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FK 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 after the 2018 season, when became winners of 1 Lyga. 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. Remarkably, the club made its debut in the second tier, finishing its first season in the eighth place. In 2016, the club improved its performance and finished in the fifth position. 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, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aukštaitija Stadium
Aukštaitija Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Panevėžys, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Panevėžys and earlier of FK Ekranas Panevėžys. It is named Aukštaitija, one of the five regions of Lithuania Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions (called ethnographic regions). The exact borders are not fully clear, as the regions are not official political or administrative units. They are delimited by culture, such as countr .... See alsoOfficial FK Ekranas Website In English Sports venues completed in 1965 Football venues in Lithuania Multi-purpose stadiums in Lithuania Buildings and structures in Panevėžys Sport in Panevėžys {{Lithuania-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 A Lyga
The 2020 A Lyga was the 31st season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 6 March and was planned to end on 7 November 2020. On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams FK Sūduva Marijampolė begin the season as defending champions having won their third consecutive league title last year. Three clubs dropped out of A Lyga last season - Stumbras folded in the summer, while Atlantas and Palanga were disqualified after the end of the season after investigation revealed numerous match-fixing incidents. Licensing process The top 5 previous season's teams - FK Sūduva Marijampolė, FK Žalgiris, FK Riteriai, FK Kauno Žalgiris and FK Panevėžys met licensing criteria and received a straight pass to their licenses. Disqualified FK Palanga and FK Atlantas appealed the disqualification decision and expressed interest in playing in A Lyga. Their appeals were rejected. Five of the I Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2021 Lithuanian Football Cup was a single elimination association football tournament which began on 22 May 2021 and ended on 23 October 2021. The winner of the competition earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. Teams from A lyga, LFF I lyga and LFF II lyga participated in the tournament this year. Same as last year, lower league teams were not invited in order to shorten the competition due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The "B" teams do not participate in the cup competition. The A lyga teams entered the tournament from the first round this year. FK Panevėžys were the defending champions after winning the final in the previous season against FK Sūduva on penalties. First round Fourteen first round matches were played on 22–25 May 2021. Two random teams received a "bye" to the second round. Second round Eight second round matches were played on 15–23 June 2021. Quarter–final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 A Lyga
The 2021 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga is the 32nd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 5 March and concluded on 28 November 2021. Teams FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions. None of the 6 last year's teams were relegated, and 4 teams were promoted to A lyga. Licensing process In addition to sporting principles of promotion and relegation, the teams and clubs need to pass rigorous licensing process. Because of this, promotion and relegation does not always follow the rights achieved by sporting principle. A total of 12 teams applied for A lyga license: The 6 previous season's teams: : FK Žalgiris, FK Sūduva Marijampolė, FK Kauno Žalgiris, FK Panevėžys, FK Banga Gargždai and FK Riteriai met licensing criteria and received a straight pass to their licenses. Top 4 2020 LFF I Lyga teams: : FK „Nevėžis“ (Kėdainiai), FC „Hegelmann Litauen“ (Kaunas), FK „Jonava“ (Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Lithuanian Football Cup
2020 Lithuanian Football Cup - 32nd edition of the Independent Lithuania Football Cup. The official name of this year's competition for sponsorship reasons is Hegelmann LFF Cup . This year's tournament was scheduled to start in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to mid-June. A total of 33 A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga teams are participating. The reserve teams do not participate in the cup competition. The A Lyga teams will join the tournament from the 1/8 final stage. With a view to shorten the competition the teams of lower divisions were not invited this year. Match and draw calendar Participants A total of 33 participants consisted of 6 A Lyga, 10 LFF I Lyga and 17 II Lyga teams. Results Preliminary Round I : ''The league that the team represents is indicated in brackets.'' : Note: FK Aukštaitija changed the club's name to FK Ekranas. Randomly drawn teams that advanced to Round II: Randomly dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Lithuanian Football Cup
2019 Lithuanian Football Cup, SHARP LFF Cup was the 31st independent Lithuania and the 74th overall national football cup tournament. The tournament started on 26 April 2019, and the final took place on 29 September 2019. The competition format is a single-elimination tournament, all ties are contested in a single match. The cup winners qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions were FK Žalgiris. Participants Participation in the competition is mandatory for all clubs of the top three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga, LFF II Lyga). Teams of lower divisions are eligible to apply for participation if they meet licensing criteria. The reserve teams are not allowed to participate in the cup competition. The application submission deadline was the 5 April 2019. The deadline was extended to 15 April due to increased interest in the competition from the lower divisions, which are getting refereeing costs paid by the LFF this year. A total of 62 teams enroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-third season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-eight teams entered the competitions, which started on 27 April and ended on 30 September. The winners qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Stumbras were the defending champions. Participants Participation in the competition is mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that NFA aren't competing for the second year in a row. Teams of lower divisions are eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup. Schedule The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows: Matches First round The following pairs were drawn on 20 April 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Saulius Mikoliūnas. Dates and venues will be confirmed after the draw. Nevėžis, Pakruojis (''I Lyga''), Babrungas, Hegelmann Lita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 LFF I Lyga
The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018. Teams Changes from last season A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as Šilutė withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018 Žemaitijos Taurė. Three of them were reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number. Utenis were relegated from the 2017 A Lyga and replaced last year champions Palanga. Only the II Lyga South Zone winners NFA were automatically promoted from the lower tier as other eligible teams failed to receive licenses. Finally Kupiškis made their debut in the league after a special permission was given by the Lithuanian Football Federation The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-second season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-four teams entered the competitions, which started on 27 April and ended on 24 September in Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys. Stumbras defeated defending champions Žalgiris 1–0 in the final and have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. Participants Participation in the competition was mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that two II Lyga sides - NFA and Šiauliai FA weren't competing. Teams of lower divisions were eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup. Schedule The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows: Matches First round The following pairs were drawn on 18 April 2017 by famous TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius and all-time most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 LFF I Lyga
The 2017 LFF I Lyga is the 28th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 24 March 2017 and is scheduled to end on 5 November 2017. Teams Changes from last season A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, a decrease of one spot compared to the last year sixteen. Four of them are reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one more than last season and absolute maximum allowed for the competitions. No teams were relegated from the top tier, due to last year I Lyga winners Šilas owner decision to relegate his club into the II Lyga after an investigation of match-fixing during a pre-season tournament was started (and later completed). Three teams were automatically promoted from the II Lyga – West zone winners Pakruojis, South zone winners Stumbras B and East zone winners Utenis B, while II Lyga West zone silver medalists Koralas have received a special permission to compete in the league, after meeting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2016 Lithuanian Football Cup was the twenty-eighth season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. This season was the first time the tournament was played during a single calendar year since the regulations changed in 2007, and the final was played in September 2016. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. First round !colspan="3" align="center", 7 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 11 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 14 May Second round !colspan="3" align="center", 10 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 18 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 21 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 24 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 25 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 26 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 31 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 1 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 3 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 4 June Round of 32 !colspan="3" align="cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 LFF I Lyga
2016 LFF I Lyga is a Lithuanian second-tier football league season which started on 25 March 2016 and will finish in 6 November 2016. It consists of 16 teams. Teams Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship League table Attendance References {{2016 in Lithuanian football 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... Lith Lith 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
