Until 2004 two
Jelgava football clubs FK Viola and
RAF Jelgava played in
1. līga. In 2004, it was made decision to merge both clubs into one forming FK Jelgava. FK Jelgava has played since their foundation in 2004 in the
1. līga, but in 2009 after winning the Latvian First League the team had the chance to play their first games in the
Virslīga. On 19 May 2010 FK Jelgava won the
Latvian Cup final in
Skonto Stadium, beating
FK Jūrmala-VV 6:5 in a
penalty shoot out after the game had finished 0:0. On the way to the final, the club beat
FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the quarter-finals and
Skonto FC in the semi-finals. Victory in the Latvian Cup final allowed FK Jelgava to debut in the
UEFA Europa League tournament. In the second qualifying round FK Jelgava played
Molde FK from
Norway. With a score of 2:2 on aggregate, Molde won on away goals. In the 2010 season Jelgava was the only Latvian football club which won a game in
European football tournaments (2:1 against Molde). On 2 September 2010 FK Jelgava played a friendly against
Premier League club
Blackpool. The match marked the opening of the Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale. The President of Latvia
Valdis Zatlers and the British Ambassador in Latvia attended the game. Due to financial problems, the club lost its professional license in February 2021 and was deprived of the opportunity to play in the top competition, reverting to the status of a youth academy. Its professional team was succeeded by the related
FS Jelgava. ==Honours==