JDFS Alberts

JDFS Alberts
Full nameJura Docenko futbola skola "Alberts"
Founded31 March 2008 (2008-03-31)
GroundDaugavgrīvas vidusskolas stadions
Capacity500
ChairmanOlafs Pulks
Head coachArtūrs Zakreševskis
LeagueLatvian First League
20243rd
Websitehttp://jdfs.lv/

Jura Docenko Futbola Skola Alberts, commonly referred to as JDFS Alberts, is a Latvian football club based in Riga, that plays in Latvian First League (1. līga), the second-highest division of Latvian football. The club was founded as a football school in 2008 modeled after the FK Alberts youth pyramid. It was named after a football coach Juris Docenko who died in January 2008.[1] Before the 2015 season the club received a license to participate in the First League.[2] In season 2024, JDFS Alberts qualified for the play-offs for the right to play in the Latvian Higher League. In those, the team competed with the 9th place of the 2024 Latvian Higher League, FK Grobiņa, but lost on aggregate in two games.

League and Cup history

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup
2008 3rd (2. līga – Riga region) 9/(10) 18 2 2 14 21 52 8
2009 Did not participate
2010 Did not participate
2011 3rd (2. līga – Riga region) 8/(11) 20 5 2 13 32 68 17
2012 3rd (2. līga – Riga region) 6/(10) 18 9 2 7 46 32 29
2013 3rd (2. līga – Riga region) 6/(9) 16 6 2 8 32 52 20 Third round
2014 Played as a part of FK Daugava Rīga reserve squad[3]
2015 2nd (1. līga) 9/(16) 30 11 2 17 35 55 35 Round of 16
2016 2nd (1. līga) 11/(15) 28 9 2 17 32 61 29 Second round
2017 2nd (1. līga) 6/(14) 22 8 4 10 23 32 28
2018 2nd (1. līga) 8/(12) 15 6 4 5 29 21 22 Third round
2019 2nd (1. līga) 4/(10) 27 16 3 8 70 47 51 Round of 16
2020 2nd (1. līga) 4/(9) 12 5 3 4 11 16 18 Third round
2021 2nd (1. līga) 9/(10) 14 2 6 6 12 19 12 Third round
2022 2nd (1. līga) 6/(14) 26 13 6 7 38 25 45 Round of 16
2023 2nd (1. līga) 4/(14) 26 13 8 5 60 36 47 Quarter-finals
2024 2nd (1. līga) 3/(14) 26 19 1 6 53 21 58 Round of 16

Current squad

As of 30 April 2021.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LVA Germans Māliņš
2 MF  LVA Haralds Kalniņš
3 DF  LVA Kārlis Strautmanis (captain)
4 DF  LVA Roberts Adītājs
5 MF  LVA Dāvis Indrāns
6 MF  LVA Artūrs Ozoliņš
7 MF  LVA Dāvis Zeltiņš
8 MF  LVA Kristaps Maksimovs
9 FW  LVA Kārlis Pirktiņš
10 FW  LVA Emīls Evelons
11 DF  LVA Kristers Augusts
12 GK  LVA Miks Gucs
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  LVA Tomass Zāgs
15 DF  LVA Renārs Rode
17 FW  LVA Natans Kats
19 FW  LVA Matiss Zegele
20 MF  LVA Pauls Dombrovskis
21 MF  LVA Harijs Vīksna
22 MF  LVA Daniels Viesturs Melbārdis
23 DF  LVA Jānis Pakalns
24 DF  LVA Artis Ķempelis
25 DF  LVA Mārtiņš Veckāgans
26 MF  LVA Mārcis Pūce
27 DF  LVA Roberts Gudēns

Team staff

Position Name[4]
Head coach Artūrs Zakreševskis
Coach Edijs Daņilovs
Coach Gatis Kalniņš
Goalkeeping coach Oskars Matisons
Chairman of the Board Olafs Pulks

References

  1. ^ "Par mums" (in Latvian). jdfs.lv. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Klubu licencēšanas komisijas 27.februāra lēmums" (in Latvian). LFF. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ "JDFS Alberts startēs Latvijas Virslīgas dublieru čempionātā ar nosaukumu Daugava/JDFS Alberts" (in Latvian). draugiem.lv. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "JDFS Alberts" (in Latvian). LFF. Retrieved 25 November 2016.