Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a
Lithuanian professional
football club based in
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 urb ...
. The club competes 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 Auk ...
, the top flight of
Lithuanian football. The club was founded as Dinamo in 1947. The club's name commemorates the victorious ''Battle of Žalgiris'' (
Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respec ...
) (both names: ''Žalgiris'' and ''Grunwald'' are translated as "green forest"). Žalgiris has featured many Lithuanian football legends during its history, including
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
,
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former striker.
He is best known in Europe for his time at Austria Vienna as well as Hamburger SV where he acted between 1993 and 97. Beyond that he stood on the sidel ...
,
Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player.
A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he ...
and
Deividas Šemberas
Deividas Šemberas (born 2 August 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Šemberas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
On 13 July 2012, Šemberas moved to Alania Vladika ...
. They have won the Lithuanian Championship 10 times, the Lithuanian Football Cup 14 times and the Lithuanian Supercup 7 times.
The team's colours are green and white. The club plays at LFF stadium in Vilnius which has a capacity of 5,067.
After beating
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
in the second round of
Champions League qualifying in July 2022, Žalgiris secured themselves group stage football and became the first ever Lithuanian club to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA club competition; where they dropped into the
Conference League group stage after losing in the Europa League play-offs. They would finish bottom of their group with five points, and one win from their six games.
History
Foundation and Soviet period
The first incarnation of the club played in 1946 as a national team of
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic when it competed in USSR Group III Zone 4 championship and it was one of the clubs which represented one of the Soviet republics. The club consisted of Spartakas Kaunas and Dinamo Kaunas players. Their first match was against Stroitel Moscow which ended 1–1 and they were managed by French coach Emil Pastor. That year they finished in fourth place in
RSFSR Western Zone championship.
The club is thought to have been founded in 1947 when it was moved from
Kaunas to
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 urb ...
and its name was changed to Dinamo Vilnius. First official match of the formed club was played on 16 May 1947 against
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...
, who managed to defeat local team 1–2. Steponas Petraitis scored the first official goal for the club that day, beating goalkeeper from a penalty spot in 44th minute. The next year club changed its name to Spartakas Vilnius and used this name until the end of 1961 season. In 1962, they changed their name to Žalgiris.
Žalgiris competed in
Soviet Union football league system from 1947 to 1989. Team achieved its first promotion to the top tier in 1952, but came last
next season.
Before the start of the
1983
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season in
Soviet Top League
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The professional top level ...
, players initiative group demanded the resignation of coach
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
, and the players wish was granted as,
Algimantas Liubinskas
Algimantas Liubinskas (born 4 November 1951 in Kybartai) is a former head coach of the Lithuania national football team.
Football
At 31 years old, Liubinskas became the youngest ever coach of the Soviet Supreme League team Žalgiris Vilnius (wh ...
became the trainer.
Start was cautious. A similar result 0–0 has played in
Tashkent
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with
Pakhtakor, in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
with
Zenit
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Spaceflight and rocketry
* Zenit (rocket family), a Soviet family of space launch vehicles
* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
Sports
* Zenit (sports ...
, in
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 urb ...
with
Dynamo
"Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, )
A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundati ...
. In the fourth match of the season against
Neftchi in
Baku, Gražulis scored goal on 1–0 and brought victory. There were victories and failures, but Žalgiris became the winners of the first round. In first place Žalgiris stayed short, Nevertheless, final fifth place is the highest achievement of Lithuanian football on this time and gives a great hope for future.
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
,
Romas Mažeikis
Romas Mažeikis (born 28 April 1964) is a retired Lithuanian international footballer who played as a defender for clubs in the Soviet Union, Austria and Germany.
Club career
Born in Gargždai, Mažeikis began playing professional football for ...
, and Vladimiras Buzmakovas succeeded in the team in that season.
In
1984 Soviet Top League
The 1984 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of the Soviet Top League and 47th since the start of the Soviet top-tier club competitions. It started on March 10 and continued until November 24.
Zenit Leningrad won their first league title, whi ...
season, Žalgiris finished on 9 place among 18 teams, but rejoiced victories against
FC Dynamo Kyiv (1–0 at home),
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyn ...
(twice 2–1),
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Foot ...
(1–0 at home, 2–1 in Moscow). and
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former striker.
He is best known in Europe for his time at Austria Vienna as well as Hamburger SV where he acted between 1993 and 97. Beyond that he stood on the sidel ...
debuted in first team.
The club's most successful season was in
1987
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when they finished third in the
Soviet Top League
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The professional top level ...
and qualified for
1988–89 UEFA Cup
The 1988–89 UEFA Cup was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.
It was the fourth season that English clubs were banned from European competitions. The English league clubs who otherwise would have qualified were Manchester United and Luton Town.
R ...
where they played against
Austria Wien, while also for the first time in club's history reaching semi–finals of the 1987–88
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...
(after being eliminated in quarter-finals of the 1955, 1959–60, 1964 campaigns) and 1987
USSR Federation Cup
The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...
. The club represented the Soviet Union at
1987 Summer Universiade
The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.
Infrastructural cha ...
which they won by defeating the
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n team. In the
following season they finished fifth and again qualified for
UEFA Cup
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where they faced
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
in the first round and
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
in the second. In
1988
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, several of Žalgiris players were decorated with medals in the
USSR national teams:
Vyacheslav Sukristov
Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sukristovas (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Сукристов; Lithuanian: Viačeslavas Sukristovas; born 1 January 1961 in Vilnius) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian footballer and a current manager.
Ho ...
received silver medal of the
UEFA Euro 1988
The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA.
The tournament crowned the Nethe ...
, and
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
and
Arvydas Janonis
Arvydas Janonis (born 6 November 1960, in Kėdainiai) is a former Lithuanian footballer.
Janonis played as a defender from 1978 until 1990 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. The 1990/91 season he was part of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow squad. In 1991 ...
brought back gold medals from the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
. In
1989
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the club finished in fourth place and for the third year in a row qualified for
UEFA Cup
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. They managed to play one game in
1990
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at the start of the season before withdrawing due to
re-establishment of Lithuania's independence and joined the
Baltic League
The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavi ...
which consisted of clubs from
Lithuania,
Latvia and
Estonia
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. Therefore, they lost their place in UEFA Cup, which was taken by
Chornomorets Odesa
FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa.
The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 a ...
.
1990–2007
Following Lithuania's
declaration of independence
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on 11 March 1990, Žalgiris left
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991.
The professional top level ...
with immediate effect. Despite most of the top players including
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
,
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former striker.
He is best known in Europe for his time at Austria Vienna as well as Hamburger SV where he acted between 1993 and 97. Beyond that he stood on the sidel ...
,
Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas (born 9 August 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius.
Igoris Pankratjevas coached several top Lithuanian football ...
,
Vyacheslav Sukristov
Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sukristovas (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Сукристов; Lithuanian: Viačeslavas Sukristovas; born 1 January 1961 in Vilnius) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian footballer and a current manager.
Ho ...
and
Robertas Fridrikas leaving the club Žalgiris remained favorites to clinch the Lithuanian title and won
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 Auk ...
regular season having lost just once in 32 games. The championship, however, was decided by the knock-out competition where Žalgiris lost in the semi-finals to
Ekranas Panevėžys and only managed to take a third place.
![Jankauskas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Jankauskas.JPG)
Green and whites took their first A Lyga title the following season when they won the regular season, took the revenge against Ekranas beating them in the semi-finals and won the final against
Lietuvos Makabi Vilnius 3–1 with
Ričardas Zdančius scoring a hat-trick. Žalgiris completed the double later that year by winning the Lithuanian cup.
The
1991 season was followed by two significant changes in league format: the knock-out competition was removed and league was reorganized to be played from autumn until spring. Žalgiris saw off the challenge from
Panerys Vilnius to defend their title by a single point. There were no double in this year, however: Lietuvos Makabi took revenge for their defeat in last season's league final and beat Žalgiris in the final 1–0. In the summer of 1992, Žalgiris made their debut in the
UEFA Champions League
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. Europe's elite proved to be merciless:
PSV Eindhoven
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hammered Žalgiris 8–0 on aggregate in the first round.
In
1992–93
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season things went the other way round in national competitions: having lost the national title to
FK Ekranas
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
The club was founded in 1964 and for 44 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian ...
by three points Žalgiris reclaimed the cup, beating
Sirijus Klaipėda 1–0 in the final courtesy of the extra-time goal by
Aurelijus Skarbalius. A similar story happened in the
1993–94 season when
ROMAR Mažeikiai narrowly beat Vilnius' side to the title while Žalgiris defended the cup by beating
FK Ekranas
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
The club was founded in 1964 and for 44 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian ...
4–2 in the final.
Darius Maciulevičius was the hero of that day scoring a hat-trick and
Aidas Preikšaitis added another from the penalty spot.
1994–95 season delivered a double blow for the side from the capital. Žalgiris and
Inkaras Kaunas finished the league locked on points at the top and extra match on neutral ground was set to be played.
Inkaras Kaunas beat Žalgiris 2–0 in
Panevėžys
Panevėžys (; Latin: ''Panevezen''; pl, Poniewież; yi, פּאָנעװעזש, ''Ponevezh''; see also other names) is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2011, it occupied with 113,653 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat, the population ...
and four days later the same two teams met in
Klaipėda
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for cup final. Inkaras once again came out better off as former Žalgiris man
Eimantas Poderis
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scored twice in a 2–1 victory for Kaunas' side.
1995–96 season did not bring silverware either: free scoring Žalgiris side racked up 106 goals in just 28 games in the league yet could only take a third place, six points behind champions
Inkaras Kaunas. On this time
Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player.
A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he ...
was top scorer
A Lyga
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with 25 goals. He was later sold to
CSKA Moscow
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.
Things did not go well in the cup as well as Vilnius' side lost to
Kareda Šiauliai in the semi-finals and failed to advance to the final for the first time in six years. Žalgiris reclaimed the cup in 1996–97 season as
Donatas Vencevičius' penalty was enough to see off Inkaras in the final but had to settle for second in the league as Kareda coasted to the title with an 8-point margin. Green and whites mounted a stronger challenge in 1997–98 yet Kareda proved its success has been no fluke by defending their title.
![Deividas Šemberas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Deividas_%C5%A0emberas.jpg)
The elusive title finally came in 1998–99 season, the last one to be played from autumn until spring. Defense was the key to success as Žalgiris conceded just 8 goals in 23 games and did not lose a single league match that season. Things were different in the cup as Kareda dismantled Žalgiris 7–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The league title allowed Žalgiris to have another try in the UEFA Champions League and this time Vilnius' side eliminated Armenian champions
Araks Ararat before succumbing to a defeat to last season's semi-finalists
Dynamo Kyiv
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in the second round.
With a turn of the century a new force rose in Lithuanian football:
FBK Kaunas
Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.
History
Banga Kaunas (1960–1993)
Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...
. Under the name of Žalgiris Kaunas they won the transitional shortened league season in
1999
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and then backed it up by consecutive titles in
2000
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,
2001,
2002,
2003 and
2004. Žalgiris on the other hand went into decline and cup final win in 2003 proved to be the sole piece of silverware for the club in the 2000s. In the league Žalgiris started to struggle as well. While in 1999 and 2000 green and whites finished second, 2001 saw them dropping to third, 2002 to fourth and 2005 to the recently unimaginable lows of eighth. Žalgiris was not even the strongest team in the capital as newcomers
Vėtra and
FC Vilnius
FC Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius.
At first it was known under the name ''Šviesa''. In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division. In 2007, the club went back to the second ...
were clearly having better time on the pitch.
Despite a constant presence in European competitions the results there were rarely encouraging with the aggregate defeats like 2–7 to
Ruch Chorzow
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...
and 0–7 to
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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.
Budapest Honved and
Portadown
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were the only teams eliminated by Žalgiris between 2000 and 2004. 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup thus stood out as a major success as green and whites went past three teams –
Lisburn Distillery
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,
Dinaburg
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and
Egaleo, before being eliminated by
CFR Cluj
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.
2008–present
The struggles of the noughties culminated in 2008. The league finish of fifth could have been seen as adequate for the time (20 points gap to fourth-placed
Sūduva was harder to take) but as country's economy braced for the inevitable crisis, expenditures were cut and uncertainty rose Žalgiris was dealt a big blow when club owner Vadim Kastujev was arrested in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
. Striped of funds club survived until the end of the season but failed to meet licensing requirements for top flight competition in 2009. With old club's future very much in doubt fans of Žalgiris founded a new
phoenix club called VMFD Žalgiris which had the same players and staff, and following unsuccessful application for
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 Auk ...
license entered second division.
A year outside of top flight proved to be difficult. Žalgiris finished sixth in seven team league and were eliminated from the cup in the Round of 16 by
Sakuona Plikiai, a team from a town with a population of just 600. Despite this bleak performance the club received promotion to A Lyga as the number of teams in top flight was increased and some other clubs refused to join in mainly because of financial burden. Žalgiris finished 2010 season in the third place, their highest since 2001.
The fortunes of Žalgiris went all uphill from there. With
FBK Kaunas
Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.
History
Banga Kaunas (1960–1993)
Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...
in complete turmoil and
Vėtra bankrupt
Ekranas for several years became the undisputed superpower of Lithuanian football. Green and whites were closing in, however: Žalgiris took second in 2011, eight points adrift, and closed the gap to a single point a year later. Moreover, in 2012 Vilnius side finally ended their nine-year trophy drought and won
Lithuanian Football Cup
The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė), also known as Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian football cup competition contested in a knockout tournament format. The winner of the cu ...
, beating Ekranas on penalties following a 0–0 draw. The same season saw Žalgiris returning to European competitions but their
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. ...
campaign proved to be short: following 1–1 draw in Vilnius,
Admira Wacker Mödling hammered Žalgiris 5–1 in the second leg of the second qualifying round.
Žalgiris were considered to be strong favorites for the title before the 2013 season and for much of the season it looked that they would cruise to the championship. Žalgiris had eleven points lead over second-placed Atlantas with five games remaining but four draws in the row followed and before the final match of the season the gap at the top was reduced to three points. In final match out of form Žalgiris proved to be no match for Sūduva and for much of the day prospect of season decider on neutral venue looked very likely. However, in tense atmosphere it was Atlantas who ultimately let it slip as they could only draw the game with
Banga Gargždai and Žalgiris celebrated their first title in fourteen years. Victory in Cup final against
Šiauliai
Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County.
Names
Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ...
meant that the double was won—the first since 1991. The great year was backed up by successful performance in UEFA Europa League where Vilnius' side eliminated
St. Patrick's Athletic,
Pyunik Yerevan
Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourh ...
and
Lech Poznan
Lech may refer to:
People
* Lech (name), a name of Polish origin
* Lech, the legendary founder of Poland
* Lech (Bohemian prince)
Products and organizations
* Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań
* Lech Pozna ...
before losing out to
Red Bull Salzburg.
Defending the title in 2014 proved to be far more routine task. Žalgiris finished the season 18 points clear of second-placed
Kruoja Pakruojis (the largest winning margin in the league since 2006) and also claimed the cup for the third time in the row, beating Banga Gargždai 2–1 in the final. The club made return to
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...
after fourteen-year absence yet it did not bring much joy as
Dinamo Zagreb
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...
beat Žalgiris 4–0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round.
In May 2015 Žalgiris won Lithuanian cup for a record fourth time in the row, beating
Atlantas 2–0 in the final. UEFA Champions League campaign was again limited to just two games as
Malmo won the return leg in Vilnius 1–0 after goalless first match in Sweden. Žalgiris finished the season top of the league, ten points clear of second-placed
Trakai
Trakai (; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a historic town and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. ...
thus claiming third successive title.
In the
2016 season, Žalgiris continued its dominance in Lithuanian football in 2016 with fourth consecutive league title and, remarkably, two cup wins. LFF Cup was rescheduled to be played from spring until autumn that year and therefore two editions of the cup have been played that year. Žalgiris won the first final in May with 1–0 extra time win over Trakai and backed it up with 2–0 final win over Sūduva in September. European experience proved to heartbreaking as following a goalless draw in the first leg in Vilnius Žalgiris was a whisker away from eliminating
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
only to concede an injury time goal to lose the game 2–1.
In the
2017 season, Žalgiris failed to progress beyond the Champions League's second qualifying round once again in 2017 when impressive first leg win over
Ludogorets Razgrad and an early goal by
Serge Nyuiadzi in the second leg were completely undone by four straight goals by Bulgarian side. In September 2017, Žalgiris reached the seventh consecutive
cup final, where they lost to
Stumbras
AB Stumbras is the oldest and largest producer of strong alcoholic drinks in Kaunas, Lithuania. The company began operations in 1906. It is also the largest exporter of strong alcoholic beverages and one of the biggest taxpayers in Lithuania. ...
, who appeared in their first major final. Žalgiris failed to defend the league title, while they were in top position of the standings until October 2017, but a late march by
Sūduva saw them winning their first-ever championship.
In the 2018 season, Žalgiris finished in second place as Sūduva defended their league title, while Žalgiris managed to win the cup in a repeat of last year's final as they defeated Stumbras. Playing in the UEFA Europa League, Žalgiris reached the third qualifying round where they lost to Spain's
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, which was their best performance in European competition since 2013 when they reached the play-off round of the qualification in the UEFA Europa League.
In November 2018, Žalgiris announced that
Deividas Česnauskis
Deividas Česnauskis (born 30 June 1981) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 63 FIFA-official appearances for the Lithuanian national team scoring four goals.
Club career
Early career
Česnauskis wa ...
and
Deividas Šemberas
Deividas Šemberas (born 2 August 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Šemberas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
On 13 July 2012, Šemberas moved to Alania Vladika ...
joined the club. Česnauskis was appointed as sports director, while Šemberas – director of sports operations.
During the 2019 preseason head coach Valdas Urbonas signed contract with the
Lithuanian Football Federation
The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacija) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania ...
and became the head coach of Lithuania national team. Žalgiris then appointed
Marek Zub, who was previously successfully working in the club, as head coach. However, on 15 July 2019 Zub left Žalgiris. João Luís Martins, who became available after the dissolution of
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 ...
, took on the job of head coach on a temporary basis until the end of the season.
In January 2020, Žalgiris announced the appointment of
Juan Ferrando as head coach. However, Ferrando was forced to pull out due to health issues. Later that month,
Alyaksey Baha was signed as the team's new head coach. He started off with a success by winning the
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 ...
on 29 February against champions
FK Sūduva. Žalgiris went on to win the
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 C ...
.
In July 2022, after beating
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
3–0 on aggregate in the
Champions League second qualifying round, Žalgiris made history by guaranteeing themselves group stage football for the season. They played
Ludogorets in the play-off of the
Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, but lost on aggregate and dropped into the
Conference League group stage. They were the first ever Lithuanian club to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA club competition.
Žalgiris were subsequently drawn into Group H against the Swiss stalwarts
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
, Slovakian champions
Slovan Bratislava and Armenian champions
Pyunik. The team would finish bottom of the group with 5 points from their 6 matches.
Name history
Stadium
![Vetros stadionas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Vetros_stadionas.jpeg)
For the majority of the time Žalgiris played in
Žalgiris Stadium
Žalgiris Stadium ( lt, Žalgirio stadionas) was a multi-purpose stadium in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium held 15,029 and was the largest in Lithuania until its demolition. It was the largest football stadium in Lithuani ...
. This stadium was the biggest in Lithuania and had a capacity of 15,029.
Since 2011 Žalgiris plays in
LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium). This arena, formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, was built in 2004 and holds around 5,000 people.
After the bankruptcy of
FK Vėtra
FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.
History
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of ...
football club,
LFF took control of the stadium.
It is situated near
Vilnius Old Town
The Old Town of Vilnius ( lt, Vilniaus senamiestis, pl, Stare Miasto w Wilnie, be, Стары горад у Вільнюсе, russian: Старый город в Вильнюсe), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in both Norther ...
, 400 metres up the Aušros vartų and Liepkalnio streets from the
Gate of Dawn
The Gate of Dawn ( lt, Aušros vartai), or Sharp Gate ( pl, Ostra Brama, la, Porta Acialis, be, Вострая Брама, lt, Ašmens vartai, russian: Острая брама) is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of ...
(Lithuanian: Aušros vartai)
Supporters
![Fans of Zalgiris Vilnius](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Fans_of_Zalgiris_Vilnius.JPG)
The official club of Žalgiris' fans is named Pietų IV. The members of Pietų IV support the team during every game in Lithuania and in Europe and never leave the team alone. This community is united by their love and loyalty to Žalgiris. Pietų IV is the leader of organised supporting in
Baltic states.
The establishment date of Pietų IV is considered October 1985. Since that time fans have been supporting the team while singing, waving flags and creating impressive choreography. Fans helped Žalgiris to survive the financial crisis. During hard periods they organized various events and collected enough money to remain. Pietų IV and the managers of the club together are the founders of Žalgiris Vilnius.
Žalgiris supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of
Atlantas. Internationally, there are close historical ties with supporters of
Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
,
Karpaty Lviv and
Dinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925.
Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...
.
Kit
From the establishment of the club, Žalgiris colours were blue, red or sometimes orange. In the 1980s green and white kits were introduced, establishing green/white tradition. From then on, the kit is usually a green and white striped jersey and green/white variation of shorts and socks. In the past there have also been checkered green-white jersey designs. Away kits are usually plain white or green.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Sponsors
Club crest
Vilniaus_Zalgirio_logo_(1947-1962).png, 1962–1989
FK Zalgiris.png, 1989–2008
Vmfdzalgiris2.jpg, 2009–2015
FK Žalgiris logo.svg, 2015–present
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Žalgiris B
Staff
Participation in Lithuanian championships
*
1990 Lithuanian football championship – 3rd
*
1991 Lithuanian football championship – 1st
*
1991–92 LFF Lyga
The 1991–92 season of competitive football (soccer) in Lithuania was the second season since the nation regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the Premier League, named A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional ...
– 1st
*
1992–93 LFF Lyga – 2nd
*
1993–94 LFF Lyga – 2nd
*
1994–95 LFF Lyga – 2nd
*
1995–96 LFF Lyga – 3rd
*
1996–97 LFF Lyga – 2nd
*
1997–98 LFF Lyga – 2nd
*
1998–99 LFF Lyga – 1st
*
1999 A Lyga – 2nd
*
2000 A Lyga – 2nd
*
2001 A Lyga – 3rd
*
2002 A Lyga – 4th
*
2003 A Lyga – 4th
*
2004 A Lyga – 4th
*
2005 A Lyga – 8th
*
2006 A Lyga – 4th
*
2007 A Lyga – 4th
*
2008 A Lyga
The Lithuanian A Lyga 2008 was the 19th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 29 March 2008 and ended on 16 November 2008.
The league had to reduce the number of its teams from ten to nine prior to this season due to lac ...
– 5th
*
2009 I Lyga – 6th
*
2010 A Lyga – 3rd
*
2011 A Lyga
The 2011 A Lyga was the 22nd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 12 March 2011 and ended on 6 November 2011. Ekranas were the defending champions, having won their third consecutive title at the e ...
– 2nd
*
2012 A Lyga
The 2012 A Lyga, also known as ''General Financing A Lyga'' for sponsoring purposes, was the 23rd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season started on 10 March 2012 and ended on 11 November 2012. Ekranas were t ...
– 2nd
*
2013 A Lyga
The 2013 A Lyga, also known as ''SMSCredit.lt A Lyga'' for sponsoring purposes, is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season starts on 9 March 2013 and ends on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas a ...
– 1st
*
2014 A Lyga
The 2014 A Lyga, also known as ''SMSCredit.lt A Lyga'' for sponsoring purposes, is the 25th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season starts on 8 March 2014 and ends on 29 November 2014. VMFD Žalgi ...
– 1st
*
2015 A Lyga – 1st
*
2016 A Lyga – 1st
*
2017 A Lyga
The 2017 A Lyga was the 28th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 3 March 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.
All eight teams from the previous season remained and competed in the league ...
– 2nd
*
2018 A Lyga – 2nd
*
2019 A Lyga – 2nd
*
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 C ...
– 1st
*
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 seas ...
– 1st
*
2022 A Lyga – 1st
UEFA coefficient
''Correct as of 2 February 2021.''
Participation in European cups
Overall record
'
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Match list
Honours
Domestic
Lithuanian Championship:
*Champions – 10
:
1991
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,
1991–92,
1998–99,
2013
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,
2014
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,
2015,
2016
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,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2021
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,
2022
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*Runners-up – 12
:
1992–93
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,
1993–94,
1994–95,
1996–97,
1997–98,
1999
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,
2000
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,
2011,
2012
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,
2017
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,
2018
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,
2019
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*3rd place – 4
:
1990
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,
1995–96,
2001,
2010
Lithuanian Cup:
*Winners – 14
:1991, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2003,
2011–12,
2012–13
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,
2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–16,
2016
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,
2018
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,
2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
,
2022
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*Finalists – 6
:1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001,
2017
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Lithuanian Super Cup:
*Winners – 7
:2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017
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,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
Soviet Championship:
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991.
The professional top level ...
:
*3rd place – 1
:
1987
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Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
:
*Champions – 1
:1982
*Runners-up – 3
:1952, 1954, 1966
*3rd place – 1
:1950
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League
The So ...
:
*Runners-up – 1
:1977
International
Baltic League
The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavi ...
:
*Champions – 1
:
1990
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Summer Universiade
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The Universiade is referred ...
:
*Champions – 1
:1987
Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foo ...
:
*Semi-finalists – 1
:
2005
Individual awards
Domestic
Lithuanian Footballer of the Year
* 1965 – Petras Glodenis
* 1966 – Gintautas Kalėdinskas
* 1967 – Stanislovas Ramelis
* 1968 – Stanislovas Ramelis
* 1969 –
Juzefas Jurgelevičius
* 1970 –
Romualdas Juška
* 1971 –
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
* 1972 –
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
* 1973 – Petras Glodenis
* 1974 – Algirdas Žilinskas
* 1975 – Vytautas Dirmeikis
* 1976 –
Eugenijus Riabovas
* 1977 –
Eugenijus Riabovas
* 1978 –
Eugenijus Riabovas
* 1979 – Stanislovas Danisevičius
* 1980 –
Juzefas Jurgelevičius
* 1981 – Vytautas Dirmeikis
* 1982 –
Sigitas Jakubauskas
Sigitas Jakubauskas (born 29 December 1958 in Kaunas) is a retired Soviet and Lithuanian football player.
International career
Jakubauskas played his only game for USSR on 7 August 1985 in a friendly against Romania
Romania ( ; ro, Ro ...
* 1983 –
Valdas Kasparavičius
* 1984 – Stanislovas Danisevičius
* 1988 – /
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
* 1989 – /
Valdemaras Martinkėnas
A Lyga Player of the Year
* 1992 –
Virginijus Baltušnikas
Virginijus Baltušnikas (born 22 October 1968 in Panevėžys) is a retired Lithuanian professional football player who played for FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet Top League and Lithuanian A Lyga as well as FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod the ...
* 1994 –
Aurelijus Skarbalius
* 2014 –
Deividas Šemberas
Deividas Šemberas (born 2 August 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Šemberas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
On 13 July 2012, Šemberas moved to Alania Vladika ...
* 2016 –
Mantas Kuklys
Mantas Kuklys (born 10 June 1987) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for Žalgiris and the Lithuania national football team as a midfielder.
Professional career
He started his professional career at FK Šiauliai (Šiauliai Club). On 26 Nov ...
* 2020 –
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 Midlot ...
* 2021 –
Hugo Vidémont
A Lyga Golden Boot
* 1994–95 –
Eimantas Poderis
Eimantas Poderis (born 13 September 1973) is a former Lithuanian football forward. He obtained a total number of 21 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring five goals. Poderis also played as a professional in Russia and Israel du ...
– 24
* 1995–96 –
Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player.
A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he ...
– 25
* 1999 –
Nerijus Vasiliauskas – 10
* 2010 –
Deivydas Matulevičius
Deivydas Matulevičius (born 8 April 1989) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a striker for I Lyga club Dainava. Matulevičius has previously played for Interas-AE Visaginas, FC Vilnius and Žalgiris Vilnius in Lithuania, Odra Wodzisław ...
– 19
* 2016 –
Andrija Kaluđerović
Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Grafičar Beograd.
Club career
On 13 December 2003, aged 16, Kaluđerović made his senior debut for OFK Beograd under manager Stevica ...
– 20
* 2017 –
Darvydas Šernas – 18
* 2018 –
Liviu Antal – 23
* 2019 –
Tomislav Kiš – 25
* 2020 –
Hugo Vidémont – 13
* 2021 –
Hugo Vidémont – 17
* 2022 –
Renan Oliveira – 17
International
UEFA's Golden Player
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Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
Žalgiris players in International tournaments
Žalgiris Player of the Year
Lists of the winners of Žalgiris Player of the Year Award instituted from 2004 as voted by the official members of Žalgiris supporters club – Pietų IV:
Notable players
FK Žalgiris players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Žalgiris.
;Lithuania
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Vidas Alunderis
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Nerijus Astrauskas
Nerijus Astrauskas (born 18 October 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...
*/
Virginijus Baltušnikas
Virginijus Baltušnikas (born 22 October 1968 in Panevėžys) is a retired Lithuanian professional football player who played for FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet Top League and Lithuanian A Lyga as well as FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod the ...
*
Stasys Baranauskas
Stasys Baranauskas (born 7 May 1962) is a Lithuanian retired football midfielder who last played for Kareda Siauliai during his professional career. He obtained 14 caps for the Lithuania national football team
The Lithuania national foot ...
*
Dominykas Barauskas
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Rolandas Baravykas
Rolandas Baravykas (born 23 August 1995) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Šiauliai and the Lithuania national team.
Club career
In 2013 Baravykas moved to FK Atlantas and signed 4 years deal. In this period ...
*
Giedrius Barevičius
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Džiugas Bartkus
Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.
Club career
He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011 he was loaned to Belarusi ...
*
Markas Beneta
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Marius Bezykornovas
Marius Bezykornovas (born 22 August 1976) is a Lithuanian footballer.
Club career
JK Narva Trans
In 2010, he joined Meistriliiga side JK Narva Trans and played his first match for the team on 9 March 2010.
International career
He made the nat ...
*
Algimantas Briaunys
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Rolandas Džiaukštas
Rolandas Džiaukštas (born 1 April 1978) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player.
International career
Džiaukštas made 40 appearances for the Lithuania national football team
The Lithuania national football t ...
*
Tautvydas Eliošius
*
Georgas Freidgeimas
Georgas Freidgeimas (born 10 August 1987) is a retired Lithuanian Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career Club
Defender joined FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris before 2011 season and spent 7 seasons in the club. On 8 February ...
*
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 ...
*/
Robertas Fridrikas
*
Andrius Gedgaudas
Andrius Gedgaudas (born 18 September 1978) is a Lithuanian professional football midfielder. As of March 2009, he is playing for TSV Rain am Lech after transferring from FC Inter Baku in Azerbaijan. Since 1 July he plays for FC Mertingen. He is ...
*
Edvinas Gertmonas
* Šenderis Giršovičius
*
Tadas Gražiūnas
Tadas Gražiūnas (born 18 April 1978) is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the A Lyga in 1995 for JR Alsa Vilnius. He played 2 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-D ...
*/
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former striker.
He is best known in Europe for his time at Austria Vienna as well as Hamburger SV where he acted between 1993 and 97. Beyond that he stood on the sidel ...
*
Sigitas Jakubauskas
Sigitas Jakubauskas (born 29 December 1958 in Kaunas) is a retired Soviet and Lithuanian football player.
International career
Jakubauskas played his only game for USSR on 7 August 1985 in a friendly against Romania
Romania ( ; ro, Ro ...
*
Algis Jankauskas
Algis Jankauskas (born 27 September 1982 in Vilnius) wass a Lithuanian professional football player.
Honours
Individual
*A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ce ...
*
Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player.
A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he ...
*/
Arvydas Janonis
Arvydas Janonis (born 6 November 1960, in Kėdainiai) is a former Lithuanian footballer.
Janonis played as a defender from 1978 until 1990 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. The 1990/91 season he was part of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow squad. In 1991 ...
*
Karolis Jasaitis
*
Artūras Jeršovas
*
Andrius Jokšas
Andrius Jokšas (born 12 January 1979) is a retired Lithuanian football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in th ...
*
Egidijus Juška
*/
Romualdas Juška
*
Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
Žydrūnas Karčemarskas (born 24 May 1983) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Between 2003 and 2013, he earned 66 caps with Lithuania national team.
Club career
Karčemarskas was born in Alytus.
In Jan ...
*
Mindaugas Kalonas
*
Vytautas Karvelis
*
Donatas Kazlauskas
Donatas Kazlauskas (born 31 March 1994) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FK Žalgiris and Lithuania national team.
Club career
On 6 January 2015, Kazlauskas joined Lechia Gdańsk on three-and-a-half year contr ...
*
Saulius Klevinskas
*
Linas Klimavičius
*
Mantas Kuklys
Mantas Kuklys (born 10 June 1987) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for Žalgiris and the Lithuania national football team as a midfielder.
Professional career
He started his professional career at FK Šiauliai (Šiauliai Club). On 26 Nov ...
* Algirdas Kulikauskas
*/
Gintaras Kvitkauskas
Gintaras Kvitkauskas (born 3 January 1967) is a retired Lithuanian international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kvitkauskas played in the Soviet Top League with FK Žalgiris Vilnius and FC Pakhtakor Tashkent. He was the third Lithuanian ...
*
Tadas Labukas
*/
Kęstutis Latoža
*
Justas Lasickas
*
Pavelas Leusas
*
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 mean ...
*
Darius Maciulevičius
*
Mindaugas Malinauskas
*/
Valdemaras Martinkėnas
*
Deivydas Matulevičius
Deivydas Matulevičius (born 8 April 1989) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a striker for I Lyga club Dainava. Matulevičius has previously played for Interas-AE Visaginas, FC Vilnius and Žalgiris Vilnius in Lithuania, Odra Wodzisław ...
*/
Romas Mažeikis
Romas Mažeikis (born 28 April 1964) is a retired Lithuanian international footballer who played as a defender for clubs in the Soviet Union, Austria and Germany.
Club career
Born in Gargždai, Mažeikis began playing professional football for ...
*
Darius Miceika
Darius Miceika (born 22 February 1983 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired professional footballer from Lithuania. He has also played for Lithuanian national team.
Club career
Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius i ...
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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 Midlot ...
*
Tomas Mikuckis
*
Gražvydas Mikulėnas
*
Valerijus Mižigurskis
*
Igoris Morinas
*/
Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
*
Sergejus Novikovas
*
Viktoras Olšanskis
*/
Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas (born 9 August 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius.
Igoris Pankratjevas coached several top Lithuanian football ...
*
Vadimas Petrenko
*
Linas Pilibaitis
*
Eimantas Poderis
Eimantas Poderis (born 13 September 1973) is a former Lithuanian football forward. He obtained a total number of 21 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring five goals. Poderis also played as a professional in Russia and Israel du ...
*
Robertas Poškus
Robertas Poškus (born 5 May 1979) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and a former player.
Career Club
In 15 years he left for Germany, played there for several years for the team of Hamburger SV. From 2002 to 2005 he appeared in ...
*
Aidas Preikšaitis
*
Arūnas Pukelevičius
*
Andrius Puotkalis
*
Ramūnas Radavičius
*
Nerijus Radžius
*
Tomas Ražanauskas
Tomas Ražanauskas (born 7 January 1976) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Lithuania national team.
He played in the position of midfielder and was also a member of the Lithuan ...
*
Robertas Ringys
*
Daniel Romanovskij
* '
Kęstutis Ruzgys
Kęstutis Ruzgys (born 15 September 1962) is a retired Lithuanian football forward who played in Soviet Union, Baltic states, Yugoslavia and Germany during his professional career.
Ruzgys was born in Klaipėda. He played with FK Žalgiris V ...
*
Darius Sanajevas
*
Dainius Saulėnas
*
Aurelijus Skarbalius
*
Andrius Skerla
Andrius Skerla (born 29 April 1977) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career in Lithuania with Žalgiris Vilnius, where his performances drew the attention of Dutch club PSV. After making on ...
*
Simonas Stankevičius
*/
Gintaras Staučė
Gintaras Staučė (born 24 December 1969) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player.
Club career
Among the other teams he played for were Spartak Moscow, Galatasaray in Turkey, and the Bundesliga's MSV Duisburg.
International ca ...
*
Artūras Steško
*
Igoris Steško
*
Ramūnas Stonkus
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Vyacheslav Sukristov
Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sukristovas (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Сукристов; Lithuanian: Viačeslavas Sukristovas; born 1 January 1961 in Vilnius) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian footballer and a current manager.
Ho ...
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Deividas Šemberas
Deividas Šemberas (born 2 August 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Šemberas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
On 13 July 2012, Šemberas moved to Alania Vladika ...
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Darvydas Šernas
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Ernestas Šetkus
Ernestas Šetkus (; born 25 May 1985) is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Hapoel Tel Aviv from Israeli Premier League. He played for the Lithuania national team.
Career Early career
Šetkus star ...
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Vaidotas Šilėnas
*
Domantas Šimkus
*
Dainius Šuliauskas
*
Andrėjus Tereškinas
*
Valdas Urbonas
*
Simonas Urbys
*
Karolis Uzėla
*
Raimondas Vainoras
Raimondas Vainoras (born 16 July 1965) is a Lithuanian football defender, who last played for Auda Riga in Latvia during his professional career. He obtained 44 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring no goals. Vainoras also pla ...
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Egidijus Vaitkūnas
*
Nerijus Valskis
*
Nerijus Vasiliauskas
*
Andrius Velička
Andrius Velička (born 5 April 1979) is a Lithuanian retired professional association footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Russia, Kazakhstan, Scotland, England, Norway and Azerbaijan in addition to his homeland. He also played for t ...
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Donatas Vencevičius
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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 ...
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Raimondas Vilėniškis
*
Armantas Vitkauskas
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Modestas Vorobjovas
*
Ričardas Zdančius
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Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
*
Irmantas Zelmikas
*
Marius Žaliūkas
*
Tomas Žiukas
*
Artūras Žulpa
*
Audrius Žuta
*
Darius Žutautas
*
Tomas Žvirgždauskas
;Africa
*
Mahamane Traoré
*
Ogenyi Onazi
*
Djibril Diaw
*
Mamadou Mbodj
Pape Mamadou Mbodj (born 12 March 1993) is a Senegalese football defender who plays for Ordabasy.
Club career
Pape Mamadou Mbodj was born in Dakar, Senegal. He was playing with football club Dakar Sacré-Cœur until the 2014. While playing fo ...
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Serge Nyuiadzi
;Americas
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Renan Oliveira
;European Union
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Mario Grgurović
Mario Grgurović (born 2 February 1985) is a Croatian retired football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that ...
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Tomislav Kiš
*
Andro Švrljuga
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David N'Gog
David Philippe Henri Ngog (born 1 April 1989), known as David N'Gog, is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Gamma Ethniki club Panionios.
N'Gog started his career with French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He ...
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Hugo Vidémont
*
Ēriks Pelcis
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Kamil Biliński
*
Jakub Wilk
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Liviu Antal
*
Calum Elliot
*
Tomáš Malec
*
Jakub Sylvestr
;Non-EU
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Artak Yedigaryan
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Yury Kendysh
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Semir Kerla
*
Erton Fejzullahu
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Iulian Bursuc
Iulian Bursuc (born 23 September 1976) is a retired Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to t ...
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Pavel Komolov
*
Andrey Nagumanov
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Andrija Kaluđerović
Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Grafičar Beograd.
Club career
On 13 December 2003, aged 16, Kaluđerović made his senior debut for OFK Beograd under manager Stevica ...
Managerial history
![Marek Zub 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Marek_Zub_2013.jpg)
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Voldemaras Jaškevičius (1947)
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Jaroslavas Citavičius (1947–1948)
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Georgy Glazkov (1948–1951)
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Andrey Protasov (1951)
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Jurij Chodotov (1952–1953)
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Stasys Paberžis (1953–1957)
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Vytautas Saunoris (1958–1960)
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Zenonas Ganusauskas (1961–1962)
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Serafim Kholodkov (1963–1965)
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Juozas Vaškelis (1966–1967)
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Algirdas Vosylius (1968–1971)
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Serafim Kholodkov (1971–1973)
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Algirdas Klimkevičius (1974–1976)
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Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
(1 Jan 1977 – 1 May 1983)
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Algimantas Liubinskas
Algimantas Liubinskas (born 4 November 1951 in Kybartai) is a former head coach of the Lithuania national football team.
Football
At 31 years old, Liubinskas became the youngest ever coach of the Soviet Supreme League team Žalgiris Vilnius (wh ...
(1 Jan 1983 – 31 Dec 1985)
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Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
(1 April 1985 – 1 Oct 1991)
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Vytautas Jančiauskas
Vytautas (c. 135027 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great ( Lithuanian: ', be, Вітаўт, ''Vitaŭt'', pl, Witold Kiejstutowicz, ''Witold Aleksander'' or ''Witold Wielki'' Ruthenian: ''Vitovt'', Latin: ''Alexander Vitoldus'', O ...
(1991–92)
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Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the technical director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three sepa ...
(1 Oct 1992 – 30 June 1995)
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Eugenijus Riabovas (1996–2001)
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Kęstutis Latoža (2002)
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Eugenijus Riabovas (2003–2004)
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Kęstutis Latoža (2004–2005)
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Saulius Širmelis
Saulius Širmelis (born 31 May 1956) is a Lithuanian football coach.
Career
On 2 June 2017, Širmelis was appointed as the new manager of Shakhter Karagandy.
Širmelis was appointed manager of Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna
Athletic Football ...
(2005)
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Arminas Narbekovas
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years. Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was bor ...
(30 Nov 2005 – 30 Nov 2006)
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Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas (born 9 August 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius.
Igoris Pankratjevas coached several top Lithuanian football ...
(2006)
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Viatscheslav Mogilniy (2008)
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Mindaugas Čepas (2008–2009)
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Igoris Pankratjevas
Igoris Pankratjevas (born 9 August 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius.
Igoris Pankratjevas coached several top Lithuanian football ...
(1 Jul 2009 – 31 Dec 2010)
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Vitalijus Stankevičius (1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011)
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Damir Petravić (4 Jan 2012 – 8 Aug 2012)
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Marek Zub (8 Aug 2012 – Dec 2014)
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Valdas Dambrauskas (17 Dec 2014 – 23 Oct 2017)
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Aleksandr Brazevich
Aleksandr Brazevich ( be, Аляксандр Бразевіч; russian: Александр Бразевич; born 1 June 1973) is a Belarusian football manager and former player.
Career
Brazevich retired from playing career at the age of 21 aft ...
(24 Oct 2017 – 24 Nov 2017)
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Aurelijus Skarbalius (27 Nov 2017 – 22 Jun 2018)
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Valdas Urbonas (23 Jun 2018 – 2 Feb 2019)
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Marek Zub (13 Feb 2019 – 15 July 2019)
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João Luís Martins (15 July 2019 – 27 November 2019)
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Alyaksey Baha (19 January 2020 – 21 December 2020)
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Vladimir Cheburin (11 January 2021 – )
References
External links
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1947 establishments in Lithuania
Soviet Top League clubs
Sport in Vilnius
Phoenix clubs (association football)