Futbola klubs Auda is a Latvian professional football club, playing in the Latvian Higher League, the highest division of domestic football. They are based in Ķekava, near the capital Riga. Auda won their first ever major trophy in the final of the Latvian Cup.
History
The history of Auda goes back to 1969, when the football team of the kolhoz 9. maijs first appeared in the lower divisions of the Latvian championships. This team played its matches in Vecmīlgrāvis in Alberts Šeibelis Stadium, named after the former Latvia national football team captain Alberts Šeibelis. The club played in the lower divisions of Latvian football, its only seasons in the top league came in 1986–1987 but those also did not bring good results.
In the late 1980s, the name of the kolhoz and the football team was changed to Auda. In 1991, under the management of Valerijs Leitāns and Juris Docenko, Auda made its debut in the top division of the Latvian championships, the Virslīga. In a competition among 20 teams, Auda finished 15th. The following season, the team RFK was reformed on the basis of the Auda squad. Under this name the team, including many young players, participated in 1. līga (the second division of Latvian football). But results which would correspond to the name of RFK did not come so in 1995, the team reverted to its former name of Auda. The following three years it played in the third division, the 2. līga.
In 1996, Auda was a completely new team which played in the 2nd division. In 1997, the young Auda players won their third division zone, but in the finals in two games lost to the FK Valmiera reserve team. After several years in this league, Auda finished first in 2001 and were promoted to the Virslīga. After three seasons in the top tier, in 2004 Auda was relegated back to the 1st division.
On 15 October 2005, Auda played its first game at its new stadium in Ķekava. In 2007, FK Auda and FK Alberts merged into a new club - FK Auda/Alberts.
After a long stint in the First League, Auda achieved promotion once again and returned to the Virslīga in 2022.[1] On 19 October 2022, Auda won their first ever major trophy by beating RFS 1–0 in the final of the Latvian Cup. This also secured them European football for the first time in their history.
In the 2023 season, under Simo Valakari, Auda finished 3rd in the league and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. At the end of the season, Valakari departed for Riga FC and Filipe Almeida from Portugal took over as the new head coach. Slovenian Zoran Zeljković led the team through the 2024 season, but was replaced by Jurģis Kalns before the start of the 2025 season. During this time, Auda switched from playing in Ķekava to the more spacious Skonto Stadium in Riga, with occasional home matches played in Mežaparks Sports Village in Mežaparks.
European record
- As of match played 15 August 2024
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Conference League | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Spartak Trnava
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1–1 | 1–4 | 2−5 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1QR |  B36 Tórshavn
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2–0 | 1–0 | 3−0 |
| 2QR |  Cliftonville
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2–0 | 2–1 | 4−1 | ||
| 3QR |  Drita
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1–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 2–3 | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 1QR |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Honours
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 January 2025
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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Out on loan
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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References
External links
- (in Latvian) Official website
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