FK Panevėžys

FK Panevėžys
Full name	Futbolo Klubas Panevėžys
Founded	2015; 7 years ago
Ground	Aukštaitija Stadium
Capacity	6,600
Chairman	Bronius Vaitiekūnas
Manager	Valdas Urbonas
League	A Lyga
2021	4th, A Lyga
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.

Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Panevėžys. The team was promoted to the Lithuanian A Lyga for the 2018-19 season.

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 financial criteria to participate in 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 start.^[1] Remarkably, the club made its debut in the second tier, finishing its first season in the eighth place.^[2] In 2016, the club improved its performance and finished in the fifth position.^[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 season was disastrous, which resulted in the resignation of the head coach . Eventually, the club finished 10th in the league table. The 2018 season was much more successful. With the new coach Alexandru Curteian, FK Panevėžys won the I Lyga achieving promotion to the A Lyga. In the 2019 A Lyga, they were in 5th position.

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
- 5th place (1): 2019
Lithuanian Cup
- Winners (1): 2020^[4]
Lithuanian Supercup
- Winners (1): 2021

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	I Lyga	5th	30	17	8	5	68	35	59	Round of 16
2017	I Lyga	10th	28	10	7	11	45	44	37	Quarterfinalist
2018	I Lyga	1st	26	18	4	4	77	26	58	Round of 16
2019	A Lyga	5th	30	10	7	16	49	63	37	Quarterfinalist
2020	A Lyga	5th	20	2	6	12	19	38	12	Winner
2021	A Lyga	4th	36	16	12	8	55	40	60	Finalist

European campaigns[]

As of match played 29 July 2021

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

Notes

QR: Qualifying round

Panevėžys B[]

The 'B' team is currently playing in Lithuanian I Lyga.

Current squad[]

As of 2 February 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	LTU	Ernestas Veliulis
8	MF	LTU	Domantas Antanavičius
9	FW	LTU	Faustas Steponavičius
10	FW	BRA	Jorge Elias
12	GK	LTU	Danas Šimkevičius
14	FW	LTU	Ignas Kružikas
17	MF	LTU	Pijus Širvys
18	MF	LTU	Tautvydas Eliošius
19	FW	COL	Sebastián Vásquez
23	MF	NED	Jeffrey Sarpong


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	LTU	Domantas Vaičekauskas
27	GK	BRA	Rafael Broetto
29	FW	LTU	Eimantas Abramavičius
31	MF	GRE	Chrysovalantis Kozoronis
44	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Tsakmakis
66	MF	LTU	Eimantas Dzinga
80	FW	BRA	Elivelto
88	MF	LTU	Žygimantas Baguška
—	GK	LTU	Ignas Driomovas
—	DF	LTU	Linas Klimavičius
—	FW	BUL	Nasko Milev