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Lithuanian Supercup
The Lithuanian Supercup () or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation and played at the beginning of the season. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently also known as the LFF Optibet Supercup. Until 2016, if the Lithuanian championship and the Cup was won by the same team, the match was not held and the Supercup was awarded automatically to the winning team. Since 2016 the format was changed and double winners then play the league runners-up. The trophy has been contested since 1995 with 4 interruptions. The current holders are Sūduva Marijampolė who defeated Žalgiris in the 2022 Lithuanian Supercup. Sponsorship Three companies signed title sponsorship agreements after the 2016 revisions of the competition regulations. The current tournament partner Enlabs AB replaced Betsson in 2020 and then extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palanga
Palanga (; bat-smg, Palonga; pl, Połąga; german: Polangen) is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Palanga is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long and up to 300 metres, 1000 ft wide) and sand dunes. Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality and includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė, Palanga International Airport and other settlements, which are considered as part of the city of Palanga. Legend According to legend, there was a pagan shrine at the foot of a hill in Palanga where a beautiful priestess named Birutė used to tend the ceremonial fires. Having heard of Birutė's beauty, Kęstutis, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, came to make her his wife. The Lithuanian Bychowiec Chronicle records that Birutė "did not consent, and answered that she had promised the gods to remain a virgin as long as she lived. Kęstutis then resorted to take her by force, and with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Supercup
The Lithuanian Supercup () or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation and played at the beginning of the season. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently also known as the LFF Optibet Supercup. Until 2016, if the Lithuanian championship and the Cup was won by the same team, the match was not held and the Supercup was awarded automatically to the winning team. Since 2016 the format was changed and double winners then play the league runners-up. The trophy has been contested since 1995 with 4 interruptions. The current holders are Sūduva Marijampolė who defeated Žalgiris in the 2022 Lithuanian Supercup. Sponsorship Three companies signed title sponsorship agreements after the 2016 revisions of the competition regulations. The current tournament partner Enlabs AB replaced Betsson in 2020 and then extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Švedkauskas
Tomas Švedkauskas (born 22 June 1994) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Hegelmann. Club career Švedkauskas was signed by Ascoli on a temporary deal in mid-2015. He was assigned number 22 shirt. On 19 August 2016 Švedkauskas was signed by Lupa Roma. On 31 January 2017 Švedkauskas was signed by Catanzaro on a temporary deal. In October 2021, he returned to Lithuania and joined Dainava. International career Švedkauskas has made 5 appearances for the Lithuania's Under 21 National team. He did his debut for the senior national team on 8 June 2018 in a friendly loss (1–0) against Iran where he played the entire match. Honours Sūduva *Lithuanian Supercup The Lithuanian Supercup () or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation a ...: 2022 References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elivelto
Elivelton Ribeiro Dantas (born 2 January 1992), known as Elivelto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League 2 club Anagennisi Karditsa. Career Taraz On 28 January 2019, FC Taraz announced the signing of Elivelto. Sogdiana Jizzakh Elivelto joined Sogdiana Jizzakh on 15 February 2020. Honours Žalgiris Vilnius * A Lyga (2): 2015, 2016 * Lithuanian Cup (2): 2015–16, 2016 * Lithuanian Super Cup (2): 2016, 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... References 1992 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers FK Ekranas players FK Žalgiris players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players FK RFS players FC Taraz players Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Saulius Mikoliūnas
Saulius Mikoliūnas (born 2 May 1984) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris and the Lithuania national team. He has previously played for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian and Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv. With 101 caps, Mikoliūnas is also the Lithuania national team's most-capped player. Club career In January 2005, Mikoliūnas moved to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian on loan from FBK Kaunas. He was a regular in the first team for the hearts, however inconsistency always dogged his Hearts career. He silenced many critics with the winner at Tynecastle versus city rivals Hibernian on 26 December 2006. Mikoliūnas announced on 2 December 2008 that he wanted to leave the Edinburgh club after the 2008–09 season, to take up a new football challenge after spending four years at the club. On 27 April 2009, it was confirmed with immediate effect that the midfielder and his Lithuanian collea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosaint Ricketts
Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian former professional association football, soccer player. He last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and, until 2020, the Canada men's national soccer team, Canada national team as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career Early career Ricketts was one of the top short-distance runners in Alberta, and he began his youth career playing Division I soccer for the Green Bay Phoenix at University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, University of Wisconsin Green Bay. MyPa Ricketts joined Veikkausliiga club MyPa in 2009. He made his debut on 4 March 2009 and scored his first goal against Kuopion Palloseura on 13 June. He scored three goals in the Europa League against FC Politehnica Timișoara, Politehnica Timișoara who became interested in signing him. Politehnica Timișoara On 19 November 2010 Ricketts signed with Romanian club FC Politehnica Timișoara, Politehnica Timișoara for three years. At his presentati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovidijus Verbickas
Ovidijus Verbickas (born 4 July 1993) is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Lithuanian club Žalgiris and Lithuania national team. History Since the summer of 2011, Verbickas played for the youth squad of Zenit, the first match for him was played in August 2011, coming on as a substitute in the game against FC Krasnodar. In total, Ovidijus played 58 matches for the Zenit youth team and scored 6 goals. In September 2012, he was included in to "Zenit" team at the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. On 6 March 2014, he was loaned out to Lithuanian A Lyga vice-champions Atlantas. On 21 January 2020, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Taraz. In January 2021, he joined Lithuanian club FK Žalgiris. International goals :''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.'' Honours Individual * A Lyga Player of the Year: 2018 * A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Stumbras
Football Club Stumbras was a professional football club, based in Kaunas, Lithuania, which played in A Lyga, the top tier of Lithuanian football. Founded in 2013 on the basis of the NFA, the club has reached the heights of Lithuanian football in a fairly short period of time. It became infamous for one-sided footballer contracts. The club stopped functioning mid-season in 2019 after the owner pulled out the funds. The club played its home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium (capacity 9,180) and used the NFA stadium in Kaunas (capacity 500) as an alternative. Name history *2013 – FC Stumbras Kaunas History The club was established in 2013 on the basis of the Nacionalinė Futbolo Akademija team, adopting the name FC Stumbras and playing in II Lyga Southern Zone. The majority of the team's players were under 20 years old. Stumbras finished 2nd in the league and were promoted to I Lyga for the next year. In 2014 FC Stumbras was able to sign a few more experienced players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Lukša
Vytautas Lukša (born 14 August 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player currently playing for Dainava Alytus. External links * * * *Profile at Lietuvos Futbolas 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Alytus Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Belarusian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Ekstraklasa players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
