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Latvia

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club located in Rīga, Ķekava and Mārupe. It will play in the 1.līga in 2011. It is formed from Futbola Skola "METTA" (Football School Metta) and Latvijas Universitāte (University of Latvia

University of Latvia

University of Latvia is a university located in Riga, Latvia. Being established in 1919, University of Latvia is the biggest university in the Baltic states.-History:...

). It will play their home games in stadions Arkādija

Stadions Arkadija

Sporta kompleks Arkādija is a multi-use stadium in Riga, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FS Metta-Latvijas Universitāte. The stadium holds 250 people....

, Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

History

Football school "METTA" was officially founded on May 2, 2006. The school was existing already from year 2000. In previous years the football school took part only in youth championships. In year 2007 football school "METTA" and University of Latvia

University of Latvia

University of Latvia is a university located in Riga, Latvia. Being established in 1919, University of Latvia is the biggest university in the Baltic states.-History:...

(Latvijas Universitāte) made a senior team FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte and participated in Latvian Championship 1st division (Traffic 1. līga) and took a 4th place.

Participation in Latvian Championships

Season	Division (Name)	Pos./Teams	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Latvian Football Cup Latvian football Cup The Latvian Football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Latvian football. It started in 1937 replacing the previous knockout tournament – Riga Football Cup.The competition is a knockout tournament....
2007 Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in...	2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... )	4/(16)	30	18	7	5	67	23	61	1/8 finals
2008 Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in...	2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... )	5/(15)	28	13	9	6	43	27	48	1/8 finals
2009 Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in...	2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... )	6/(14)	26	13	6	7	47	19	45	1/8 finals
2010 2010 Latvian First League 2010 Latvian First League is the 19th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 1 May 2010 and will end with the last games on 6 November 2010.-League table:-Results:...	2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... )	5/(12)	22	10	6	6	42	25	36	1/8 finals
2011	2nd (1.līga Latvian First League The Latvian First League is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. From the 2007 season, the tournament has been known as the Traffic 1. līga, due to its sponsorship by the "Traffic auto advert" advertising company.-Format:There are 14 clubs in... )	1/(13)	24	17	5	2	61	14	56	1/8 finals

First-team squad


FS METTA Starting 11 in their 4-3-3 Diamond Formation. Season 2011

FS METTA Player of the season

2007
Latvian First League 2007
-League standings:...

Vladimirs Cīmanis
2008 Ivars Gailis
2009 Marsels Vapne
2010
2010 Latvian First League
2010 Latvian First League is the 19th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 1 May 2010 and will end with the last games on 6 November 2010.-League table:-Results:...

Juris Skābardis
Juris Skābardis
Juris Skābardis is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitāte Rīga.-External links:* FS metta vs FB Gulbenē, 9.7.2010, Sports.lv website, accessed 4 February 2011...

Squad changes 2011 season

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Reserves squad

Board of directors

President: Oļegs Kamkins
General secretary: Ģirts Mihelsons
Executive Director: Maira Mihelsone
Member: Andris Riherts

Coaching staff

Manager: Andris Riherts
Assistant Coach: Viktors Mazurs
Coach: Ģirts Mihelsons
Goalkeeping Coach: Artūrs Biezais
Skill Coach: Jānis Goba
Fitness Coach: Ēriks Visockis

School staff

Climate specialist: Vladimirs Jakovļevs
Coordinator: Inga Biedriņa
Press Officer: Elvijs Ērglis
IT Department: Jānis Riherts
PR Department: Emīls Latkovskis

Sponsorship

Official Shirt Sponsor - Deac
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Nike
Nike, Inc.
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Official Communication Sponsor - Radio Naba

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
2007	Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...	Deac
2008		Elko
2009		Deac
2010	Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
2011	Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

External links

Official website FS Metta Facebook FS Metta University of Latvia FS Metta Twitter FS Metta Draugiem FS Metta Latvian football federation FS Metta Vimeo

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