Klub Sportowy Polonia ( lt, FK Polonija Vilnius) was a

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club based in

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. KS Polonia was formed on 18 March 1990 by Poles from Vilnius.

History

The Club was founded on March 18, 1990, under the name Poles Club of Lithuania "Polonia". The first president was Janusz Jaszczanin. The Vilnius club was added as the Lithuanian authorities forbade the sport club to cover all of Lithuania. In 1999 the club was called Ardena, and in 2000 he returned to the name Polonia. The 2010 season of fourth tier league club finished fourth. In the 2011 season, the Polish team played in the second division, which means the third level in the league pyramid. The team led by Wiktor Filipowicz took first place and promoted to Lithuanian base

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. The club was also in the Lithuanian Cup, where he reached the 1/8 finals. In the season 2012 Polonia took off in the first division, where at the end of the season she took 5th place. Lithuania Club Cup finals ended in 1/16 finals. On October 13, 2012, the team played a friendly match against

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at the invitation of the Warsaw fans. In the following season, the club was on the verge of bankruptcy. Finally, on April 9, 2014, the Polonia Vilnius football team was withdrawn from the Lithuanian First League, which is equivalent to its solution. The cause was financial problems. Name chronology: *1990-1993: ''Polonia Vilnius'' *1994: ''Polonia-Janusz Vilnius'' *1995-1998: ''Polonia Vilnius'' *1999: ''Ardena Vilnius'' *since 2000: ''Polonia Vilnius''

Honours

The club's honours: *

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(II) ** 5 th: 2012/2013 *

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 cup ...

** 1/8 finals: 2011/2012

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polonia Vilnius Defunct football clubs in Lithuania 2014 disestablishments in Lithuania Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 KS Polonia Vilnius 1990 establishments in Lithuania Diaspora sports clubs Polish association football clubs in Lithuania