FK Banga Gargždai

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FK Banga Gargždai
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Full nameFootball Club Banga
Nickname(s)Tigrų ekipa
Founded1966
GroundGargždai Stadium, Gargždai
Capacity~2,300[1]
ChairmanRimantas Mikalauskas[2]
Manager
LeagueA Lyga
20217th
Current season

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

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]

UEFA club competition record[]

Source: uefa.com
Last updated: 11 July 2014

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 4 0 1 3 0 11
Total 4 0 1 3 0 11

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 21 December 2021

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
3 DF Brazil BRA Mauricio Pinto
7 MF Lithuania LTU Dovydas Norvilas
8 MF Lithuania LTU Armandas Šveistrys
9 FW Lithuania LTU Darius Zubauskas
10 MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Urbaitis
11 FW Japan JPN Shogo Yoshikawa
12 FW Brazil BRA Renato Matos
17 MF Lithuania LTU Benas Anisas
18 MF Lithuania LTU Pijus Srėbalius
19 DF Lithuania LTU Valdas Antužis
22 MF Lithuania LTU Mantas Petrikas
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Lithuania LTU Paulius Lotužys
24 MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Žebrauskas
26 DF Lithuania LTU Eduardas Jurjonas
27 DF Lithuania LTU Edvinas Bračkus
32 MF Lithuania LTU Robertas Vėževičius
37 FW Lithuania LTU Ignas Venckus
46 DF Lithuania LTU Deividas Padaigis
55 GK Lithuania LTU Mantas Bertašius
75 FW Lithuania LTU Ernestas Stočkūnas
77 MF Lithuania LTU Simonas Urbys
79 MF Lithuania LTU Mindaugas Gelžinis

Kit evoliution[]

  • 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[]

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". www.rsssf.com.
  8. ^ "Lithuania 2007". www.rsssf.com.
  9. ^ "Lithuania 2008". www.rsssf.com.
  10. ^ "Lithuania 2009". www.rsssf.com.
  11. ^ "Lithuania 2010". www.rsssf.com.
  12. ^ "Lithuania 2011". www.rsssf.com.
  13. ^ "Lithuania 2012". www.rsssf.com.
  14. ^ "Lithuania 2013". www.rsssf.com.
  15. ^ "Lithuania 2014". www.rsssf.com.
  16. ^ "Lithuania 2015". www.rsssf.com.
  17. ^ "Lithuania 2016". www.rsssf.com.
  18. ^ "Lithuania 2017". www.rsssf.com.
  19. ^ "Lithuania 2018". www.rsssf.com.
  20. ^ "Lithuania 2019". www.rsssf.com.
  21. ^ "Lithuania 2020". www.rsssf.com.
  22. ^ "Lithuania 2021". www.rsssf.com.
  23. ^ "Bangos vyrų komandos naujienos" (in Lithuanian). FK Banga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  24. ^ ""Banga" – lauktas sugrįžimas su tvirtu užnugariu | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  25. ^ ""Banga" atsisveikino su T.Tamošausku".
  26. ^ ""Bangos" gretose pasikeitė vyr. Treneris | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".

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