After a break of many years, sports fans in Riga, Latvia will have the opportunity to enjoy club football of the highest quality. Ajax and Galatasaray will be coming to Riga. Greece's PAOK and Belgium's Anderlecht are also big names in the world of football.
Latvia's strongest football club, FC RFS (Riga Football School), has achieved something that was hard to imagine. The Latvian champions have qualified for the prestigious UEFA Europa League, the second strongest football tournament in Europe. Latvia will be represented for the second time in its history and the only other time was 15 years ago. FC RFS is the only club to make its debut in this prestigious tournament this season and will step onto the big stage of European football alongside football giants.
UEFA Europa League FC RFS 4 home games:
Thursday, 3 October, Galatasaray (Turkey), kick-off 19.45
Thursday, 7 November, Anderlecht (Belgium), kick-off 22.00
Thursday 28 November, PAOK (Greece), kick-off 19.45
Thursday 23 January, AJAX (Netherlands), kick-off 22.00