FK Atlantas

FK Atlantas
Full name Football Club Atlantas
Founded 1962
Ground Central Stadium of Klaipėda
Klaipėda
Ground Capacity 5000
Chairman Lithuania Romualdas Jonaitis
Manager Japan Misuri Kawayama
League A Lyga
2015 A Lyga, 3rd
Website Club home page

FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The team currently plays on the first level of the Lithuanian football league pyramid.

The club's name has changed several times. It was established in 1962 as Granitas, and became PSK Aras in 1993. Since 1996, when FK Sirijus Klaipėda was absorbed into the club, it has had the name Atlantas, which in Lithuanian language means Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantas were Lithuanian champions in 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1984.

Name history

Honours

2001, 2002, 2013
1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015
2001, 2003
2004, 2015
1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
1985
1977, 1981, 1983, 1986

Stadium

Central Stadium of Klaipėda is a multi-purpose stadium in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by FK Atlantas competing in A Lyga. In the past the stadium had a capacity of 9,000 and now holds only 5,000.

Crest and colours

In crest features a yellow seahorse with a football on the background. In the middle of crest there is white text saying Atlantas at the top and Klaipėda in smaller text under it. The logo contained some white.

Since the beginning the club has used the colors yellow and blue on their kits.

Crest using since 2016

Kit manufacturers

Season-by-season

Lithuania Lithuania
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Goals Top Scorer Cup Europe
1999 1st 3 18 9 6 3 34-24
2000 1st 3 36 21 4 11 70-45
2001 1st 2 36 19 12 5 66-29
2002 1st 2 32 20 7 5 58-23
2003 1st 5 28 9 6 13 27-30
2004 1st 3 28 15 5 8 36-29
2005 1st 7 36 11 8 17 40-52
2006 1st 6 36 14 10 12 46-41
2007 1st 6 36 13 6 17 54-45
2008 1st 6 28 7 7 14 31-44
2009 3rd 1 20 18 2 0 101-11 Gintas Podelis
2010 2nd 7 27 9 6 12 35-33 Žilvinas Kymantas
2011 1st 11 33 3 2 28 28-121 Karolis Laukžemis
2012 1st 8 36 7 6 23 33-92 Tino Lagator
2013 1st 2 32 22 5 5 64-23 Evaldas Razulis
2014 1st 3 36 19 8 9 76-36 Evaldas Razulis
2015 1st 3 36 21 7 8 65-34 Lukas Pupšys

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Lithuania GK Povilas Valinčius
3 Mexico DF Arnulfo Matéo Saura
6 Cyprus MF Ioannis Vakouftsis
9 Lithuania MF Donatas Kazlauskas (on loan from Lechia Gdansk)
10 Yemen MF Kareef Al-Thynniyan
11 Lithuania MF Domantas Šimkus
13 Azerbaijan DF Maksim Cabraiylov
14 Jamaica MF Merkell Bramble
15 Bangladesh DF Lal Monjur
17 Mexico DF Orteo Guerra
18 Malawi DF Dinizulu Nomwa
No. Position Player
19 Guinea FW Abdoul Karim Sylla
20 Puerto Rico MF Damian del Carmen
21 Syria DF Ramadan Al- Mukhtar
22 Sweden MF Edvin Åkinsson
23 Lithuania DF Rolandas Baravykas
24 Lithuania GK Vincentas Šarkauskas
25 Ghana DF Demarai Akpou
28 Lithuania MF Lukas Pupšys
30 South Korea DF Wi Sung-Chu
70 Mexico MF Moisés Azúrro
72 Kenya FW Moses Kanani
74 Lithuania MF Ovidijus Verbickas
75 Guinea MF Mohamed Yattara
Guinea MF Pascal Feindouno

European Cups History

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R England Bradford City 1–4 1–3 2–7
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Romania Rapid Bucureşti 0–4 0–8 0–12
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–5 1–3 1–8
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–2 1–4 1–6
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Russia Spartak Moscow 1–0 0–2 1–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Wales Rhyl 3–2 1–2 4–4 (a)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Luxembourg FC Differdange 03 0–1 3–1 3–2
2Q Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–3 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 0–2 1–3 1–5

Participation in Lithuanian Championships

Staff

Position Name
President Lithuania Romualdas Jonaitis
Director of Sport Lithuania Valdas Trakys
Director Lithuania Vacys Lekevičius
Head Coach Russia Konstantin Sarsania
Assistant Coach Lithuania Rimantas Žvingilas
Assistant Coach Russia Sergej Savchenkov
Assistant Coach Russia Vladimir Tunkin
Goalkeeping Coach Russia Anton Savchenkov

Managers

  • Lithuania Algirdas Klimkevičius (19??–66)
  • Lithuania Algirdas Vosylius (1967–??)
  • Lithuania Romualdas Dambrauskas (19??–70)
  • Lithuania Henrikas Markevičius (1976–78)
  • Lithuania Fiodoras Finkelis (1978)
  • Lithuania Vladas Ulinauskas (1980)
  • Lithuania Romas Lavrinavičius (1981)
  • Lithuania Algirdas Mitigaila (1982–83)
  • Lithuania Česlovas Urbonavičius (1984–86)
  • Lithuania Vytautas Gedgaudas (1986–89)
  • Lithuania Česlovas Urbonavičius (1984)
  • Lithuania Vytautas Gedgaudas (1992 – March 95)
  • Lithuania Algirdas Mitigaila (March 1995–00)
  • Lithuania Arūnas Šuika (2000)

References

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