FK Atlantas

FK Atlantas
Full name Football Club Atlantas
Founded 1962 (1962)
Ground Central Stadium of Klaipėda
Ground Capacity 4,428
Chairman Lithuania Romualdas Jonaitis
Manager Lithuania Igoris Pankratjevas
League A Lyga
2016 4th
Website Club website

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


Domestic

Lithuania Lithuanian Championship:

  • Runners-up - 3
2001, 2002, 2013
  • 3rd place - 5
1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015
  • Winners - 2
2001, 2003
  • Finalists - 2
2004, 2014–15

Soviet Union Soviet Championship::

  • Champions - 4
1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
  • Winners - 2
1964, 1985
  • Winners - 4
1977, 1981, 1983, 1986

Other Tournaments

  • 3rd place - 1
2003

Stadium

Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas

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.

Supporters

FK Atlantas supporters are called Vakarų Frontas. FK Atlantas supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Žalgiris Vilnius.

Crest and colours

The crest features a yellow seahorse with a football on the background. In the middle of the crest there is a 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 used 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 Andrey Panyukov
2016 1st 4 33 16 8 9 42–32 Maksim Maksimov

Current squad

As of 24 June 2017[2]

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 Deividas Mikelionis (on loan from Kauno Žalgiris)
3 Lithuania DF Vytas Gašpuitis
4 Lithuania DF Robertas Freidgeimas
5 Bulgaria DF Nemanja Ivanov
6 Lithuania DF Andrius Bartkus (Captain)
7 Ukraine FW Yuriy Vereshchak
8 Lithuania MF Skirmantas Rakauskas
9 Lithuania MF Donatas Kazlauskas
10 Lithuania MF Rokas Gedminas
11 Lithuania MF Domantas Šimkus
14 Belarus MF Mikhail Kolyadko
15 Lithuania DF Deividas Šiuša
17 Lithuania DF Markas Beneta
18 Belarus FW Dzmitry Mazalewski
19 Lithuania MF Rokas Filipavičius
No. Position Player
21 Lithuania MF Justas Raziūnas
22 Lithuania DF Simonas Juška
23 Australia GK Evan Alexandrow-Ridley
24 Lithuania GK Vincentas Šarkauskas
25 Lithuania DF Mantas Fridrikas
27 Moldova MF Andrei Ciofu
33 Ukraine DF Kostyantyn Shults
34 Moldova MF David Andronic
35 Lithuania DF Edgaras Žarskis
59 Belarus DF Illya Kalpachuk
73 Lithuania MF Vladislavas Kučerovas
84 Lithuania FW Tadas Labukas
99 Belarus MF Maksim Chizh (on loan from Dinamo Brest)
Lithuania MF Dovydas Virkšas
Belarus MF Dmitry German (on loan from Dinamo Brest)

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Russia GK Arkadiy Zhelnin (at Džiugas until 31 December 2017)
Lithuania FW Jonas Bičkus (at Koralas until 31 December 2017)
Lithuania MF Neilas Urba (at Koralas until 31 December 2017)
Lithuania DF Ričardas Šveikauskas (at Palanga until 31 December 2017)

Notable and famous players

Robertas Poškus 
Adebayo Akinfenwa 
Pascal Feindouno 
Edvinas Gertmonas 
Andrei Panyukov 
Linas Pilibaitis 

European Cups History

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Turkey Kocaelispor 1–0 0–1 1–1 (5–3 p)
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
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Finland HJK 0–2 1–1 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kazakhstan Kairat 0–6 1–2 1–8

Staff

Position Name
President Lithuania Romualdas Jonaitis
Director Lithuania Vacys Lekevičius
Director of Football Lithuania Arnas Lekevičius
Head Coach Lithuania Igoris Pankratjevas
Assistant Coach Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys

Managers

References

  1. ↑ ""Atlantas" stiprina vartininkų pozicijas" (in Lithuanian). FK Atlantas. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Komanda" (in Lithuanian). FK Atlantas. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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