Futbolo klubas Hegelmann, commonly known as Hegelmann, is a Lithuanian

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club located in

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. Before January 2022, the club was named FC Hegelmann Litauen. They play in the A Lyga, the first tier of Lithuanian football.

History

The club was founded under the name FC Hegelmann Litauen at the beginning of 2009 by Hegelmann Transporte, a German-owned freight forwarding and logistics company. ''Hegelmann'' refers to the family name of Anton Hegelmann and ''Litauen'' means Lithuania in German. In January 2022, the club changed its logo and official name to FC Hegelmann, dropping and dropped the word ''Litauen''. FC Hegelmann started in the lower Lithuanian divisions but reached first place in the

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and got promoted to the

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, the second-highest league. The club reached 7th place in

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. Despite this fact, the club lodged an application to play in A Lyga in 2020. The club later withdrew the application and remained in the second division. In the 2020 season, the club reached second place in the I Lyga and got promoted to the A Lyga. In January 2021,

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was introduced as the new head coach, replacing Artūras Ramoška. Hegelmann finished their debut season in the Lithuanian top division in fifth place. In the

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, the club beat

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in the semi-finals to reach the cup final for the first time. The final was lost 1–2 after extra time against

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. In the

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season, Hegelmann Club finished in fourth place and qualified for the first qualification round for the

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. In the first European game in its history, the club played against

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club

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. The away game resulted in a goalless draw, but Hegelmann lost the home game 0–5 and dropped out of the competition. They finished the 2023 A Lyga in fifth position.

Honours

* II Lyga Southern Zone **Winners (1): 2018

Recent seasons

Kit evolution

Colors

* 2012 – now.

Stadium

Club play their home matches in NFA Stadium. The current capacity of the stadium is 500 seats.

Current squad

European record

Notable and famous players

FC Hegelmann Litauen players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club. Lithuania *

Ignas Dedura Ignas Dedura (born 6 January 1978) is a Lithuanian former football player. Club career Dedura began his career at FBK Kaunas in 1997, scoring 13 goals in 105 appearances, before moving to Russia in 2001 where he played for FC Torpedo-ZIL. He o ...

(2020) *

Mantas Fridrikas Mantas Fridrikas (born 13 September 1988) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for FC Hegelmann Litauen as a centre back. Career Fridrikas made eight appearances and scored one goal for FBK Kaunas during the 2007 season. Fridrikas was hoping to ...

(2020–2022) *

Vilius Armanavičius Vilius Armanavičius (born 8 May 1995) is a Lithuanian professional football player. He plays for Kauno Žalgiris. International career He made his debut for the Lithuania national football team on 12 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier agains ...

(2020–2022) *

Augustinas Klimavičius Augustinas Klimavicius (born 27 April 2001) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a forward for A Lyga club FA Šiauliai and the Lithuania national team. International career Klimavičius was called up to the senior national team for the firs ...

(2022–2023) *

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 A ...

(2023)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hegelmann Football clubs in Lithuania Football clubs in Kaunas Association football clubs established in 2009