FK Panevėžys

Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Panevėžys. The team has been promoted to the Lithuanian A Lyga for the 2019 season.

FK Panevėžys
Full nameFutbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundAukštaitija Stadium
Capacity6,600
ChairmanBronius Vaitiekūnas
ManagerDainius Gleveckas and J. Martins
LeagueA Lyga
20205th, A Lyga
WebsiteClub website
Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.

History

The city of Panevėžys has a long history of football in Lithuania. Until 2014, the city was represented by 7-time title winners FK Ekranas. However, FK Ekranas was unable to meet financial criteria to participate in 2015 season and lost eligibility to participate in the A Lyga. The club was declared bankrupt. To fill the void, FK Panevėžys was established at the beginning of 2015, right before the new season start.[1] Remarkably, the club made its debut in the second tier, finishing its first season in the eighth place.[2] In 2016, the club improved its performance and finished in the fifth position.[3] In 2017, Panevėžys aimed to win the I Lyga and return a club from the city of Panevėžys to the A Lyga. However, the start of season was disastrous, which resulted in the resignation of the head coach Virginijus Liubšys. Eventually, the club finished 10th in the league table. The 2018 season was much more successful. With the new coach Alexandru Curteian, FK Panevėžys won the I Lyga achieving promotion to the A Lyga. In the 2019 A Lyga, they were in 5th position.

Kit manufacturers
Kit provider Period
Adidas 2015–2018
Hummel 2019 – present

The team kit is produced by Danish company Hummel. It is all-red with white details to reflect the colours of the FK Panevėžys.

Honours

Participation in Lithuanian championships
SeasonLeaguePosPWDLFAPtsCup
2015I Lyga8th341879794855Round of 32
2016I Lyga5th301785683559Round of 16
2017I Lyga10th2810711454437Quarterfinalist
2018I Lyga1st261844772658Round of 16
2019A Lyga5th3010716496337Quarterfinalist

European campaigns

As of October 2020

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Panevėžys B

The 'B' team is currently playing in Lithuanian I Lyga.

Current squad
As of 4 October 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF  BRA Hugo Figueiredo
7 MF  LTU Ernestas Veliulis
9 FW  BRA Jorge Elias
10 MF  LTU Tomas Salamanavičius
11 MF  LTU Eligijus Jankauskas
13 GK  LTU Danas Šimkevičius
14 FW  LTU Ignas Kružikas
15 DF  LTU Justinas Januševskij
16 MF  LTU Paulius Janušauskas (Captain)
18 MF  LTU Tautvydas Eliošius
19 FW  COL Sebastián Vásquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  LTU Šarūnas Jurevičius
23 FW  LTU Eimantas Abramavičius
24 DF  POR Rafael Floro
25 MF  LTU Domantas Vaičekauskas
27 GK  BRA Rafael Broetto
29 FW  LTU Faustas Steponavičius
30 DF  BRA Matheus Bissi
31 MF  GRE Chrysovalantis Kozoronis
80 FW  BRA Elivelto
88 MF  LTU Žygimantas Baguška
— DF  LTU Pijus Širvys

Staff
Position Name
Chairman Bronius Vaitiekūnas
Head coach
Coach Dainius Gleveckas
Club doctor Jonas Vinogradovas
Head physio Dainius Mikšys
Media Gintaras Brazdžionis

Coaches
Name Nat From To

Virginijus Liubšys

 20152017
Albertas Klimavičius (caretaker) 20172017
Alexandru Curteian 20182020

References
  1. "Apie klubą – FK Panevėžys". fk-panevezys.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Lithuanian 2015 LFF 1 Lyga". almis.sritis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Lithuanian 2016 LFF 1 Lyga". almis.sritis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. http://fk-panevezys.lt/2020/01/21/fk-panevezys-ruosiasi-sezonui/


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