Saliutas Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club from Vilnius.

History

The club, originally called Karininkų Namai, was founded in 1945 as military officers team. In 1951 it was renamed Saliutas, but in 1952 it became Karininkų Namai again. In that year, it won the Lithuanian SSR Top League and the Lithuanian Cup (Tiesa Cup). It also played in the Soviet Cup, where it beat Burevestnik Kisinev (0:0 and 1:0), Dinamo Frunze (walkover), and in eight-final lost to FC Dynamo Moscow (1:4). In 1956, The team's name changed to Raudonoji Žvaigždė. In 1959, many former Spartakas Vilnius players had joined. In 1962, it was re-given the name Saliutas. The club left the Lithuanian SSR Championship in the middle of 1968 season, replaced by Pažanga Vilnius.

Name history

*1945 – Karininkų namai (KN Vilnius) (''English: Officers' house'') *1951 – Saliutas *1952 – Karininkų namai *1956 – Raudonoji žvaigždė (''English: Red Star'') *1962 – Saliutas

Achievements

* Lithuanian SSR Top League **Winners (3):

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, 1958–1959,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

**Runners-up (3):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, 1959–1960,

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

**Third places (1):

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

* Lithuanian Cup (Tiesa Cup): **Winners (2): 1952, 1963 **Runners-up (3): 1956, 1965, 1966

External links

Statistics – futbolinis.lt
Defunct football clubs in Lithuania Football clubs in Vilnius 1945 establishments in Lithuania 1968 disestablishments in Lithuania Association football clubs established in 1945 Association football clubs disestablished in 1968 {{Lithuania-footyclub-stub