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, 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. On December 18, 2002, Jānis Engelis became the club's president 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, SK Super Nova celebrated the victory, becoming the first Latvian football team in the U-11 age group to win the prestigious Gothia Cup.
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.
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. 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. SK Super Nova debuted in the Latvian Higher League and played its home games at Salaspils Stadium.
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. 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. 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.
In 2025, SK Super Nova returned to the Virslīga after winning the Optibet Future League the previous season. The club competed in the Latvian Higher League and the Latvian Football Cup, playing its home matches at Jānis Skredelis' Stadium in Riga. SK Super Nova finished the league season in 8th place, securing its place in the Virslīga for the 2026 season, and recorded 14 draw matches, a club record in the Latvian Higher League.
Grounds
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 — 2026)
Managers
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 — Nov 2025) Maksims Rafaļskis (Dec 2025 — Present)
History in domestic competitions
Seasons spent at Level 1 of the Latvian football league system: 3 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) Manager20172. līga Kurzeme-Zemgale1st98014312+3124Not participated Edgars Kārkliņš – 11 Sergejs Golubevs20172. līga Final3rd211043+14Not participated Edgars Kārkliņš – 13 (11+2) Sergejs Golubevs20181. līga2nd2519249027+6359Round of 16 Giorgi Gogolashvili – 30 (28+2) Jurģis Kalns20191. līga2nd2719179527+6858Round of 16 Oskars Rubenis – 14 Oļegs Blagonadeždins, Nikolajs Ļubļins, Viktors Ņesterenko20201. līga6th134452020016Round of 32 Staņislavs Pihockis – 3, Vugar Askerov – 3 Viktors Ņesterenko, Aleksandrs Stradiņš20211. līga3rd137242624+223Round of 32 Artjoms Troickis – 6, Igors Kovaļkovs – 6 Andrejs Lapsa2022Virslīga10th3648242481-5720Round of 16 Marko Regža – 8 Andrejs Lapsa, Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko2023Virslīga10th3635282596-7114Round of 16 Jevgenijs Miņins – 10 Igors Korabļovs, Aleksandrs Koliņko, Sergejs Golubevs20241. līga1st2621236511+5465Round of 64 Dmytro Sula – 11, Haralds Silagailis – 11 Ervīns Pērkons2025Virslīga8th36614164456-1232Quarter-finals Dmytro Sula – 5, Ryuga Nakamura – 5 Ervīns Pērkons Notes: In 2020 and 2021, 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 Latvian First League Champions (1): 2024
Squad
Club officials
+ Position Staff President Jānis Engelis Manager Maksims Rafaļskis Assistant Manager Rodrigo Pereira Marques Da Silva Goalkeeping Coach Andrejs Adamovičs Youth Coach Vladislavs Pavļučenko Fitness Coach Oļegs Semjonovs Medical Staff Dzintars Stabiņš Marketing Manager Andris Grīnbergs Team Administrator Daniels Ivanovs
References
External links
Latvijas Futbola federācija