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Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuania
n football club from the city of Kaunas
, that currently plays in the A Lyga
, the top level of Lithuanian football.
regained its independence the club was restructured. In 1993 Banga Kaunas was renamed Žalgiris Kaunas and then FBK Kaunas. The baseball
section added (which later separated and became BK Lituanica Kaunas), hence the original name in Lithuania
n is Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas. FBK Kaunas are sponsored by Ūkio bankas
, a bank which has Vladimir Romanov
as its principal shareholder. In October 2005 Mr Romanov became the majority shareholder of Scottish Premier League side, Heart of Midlothian
. Romanov has since used Kaunas as a feeder club for Hearts by allowing the SPL
side to loan many players, such as Edgaras Jankauskas
, Bruno Aguiar
, Andrius Velička
, Nerijus Barasa
, Marius Žaliūkas
and Roman Bednář
, the latter signing a permanent deal for Hearts on 31 August 2006. Kaunas have played Celtic, Rangers
and Liverpool
in Champions League
qualifying stages. On 5 August 2008, FBK Kaunas defeated Rangers, 2-1, to advance to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
for the first time. The game was won in dramatic circumstances as Kaunas had to come from behind and finally took the lead just four minutes from time. Linas Pilibaitis
was the scorer.
FBK Kaunas won II lyga championship in their first year in that division. Despite relegation FBK Kaunas also participated in the new UEFA Europe League as a vice-champ of Lithuania. but did not advance past FK Sevojno
. Despite drawing both games FBK Kaunas lost on away goals.
The 2009-2010 LFF Cup campaign ended for FBK Kaunas in the semi-final stage thus falling short of the target to qualify for UEFA Europa League by winning the LFF Cup.
Personal
Lithuania
(July 2003-April 4) Šenderis Giršovičius(April 2004-September 4) Valdas Ivanauskas
(September 2004–April 5) Eugenijus Riabovas
(April 2005–May 5) Aleksandr Piskariov (May 2005-July 5) Igoris Pankratjevas
(July 2005-November 5) Eduard Malofeyev (December 2005-June 6) Eugenijus Riabovas
(June 2006–February 7) Vladimir Kurnev (February 2007-April 7) Angel Chervenkov
(April 2007-June 7) Artūras Ramoška (June 2007-September 7) Anton Joore (August 2007-September 7) Andrei Zygmantovich
(September 2007-July 8) Jose Couceiro (July 2008-October 8) Andrei Zygmantovich
(November 2008-December 8) Eugenijus Riabovas
(December 2008–April 9) Saulius Vertelis (April 2009-September 10) Darius Gvildys
(September 2010-March 11) Eugenijus Riabovas
(March 2011–)
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n football club from the city of Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, that currently plays in the A Lyga
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...
, the top level of Lithuanian football.
History
Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas. After LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
regained its independence the club was restructured. In 1993 Banga Kaunas was renamed Žalgiris Kaunas and then FBK Kaunas. The baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
section added (which later separated and became BK Lituanica Kaunas), hence the original name in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n is Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas. FBK Kaunas are sponsored by Ūkio bankas
Ukio Bankas
Ūkio Bankas is a Lithuanian commercial bank based in Kaunas. More than 50% of shares are owned by Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov who therefore is in the control of the bank. It is the fifth largest and oldest private bank in Lithuania...
, a bank which has Vladimir Romanov
Vladimir Romanov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Romanov ; born 1947 in Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is an ethnic Russian businessman who also holds Lithuanian citizenship following that country's independence from the Soviet Union. He is chairman of UBIG Investments which is the majority shareholder in Scottish Premier...
as its principal shareholder. In October 2005 Mr Romanov became the majority shareholder of Scottish Premier League side, Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
. Romanov has since used Kaunas as a feeder club for Hearts by allowing the SPL
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
side to loan many players, such as Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas is a retired Lithuanian footballer who works as a coach-interpreter for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.A tall, powerful striker who plays to the physical side of the game, he is also known for skill. Other than in his own, he played professionally in nine different countries, and...
, Bruno Aguiar
Bruno Aguiar
Bruno João Morais Aguiar is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AC Omonia in Cyprus, as a central midfielder.After an unsuccessful spell with Benfica, although he contributed to the team's first Primeira Liga title in over one decade, he left the club in 2005, going on to play professionally in...
, Andrius Velička
Andrius Velicka
Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:...
, Nerijus Barasa
Nerijus Barasa
Nerijus Barasa is a former Lithuanian professional footballer. He played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.Barasa started his career with FBK Kaunas in 1994 before joining Atlantas Klaipėda the following season...
, Marius Žaliūkas
Marius Žaliukas
Marius Žaliūkas is a Lithuanian footballer who is the captain of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. He plays as either a centre back or a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
and Roman Bednář
Roman Bednár
Roman Bednář is a Czech footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a striker. He has courted controversy in his career off the pitch.-Czech Republic:...
, the latter signing a permanent deal for Hearts on 31 August 2006. Kaunas have played Celtic, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
qualifying stages. On 5 August 2008, FBK Kaunas defeated Rangers, 2-1, to advance to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for the first time. The game was won in dramatic circumstances as Kaunas had to come from behind and finally took the lead just four minutes from time. Linas Pilibaitis
Linas Pilibaitis
Linas Pilibaitis is a Lithuanian professional footballer playing for Győri ETO FC.- Career :Pilibaitis joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into the first team as he developed in the following years. This process was aided by a loan spell at Klaipėda side FK Atlantas in 2004,...
was the scorer.
2009 season
After finishing second in 2008 A Lyga championship the club's president announced that the club were being demoted from the A Lyga in favour of LFF I Lyga, the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football system, but as conflict with LFF intensified, FBK Kaunas was relegated to LFF II lyga (consisting of amateur teams).FBK Kaunas won II lyga championship in their first year in that division. Despite relegation FBK Kaunas also participated in the new UEFA Europe League as a vice-champ of Lithuania. but did not advance past FK Sevojno
FK Sevojno
For the current club competing in the Serbian SuperLiga, see FK Sloboda Point Sevojno.FK Sevojno Point was a football club from Sevojno, Serbia.-History:...
. Despite drawing both games FBK Kaunas lost on away goals.
The 2009-2010 LFF Cup campaign ended for FBK Kaunas in the semi-final stage thus falling short of the target to qualify for UEFA Europa League by winning the LFF Cup.
Current squad
As of August 2011Personal
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Honours
- A LygaA LygaThe A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...
- Champions 1986, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007(10 titles)
- Lithuanian CupLithuanian football CupThe Lithuanian Football Federation Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Lithuanian football. It began in 1947 as a tournament for teams in the Lithuanian SSR not competing in the Soviet league pyramid...
- Winners 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 (4 titles)
- Lithuanian Super CupLithuanian SupercupLithuanian Supercup is a one-match football annual competition. The match is played at the beginning of the season, typically in late March. The two participating clubs are holders of the A Lyga champions title and the Lithuanian football Cup...
- Winners 2002, 2004, 2006 (3 titles)
- Baltic LeagueBaltic LeagueThe Baltic League is a Baltic football club tournament, launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavian tournament Royal League and by the Baltic Basketball League. The top four club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take part in the competition...
- Winners 2008 (1 title)
Season-by-season
LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | Goals | P | Top Scorer | Cup Lithuanian football Cup The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Lithuanian football. It began in 1947 as a tournament for teams in the Lithuanian SSR not competing in the Soviet league pyramid... |
Supercup Lithuanian Supercup Lithuanian Supercup is a one-match football annual competition. The match is played at the beginning of the season, typically in late March. The two participating clubs are holders of the A Lyga champions title and the Lithuanian football Cup... |
Baltic League Baltic League The Baltic League is a Baltic football club tournament, launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavian tournament Royal League and by the Baltic Basketball League. The top four club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take part in the competition... |
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| 1991 1991 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 1991 are presented below. Lithuanian Football Federation organizes three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprises several zones. 1991 was a transitional year: it was decided to adopt western fall-spring model. Therefore the... |
1st | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24-10 | 22 | Not contested |
Baltic League not founded until 2007 |
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| 1991/92 | 1st | 4 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 26-15 | 32 | ||||||
| 1992/93 | 1st | 5 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 36-29 | 27 | ||||||
| 1993-94 1993-94 LFF Lyga -Final table:-References:*... |
1st | 5 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31-18 | 28 | ||||||
| 1994-95 1994-95 LFF Lyga -Final table:-Play-off:-References:... |
1st | 6 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25-22 | 24 | 1/4 | dnq | ||||
| 1995-96 1995-96 LFF Lyga -First round:-Championship:-Relegation:-References:... |
1st | 4 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 33-15 | 31 | 1/4 | Not contested | ||||
| 1996-97 1996-97 LFF Lyga -Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Kareda Šiauliai won the championship.-Group A:-Group B:... |
1st | 4 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 48-35 | 41 | 1/2 | dnq | IC | Group stage | ||
| 1997-98 1997-98 LFF Lyga -Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Kareda Šiauliai won the championship.-Final table:-References:*... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 63-19 | 58 | Final | Not contested |
IC | Group stage | ||
| 1998-99 1998-99 LFF Lyga -Final table:-References:*... |
1st | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 57-14 | 57 | Final | |||||
| 1999 1999 LFF Lyga -Overview:10 teams took part, 3 less than the previous season; and Žalgiris Kaunas won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
1st | 1 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36-10 | 41 | 1/4 | UC | 1st Qualifying round | |||
| 2000 2000 LFF Lyga -League standings:-References:... |
1st | 1 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 115-24 | 86 | Velička Andrius Velicka Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:... |
1/2 | CL | 2nd qualifying round | ||
| 2001 2001 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2001 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised several regional zones.... |
1st | 1 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 76-13 | 85 | Pocius Remigijus Pocius Remigijus Pocius is a retired Lithuanian football forward, who last played for KFK Siauliai. He obtained a total number of seven caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring one goal.-Honours:National Team... |
Winner | CL | 1st qualifying round | ||
| 2002 2002 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2002 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised four regional zones, with a new North zone being added for this season.-A Lyga:-LFF 1 Lyga:-LFF 2 Lyga zone... |
1st | 1 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 85-20 | 78 | Šlekys |
1/4 | Winner | CL | 1st qualifying round | |
| 2003 2003 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2003 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised four regional zones.... |
1st | 1 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 64-20 | 68 | 1/2 | Runner up | CL | 2nd qualifying round | ||
| 2004 2004 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2004 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised four regional zones.... |
1st | 1 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 49-19 | 65 | Winner | Winner | CL | 2nd qualifying round | ||
| 2005 | 1st | 2 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 89-25 | 82 | Winner | Runner up | CL | 2nd qualifying round | ||
| 2006 2006 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2006 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which was comprised three regional zones.... |
1st | 1 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 85-30 | 88 | Velička Andrius Velicka Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:... / BeniušisRicardas Beniušis Ricardas Beniušis is a Lithuanian footballer.Beniušis started his career with Inkaras Kaunas in his homeland, returning there after short spells with Russian clubs Baltika Kaliningrad and Krylya Sovetov Samara... |
1/4 | Winner | UC | 2nd qualifying round | |
| 2007 2007 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2007 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised several zones... |
1st | 1 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 91-26 | 83 | Grigalevičius Mindaugas Grigalevicius Mindaugas Grigalevičius is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Armenian Premier League side Mika Yerevan.Grigalevičius has made two appearances for the Lithuania national football team.-References:... |
Not contested | Not contested |
1/2 | CL | 1st qualifying round |
| 2008 2008 LFF Lyga The Lithuanian A Lyga 2008 was the 19th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 29 March 2008 and ended on 16 November 2008.... |
1st | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 51-17 | 55 |  LedesmaRafael Gaúcho Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma , more commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Dinamo Minsk.... |
Winner | Winner | CL / UC | 3rd qualifying round / 1st round | |
| 2009 | 3rd | 1 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 110-10 | 57 | Macežinskas |
1/2 | dnq | dnq | EL | 2nd qualifying round |
| 2010 2010 A Lyga The 2010 Lithuanian A Lyga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season began on 20 March 2010 and ended on 14 November 2010. Ekranas were the defending champions and retained the title... |
2nd | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 108-16 | 81 | Pehlić Edin Pehlic Edin Pehlić is a Bosnian football striker currently playing for FK Sarajevo.Pehlić has played for FK Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and FBK Kaunas in the Lithuanian First Division. In 2008, he moved to FC MTZ-RIPO in Belarus. In 2009 he moved back to FBK Kaunas... |
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European cup history
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Scored |
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| 1996-97 | Intertoto cup | Group stage |  Lillestrøm SK |
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 FC Nantes |
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 Heerenveen |
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| 1997-98 | Intertoto cup | Group stage |  SamsunsporSamsunspor Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs... |
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| 1999-00 | UEFA cup | Qual. round |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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| 2000-01 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
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| 2001-02 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
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4-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | Velička Andrius Velicka Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:... -3, ZelmikasIrmantas Zelmikas Irmantas Zelmikas is a Lithuanian football defender.Zelmikas has spent the majority of his career in his native Lithuania with several spells at FBK Kaunas. He also played numerous times for the Lithuanian national team.... -2, RimkevičiusArturas Rimkevicius Artūras Rimkevičius is a Lithuanian footballer.-Career:He has played for FK Tauras Tauragė, FBK Kaunas, FK Liepājas Metalurgs, FK Silute, FK Šiauliai, FK Bekentas, Atlantis FC. and Asteras Tripoli F.C..-References:... -2,  KlimekArkadiusz Klimek Arkadiusz Klimek is a Polish professional footballer currently playing for Latvian side FK Liepājas Metalurgs.-Career:... |
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| 2006-07 | UEFA cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1st QR |  PortadownPortadown F.C. Portadown F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club which plays in the IFA Premiership.The club was founded in the late 1880s and joined the Irish League in 1924. It is based in Portadown in County Armagh and plays its home games at Shamrock Park... |
1-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 |  ManchkavaNukri Manchkava Nukri Manchkava is a Georgian footballer, currently playing for FC Torpedo Zhodino.-External links:*... , Pehlić Edin Pehlic Edin Pehlić is a Bosnian football striker currently playing for FK Sarajevo.Pehlić has played for FK Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and FBK Kaunas in the Lithuanian First Division. In 2008, he moved to FC MTZ-RIPO in Belarus. In 2009 he moved back to FBK Kaunas... , VeličkaAndrius Velicka Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:... , IvaškevičiusKestutis Ivaškevicius Kęstutis Ivaškevičius is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for Bnei Yehuda in the Israeli Premier League.Ivaškevičius is as an attacking midfielder, capable of playing wide right or centrally.... |
| 2nd QR | Randers Randers FC Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team... |
1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | Juška, Velička Andrius Velicka Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Ekranas. He also plays for the Lithuania national team.-FBK Kaunas:... |
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| 2007-08 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
1st QR |  ZetaFK Zeta FK Zeta is a football club from Montenegro. It is based in Golubovci, a suburb of Podgorica.- History :The club was formed in 1927 as FK Danica. In 1945 it was renamed to FK Napredak. In 1955 it was renamed to FK Zeta.... |
3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | Kvaratskhelia Givi Kvaratskhelia Givi Kvaratskhelia is a Georgian footballer, currently playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia. In 2010 he moved from FC Dinamo Brest in Belarus. He has also played for Torpedo Kutaisi, Skonto Riga, FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, FC Tbilisi, FC Olimpi Rustavi and FC MTZ-RIPO.-External links:... -2, BeniušisRicardas Beniušis Ricardas Beniušis is a Lithuanian footballer.Beniušis started his career with Inkaras Kaunas in his homeland, returning there after short spells with Russian clubs Baltika Kaliningrad and Krylya Sovetov Samara... , KšanavičiusAudrius Kšanavicius Audrius Kšanavičius is a footballer who plays for FBK Kaunas as a midfielder.-Career:A left winger, Kšanavičius began his career with FBK Kaunas in 1994, making over 150 appearances before moving to Latvian champions Skonto Riga in 2001. After three seasons with Skonto he returned to FBK Kaunas.... |
| 2008-09 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
1st QR |  Santa ColomaFC Santa Coloma FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team, playing in the village of Santa Coloma.It is one of the best Andorran teams in recent time. In the 2003-04 qualifying round of the UEFA Cup FC Santa Coloma were eliminated by Esbjerg fB from Denmark . Argentinian Hernan Walker scored their only goal in... |
3-1 | 4-1 | 7-2 | Pilibaitis Linas Pilibaitis Linas Pilibaitis is a Lithuanian professional footballer playing for Győri ETO FC.- Career :Pilibaitis joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into the first team as he developed in the following years. This process was aided by a loan spell at Klaipėda side FK Atlantas in 2004,... -4, LedesmaRafael Gaúcho Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma , more commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Dinamo Minsk.... -2, ZelmikasIrmantas Zelmikas Irmantas Zelmikas is a Lithuanian football defender.Zelmikas has spent the majority of his career in his native Lithuania with several spells at FBK Kaunas. He also played numerous times for the Lithuanian national team.... |
| 2nd QR | Rangers FC Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Radžius Nerijus Radžius Nerijus Radžius is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Sūduva Marijampolė.-Career:On 5 August 2008, he scored a 30-yard free-kick against Rangers in the second-leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League which helped knock-out the Scottish side in a 2-1 win for FBK... , PilibaitisLinas Pilibaitis Linas Pilibaitis is a Lithuanian professional footballer playing for Győri ETO FC.- Career :Pilibaitis joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into the first team as he developed in the following years. This process was aided by a loan spell at Klaipėda side FK Atlantas in 2004,... |
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| 3rd QR | Aalborg AaB Football AaB Fodbold, also referred to as Aalborg BK or AaB, is a professional football team of Danish sports conglomerate Aalborg Boldspilklub, located in Aalborg. They play in the Danish Superliga and have won three Danish Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies.AaB became the first Danish... |
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| UEFA Cup | 1st round |  SampdoriaU.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
1-2 | 0-5 | 1-7 | Zelmikas Irmantas Zelmikas Irmantas Zelmikas is a Lithuanian football defender.Zelmikas has spent the majority of his career in his native Lithuania with several spells at FBK Kaunas. He also played numerous times for the Lithuanian national team.... |
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| 2009-10 | UEFA Europa League | 2nd QR |  SevojnoFK Sevojno For the current club competing in the Serbian SuperLiga, see FK Sloboda Point Sevojno.FK Sevojno Point was a football club from Sevojno, Serbia.-History:... |
1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Fridrikas Mantas Fridrikas Mantas Fridrikas is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for FBK Kaunas as a defender.-Career:Fridrikas made eight appearances and scored one goal for FBK Kaunas during the 2007 season.... |
Coaches
Sergei BorovskySergei Borovsky
Sergei Vladimirovich Borovsky is a former football player and current manager.During his club career he played for FC Dinamo Minsk. He earned 21 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup...
(July 2003-April 4) Šenderis Giršovičius(April 2004-September 4) Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas is a football coach and a former football striker from Lithuania.He is best known in Europe for his time at Hamburger SV as a player in 1993–97 and coaching at Hearts football club in 2005–07.- Career :...
(September 2004–April 5) Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas is a Lithuanian football manager.-Playing career:Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania...
(April 2005–May 5) Aleksandr Piskariov (May 2005-July 5) Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. Igoris Pankratjevas coached many Lithuanian football teams and Lithuanian national U-21 team. 2010 season he was a coach of FK Žalgiris...
(July 2005-November 5) Eduard Malofeyev (December 2005-June 6) Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas is a Lithuanian football manager.-Playing career:Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania...
(June 2006–February 7) Vladimir Kurnev (February 2007-April 7) Angel Chervenkov
Angel Chervenkov
Angel Chervenkov is a Bulgarian former footballer.-As a player:As a footballer, Chervenkov played as a defender for Tundzha Yambol , Armeets Sofia , CSKA Sofia , Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa , Etar Veliko Tarnovo and Montana...
(April 2007-June 7) Artūras Ramoška (June 2007-September 7) Anton Joore (August 2007-September 7) Andrei Zygmantovich
Andrei Zygmantovich
Andrei Vikentyevich Zygmantovich is a retired Belarusian footballer.Mainly a defensive midfielder with good control of the match tempo, positioning on the field and ability to sacrifice himself for the team, he played for nearly a decade with Dynamo Minsk, also having abroad stints in Holland and...
(September 2007-July 8) Jose Couceiro (July 2008-October 8) Andrei Zygmantovich
Andrei Zygmantovich
Andrei Vikentyevich Zygmantovich is a retired Belarusian footballer.Mainly a defensive midfielder with good control of the match tempo, positioning on the field and ability to sacrifice himself for the team, he played for nearly a decade with Dynamo Minsk, also having abroad stints in Holland and...
(November 2008-December 8) Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas is a Lithuanian football manager.-Playing career:Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania...
(December 2008–April 9) Saulius Vertelis (April 2009-September 10) Darius Gvildys
Darius Gvildys
Darius Gvildys is former football defender from Lithuania. He is currently working as an assistant coach in his former club FBK Kaunas.-International career:...
(September 2010-March 11) Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas
Eugenijus Riabovas is a Lithuanian football manager.-Playing career:Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania...
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