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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 | ||
2023 | A Lyga, 6th of 10 | ||
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FK Banga Gargždai is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Gargždai.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Recent seasons
[edit]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 | 6. | [24] | |
2024 | 1. | A lyga | . |
UEFA club competition record
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 20 July, 2024
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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[25] (2017 – 3 June 2021)[26][27]
David Afonso, (from 3 June 2021)[28]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stadionas – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Kontaktai – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Lithuanian 2005 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Lithuania 2006". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2008". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2010". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2011". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2012". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2013". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2014". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2016". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2020". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania 2023". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ ""Banga" atsisveikino su T.Tamošausku". Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ ""Bangos" gretose pasikeitė vyr. Treneris | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)
- alyga.lt (in Lithuanian)
- FK Banga in Soccerway