FK Saliutas Vilnius
Full name | FK Saliutas Vilnius |
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Founded | 1945 |
Dissolved | 1968 |
League | Lithuanian SSR Top League |
Saliutas Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club from Vilnius.
History[]
The club, originally called Karininkų Namai, was founded in 1945 as military officers team. In 1951 it was renamed Saliutas, but in 1952 it became Karininkų Namai again. In that year, it won the Lithuanian SSR Top League and the Lithuanian Cup (Tiesa Cup). It also played in the Soviet Cup, where it beat Burevestnik Kisinev (0:0 and 1:0), Dinamo Frunze (walkover), and in eight-final lost to FC Dynamo Moscow (1:4). In 1956, The team's name changed to Raudonoji Žvaigždė. In 1959, many former Spartakas Vilnius players had joined. In 1962, it was re-given the name Saliutas. The club left the Lithuanian SSR Championship in the middle of 1968 season, replaced by .
Name history[]
- 1945 – Karininkų namai (KN Vilnius) (English: Officers' house)
- 1951 – Saliutas
- 1952 – Karininkų namai
- 1956 – Raudonoji žvaigždė (English: Red Star)
- 1962 – Saliutas
Achievements[]
- Lithuanian SSR Top League
- Lithuanian Cup (Tiesa Cup):
- Winners (2): 1952, 1963
- Runners-up (3): 1956, 1965, 1966
External links[]
Categories:
- Defunct football clubs in Lithuania
- Football clubs in Vilnius
- 1945 establishments in Lithuania
- 1968 disestablishments in Lithuania
- Association football clubs established in 1945
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1968
- Lithuanian football club stubs