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FK Panevėžys

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.

FK Panevėžys
Full nameFutbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundAukštaitija Stadium
Capacity6,600
ChairmanBronius Vaitiekūnas
Managervacant
LeagueA Lyga
2024A Lyga, 8th of 10
Websitefk-panevezys.lt
Current season

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 the financial criteria to participate in the 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 started.[1] The club made its debut in the I Lyga (second tier), finishing its first season in eighth place.[2] In 2016, the club improved its performance and finished in fifth place.[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 the 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 first place in the league, 12 points ahead of second-place team FK Žalgiris, becoming a Lithuanian champion for the first time in history.[8]

Kit manufacturers

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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

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Participation in Lithuanian championships

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Season League Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup
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.
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
UEFA Europa League 3QR   Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–3 1–5
UEFA Conference League PO   The New Saints 0–3 0–0 0–3
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off 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 21 December 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
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
14 FW   LTU Matas Pušnys
17 MF   LTU Nojus Lukšys
19 MF   LTU Aironas Trakšelis
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   MNE Jovan Čađenović
21 FW   SEN Cheikhou Dieng
25 MF   LTU Domantas Vaičekauskas
27 MF   GHA Kwadwo Asamoah
29 DF   LTU Markas Beneta
31 MF   GER Federico Palacios
32 DF   LTU Rokas Rasimavičius
55 GK   LTU Tomas Švedkauskas
72 DF   SVK Róbert Mazáň
96 DF   SRB Pavle Radunović
97 DF   UKR Andriy Karvatskyi

Staff

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

Coaches

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Name Nat From To

Virginijus Liubšys

  2015 2017
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 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.
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