FK Vėtra was a
LithuaniaLithuania , 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...
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footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team from the capital city of
VilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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History
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in
RūdiškėsRūdiškės is a city in the Trakai district municipality, Lithuania about 15 km south of Trakai.During the interwar period, it was a part of the Second Polish Republic....
, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to
VilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
city with the purchase of its own stadium.
Despite its short history, Vėtra managed to achieve considerable success in UEFA tournaments.
In 2004, Vėtra played in the Intertoto Cup and reached the 3rd round with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, including the elimination of Scottish side Hibernian FC.
Their results in the 2005 tournament were not as successful, being eliminated in the early stages by losing both first round matches to future finalists
CFR ClujCFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
. In 2006, Vėtra played
Shelbourne F.C.Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
of
Dublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0-1 at home, and 0-4 in Ireland.
In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, Vėtra's second round game with Legia Warsaw was called off when Legia fans rioted. The scoreline was 2-0 to Vėtra at the time, and on July 11th,
UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
decided to award the tie 3-0 to Vėtra, and expel Legia from the competition. Vėtra lost to English side Blackburn Rovers in the third round.
http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/news/kind=1/newsid=560167.html.
In the 2008 edition of the UEFA Cup Vėtra lost to Viking Stavanger despite winning the first leg thanks to a bizarre goal.
In July 2009 Vėtra became the first Lithuanian club to progress in a European knock-out match after losing its first game at home. In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League Vėtra lost 0-1 to
HJK HelsinkiHelsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...
but defeated their opponents 3-1 to earn a tie against Fulham FC. Vetra lost 3-0 at home and the same away, which means they were knocked out by Fulham.
The team played in the Lithuanian Premier division
A 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...
but in summer of 2010 was expelled by Lithuniana Football Federation for financial troubles and debts to players, coaches and other club staff
Achievements
- 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...
2nd placed: 2009
- LFF 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...
runners-up: 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 (finalist)
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
- 2003
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....
- 3rd
- 2004
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....
- 5th
- 2005
Final tables of Lithuanian Championship of 2005 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised three regional zones - one less than the previous season.-A Lyga:-Top scorers:*Mantas Savėnas – 27 goals*Tomas...
- 4th
- 2006
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....
- 3rd
- 2007 - 5th
- 2008 - 3rd
- 2009 - 2nd
Participation in European tournaments
| Season |
Competition |
Round |
Club |
Score |
| 2004 |
UEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
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1st Round |
 JK Trans NarvaJK Narva Trans is an Estonian football club based in Narva. The club was founded in 1979. They play in the Meistriliiga, the highest level Estonian football league...
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3-0, 1-0 |
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2nd Round |
 HibernianHibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
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1-1, 1-0 |
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3rd Round |
 Esbjerg fBEsbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
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1-1, 0-4 |
| 2005 |
UEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
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1st Round |
 CFR ClujCFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
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2-3, 1-4 |
| 2006 |
UEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
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1st Round |
 Shelbourne FC |
0-1, 0-4 |
| 2007 |
UEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
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1st Round |
 Llanelli AFC |
3-1, 3-5 |
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2nd Round |
 Legia WarszawaLegia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
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'2-0'/3-0, (w/o) |
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3rd Round |
 Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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0-2, 0-4 |
| 2008 |
UEFA CupThe 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...
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1st Qualifying Round |
 Viking FK |
1-0, 0-2 |
| 2009 |
Europa League |
1st Qualifying Round |
 CS GrevenmacherClub Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.- History :The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919....
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3-0, 3-0 |
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2nd Qualifying Round |
 HJK HelsinkiHelsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...
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0-1, 3-1 |
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3rd Qualifying Round |
FulhamFulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
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0-3, 0-3 |
Notable former players
Clément BeaudClément Beaud is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Portuguese Third Division side Clube Desportivo de Cinfães.-Career:...
Tadas KijanskasTadas Kijanskas is a Lithuanian international professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Korona Kielce.-Club:In June 2010, he joined Jagiellonia Białystok on one year contract....
Dejan Milošeski
Aidas PreikšaitisAidas Preikšaitis is a retired Lithuanian professional football midfielder who last played for Lithuanian top division A Lyga club FK Vėtra. He is 181 cm tall and weighs 77 kg....
Andrius SkerlaAndrius Skerla is a Lithuanian professional football defender playing for Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.-Career:...
Darvydas ŠernasDarvydas Šernas is a professional Lithuanian footballer who currently plays for Polish Ekstraklasa team Zagłębie Lubin.-Club:Šernas won his first senior cap in a friendly match against Estonia on May 31, 2008....
Donatas VencevičiusDonatas Vencevičius is a Lithuanian football coach and former midfielder, current manager of Polish Second League club Wigry Suwałki....
Marijan Budimir
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