Futbolo klubas Neptūnas, commonly known as Neptūnas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda.

FK Neptūnas
Full nameFutbolo klubas "Neptūnas"
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
GroundKlaipėdos dirbtinės dangos aikštė
Capacity1,000
ManagerOleh Lutkov
LeagueI Lyga
20244th
Websitehttps://www.fcneptunas.lt
Current season

History

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Club was established in 2020. In January 2020 it was officially announced that Basketball Club Neptūnas aims to have a football team. The team successfully licensed and debuted in the II Lyga. With the help of 5-6 professional footballers, wished to win the II Lyga and to be promoted to the I Lyga.[1] Prerequisites for assembling a football team emerged after 2019 another club from Klaipėda FK Atlantas, who was eliminated from A Lyga and later (after season of 2020) defunct.[2]

2021 the team received a license of the I Lyga and participated in the I Lyga championship. In the final line-up the team was remained in tenth place out of fourteen participants.[3]

In December 2021 it was announced that Valdas Trakys become the new head coach.[4]

Honours

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Domestic

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  Antra lyga:

  • Runner-up: 2020

Recent seasons

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Season Level Division Position Web Cup Notes
2020. 3. Antra lyga (Vakarai) 2nd [5]   Promotion to 2021 Pirma lyga
2021. 2. Pirma lyga 10th [6][7] Second round
2022. 2. Pirma lyga 2nd [8] Round of 16
2023. 2. Pirma lyga 4th [9] Round of 16
2024. 2. Pirma lyga 4th [10] First round

Kit evolution

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2021 – Jako (kit manufacturer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
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2021
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Colors

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  • 2020 – now.
NEPTŪNAS NEPTŪNAS

Rivalries

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Neptunas share a regional and competitive rivalry with FK Minija Kretinga, and have locals rivals in FK Sirijus and Klaipedos FM. Derby games between Neptunas and Minija take place often as they both play in Pirma Lyga and have done for the few seasons, games between Sirijus and FM are rarer and typically occur in the LFF Cup such as in 2023, when Neptunas won 8-1 against Sirijus in the first round. Minija and FM fans are often see coping to Neptunas fans online about how they are "better" than Neptunas but they are not, Neptunas clears both of them and if you support Minija or FM you can keep coping

Squad

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As of 23 May 2023[11]

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   LTU Ernestas Grudys
2 DF   LTU Egidijus Dusevičius
4 DF   UKR Eduard Matveyenko
5 DF   LTU Martynas Velyvis
9 FW   FRA Brice Goupy
10 MF   UKR Oleksandr Dovhyi
11 FW   LTU Arnas Spyčius
14 DF   LTU Paulius Juška
18 DF   LTU Rytis Statkus
19 FW   LTU Paulius Lotuzys
20 DF   LTU Ainis Vilavicius
23 MF   LTU Aurimas Skurdelis
24 DF   UKR Dmytro Bondar
28 DF   LTU Gabrielius Domkus
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF   LTU Adomas Ankudinovas
35 FW   GBR Hussein Mehasseb
50 MF   LTU Darius Jurgelevicius
77 MF   LTU Denis Matihin
89 GK   LTU Dovydas Komža
90 DF   LTU Simonas Juska
94 FW   LTU Ignas Paulius
99 GK   LTU Edgaras Anaškin
GK   UKR Mykola Yaroshevych
DF   UKR Denys Prytykovskyi
DF   NGA Yahaya Fawzi
MF   UKR Artem Shcherbak
FW   JPN Ken Murayama

Notable and famous players

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FK Neptūnas players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.

Lithuania

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ 15min.lt: naujienos
  2. ^ "FK "Atlantas" ir FK "Palanga" dėl manipuliavimo rezultatais yra šalinami iš a lygos".
  3. ^ "Summary - 1 Lyga - Lithuania - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  4. ^ ""Neptūnui" vadovaus V.Trakys. Tikslas – kelialapis į a lygą".
  5. ^ "Home". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "FC Neptūnas - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  8. ^ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.
  9. ^ "Lithuania 2023". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "Lithuania 2023". RSSSF.
  11. ^ "FC Neptūnas – Lietuvos Futbolas".
  12. ^ sportas.lt naujienos: apie Pirmą lygą ir Neptūno trenerių kaitą
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