This article is about the football club from Kaunas. For club's futsal team, see FK Kauno Žalgiris (futsal). For the football club from Vilnius, see FK Žalgiris.
Futbolo klubas Kauno Žalgiris (Football club Kauno Žalgiris) is a professional football club based in Kaunas, Lithuania, that competes in the A lyga, the top tier of Lithuania. The club was founded as FM Spyris Kaunas in 2004, became the football section of basketball club Žalgiris Kaunas and moved to their current stadium, the Darius and Girėnas Stadium, in 2015. After their debut season in the A Lyga, the club adopted the name FK Kauno Žalgiris in 2016.
The idea of professional club was raised by the Kaunas football school "Tauras" in 2004, when coaches of the school decided to give an opportunity for school graduates to continue their football careers professionally, this became a reality in 2005 when FM Spyris was formed. The club initially played in the LFF II league's southern division, wearing yellow and blue. On 1 May 2005, FM Spyris played their first official match, defeated 2–1 by FK Sveikata Kybartai.[3] For a single season in 2010, FM Spyris was renamed to FM Aisčiai Kaunas, the team finished as runners-up. Despite struggling to get back on top of the league, by 2013, the club had moved up to the LFF I league and enjoyed a couple of competitive seasons and were competitive in the LFF Cup.[4]
2015–present: Kauno Žalgiris
After their recent success, the club made it official that they would like to join the premier Lithuanian football league for the 2015 season, Spyris was accepted on the first check up. Before the season started it was announced that 6 new players will join the club Dzmitry Rekish, Giuseppe Palma (on loan from S.S.C. Napoli), Andrius Velička, Paulius Daukša, Klimas Gusočenko and Jevgenij Maroz. Prior to the start of the season, the club announced their cooperation with BC Žalgiris and plans of adapting the name Žalgiris. The name change would spark a controversy due to the fact another Lithuanian club FK Žalgiris Vilnius would also be competing in the league. The club from Vilnius would file a complaint under the basis of LFF regulations not allowing two teams being under the same name. On 1 March 2015, the club debuted in the A Lyga by defeating FK Klaipėdos Granitas 2–1 in Kaunas as FK Spyris Kaunas. The club's green and white kits would sport the name Žalgiris and the basketball club's logo, alongside the logo they used as FK Spyris. Spyris finished fifth in the league, also reached the Lithuanian Football Cup semi-final, but was defeated by Žalgiris Vilnius.[5] Before the start of the 2016 season, the club changed its name to FK Kauno Žalgiris, adapting the name of the namesake basketball club. Although the newly developing fan base were happy about it, the name change was shadowed by more legal issues with FK Žalgiris Vilnius, so the future of club's name was uncertain. The club started its preseason by signing a former Kaunas football school Tauras graduate Mantas Fridrikas. Later the club announced the oldest player on the team Audrius Kšanavičius was retiring, winger Jevgenij Moroz and one of the best 2015 A lyga players, Dzmitry Rekish, were leaving the club. After a brief spell of silence, the club announced the signings of three new players just before the beginning of the season who were former FK Šiauliai right back Ernestas Pilypas, Russian winger Leonid Mushnikov, who also was part of Šiauliai team from 2011 to 2013 and 2013 Lithuanian Footballer of the YearMindaugas Kalonas whose career at that time was on a downfall.
The club signed a contract with 2016 Best I Lyga manager Vitalijus Stankevičius.[6]
In 2020 season team won third place in A lyga. In 2021 season again won third place.
The club played its home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium, which has been closed down for a reconstruction in 2018. The stadium is a multi-use facility in Ąžuolynas park in the Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania. The all-seater stadium held 9,180 spectators. In 1998 it was renovated according to UEFA regulations, and in 2005 it was modernized with an installation of the biggest digital scoreboard in the Baltic states.
Currently the club uses the Kauno Žalgiris FA Stadium (until 2020 was named Sport School Tauras) from Kaunas as their stadium, after receiving a special dispensation for the Lithuanian Football Federation. The stadium has a capacity of 500.[7]
Kit
When the club was called FK Spyris, they wore yellow/blue (Yellow kits, blue shorts and blue socks).
Since 2015, FK Žalgiris Kaunas's colours have been green and white. The kit is a green and white jersey, and the shorts and socks is a variation of green and white.
The Goalkeeper's kits were brown with black shorts and socks in the 2018 season. Currently, in the 2020 season, the goalkeeper's jersey is in blue.
FK Kauno Žalgiris is using the same logo as BC Žalgiris. The logo design is a green and white shield with the sign "BC Žalgiris", a basketball, and the letter "Ž". The club's name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris (Battle of Grunwald) (The meanings of Žalgiris and Grunwald are both "green grove").
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External links
Official website(in Lithuanian)
Facebook Kauno Žalgiris official page
Kauno Žalgiris page (lietuvosfutbolas.lt)
March 15, 2023
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This article is about the football club from Kaunas For club s futsal team see FK Kauno Zalgiris futsal For the football club from Vilnius see FK Zalgiris This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources FK Kauno Zalgiris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Futbolo klubas Kauno Zalgiris Football club Kauno Zalgiris is a professional football club based in Kaunas Lithuania that competes in the A lyga the top tier of Lithuania The club was founded as FM Spyris Kaunas in 2004 became the football section of basketball club Zalgiris Kaunas and moved to their current stadium the Darius and Girenas Stadium in 2015 After their debut season in the A Lyga the club adopted the name FK Kauno Zalgiris in 2016 Kauno ZalgirisFull nameFutbolo klubas Kauno ZalgirisNickname s Zaliai Balti The Green Whites Founded2004 as FM SpyrisGroundDarius and Girenas StadiumCapacity15 315Owner s Paulius Motiejunas 70 Mantas Kalnietis 30 1 ChairmanMantas KalnietisManagerRokas Garastas 2 LeagueA Lyga2022A Lyga 2ndWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 1 1 2005 2014 Early years 1 2 2015 present Kauno Zalgiris 2 Stadium 3 Kit 3 1 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors 4 Crest 5 Honours 6 Rankings in Domestic competitions 7 European Competitions record 8 Current squad 8 1 Out on loan 9 Technical staff 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit2005 2014 Early years Edit The idea of professional club was raised by the Kaunas football school Tauras in 2004 when coaches of the school decided to give an opportunity for school graduates to continue their football careers professionally this became a reality in 2005 when FM Spyris was formed The club initially played in the LFF II league s southern division wearing yellow and blue On 1 May 2005 FM Spyris played their first official match defeated 2 1 by FK Sveikata Kybartai 3 For a single season in 2010 FM Spyris was renamed to FM Aisciai Kaunas the team finished as runners up Despite struggling to get back on top of the league by 2013 the club had moved up to the LFF I league and enjoyed a couple of competitive seasons and were competitive in the LFF Cup 4 2015 present Kauno Zalgiris Edit After their recent success the club made it official that they would like to join the premier Lithuanian football league for the 2015 season Spyris was accepted on the first check up Before the season started it was announced that 6 new players will join the club Dzmitry Rekish Giuseppe Palma on loan from S S C Napoli Andrius Velicka Paulius Dauksa Klimas Gusocenko and Jevgenij Maroz Prior to the start of the season the club announced their cooperation with BC Zalgiris and plans of adapting the name Zalgiris The name change would spark a controversy due to the fact another Lithuanian club FK Zalgiris Vilnius would also be competing in the league The club from Vilnius would file a complaint under the basis of LFF regulations not allowing two teams being under the same name On 1 March 2015 the club debuted in the A Lyga by defeating FK Klaipedos Granitas 2 1 in Kaunas as FK Spyris Kaunas The club s green and white kits would sport the name Zalgiris and the basketball club s logo alongside the logo they used as FK Spyris Spyris finished fifth in the league also reached the Lithuanian Football Cup semi final but was defeated by Zalgiris Vilnius 5 Before the start of the 2016 season the club changed its name to FK Kauno Zalgiris adapting the name of the namesake basketball club Although the newly developing fan base were happy about it the name change was shadowed by more legal issues with FK Zalgiris Vilnius so the future of club s name was uncertain The club started its preseason by signing a former Kaunas football school Tauras graduate Mantas Fridrikas Later the club announced the oldest player on the team Audrius Ksanavicius was retiring winger Jevgenij Moroz and one of the best 2015 A lyga players Dzmitry Rekish were leaving the club After a brief spell of silence the club announced the signings of three new players just before the beginning of the season who were former FK Siauliai right back Ernestas Pilypas Russian winger Leonid Mushnikov who also was part of Siauliai team from 2011 to 2013 and 2013 Lithuanian Footballer of the Year Mindaugas Kalonas whose career at that time was on a downfall The club signed a contract with 2016 Best I Lyga manager Vitalijus Stankevicius 6 In 2020 season team won third place in A lyga In 2021 season again won third place Stadium Edit Darius and Girenas Stadium Main article Darius and Girenas Stadium The club played its home matches at the Darius and Girenas Stadium which has been closed down for a reconstruction in 2018 The stadium is a multi use facility in Azuolynas park in the Zaliakalnis district of Kaunas Lithuania The all seater stadium held 9 180 spectators In 1998 it was renovated according to UEFA regulations and in 2005 it was modernized with an installation of the biggest digital scoreboard in the Baltic states Currently the club uses the Kauno Zalgiris FA Stadium until 2020 was named Sport School Tauras from Kaunas as their stadium after receiving a special dispensation for the Lithuanian Football Federation The stadium has a capacity of 500 7 Kit EditWhen the club was called FK Spyris they wore yellow blue Yellow kits blue shorts and blue socks Since 2015 FK Zalgiris Kaunas s colours have been green and white The kit is a green and white jersey and the shorts and socks is a variation of green and white The Goalkeeper s kits were brown with black shorts and socks in the 2018 season Currently in the 2020 season the goalkeeper s jersey is in blue Spyris home kit until 2015 2015 2018 home 2015 2018 away 2018 goalkeepers 2019 2021 home 2019 2021 away Since 2020 goalkeepersKit manufacturers and shirt sponsors Edit Manufacturers Joma HummelPeriod Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref2022 Hummel TOPsport 8 Crest EditFK Kauno Zalgiris is using the same logo as BC Zalgiris The logo design is a green and white shield with the sign BC Zalgiris a basketball and the letter Z The club s name commemorates the victorious Battle of Zalgiris Battle of Grunwald The meanings of Zalgiris and Grunwald are both green grove Honours EditLithuanian Championship A Lyga 1st place 0 2nd place 1 2022 3rd place 2 2020 2021 Lithuanian Cup Winners 0 Runners up 0 Lithuanian Supercup Winners 0 Runners up 1 2023Rankings in Domestic competitions EditSeason League Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup2005 II Lyga 6th 26 13 3 10 44 43 422006 II Lyga 4th 18 10 4 4 35 26 312007 II Lyga 11th 26 6 7 13 40 43 252008 II Lyga 7th 22 7 6 9 29 33 272009 II Lyga 5th 20 9 4 7 39 25 312010 II Lyga 2nd 16 12 1 3 59 17 372011 II Lyga 10th 17 1 0 16 22 75 32012 II Lyga 5th 22 11 3 8 60 36 362013 I Lyga 5th 27 12 4 11 55 49 40 Round of 162014 I Lyga 4th 31 19 7 5 73 29 56 Third round2015 A Lyga 5th 36 13 6 17 47 74 45 Semi finals2016 A Lyga 8th 28 2 9 17 23 55 15 Quarter finalsRound of 322017 A Lyga 8th 28 3 6 19 19 56 15 Round of 322018 A Lyga 5th 33 11 6 16 29 41 39 Semi finals2019 A Lyga 4th 33 16 5 12 54 45 53 Quarter finals2020 A Lyga 3rd 20 12 2 6 30 18 38 Quarter finals2021 A Lyga 3rd 36 18 9 9 55 39 63 Second round2022 A Lyga 2nd 36 18 9 9 55 37 63 Semi finalsEuropean Competitions record EditAs of match played 14 July 2022 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg 2019 20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Apollon Limassol 0 2 0 4 0 62020 21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bodo Glimt 1 6 2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Europa 2 0 0 0 2 02QR The New Saints 0 5 1 5 1 102022 23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Ruzomberok 0 0 0 2 0 22023 24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QRNotesQR Qualifying roundCurrent squad EditAs of 6 March 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF CUW Shermar Martina3 DF CRO Marko Pejic4 DF LTU Martynas Dapkus6 MF JPN Yuma Suwa7 MF LTU Artur Dolznikov8 MF FRA Brahim Konate9 FW LTU Nerijus Valskis10 MF LTU Gratas Sirgedas11 MF ESP Xabi Auzmendi12 GK LTU Arijus Brazinskas13 GK LTU Ignas Plukas15 MF LTU Karolis Silkaitis No Pos Nation Player16 MF NGA Abdulgafar Opeyemi17 MF AUT Srđan Spiridonovic18 DF NGA Seth Sincere20 MF GHA Michael Anaba22 GK LTU Deividas Mikelionis43 DF NED Jason Noslin70 DF FRA Rosario Latouchent77 FW GLP Florian David80 MF LTU Edvinas Kloniunas83 DF LTU Pijus Nainys88 MF NED Anton Fase93 DF LTU Edvinas Girdvainis99 DF FRA Maxime SpanoOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player25 MF NGA Oyinlola KayodeTechnical staff EditPosition NameChairman Mantas KalnietisDirector of Football Andrius VelickaHead coach Rokas Garastas 9 Assistant coach Nerijus Maciulis 10 11 Assistant coach Laimis BickauskasAssistant Coach Ignas DeduraFitness Coach Vaidas VerbickasReferences Edit Augustis Mindaugas 17 May 2022 Koncernas Zalgiris tankiame įmoniu voratinklyje ataususios Sabonio pedos Delfi in Lithuanian Retrieved 31 July 2022 R Garastas Laikas raitotis rankoves ir pradeti dirbti 90min lt 2005 m geguzes 1 d Sveikata Spyris 2 1 LFE lfe lt Football Zalgiris zalgiris lt Retrieved 8 February 2017 Pradzia A Lyga smscredit lt Retrieved 8 February 2017 Naujasis Kauno Zalgirio futbolo komandos treneris Vitalijus Stankevicius in Lithuanian FK Kauno Zalgiris 3 January 2017 Retrieved 3 January 2017 Keiciasi Kauno Zalgirio namu rungtyniu vieta in Lithuanian FK Kauno Zalgiris 21 May 2019 Retrieved 31 July 2022 Kauno Zalgiris Kit History Football Kit Archive Retrieved 2023 03 14 Kauno Zalgirio futbolo komandos trenerio poste R Garastas December 3 2019 Kauno klubas pristate atsinaujinusį treneriu staba A Lyga Auksciausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga alyga lt Kauno Zalgiris pasirengima sezonui pradejo su atsinaujinusiu treneriu stabu January 6 2020 External links EditOfficial website in Lithuanian Facebook Kauno Zalgiris official page alyga lt Kauno Zalgiris page Kauno Zalgiris page lietuvosfutbolas lt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FK Kauno Zalgiris amp oldid 1144564633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
