Futbolo klubas Hegelmann, commonly known as Hegelmann, is a Lithuanian football club located in Kaunas. Before January 2022, the club was named FC Hegelmann Litauen. They play in the A Lyga, the first tier of Lithuanian football.
The club was founded under the name FC Hegelmann Litauen at the beginning of 2009 by Hegelmann Transporte, a German-owned freight forwarding and logistics company. Hegelmann refers to the family name of Anton Hegelmann and Litauen means Lithuania in German. In January 2022, the club changed its logo and official name to FC Hegelmann, dropping and dropped the word Litauen.[1]
FC Hegelmann started in the lower Lithuanian divisions but reached first place in the 2018 II Lyga and got promoted to the I Lyga, the second-highest league. The club reached 7th place in 2019 LFF I Lyga. Despite this fact, the club lodged an application to play in A Lyga in 2020. The club later withdrew the application and remained in the second division. In the 2020 season, the club reached second place in the I Lyga and got promoted to the A Lyga.
In January 2021, Andrius Skerla was introduced as the new head coach, replacing Artūras Ramoška.[2] Hegelmann finished their debut season in the Lithuanian top division in fifth place.[1]
In the 2022 Lithuanian Football Cup, the club beat FK Panevėžys in the semi-finals to reach the cup final for the first time. The final was lost 1–2 after extra time against FK Žalgiris.[3] In the 2022 A Lyga season, Hegelmann Club finished in fourth place and qualified for the first qualification round for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. In the first European game in its history, the club played against Macedonian club KF Shkupi. The away game resulted in a goalless draw, but Hegelmann lost the home game 0–5 and dropped out of the competition.[4] They finished the 2023 A Lyga in fifth position.
FC Hegelmann Litauen players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.
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Futbolo klubas Hegelmann commonly known as Hegelmann is a Lithuanian football club located in Kaunas Before January 2022 the club was named FC Hegelmann Litauen They play in the A Lyga the first tier of Lithuanian football FC HegelmannFull nameFutbolo klubas Hegelmann FoundedJanuary 2009 15 years ago 2009 01 GroundLFF Kaunas Training CentreCapacity500Coordinates56 18 40 N 22 20 10 E 56 31111 N 22 33611 E 56 31111 22 33611ChairmanDainius SumauskasManagerAndrius SkerlaLeagueA Lyga2023A Lyga 5th of 10WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Recent seasons 4 Kit evolution 4 1 Colors 5 Stadium 6 Current squad 7 European record 8 Notable and famous players 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe club was founded under the name FC Hegelmann Litauen at the beginning of 2009 by Hegelmann Transporte a German owned freight forwarding and logistics company Hegelmann refers to the family name of Anton Hegelmann and Litauen means Lithuania in German In January 2022 the club changed its logo and official name to FC Hegelmann dropping and dropped the word Litauen 1 FC Hegelmann started in the lower Lithuanian divisions but reached first place in the 2018 II Lyga and got promoted to the I Lyga the second highest league The club reached 7th place in 2019 LFF I Lyga Despite this fact the club lodged an application to play in A Lyga in 2020 The club later withdrew the application and remained in the second division In the 2020 season the club reached second place in the I Lyga and got promoted to the A Lyga In January 2021 Andrius Skerla was introduced as the new head coach replacing Arturas Ramoska 2 Hegelmann finished their debut season in the Lithuanian top division in fifth place 1 In the 2022 Lithuanian Football Cup the club beat FK Panevezys in the semi finals to reach the cup final for the first time The final was lost 1 2 after extra time against FK Zalgiris 3 In the 2022 A Lyga season Hegelmann Club finished in fourth place and qualified for the first qualification round for the 2023 24 UEFA Europa Conference League In the first European game in its history the club played against Macedonian club KF Shkupi The away game resulted in a goalless draw but Hegelmann lost the home game 0 5 and dropped out of the competition 4 They finished the 2023 A Lyga in fifth position Honours editII Lyga Southern Zone Winners 1 2018Recent seasons editSeason Level Division Position Web 2016 2 Pirma lyga 10 5 2017 3 Antra lyga 6 6 2018 3 Antra lyga 1 7 2019 2 Pirma lyga 7 8 2020 2 Pirma lyga 2 9 2021 1 A lyga 5 10 2022 1 A lyga 4 11 2023 1 A lyga 5 12 2024 1 A lyga Kit evolution edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2009 2010 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2010 2017 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2018 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2019 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Since 2021 Colors edit 2012 now Hegelmann HegelmannStadium editClub play their home matches in NFA Stadium The current capacity of the stadium is 500 seats Current squad editAs of 2 March 2024 13 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp LTU Emilis Urbonas 3 DF nbsp NGA Samuel Odeyobo 4 DF nbsp BRA Douglas Cruz 5 MF nbsp LTU Domantas Antanavicius 6 DF nbsp BRA Hugo Figueiredo 7 MF nbsp LTU Matas Vareika 8 MF nbsp AUT Denis Bosnjak 9 DF nbsp LTU Klaudijus Upstas 10 MF nbsp ROU Patrick Popescu 11 FW nbsp CMR Abdel Kader Njoya 13 MF nbsp LTU Kipras Olsauskas 14 DF nbsp CMR Steve Kingue No Pos Nation Player 15 FW nbsp BRA Leo Ribeiro 16 GK nbsp LTU Vincentas Sarkauskas 20 FW nbsp LTU Lukas Jonaitis 21 MF nbsp LTU Esmilis Kausinis 22 GK nbsp LTU Arijus Brazinskas 24 MF nbsp LTU Titas Buzas 25 MF nbsp LTU Simas Gedziunas 45 MF nbsp UKR Artem Shchedryi 66 DF nbsp LTU Vilius Armalas 77 MF nbsp GEO Levan Matcharashvili 99 FW nbsp BRA Michael ThuiqueEuropean record editSeason Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg 2023 24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q nbsp Shkupi 0 5 0 0 0 5Notable and famous players editFC Hegelmann Litauen players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club Lithuania nbsp Ignas Dedura 2020 nbsp Mantas Fridrikas 2020 2022 nbsp Vilius Armanavicius 2020 2022 nbsp Augustinas Klimavicius 2022 2023 nbsp Tomas Svedkauskas 2023 References edit a b Hegelmann Litauen pakeite pavadinima alyga lt in Lithuanian 4 January 2022 Retrieved 28 November 2023 Skerla tapo Kauno klubo treneriu delfi lt in Lithuanian 2 January 2021 Retrieved 28 November 2023 Naujasis Kauno stadionas pergalingas Vilniui Zalgiris iskovojo LFF taure 15min lt in Lithuanian 16 October 2022 Retrieved 28 November 2023 Hegelmann futbolininkai garbingai atsisveikino su europine scena sportas24 lt in Lithuanian 21 July 2023 Retrieved 28 November 2023 Lithuanian 2016 LFF 1 Lyga almis sritis lt Lithuanian 2017 LFF 2 Lyga Zone South almis sritis lt Lithuanian 2018 LFF 2 Lyga Zone South almis sritis lt Lithuania 2019 RSSSF Lithuania 2020 RSSSF Lithuania 2021 RSSSF Lithuania 2022 RSSSF Lithuania 2023 RSSSF A Komanda Retrieved 16 July 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Hegelmann amp oldid 1225414631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,