FK Banga Gargždai
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Full name | Football Club Banga | ||
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Nickname(s) | Tigrų ekipa | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
Ground | Gargždai Stadium, Gargždai | ||
Capacity | ~2,300[1] | ||
Chairman | Rimantas Mikalauskas[2] | ||
Manager | David Afonso | ||
League | A Lyga | ||
2022 | 8th | ||
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FK Banga Gargždai is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Gargždai.
History
FK Banga was founded in 1966. During the period from 1966 to 1990, the club was in the Soviet Lithuanian football championship. From 1990, they played in the Lithuanian championship. From 1994 to 2001, they were in the top tier. After the 2001 A Lyga, they were relegated to the I Lyga.
The team earned promotion to the A Lyga, Lithuania's top football division, for the 2009 season after FBK Kaunas and Atlantas Klaipėda voluntarily withdrew their participation.[3] Banga were also members of the A Lyga from 1994 to 2000.
In the 2019 LFF I Lyga, FK Banga finished in second position and played in the relegation/promotion match with FK Palanga. Banga won the playoff, passed the licensing process, and returned to the top division after a 5-year break. In the 2020 A Lyga, FK Banga finished in 4th position.[4] It was the best result in FK Banga history in A Lyga.
Achievements
Recent seasons
Season | Level | League | Place | Web | Notes |
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2004 | 3. | II lyga (West) | 3. | [5] | |
2005 | 3. | II lyga (West) | 5. | [6] | ![]() |
2006 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 12. | [7] | |
2007 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 6. | [8] | |
2008 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4. | [9] | ![]() |
2009 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [10] | |
2010 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [11] | |
2011 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [12] | |
2012 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [13] | |
2013 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [14] | |
2014 | 1. | A lyga | 9. | [15] | ![]() |
2015 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 3. | [16] | |
2016 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 6. | [17] | |
2017 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2. | [18] | |
2018 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 3. | [19] | |
2019 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2. | [20] | ![]() |
2020 | 1. | A lyga | 4. | [21] | |
2021 | 1. | A lyga | 7. | [22] | |
2022 | 1. | A lyga | 8. | [23] | |
2023 | 1. | A lyga | . |
UEFA club competition record
Source: uefa.com
Last updated: 11 July 2014
Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Europa League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
0–4 | 0–3 | 0–7 |
2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
Current squad
- As of 19 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Kit evolution
- Kits at home: orange kits, shorts and socks with darkblue signs.
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- Away kits: dark blue kits, shorts and socks with orange signs.
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Managers
Fiodoras Finkelis (19??–77)
Leonardas Lukavičius (1990–95)
Fabio Lopez (2008)
Valdas Ivanauskas (2008–09)
Vytautas Jančiauskas (2009–10)
Arminas Narbekovas (16 December 2009 – 1 January 2012)
Vaidas Žutautas (6 January 2012–2013)
Vaidas Žutautas (2013–2014)
Maksim Tishchenko (2014–2015)
Vaidas Žutautas (2015–2016)
Tomas Tamošauskas[24] (2017 – 3 June 2021)[25][26]
David Afonso, (from 3 June 2021)[27]
References
- ^ "Stadionas – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
- ^ "Kontaktai – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
- ^ "A lygoje "Kauno", "Atlanto", ir "Žalgirio" nebus" (in Lithuanian). www.futbolas.lt. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Panevėžys – Banga | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt.
- ^ "Lithuanian 2004 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
- ^ "Lithuanian 2005 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
- ^ "Lithuania 2006". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2007". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2008". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2009". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2010". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2011". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2012". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2013". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2014". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2015". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2016". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2017". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2018". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2019". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2020". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF.
- ^ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.
- ^ "Bangos vyrų komandos naujienos" (in Lithuanian). FK Banga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ ""Banga" – lauktas sugrįžimas su tvirtu užnugariu | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
- ^ ""Banga" atsisveikino su T.Tamošausku".
- ^ ""Bangos" gretose pasikeitė vyr. Treneris | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)
- alyga.lt (in Lithuanian)
- FK Banga in Soccerway