Marijampolė City, FA Suvalkija, Suvalkijos jaunimo futbolo klubo akademija (Sudovian Youth Football Academy) is a football club based in the city of

Marijampolė Marijampolė (; also known by Marijampolė#Names, several other names) is the Capital city, capital of Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The city's population stood ...

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

. In 2022 Marijampolė City merged with the second tier

I Lyga The LFF Pirma Lyga, TOPsport Pirma Lyga, or Pirma Lyga, is the second tier of professional Lithuanian football championship. Format Organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), I Lyga is contested by 16 teams, with the top team gain ...

club FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda. The merger kept Marijampolė City name.

History

* 2018 - the club was founded as a football academy by the initiative of football enthusiasts, parents and businessmen. The club have set ambitious goals to become nationally and internationally renown academy. * 2019 - the club applied for the II Lyga license and was granted one. The club took fifth place in II Lyga Southern Zone. * 2020 – obtained II Lyga license, but later abandoned plans to compete. The academy continued to work only with children and youth.

2022 season

At the beginning of 2022, Marijampolė City merged with

club FK Šilas (Futbolo klubas Šilas). FK Šilas have been having disputes over funding with Kazlų Rūda city council, and after the merger moved to

. As Marijampolė City did not have a senior team at this time, the senior team was essentially FK Šilas, rebadged to Marijampolė City. The club applied to the

Lithuanian Football Federation The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF; ) 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 national football team. It is bas ...

(LFF) with a request to change its name and logo, and the request was granted. New club name and logo came into use from the start of round 6 in the

and from the start of the first round in the Hegelmann LFF Cup.

Seasons

Current squad

References

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External links

mcity.lt

lietuvosfutbolas.lt
Football clubs in Lithuania Sport in Marijampolė Marijampolė