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 Russia Konstantin Sarsania
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.

Season-by-season

Lithuania Lithuania
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Goals P Top Scorer Cup Europe
1991 1st 7 14 5 4 5 15–14 14

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 Mindaugas Malinauskas
6 Lithuania MF Andrius Bartkus
7 Russia FW Maksim Maksimov
8 Lithuania MF Rokas Petrikas
10 Lithuania MF Audrius Jurgelevičius
14 Lithuania MF Skirmantas Rakauskas
15 Lithuania DF Erlandas Juška
17 Lithuania DF Markas Beneta
18 Lithuania DF Andrius Jokšas
20 Lithuania MF Dovydas Norvilas
21 Lithuania FW Lukas Baranauskas
22 Lithuania MF Simonas Urbys
23 Lithuania DF Rolandas Baravykas
No. Position Player
25 Russia DF Aleksei Epifanov
28 Lithuania DF Justas Raziūnas
29 Lithuania FW Artur Skuratovič
30 Lithuania DF Kazimieras Gnedojus
31 Lithuania GK Marius Adamonis
32 Lithuania MF Robertas Vėževičius
33 Lithuania DF Marius Kazlauskas
35 Lithuania DF Edgaras Žarskis
41 Lithuania DF Aleksander Bushmin
74 Lithuania MF Ovidijus Verbickas
77 Lithuania MF Gerardas Žukauskas
88 Lithuania MF Dominykas Galkevičius
95 Lithuania MF Julius Kasparavičius

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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