Skonto Riga won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption, and often provided the core of the Latvia national football team.
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15 Facts About Skonto Riga
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Skonto Riga FC was founded in 1991, and immediately started to win league championships, 14 in a row, until finishing second to FK Liepajas Metalurgs in 2005.
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In 2006, Skonto Riga finished third in a close contest with FK Liepajas Metalurgs and FK Ventspils.
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Skonto Riga won the Latvian Cup on eight occasions, most recently in 2012.
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Skonto Riga had to win their early titles in fierce competition with FK Olimpija from Liepaja and RAF Jelgava.
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Skonto Riga FC played as Latvian champion against European giants Barcelona and Internazionale.
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An exciting battle for the Latvian championship title occurred again in the final round of the 2001 season when Skonto Riga trailed FK Ventspils by two points as they faced an away match against Liepajas Metalurgs, a team which had hopes of becoming champions.
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On 8 July 2010, Skonto Riga lost in the Europa League first qualifying round to the Northern Irish club Portadown.
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In 2013 Georgian manager Tamaz Pertia took over and under his management Skonto Riga went on playing without a single loss for 26 matches out of the league's 27 regular games.
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In-mid summer Skonto Riga were struck by severe financial problems as their sponsors ended the sponsorship program due to their own financial difficulties.
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On 30 May 2014 Latvian Football Federation issued a ban for Skonto Riga to register new players during the summer transfer window until all the debts would have been cleared.
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In November 2014 it was announced that Skonto Riga had finally cleared its debts with that time and previous players, still being indebted to the State Revenue Service.
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Skonto Riga did not obtain a license to play in the 2016 Higher League.
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Skonto Riga played their home matches at the Skonto Riga Stadium, which is the home ground for Latvia national football team.
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