SK Super Nova
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| Full name | Sporta klubs Super Nova | ||
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| Founded | 2 August 2000 | ||
| Ground | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 432 | ||
| President | Jānis Engelis | ||
| Manager | Ervīns Pērkons | ||
| League | Virslīga | ||
| 2024 | 1st in Latvian First League (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.supernova.lv/ | ||
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SK Super Nova is a Latvian professional football club based in Riga. It was founded in 2000, and it has been involved in various levels of the Latvian football league system, including the top-tier Latvian Higher League and lower divisions. The team was based in Salaspils from 2022 till the end of 2023 season and returned to Riga in 2024.
History
[edit]On 2 August 2000,[1] on the basis of Riga Secondary School No. 62 from Ķengarags, SK Super Nova was created, which was represented only in the Latvian youth championships.
In 2002, Jānis Engelis was a graduate of Riga Secondary School No. 62, who continued his studies at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education and was invited to work as a volunteer coach at the Riga Secondary School No. 62 SK Super Nova.[2] On December 18, 2002, Jānis Engelis became the club's president[3] and it all grew to the status of an academy and a sports school.
On 19 July 2013, the Latvian youth football team SK Super Nova triumphed at the World Cup in Sweden, the Gothia Cup U-11 age group. With a final score of 6:4,[4] SK Super Nova celebrated the victory, becoming the first Latvian football team in the U-11 age group to win the prestigious Gothia Cup.[5]
In 2017, the club started playing in Latvian football league system from Latvian Second League in the Kurzeme and Zemgale zone. The first home field was Riga Wilhelm Ostwald Secondary School, which is located in Imanta, Riga. The season ended with 1st place in the Latvian Second League in the Kurzeme and Zemgale zone.[6]
In 2018, they were promoted to the country's Latvian First League. SK Super Nova played its home games at the Olaine City Stadium, as they were unable to find a suitable solution in Riga.[7] In the first two seasons they made it to the promotion rounds to Virslīga, where the team was defeated in both cases.
In 2022, they were promoted to the Virslīga.[8] SK Super Nova debuted in the Latvian Higher League and played its home games at Salaspils Stadium.[9]
In 2023, SK Super Nova gained the right to compete in the Virslīga, after FK Spartaks refused to play football in the Latvian Higher League.[10] At the end of the season, SK Super Nova took last 10th place and got relegated to the Latvian First League.
In 2024, SK Super Nova team can once again be called a Riga team after two years spent in Salaspils. Jānis Skredelis' Stadium became the yellow-blue home field.[11] At the end of the season, the club became the champion of the Optibet Future League, earning the right to return to the Virslīga next season after a one-year break.[12]
Grounds
[edit]- Riga Wilhelm Ostwald Secondary School stadium, Riga (2017)
- Olaine city stadium, Olaine (2018 — 2020)
- RTU stadium, Riga (2021)
- Salaspils stadium, Salaspils (2022 — 2023)
- Jānis Skredelis' Stadium, Riga (2024 — 2025)
Managers
[edit]- Sergejs Golubevs (2017)
- Jurģis Kalns (2018)
- Oļegs Blagonadeždins (2019)
- Nikolajs Ļubļins (2019)
- Viktors Ņesterenko (2019 — 2020)
- Aleksandrs Stradiņš (2020)
- Andrejs Lapsa (2021 — Jun 2022)
- Igors Korabļovs (Jun 2022)
- Aleksandrs Koliņko (Jun 2022 — Nov 2022)
- Igors Korabļovs (Jan 2023 — Feb 2023)
- Aleksandrs Koliņko (Feb 2023 — Jun 2023)
- Igors Korabļovs (Jun 2023)
- Sergejs Golubevs (Jun 2023 — Sep 2023)
- Igors Korabļovs (Sep 2023 — Dec 2023)
- Ervīns Pērkons (Dec 2023 — present)
History in domestic competitions
[edit]- Seasons spent at Level 1 of the Latvian football league system: 2
- Seasons spent at Level 2 of the Latvian football league system: 5
- Seasons spent at Level 3 of the Latvian football league system: 1
- Seasons spent at Level 4 of the Latvian football league system: 0
| Season | League | Placed | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Cup | Top Scorer (League) | Manager |
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| 2017 | 2. līga Kurzeme-Zemgale | 1st | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 24 | Not participated |  Edgars Kārkliņš – 11
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Sergejs Golubevs
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| 2017 | 2. līga Final | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Not participated | Edgars Kārkliņš – 13 (11+2)
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Sergejs Golubevs
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| 2018 | 1. līga | 2nd | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 27 | +63 | 59 | Round of 16 |  Giorgi Gogolashvili – 30 (28+2)
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Jurģis Kalns
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| 2019 | 1. līga | 2nd | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 95 | 27 | +68 | 58 | Round of 16 | Oskars Rubenis – 14
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Oļegs Blagonadeždins, Nikolajs Ļubļins, Viktors Ņesterenko
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| 2020 | 1. līga | 6th | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | Round of 32 | Staņislavs Pihockis – 3,  Vugar Askerov – 3
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Viktors Ņesterenko, Aleksandrs Stradiņš
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| 2021 | 1. līga | 3rd | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 23 | Round of 32 | Artjoms Troickis – 6, Igors Kovaļkovs – 6
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Andrejs Lapsa
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| 2022 | Virslīga | 10th | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 81 | -57 | 20 | Round of 16 | Marko Regža – 8
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Andrejs Lapsa, Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko
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| 2023 | Virslīga | 10th | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 96 | -71 | 14 | Round of 16 | Jevgenijs Miņins – 10
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Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko, Sergejs Golubevs
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| 2024 | 1. līga | 1st | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 11 | +54 | 65 | Round of 64 |  Dmytro Sula – 11, Haralds Silagailis – 11
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Ervīns Pērkons
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Notes: In 2020[13] and 2021,[14] the Latvian Football Federation board decided to declare a state of emergency and, due to the restrictions introduced to limit Covid-19 infection, decided to end the Latvian First League season early.
Honours
[edit]- Latvian First League
- Champions (1): 2024
Squad
[edit]- As of 6 March 2025[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
[edit]- As of 06 March 2025[16]
| Position | Staff |
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| President | Jānis Engelis
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| Sporting Director | Ervīns Pērkons
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| Manager | Ervīns Pērkons
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| Assistant Manager | Igors Korabļovs
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Andrejs Adamovičs
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| Youth Coach | Vladislavs Pavļučenko, Oļegs Laizāns
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| Medical Staff | Viktors Simanovičs, Uģis Viļums
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| Marketing Manager | Andris Grīnbergs
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| Team Administrator | Daniels Ivanovs
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sporta klubs "Super Nova" | Reg. number: 40008053379". firmas.lv (in Latvian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Jānis Engelis: "We plan to fight for the leading positions"". pozitiviparfutbolu.lv (in Latvian). 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Sporta klubs "Super Nova" | Reg. number: 40008053379". crediweb.lv (in Latvian). 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "SKF Latvia SK Super Nova vs Hammarby IF | Gothia Cup U-11 Final". gothiacup.se. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Latvian youth football team triumphs at the World Cup in Sweden". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "LFF Kurzemes Futbola Centrs | Latvijas futbola 2. līga". kurzeme.lff.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Latvian First League will start: who will fight for a place in the Latvian Higher League?". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "10 clubs received licenses from LFF to play in Latvian Higher League". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "SK Super Nova opens its home stadium | Latvian Higher League will return to Salaspils". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "SK Super Nova remains in the Latvian Higher League, but FK Spartaks ends its run in it". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "The fight begins in the country's 2nd strongest football league". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "SK Super Nova wins Optibet Future League". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "LFF decision in 2020 on November 6". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "LFF decision in 2021 on October 22". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "SK Super Nova 2024 squad list | Latvian Football Federation". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "SK Super Nova 2025 club officials list | Latvian Football Federation". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Latvian)
- Latvijas Futbola federācija