virslīga / Futbola Virslīga (in latviešu). Retrieved 2023-07-28.

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