FK Banga Gargždai

FK Banga Gargždai is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Gargždai.

FK Banga Gargždai
Full nameFootball Club Banga
Nickname(s)Tigrų ekipa
Founded1966
GroundGargždai Stadium, Gargždai
Capacity~2,300[1]
ChairmanRimantas Mikalauskas[2]
ManagerDavid Afonso
LeagueA Lyga
2023A Lyga, 6th of 10

History

FK Banga was founded in 1966. During the period from 1966 to 1990, the club was in the Soviet Lithuanian football championship. From 1990, they played in the Lithuanian championship. From 1994 to 2001, they were in the top tier. After the 2001 A Lyga, they were relegated to the I Lyga.

The team earned promotion to the A Lyga, Lithuania's top football division, for the 2009 season after FBK Kaunas and Atlantas Klaipėda voluntarily withdrew their participation.[3] Banga were also members of the A Lyga from 1994 to 2000.

In the 2019 LFF I Lyga, FK Banga finished in second position and played in the relegation/promotion match with FK Palanga. Banga won the playoff, passed the licensing process, and returned to the top division after a 5-year break. In the 2020 A Lyga, FK Banga finished in 4th position.[4] It was the best result in FK Banga history in A Lyga.

Achievements

Recent seasons
Season Level League Place Web Notes
2004 3. II lyga (West) 3. [5]
2005 3. II lyga (West) 5. [6] Increase Promoted to Pirma lyga
2006 2. Pirma lyga 12. [7]
2007 2. Pirma lyga 6. [8]
2008 2. Pirma lyga 4. [9] Increase Promoted to A lyga
2009 1. A lyga 6. [10]
2010 1. A lyga 6. [11]
2011 1. A lyga 6. [12]
2012 1. A lyga 6. [13]
2013 1. A lyga 6. [14]
2014 1. A lyga 9. [15] Decrease Relegated to Pirma lyga
2015 2. Pirma lyga 3. [16]
2016 2. Pirma lyga 6. [17]
2017 2. Pirma lyga 2. [18]
2018 2. Pirma lyga 3. [19]
2019 2. Pirma lyga 2. [20] Increase Promotion to A lyga
2020 1. A lyga 4. [21]
2021 1. A lyga 7. [22]
2022 1. A lyga 8. [23]
2023 1. A lyga 6. [24]
2024 1. A lyga .

UEFA club competition record

Source: uefa.com
Last updated: 11 July 2014

Competition Matches WDLGFGA
UEFA Europa League 4 013011
Total 4 013011

Matches
Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK 0–4 0–3 0–7
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers FC 0–0 0–4 0–4

Current squad
As of 2 March, 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
1 GK Lithuania LTU Kornelijus Smilingis
4 DF Brazil BRA António Lara
5 DF Lithuania LTU Benas Šatkus
6 MF Lithuania LTU Matas Ramanauskas
7 MF Lithuania LTU Dovydas Norvilas
9 FW Brazil BRA Jhonata Santos
10 MF Lithuania LTU Vaidas Magdusauskas
11 MF Lithuania LTU Erikas Smulkys
13 DF Lithuania LTU Natanas Zebrauskas
14 MF Lithuania LTU Erik Kirjanov
15 DF Lithuania LTU Justinas Januševskij
17 DF Lithuania LTU Maksim Andrejev
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Lithuania LTU Pijus Srėbalius
19 DF Lithuania LTU Valdas Antužis
20 MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Toleikis
22 MF Lithuania LTU Mantas Petrikas
23 MF Lithuania LTU Vilius Piliukaitis
24 DF Ukraine UKR Kostyantyn Shults
31 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo
32 FW Lithuania LTU Robertas Vėževičius
49 FW Brazil BRA Cesinha
55 GK Lithuania LTU Mantas Bertašius
57 MF Lithuania LTU Matas Ambrazaitis
79 MF Lithuania LTU Valdas Paulauskas
98 MF Lithuania LTU Justas Pastukas

Kit evolution
  • Kits at home: orange kits, shorts and socks with darkblue signs.
2007
2011
2018
2019
2021
  • Away kits: dark blue kits, shorts and socks with orange signs.
2007
2011
2018
2019
2021

Managers
  • Lithuania Fiodoras Finkelis (19??–77)
  • Lithuania Leonardas Lukavičius (1990–95)
  • Italy Fabio Lopez (2008)
  • Lithuania Valdas Ivanauskas (2008–09)
  • Lithuania Vytautas Jančiauskas (2009–10)
  • Lithuania Arminas Narbekovas (16 December 2009 – 1 January 2012)
  • Lithuania Vaidas Žutautas (6 January 2012–2013)
  • Lithuania Vaidas Žutautas (2013–2014)
  • Russia Maksim Tishchenko (2014–2015)
  • Lithuania Vaidas Žutautas (2015–2016)
  • Lithuania Tomas Tamošauskas[25] (2017 – 3 June 2021)[26][27]
  • Portugal David Afonso, (from 3 June 2021)[28]

References
  1. "Stadionas – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
  2. "Kontaktai – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
  3. "A lygoje "Kauno", "Atlanto", ir "Žalgirio" nebus" (in Lithuanian). www.futbolas.lt. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  4. "Panevėžys – Banga | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt.
  5. "Lithuanian 2004 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
  6. "Lithuanian 2005 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
  7. "Lithuania 2006". RSSSF.
  8. "Lithuania 2007". RSSSF.
  9. "Lithuania 2008". RSSSF.
  10. "Lithuania 2009". RSSSF.
  11. "Lithuania 2010". RSSSF.
  12. "Lithuania 2011". RSSSF.
  13. "Lithuania 2012". RSSSF.
  14. "Lithuania 2013". RSSSF.
  15. "Lithuania 2014". RSSSF.
  16. "Lithuania 2015". RSSSF.
  17. "Lithuania 2016". RSSSF.
  18. "Lithuania 2017". RSSSF.
  19. "Lithuania 2018". RSSSF.
  20. "Lithuania 2019". RSSSF.
  21. "Lithuania 2020". RSSSF.
  22. "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF.
  23. "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.
  24. "Lithuania 2023". RSSSF.
  25. "Bangos vyrų komandos naujienos" (in Lithuanian). FK Banga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  26. ""Banga" – lauktas sugrįžimas su tvirtu užnugariu | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  27. ""Banga" atsisveikino su T.Tamošausku".
  28. ""Bangos" gretose pasikeitė vyr. Treneris | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
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