FK Panevėžys

FK Panevėžys
Full name	Futbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded	2015; 9 years ago
Ground	Aukštaitija Stadium
Capacity	6,600
Chairman	Bronius Vaitiekūnas
Manager	vacant
League	A Lyga
2024	A Lyga, 8th of 10
Website	fk-panevezys.lt
Home colours	Away colours
	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

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

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

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

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

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
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1–1	0–1	1–2
2024–25	UEFA Champions League	1QR	HJK	3–0	1–1	4–1
	UEFA Champions League	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

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

Current squad

As of 4 October 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	LTU	Vytautas Černiauskas
2	DF	LTU	Linas Klimavičius
3	DF	SRB	Miloš Vranjanin
4	DF	LVA	Kaspars Dubra
5	MF	ARG	Nicolás Gorobsov
6	DF	ITA	Edoardo Pompilio
7	MF	LTU	Ernestas Veliulis
9	MF	BEL	Amine Benchaib
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
22	GK	MDA	Emil Tîmbur
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
55	GK	LTU	Tomas Švedkauskas
72	DF	SVK	Róbert Mazáň
96	DF	SRB	Pavle Radunović
97	DF	UKR	Andriy Karvatskyi

Staff

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

Coaches

Name	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

^ "Apie klubą – FK Panevėžys". fk-panevezys.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ "Lithuanian 2015 LFF 1 Lyga". almis.sritis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ "Lithuanian 2016 LFF 1 Lyga". almis.sritis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ "Lithuanian 2019 A Lyga". rsssf.org. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "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.
^ "V. Urbonas perėmė "Panevėžio" vairą" (in Lithuanian). alyga.lt. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ ""Panevėžys" atsisveikino su vyriausiuoju treneriu" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "FK "Panevėžys" užsitikrino A lygos čempionų titulą" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "J. Martinsas atsisveikino su "Panevėžiu" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
^ "Išsiskyrė klubo ir V. Urbono keliai - FK Panevėžys". 11 September 2022.

External links

Official website

[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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