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 | 2000 | ||
| Chairman | Rimantas Mikalauskas[1] | ||
| Manager | Tomas Tamošauskas | ||
| League | A Lyga | ||
| 2019 | I Lyga, 2nd (promotion play-off) | ||
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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 1966–1990, the club was in the Soviet Lithuanian football championship.
From 1990, they played in the Lithuanian championship. Form 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.[2] 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.
Achievements
- Lithuanian Cup:
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014, 2019.
Recent seasons
| Season | Level | League | Place | Web | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3. | II lyga (West) | 3. | [3] | |
| 2005 | 3. | II lyga (West) | 5. | [4] |  Promoted to Pirma lyga
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| 2006 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 12. | [5] | |
| 2007 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 6. | [6] | |
| 2008 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4. | [7] | Promoted to A lyga
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| 2009 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [8] | |
| 2010 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [9] | |
| 2011 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [10] | |
| 2012 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [11] | |
| 2013 | 1. | A lyga | 6. | [12] | |
| 2014 | 1. | A lyga | 9. | [13] |  Relegated Pirma lyga
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| 2015 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 3. | [14] | |
| 2016 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 6. | [15] | |
| 2017 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2. | [16] | |
| 2018 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 3. | [17] | |
| 2019 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2. | [18] | Promotion A lyga
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| 2020 | 1. | A lyga | . |
UEFA club competition record
Source: uefa.com
Last updated: 11 July 2014
| Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Qarabağ FK
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0–4 | 0–3 | 0–7 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Sligo Rovers FC
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0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
Current squad
- As of 3 March 2020
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 evoliution
- Kits at home: orange kits, shorts and socks with darkblue signs.
       2007
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 2011
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 2018
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 2019
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- Away kits: dark blue kits, shorts and socks with orange signs.
2007
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 2011
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2018
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 2019
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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 (Dec 16, 2009 – Jan 1, 2012)
- Vaidas Žutautas (Jan 6, 2012–2013)
- Vaidas Žutautas (2013–2014)
Maksim Tishchenko (2014–2015)- Vaidas Žutautas (2015–2016)
- Tomas Tamošauskas[19] (2017–)
References
- ^ http://www.fkbanga.lt/kontaktai
- ^ "A lygoje "Kauno", "Atlanto", ir "Žalgirio" nebus" (in Lithuanian). www.futbolas.lt. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ http://almis.sritis.lt/ltu04lyga2w.html
- ^ http://almis.sritis.lt/ltu05lyga2w.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito06.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito07.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito08.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito09.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2010.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2011.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2012.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2013.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2014.html#alyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2015.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2016.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2017.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2018.html#1lyga
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2019.html#1lyga
- ^ "Bangos vyrų komandos naujienos" (in Lithuanian). FK Banga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)
- Pirmalyga (in Lithuanian)
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