Football Academy of Šiauliai or FA Šiauliai is a

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academy from the city of

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

. The team is simply known as "Šiauliai". The academy train women's and men's teams, as well as children's and underage groups in "U" type championships. The men's team currently play in

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, the top tier of Lithuanian football.

History

Football Academy of Šiauliai was established in 2007, after a merger between Napolis Šiauliai and "Klevas" school of sport.

Men's team

Men's football team participates under name FA Šiauliai. In 2010 and 2016 the team played in Šiauliai region championship of the

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(4th tier). In 2017 and 2018 team played in

II Lyga Lithuanian Football Federation's II lyga, LFF II lyga is 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 o ...

(3rd tier). In 2017 the team achieved 4th position and 6th in 2018. In 2018

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, FA Šiauliai lost to

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0:7 in 1/32 round. In 2019 FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in

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(2nd tier), despite the fact that they finished 6th in 2018

. The club failed to satisfy licensing criteria, and I Lyga license was not issued. However, the club was granted an exception, the club played in

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and finished in 6th position. In 2021, FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in

(Top tier) for the first time in history from next season.

Women's team

Futsal team

FA Šiauliai men's futsal team joined the top division Futsal A Lyga in 2019-2020 season.

Recent seasons

Stadium

Savivaldybė Stadium (Municipality stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in

. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home stadium of FA Šiauliai. The stadium capacity is 4,000. The stadium is located at: S. Daukanto g. 23, Šiauliai.

European record

;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

FA Šiauliai B

FA Šiauliai 'B' team is currently playing in the

(second tier).

Current squad

Out on loan

Famous players

:''See :FA Šiauliai players''

Managers

* Renatas Vestartas (since 2017 till the end of 2020 season) * Mindaugas Čepas (2021–2024);FA „Šiauliai“ ir M. Čepas pasuko skirtingais keliais
/ref> * Dainis Kazakevičs (2024–now)

References

External links

Official site
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