FK Panevėžys

Lithuanian football club

Football club

FK Panevėžys

Full name| Futbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded| 2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Ground| Aukštaitija Stadium
Capacity| 6,600
Chairman| Bronius Vaitiekūnas
Manager| Stijn Vreven
League| A Lyga
2023| A Lyga, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys, is a Lithuanian professional football club from the city of Panevėžys. The team currently plays in A Lyga, the top tier of Lithuanian football.

## History

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Aukštaitija Stadium, home ground of FK Panevėžys

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] The club made its debut in the I Lyga (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. In the 2018 season under new coach Alexandru Curteian, FK Panevėžys achieved their goal of winning the I Lyga and achieved promotion to the A Lyga for the first time in history. They finished their first season in the top flight (2019 A Lyga) in 5th position.[4]

Panevėžys reached the final of the 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup and on 24 October 2020 beat FK Sūduva on penalties to secure the trophy.[5] In the 2021 Lithuanian Football Cup, the club reached the final again, but could not defend the title, as they lost 1–5 against FK Žalgiris.

Former Lithuania national team coach Valdas Urbonas took over the club for the 2022 season.[6] After a successful start to the season, Panevėžys was in first place in the table after 14 matches played. After a series of weak performances, the club dropped to third place, leading to the dismissal of Urbonas in September 2022.[7] Urbonas was replaced by Italian national Gino Lettieri. At the end of the 2023 season, Panevėžys secured the first place in the league, 12 points ahead of second place team FK Žalgiris, becoming Lithuanian champion for the first time in history.[8]

## Kit manufacturers

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Kit provider  | Period

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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

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* Lithuanian Championship:
* A Lyga
* Winners (1): 2023
* 3rd place (1): 2022
* Lithuanian Cup
* Winners (1): 2020
* 2nd place (1): 2021
* Lithuanian Supercup
* Winners (2): 2021, 2024

## Participation in Lithuanian championships

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Season | League | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Cup

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2015 | I Lyga | 8th | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 48 | 55 | Round of 32
2016 | 5th | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 35 | 59 | Round of 16
2017 | 10th | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 37 | Quarterfinalist
2018 | 1st | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 58 | Round of 16
2019 | A Lyga | 5th | 30 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 63 | 37 | Quarterfinalist
2020 | 5th | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | Winner
2021 | 4th | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 40 | 60 | Finalist
2022 | 3rd | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 31 | 62 | Semifinalist
2023 | 1st | 36 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 14 | 87 | Round of 32

## European campaigns

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Agg.

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2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |  Vojvodina | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0−2
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Milsami Orhei | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2
2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Milsami Orhei | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–2
2QR |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2
2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  HJK | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–1
2QR |  Jagiellonia Białystok | 0–4  | 1–3  | 1–7

Notes

* QR: Qualifying round

## Panevėžys B

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The Panevėžys 'B' team is currently playing in the I Lyga (second tier).

## Current squad

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As of 28 June 2024

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  LTU | Vytautas Černiauskas
2  | DF |  LTU | Linas Klimavičius
4  | DF |  LVA | Kaspars Dubra
5  | MF |  ARG | Nicolás Gorobsov
6  | DF |  ITA | Edoardo Pompilio
7  | MF |  LTU | Ernestas Veliulis
10  | MF |  BRA | Lucas de Vega Lima
11  | FW |  NCA | Ariagner Smith
13  | GK |  LTU | Daniel Bukel
15  | DF |  GER | Malcolm Cacutalua
17  | MF |  LTU | Nojus Lukšys
19  | MF |  LTU | Aironas Trakselis
20  | MF |  MNE | Jovan Čađenović
21  | FW |  SEN | Cheikhou Dieng
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22  | GK |  MDA | Emil Tîmbur
23  | MF |  NED | Jeffrey Sarpong
25  | MF |  LTU | Domantas Vaičekauskas
27  | MF |  GHA | Kwadwo Asamoah
28  | FW |  NOR | Sivert Gussiås
29  | DF |  LTU | Markas Beneta
31  | MF |  GER | Federico Palacios
32  | DF |  LTU | Rokas Rasimavičius
36  | FW |  ENG | Noel Mbo
55  | GK |  LTU | Tomas Švedkauskas
72  | DF |  SVK | Róbert Mazáň
88  | MF |  SRB | Nemanja Bosančić
97  | DF |  UKR | Andriy Karvatskyi

## Staff

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Position  | Name

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Chairman  |  Bronius Vaitiekūnas
Head coach  |  Stijn Vreven
Coach  |
Coach  |  Dainius Gleveckas
Club doctor  |  Jonas Vinogradovas
Head physio  |  Dainius Mikšys
Media  |  Gintaras Brazdžionis

## Coaches

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Name  | Nat | From  | To

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Virginijus Liubšys

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Albertas Klimavičius (caretaker)  |  | 2017 | 2017
Alexandru Curteian |  | 2018 | 2020
João Luís Martins |  | 2020 | 2021[9]

Valdas Urbonas

|  | 2021 | 2022[10]
Gino Lettieri |  | 2022 | 2024
Stijn Vreven |  | 2024 |

## References

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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. ^ "Lithuanian 2019 A Lyga". rsssf.org. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
5. ^ "Nepakartojama drama Hegelmann LFF taurės finale ir istorinis "Panevėžio" triumfas". 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
6. ^ "V. Urbonas perėmė "Panevėžio" vairą" (in Lithuanian). alyga.lt. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
7. ^ ""Panevėžys" atsisveikino su vyriausiuoju treneriu" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. ^ "FK "Panevėžys" užsitikrino A lygos čempionų titulą" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
9. ^ "J. Martinsas atsisveikino su "Panevėžiu" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
10. ^ "Išsiskyrė klubo ir V. Urbono keliai - FK Panevėžys". 11 September 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Clubs of the 2024 A Lyga season

* Banga
* DFK Dainava
* Džiugas
* Hegelmann
* Kauno Žalgiris
* Panevėžys
* Sūduva
* Šiauliai
* TransINVEST
* Žalgiris

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