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Riga

Riga FC

Kit impression

Founded

2015

Years standing

Home ground

Skonto Stadium

Capacity

8,087 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Latvian Higher League
Champions: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025
Runners-up: 2022, 2023, 2024
Latvian Cup
Winners: 2018, 2023
Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017, 2025
Latvian First League
Champions: 2015
Latvian Supercup
Winners: 2024, 2026
Runners-up: 2025

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Why Riga

Riga are not a spare club. They are Europe UEFA Champions League, Skonto Stadium, and 11 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Close to the pitch
Skonto Stadium holds about 8,087. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as | founded =. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Riga International Airport (RIX) is about 11km from the ground, and Zemitāni train station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Europe UEFA Champions League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Latvia does not do easy neutrals.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Skonto Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Riga International Airport (RIX)

11 km / 7 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Zemitāni train station

Walkable from the platform

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Skonto Stadium

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Skonto Stadium