FC Kupiškis

Football club Kupiškis, commonly known as Kupiškis is a Lithuanian football team from Kupiškis.

FC Kupiškis
Full nameFootball club "Kupiškis"
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundKupiškio miesto stadionas
Capacity1,000
ChairmanDanas Baronas
Managervacant
LeagueI Lyga
2019 10th, I Lyga

History

The club was formed in 2018, and made headlines when it was granted exception to participate straight away in the 2nd tier league even after failing the licensing process.[1]

The club was struggling, but it made headlines again by trashing FK Koralas Klaipėda 12:0.[2] The game was dubbed a circus, and flagged for match fixing. While investigation was taking place, another game was flagged, against FK Panevėžys. As a result of the investigation, five players were suspended. [3][4] The team finished the season in 13th position, only above dissolved club FK Koralas Klaipėda.[5]

Despite match fixing and relegation-bound position in 2018, the club was again granted exception to play in 2019 LFF I Lyga. The club struggled again, and finished the season 10th. After the end of the season, another match fixing scandal was under investigation. Six FC Kupiškis players were suspended and fined. This time the club was fined, and disqualified from the I Lyga. The club will be allowed to participate in II Lyga in 2020.[6]

Results
SeasonTierPositionCup
2018II131/8 f.
2019II101/16 f.

Squad (2019)

3 October 2019[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LVA Gļebs Sopots
89 GK  LTU Aurimas Žirgulis
2 DF  LTU Donatas Paulauskas
18 DF  LVA Aleksandrs Kļimovs
20 DF  LTU Mindaugas Butkus
43 DF  LTU Lukas Baranauskas
88 DF  LVA Aleksandrs Zeņkovs
5 MF  LTU Ignas Barkauskas
8 MF  LTU Arnas Laurenčikas
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  CIV Cesar Bahi
17 MF  CMR Rigoret Song Bahanag
26 MF  LTU Redas Graičiūnas
40 MF  LVA Vladislavs Grigjans
44 MF  LVA Jevgēņijs Kazura
00 MF  JPN Youdai Koike
7 FW  LTU Edgaras Stankevičius
9 FW  BLR Dzmitry Kuzmin
11 FW  LTU Marius Zabarauskas
22 FW  LVA Staņislavs Pihockis

Managers
  • Leonardo Iparraguire, (2018 season)[8]
  • Eduards Štrubo, (2019)

References
  1. "Pirmos lygos licencijas gavo 12 klubų". LFF.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Pirmos lygos autsaiderių mūšis tapo cirku: rungtynes pradėjo be vieno futbolininko, komandas skyrė dviženklis įvarčių skaičius". futbolas.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Sutartų rungtynių skandalo atomazga: diskvalifikuoti penki "Kupiškio" žaidėjai". 15min.lt/sportas. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "Skirtos sankcijos "Kupiškio" klubui ir futbolininkams". LFF.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ""Panevėžys" iškovojo LFF Pirmos lygos titulą". LFF.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. https://lff.lt/news/9546/del-manipuliavimo-rezultatais-fc-kupiskis-salinamas-is-i-lygos/
  7. http://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/klubai/fc-kupiskis-13526/?cid=1816595
  8. ""Kupiškio" naujasis vyr. treneris – puikiai lietuviams pažįstamas brazilas". futbolas.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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