SK Super Nova

Super Nova
Full nameSporta klubs Super Nova
Nickname(s)Yellow Stars
Founded2 August 2000 (2000-08-02)
GroundJānis Skredelis' Stadium
Capacity432
PresidentJānis Engelis
ManagerErvīns Pērkons
LeagueVirslīga
20241st in Latvian First League (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.supernova.lv/
colours

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

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

Managers

History in domestic competitions

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup Top Scorer (League) Manager
2017 2. līga Kurzeme-Zemgale 1st 9 8 0 1 43 12 +31 24 Not participated Edgars Kārkliņš  – 11 Sergejs Golubevs
2017 2. līga Final 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Not participated Edgars Kārkliņš  – 13 (11+2) Sergejs Golubevs
2018 1. līga 2nd 25 19 2 4 90 27 +63 59 Round of 16 Giorgi Gogolashvili  – 30 (28+2) Jurģis Kalns
2019 1. līga 2nd 27 19 1 7 95 27 +68 58 Round of 16 Oskars Rubenis  – 14 Oļegs Blagonadeždins, Nikolajs Ļubļins, Viktors Ņesterenko
2020 1. līga 6th 13 4 4 5 20 20 0 16 Round of 32 Staņislavs Pihockis  – 3, Vugar Askerov  – 3 Viktors Ņesterenko, Aleksandrs Stradiņš
2021 1. līga 3rd 13 7 2 4 26 24 +2 23 Round of 32 Artjoms Troickis  – 6, Igors Kovaļkovs  – 6 Andrejs Lapsa
2022 Virslīga 10th 36 4 8 24 24 81 -57 20 Round of 16 Marko Regža – 8 Andrejs Lapsa, Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko
2023 Virslīga 10th 36 3 5 28 25 96 -71 14 Round of 16 Jevgenijs Miņins  – 10 Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko, Sergejs Golubevs
2024 1. līga 1st 26 21 2 3 65 11 +54 65 Round of 64 Dmytro Sula – 11, Haralds Silagailis  – 11 Ervīns Pērkons

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

Squad

As of 8 July, 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  LVA Kristers Augusts
4 MF  LVA Andris Deklavs
5 DF  LVA Jegors Cīrulis
6 DF  LVA Dāvis Vējkrīgers
7 FW  SEN Abdoulaye Gueye
8 MF  LVA Tomass Zants
11 MF  LVA Eduards Emsis
14 MF  JPN Ryuga Nakamura
17 FW  UKR Dmytro Sula
19 MF  LVA Kristers Cudars
20 DF  LVA Kristaps Strupišs
21 DF  LVA Rūdolfs Zengis
22 MF  LVA Kristers Skadmanis
24 MF  LVA Ralfs Sitjakovs
25 DF  LVA Mārcis Ošs
26 FW  LVA Emils Sprukts
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  LVA Agris Glaudans
30 MF  LVA Ričards Penka
31 GK  LVA Deins Polis
40 MF  SEN Mouhamed Dione
42 FW  LVA Kirils Artjomovs
44 DF  LVA Lenards Berzins
50 MF  LVA Kristaps Klavins
80 DF  LVA Ralfs Maslovs
88 MF  LVA Vladimirs Stepanovs
90 GK  LVA Davis Veisbuks
91 GK  LVA Frenks Orols (on loan from RFS)
95 DF  LVA Milans Tihonovics
97 FW  LVA Jevgenijs Minins (on loan from RFS)
98 FW  LVA Alens Grikovs

Club officials

As of 06 March 2025[16]
Position Staff
President Jānis Engelis
Sporting Director Ervīns Pērkons
Manager Ervīns Pērkons
Assistant Manager Igors Korabļovs
Goalkeeping Coach Andrejs Adamovičs
Youth Coach Vladislavs Pavļučenko, Oļegs Laizāns
Medical Staff Viktors Simanovičs, Uģis Viļums
Marketing Manager Andris Grīnbergs
Team Administrator Daniels Ivanovs

References

  1. ^ "Sporta klubs "Super Nova" | Reg. number: 40008053379". firmas.lv (in Latvian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. ^ "Jānis Engelis: "We plan to fight for the leading positions"". pozitiviparfutbolu.lv (in Latvian). 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  3. ^ "Sporta klubs "Super Nova" | Reg. number: 40008053379". crediweb.lv (in Latvian). 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ^ "SKF Latvia SK Super Nova vs Hammarby IF | Gothia Cup U-11 Final". gothiacup.se. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ^ "Latvian youth football team triumphs at the World Cup in Sweden". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "10 clubs received licenses from LFF to play in Latvian Higher League". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "The fight begins in the country's 2nd strongest football league". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  12. ^ "SK Super Nova wins Optibet Future League". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  13. ^ "LFF decision in 2020 on November 6". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  14. ^ "LFF decision in 2021 on October 22". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  15. ^ "SK Super Nova 2024 squad list | Latvian Football Federation". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  16. ^ "SK Super Nova 2025 club officials list | Latvian Football Federation". lff.lv (in Latvian). 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
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