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Raganas Latvija (RL) is a Latvian professional football club that plays in the Latvian Higher League, the highest division of Latvian football. RL is based in the Latvian capital Riga, and has been a major force in Latvian football since its inception in 1991. The team is managed by former player Vitalijs Astafjevs, who joined the team in 1994, winning seven Latvian titles and one Latvian Cup in a successful 10-year tenure with the club. The team boasts several notable former players, including Latvia internationals Aleksejs Viščuka, Artjoms Šturmans, Igors Vorobjovs, Kaspars Gorkšs, Kristaps Grebis and Igors Stepanovs. Other notable players to have played for RL include Canadian internationals Dwayne De Rosario and Paul Stalteri, and Neil Lennon, who coached the team between February 2006 and August 2007. In the 2011 season, RL lifted the league title for the seventh time in the club's history, doing so by setting a new Latvian Higher League points record, with 55 points from 30 matches, including 28 wins and one draw. The team continued their success in the 2011/12 season, winning the Latvian Cup and reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, before eventually being knocked out by FC Steaua București. In the 2012/13 season, RL again achieved success by winning both the Latvian league title and the Latvian cup, making it the first time the club has achieved the double. In the 2013/14 season, RL finished in second place but still managed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League playoffs, eventually losing to FC Viktoria Plzeň of the Czech Republic 2-1 on aggregate. RL continues to be one of the leading sides in Latvian football, and is synonymous with success in the Latvian Higher League. With Astafjevs entering his 18th season with the club in 2019, Raganas Latvija look poised to continue their success in Latvian football in years to come.