FK Panevėžys

Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Panevėžys. The team was promoted to the Lithuanian A Lyga after the 2018 season, when became winners of 1 Lyga.

Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.
FK Panevėžys
Full nameFutbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundAukštaitija Stadium
Capacity6,600
ChairmanBronius Vaitiekūnas
ManagerGino Lettieri
LeagueA Lyga
20223rd, A Lyga
WebsiteClub website

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
Germany Adidas 2015–2018
Denmark 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
2020A Lyga5th202612193812Winner
2021A Lyga4th3616128554060Finalist

European campaigns

As of match played 14 July 2022

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Serbia Vojvodina 0–1 0–1 0−2
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Moldova Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–2 0–2
2023–24 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 18 March 2023

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 Lithuania LTU Vytautas Černiauskas
2 DF Lithuania LTU Linas Klimavičius
3 DF Ukraine UKR Roman Miroshnyk
5 MF Lithuania LTU Eimantas Dzinga
7 MF Lithuania LTU Ernestas Veliulis
8 MF Brazil BRA Wanderson Maranhão (on loan from Chornomorets)
10 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Rincón
11 FW Nicaragua NCA Ariagner Smith
12 GK Lithuania LTU Danas Šimkevičius
13 DF Lithuania LTU Gustas Žederštreimas
16 DF Serbia SRB Marko Tomić
17 MF Lithuania LTU Pijus Širvys
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Lithuania LTU Tautvydas Eliošius
20 MF Montenegro MNE Jovan Čađenović
21 DF Lithuania LTU Matijus Remeikis
23 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Sarpong
25 MF Lithuania LTU Domantas Vaičekauskas
29 DF Lithuania LTU Markas Beneta
33 DF Senegal SEN Seydina Keita
36 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Noel Mbo
45 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Shchedryi
48 MF France FRA Chafik Tigroudja
77 FW Lithuania LTU Nojus Lukšys
97 GK Lithuania LTU Ignas Driomovas

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

Coaches
Name Nat From To

Virginijus Liubšys

 Lithuania20152017
Albertas Klimavičius (caretaker) Lithuania20172017
Alexandru Curteian Moldova20182020
João Luís Martins Portugal20202021[5]

Valdas Urbonas

 Lithuania20212022[6]
Gino Lettieri Italy2022present

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. "nepakartojama-drama-hegelmann-lff-taures-finale-ir-istorinis-panevezio-triumfas". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. "J. Martinsas atsisveikino su "Panevėžiu" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  6. "Išsiskyrė klubo ir V. Urbono keliai - FK Panevėžys". 11 September 2022.


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