FK Nikars

FK Nikars
Full nameFK Nikars Rīga
Founded2002
GroundOlympic Sports Centre,
Riga, Latvia
Capacity2,000
ChairmanRaimonds Valts
ManagerOrlando Francisco Alves Duarte
LeagueLatvian Higher Futsal League
2018-2019Premier League, 1st

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.

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

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  • 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

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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 Latvia LVA Antons Astrahancevs
2 DF Latvia LVA Jānis Pastars
3 FW Latvia LVA Andrejs Aleksejevs
5 DF Latvia LVA Igors Dacko
6 DF Latvia LVA Konstantins Zabarovskis
7 FW Latvia LVA Maksims Seņs
9 FW Latvia LVA Artūrs Jerofejevs
9 FW Latvia LVA Artjoms Koļesņikovs
10 FW Brazil BRA Ewerton
11 FW Latvia LVA Igors Avanesovs
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Brazil BRA Wanderson
14 DF Latvia LVA Germans Matjušenko
16 GK Latvia LVA Kaspars Nerets
17 DF Latvia LVA Dmitrijs Zabarovskis
18 FW Latvia LVA Andrejs Baklanovs
19 DF Latvia LVA Romans Rožkovskis
20 GK Latvia LVA Renārs Šķesters-Kambals
21 FW Latvia LVA Jurijs Arhipovs-Prokofjevs

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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