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Žemaitijos Taurė
The Žemaitijos Taurė () is an annual pre-season football tournament between teams from Samogitia. It is organized by the Telšiai County Football Federation and takes place in early March at the Telšiai Artificial Football Pitch in Telšiai, Lithuania. History The origins of the tournament seeks Samogitian Championship, which was started in the mid-1930s, with Džiugas winning the first three tournaments of 1935, 1936, 1937. The first modern Samogitia Cup was organised by Telšiai County Football Federation in 2015 to mark the 80 years from the birth of original tournament. It's hosted by Džiugas and held on 8–21 March as simple round-robin tournament. Šilutė won the inaugural tournament after defeating Džiugas 2–1 in the last round. The format for later editions was changed a little bit as additional games for 1st, 3rd and 5th places were added after the group competitions. The amount of participating teams has also been expanded from 8 to 10 participants. Banga won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samogitia
Samogitia or Žemaitija ( Samogitian: ''Žemaitėjė''; see below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania alongside Lithuania proper. Žemaitija is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its largest city is Šiauliai. Žemaitija has a long and distinct cultural history, reflected in the existence of the Samogitian language. Etymology and alternative names Ruthenian sources mentioned the region as жемотьская земля, ''Žemot'skaja zemlja''; this gave rise to its Polish form, , and probably to the Middle High German . In Latin texts, the name is usually written as etc. The area has long been known to its residents and to other Lithuanians exclusively as Žemaitija (the name Samogitia is no longer in use within Lithuania and has not been used for at least two centuries); Žemaitija means "lowlands" in Lithuanian. The region is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Telšiai
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Football Friendly Trophies
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Donatas Strockis
Donatas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to the following individuals: *Donatas Banionis (born 1924), Lithuanian actor *Donatas Kazlauskas (born 1994), Lithuanian footballer * Donatas Malinauskas (1877-1942), Lithuanian politician and diplomat * Donatas Morkūnas (born 1957), Lithuanian politician, banker and lecturer * Donatas Motiejūnas (born 1990), Lithuanian basketball center and power forward *Donatas Montvydas (born 1987), Lithuanian singer-songwriter *Donatas Nakrošius (born 1991), Lithuanian footballer *Donatas Navikas (born 1983), Lithuanian football midfielder *Donatas Plungė (born 1960), Lithuanian hammer thrower *Donatas Sabeckis (born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player *Donatas Škarnulis (born 1977), Lithuanian race walker and Olympic competitor * Donatas Slanina (born 1977), Lithuanian basketball guard *Donatas Tarolis (born 1994), Lithuanian basketball player *Donatas Vėželis (born 1981), Lithuanian ballroom dancer *Donatas Vencevičius ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Minija (2017)
FK Minija is a semi-professional Association football, football club based in Kretinga, Lithuania. The team competes in I Lyga, the second division of Football in Lithuania, Lithuanian football system. History After FK Minija Kretinga went bankrupt at the end of 2016 season, the Kretinga football promoters formed a Phoenix club (sports), phoenix club at the beginning of 2017. Football Club "Minija" joined II Lyga's Western Zone in 2017. In that season team took the third place. In 2018 the football club was reorganized into Public Organisation "Futbolo klubas Minija". Minija finished the season top of the league, equal on points with FK Babrungas Plungė. When this happens, the teams play a "golden match" to determine the higher position in the table. Minija won the match and were declared the winners of II Lyga Western Zone. In 2019 the club had successfully promoted to I Lyga, and finished the season in 8th position. Honours League *II Lyga ** Winners (1): 2018 Seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Lukashevich
Maksim Lukashevich ( be, Максiм Лукашэвiч; russian: Максим Лукашевич; born 28 March 1992) is a Belarusian footballer. Career He started in Minsk. later he moved to Lithuania and played for Tauras Tauragė, Šilutė Šilutė (, previously ''Šilokarčiama'', german: link=no, Heydekrug), is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Š ..., Palanga and Koralas Klaipėda. In 2020 he signed with Smorgon. However, he left in March 2020 to join 1. FK Svidník in Slovakia.Максим Лукашевич вернулся из Словакии и будет играть за "Островец" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algimantas Bačanskis
Algimantas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, often abbreviated as Algis, and may refer to: * Algimantas (born 10th century), Grand Duke of Lithuania and father of Ryngold * Algimantas Briaunis (born 1964), Lithuanian professional footballer/goalkeeper coach *Algimantas Butnorius (1946–2017), Lithuanian chess Grandmaster and a former World Senior Champion *Algimantas Dailidė (1921–2015), former Lithuanian Security Police (Saugumas) official * Algimantas Adolfas Jucys (1936–1997), Lithuanian theoretical physicist, mathematician * Algimantas Kezys (1928–2015), photographer born in Lithuania who has lived in the United States since 1950 * Algimantas Liubinskas (born 1951), Lithuanian politician and former manager of the Lithuania national football team * Algimantas Masiulis (1931–2008), Lithuanian film and theater actor *Algimantas Merkevičius (born 1969), Lithuanian judoka *Algimantas Nasvytis (1928–2018), Lithuanian architect * Algimantas Norvilas (born 1953), Lithua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Palanga
FK Palanga was a professional Association football, football club based in Palanga, Lithuania. The team competes in the A Lyga, the top division of Football in Lithuania, Lithuanian football in 2018 and 2019 seasons. History FK Palanga was founded in 2010 and introduced its first team to the third tier Antra Lyga in 2011. FK Palanga started off strong and won this championship in the first year with no defeats. As a result of their victory, they were promoted in 2012 to the Primera Lyga (second tier). FK Palanga plateaued for the next three years, sitting at the bottom of each standing. This changed in 2015 as they went from strength to strength. The club changed ownership and their scores started to improve. In the Lithuanian Football League I (made up of 18 teams), they came fifth. The club came in second in 2016. In 2017, they won the I Lyga and earned a promotion to the A Lyga, the top division in Lithuania. To celebrate their promotion, the club was re-branded includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Kražantė Kelmė
FK Kražantė (lt Kelmės krepšinio ir futbolo klubas "Kražantė") was a Lithuanian 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 ... team from the city of Kelmė. In 2001 season was in First division I Lyga. The team dissolved in 2006. History Refounded in 1994 as part of basketball and football club "Kražantė" in Kelmė. The team was dissolved after the 2006 season. Seasons Colors * Green and white. Later was green/yellow. Kit evoliution References External links I Lyga Website Football clubs in Lithuania 1926 establishments in Lithuania Association football clubs established in 1926 {{Lithuania-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Pakruojis
Futbolo centras Pakruojis, commonly known as Pakruojis, was a Football in Lithuania, Lithuanian Football (soccer), football club located in Pakruojis, center of Pakruojis District Municipality, Pakruojis District. History Club was created in January 2016 after the dissolution of another Pakruojis-based club, FK Kruoja Pakruojis, Kruoja. Despite publicly denying any links with Kruoja, club attracted many of their footballers and also former Kruoja head coach Aidas Dambrauskas. They played in 2016 Žemaitijos Taurė, but remained last in A Lyga. Team was hoping to compete in the 2016 LFF I Lyga, but failed to obtain I Lyga license and played in II Lyga West zone instead. They won the competition by 13 points margin and secured promotion to I Lyga. Before the start of the 2017 season the club once again competed in the Žemaitijos Taurė, where this time they finished second, losing to hosts FC Džiugas Telšiai, Džiugas 3–0 in the final. Club started their league campaign reall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
