# FK Metta

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**FK Metta** (also called **FS Metta/Latvijas Universitāte** from 2007 to 2018) is a professional [Latvian](/source/Latvia) [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) club based in [Riga](/source/Riga). As of 2012 they play in the [Latvian Higher League](/source/Latvian_Higher_League). Metta plays its home games at [Daugava Stadium](/source/Daugava_Stadium_(Riga)). Until June 2018, their home venue was the Riga Hanza Secondary School Stadium.

## History

FS Metta (Latvian: *Futbola skola 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](/source/University_of_Latvia) (Latvijas Universitāte) merged as a senior professional team and participated in the Latvian Championship first division ([Traffic 1. līga](/source/Traffic_1._l%C4%ABga)). 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 initially retained the prefix FS (Futbola Skola), since their policy was to invest in youth players. In 2011 Metta won the [Latvian First League](/source/Latvian_First_League) championship and was automatically promoted to the Latvian Higher League – the top tier of Latvian football.[1]

The affiliation with the university provides the club with a greater financial backing and the players with the opportunity 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.[2]

In 2019, the partnership with the University of Latvia expired, and the club was renamed from FS Metta to FK Metta.

In 2020 FK Metta was the youngest top-tier team in Europe.[3] At the end of the season, the team's average age was 19,5.[4] In September 2020, FK Metta forward [Raimonds Krollis](/source/Raimonds_Krollis) made his debut for the [Latvia national football team](/source/Latvia_national_football_team).[5] He became the first-ever player that has gone through the whole FK Metta academy and played for the senior national team.

In the [2025 Latvian Higher League](/source/2025_Latvian_Higher_League) season, Metta placed last and was relegated to the [Latvian First League](/source/Latvian_First_League). Prior to the start of the 2026 season, the club unveiled its new sports complex at Sāremas iela in [Sarkandaugava](/source/Sarkandaugava), Riga - the *Futbola centrs Rūpnīca* ('Factory Football Center'). The center was built on the location of the former Energoautomātika Stadium (Latvian: *"Energoautomātikas" stadions*) which was demolished around 2024.[6][7]

### Patron of the University of Latvia

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.[8]

## Participation in Latvian Championships

Season Division Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup 2007 2nd (1.līga) 4/(16) 30 18 7 5 67 23 61 1/8 finals 2008 2nd (1.līga) 5/(15) 28 13 9 6 43 27 48 1/8 finals 2009 2nd (1.līga) align=center bgcolor=|6/(14) 26 13 6 7 47 19 45 Not Held 2010 2nd (1.līga) align=center bgcolor=|5/(12) 22 10 6 6 42 25 36 1/8 finals 2011 2nd (1.līga) 1/(13) 24 17 5 2 61 14 56 1/8 finals 2012 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|8(10) 36 7 8 21 39 82 29 1/8 finals 2013 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(10) 27 4 7 16 15 47 19 1/16 finals 2014 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(10) 36 3 7 26 26 69 16 1/16 finals 2015 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(8) 24 3 3 18 19 56 12 1/4 finals 2016 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(8) 28 8 6 14 32 47 30 1/4 finals 2017 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(8) 24 3 6 15 21 46 15 1/4 finals 2018 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(8) 28 5 4 19 24 52 19 1/2 finals 2019 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(9) 32 6 8 18 35 60 26 1/8 finals 2020 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(10) 27 4 4 19 22 55 16 1/8 finals 2021 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(10) 28 5 5 18 33 55 20 1/8 finals 2022 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(10) 36 5 7 24 41 86 22 1/4 finals 2023 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|9(10) 36 8 9 19 41 63 33 1/8 finals 2024 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|7(10) 36 10 6 20 34 76 36 1/8 finals 2025 1st (Virslīga) align=center bgcolor=|10(10) 36 8 7 21 39 74 31 1/8 finals 2026 TBD (LVBET līga) TBD TBD

## Managers

- Andris Riherts (May 2006 – June 2021)
- Andrejs Gluščuks (June 2021 – present)

## Current players

### First-team squad

*As of 6 April, 2026*[9]

## Player of the year

Season Player 2006 Jānis Kauss 2007 Vladimirs Cīmanis 2008 Ivars Gailis 2009 Marsels Vapne 2010 Juris Skābardis 2011 Rūdolfs Puķītis 2012 Mārtiņš Milašēvičs 2013 Gatis Kalniņš 2014 Edgars Vardanjans 2015 Eduards Emsis 2016 Roberts Uldriķis 2017 Dāvis Indrāns 2019 Dāvis Ošs 2019 Kgotso Masangane 2020 Raimonds Krollis 2021 Lūkass Vapne 2022 Jānis Beks

## Club officials

### Board of directors

- General secretary: Ģirts Mihelsons
- Executive Director: Maira Mihelsone

### Coaching staff

- Manager: [Andris Riherts](/source/Andris_Riherts)
- Fitness Coach: Jānis Skābardis

### Staff

- Press Officer: Miks Vilkaplāters
- Technical manager: Harijs Toms

## Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 2007 Nike Deac 2008 Elko 2009 Deac 2010 2011 2012 SMScredit.lv 2013 2014 none 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

## Honours

- **[Latvian First League](/source/Latvian_First_League)** - Champions (1): 2011

## References

1. ["Metta" uzvar 1. līgā un nākamgad spēlēs Virslīgā](http://www.parsportu.lv/articles/3/54627/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121205012227/http://www.parsportu.lv/articles/3/54627/) 2012-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (Latvian)

1. [Komanda](http://www.fsmetta.lv/cms/text_page/show/2) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160727214332/http://www.fsmetta.lv/cms/text_page/show/2) 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine (Latvian)

1. ["FK Metta - the youngest team in European football highest leagues"](http://www.fsmetta.lv/aktualitates/meistarkomanda/fk-metta-the-youngest-team-in-european-football-highest-leagues). 25 July 2020.

1. ["Sezonas apskats - Andris Riherts: *Paši sevi nolikām uz izkrišanas sliekšņa, kas nebija patīkami.*"](http://www.fsmetta.lv/aktualitates/meistarkomanda/sezonas-apskats-pasi-sevi-nolikam-uz-izkrisanas-slieksna). 6 December 2020.

1. ["Atskats METTAs vēsturē: Zīmīgākie notikumi septembrī"](http://www.fsmetta.lv/aktualitates/meistarkomanda/atskats-mettas-vesture-zimigakie-momenti-septembri). 9 September 2020.

1. ["FS Metta attīstīs savu treniņu bāzi Energoautomātikas stadiona teritorijā"](https://www.fsmetta.lv/aktualitates/futbola-skola/fs-metta-attistis-savu-treninu-bazi-energoautomatikas-stadiona-teritorija) (in Latvian). *FS Metta*. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2026-04-07.

1. ["Futbola kluba FS Metta kluba treniņu centrs - sports field or court"](https://citify.eu/en/futbola-kluba-fs-metta-kluba-treninu-centrs/). *citify.eu*. Retrieved 2026-04-07.

1. ["Futbola skola "METTA""](https://www.fonds.lv/lepojamies/mecenati/sudraba-mecenati/futbola-skola-metta/)

1. ["Players"](http://www.fsmetta.lv/fk-metta/speletaji)

## External links

- (in Latvian) [Official website](http://www.fsmetta.lv/)
- (in Latvian) [FS Metta University of Latvia](https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054425/http://www.lu.lv/sports/veidi/futbols/) (archived)
- (in Latvian, English) [Official Latvian Football Federation website](http://www.lff.lv/)

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