Futbolo klubas Hegelmann, commonly known as Hegelmann, is 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 ...
club located in
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...
. They play in the
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Aukš ...
, the first tier of
Lithuanian football.
History
The club was founded 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.
After promotion from
II Lyga
Lithuanian Football Federation's II lyga, LFF II lyga – the third tier Lithuanian football championship. As of 2021, the II lyga is a single league, consisting of planned 16 teams. The two top teams gain promotion to the I Lyga.
Until the end ...
in 2018, the club took 7th place in
2019 LFF I Lyga
The 2019 LFF I Lyga was the 30th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 22 March 2019 and finished in 27 October 2019.
Licensing process
The Lithuanian Football Federation initially ...
. Despite this fact, the club lodged an application to play in
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Aukš ...
in 2020. The club later withdrew the application. But in 2021, when
I_Lyga_
The_I_Lyga,_LFF_I_Lyga,_Pirma_Lyga,_is_the_second_tier_of_professional__Lithuanian_football_championship.
_Format
Organized_by_the_Lithuanian_Football_Federation_(LFF),_I_Lyga_is_contested_by_14-16_teams,_with_the_top_team_gaining_promotion_to__...
_got_promoted_into_highest_Lithuanian_division.
In_January_2022_club_changed_logo_and_official_name_to_Football_Club_Hegelmann_from_Football_Club_Hegelmann_Litauen.
_After_regular_season_of_the_
I_Lyga_
The_I_Lyga,_LFF_I_Lyga,_Pirma_Lyga,_is_the_second_tier_of_professional__Lithuanian_football_championship.
_Format
Organized_by_the_Lithuanian_Football_Federation_(LFF),_I_Lyga_is_contested_by_14-16_teams,_with_the_top_team_gaining_promotion_to__...
_got_promoted_into_highest_Lithuanian_division.
In_January_2022_club_changed_logo_and_official_name_to_Football_Club_Hegelmann_from_Football_Club_Hegelmann_Litauen.