FK Utenis Utena

Utenis Utena
Full nameFutbolo Klubas Utenos Utenis
Nickname(s)Utenis
Founded1933
GroundUtenis Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMarius Treimakas[1]
LeagueII Lyga
202114th, II Lyga
Websitehttp://www.utenosutenis.lt/
Current season

FK Utenis Utena is a professional football club, based in Utena, Lithuania. The club plays its home matches at the Utenis Stadium (capacity 3,000).[2]

In 2020, FK Utenis Utena will participate in the II Lyga. As due to financial difficulties in 2019 the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in the I Lyga.

Name history

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  • 1933 – Utenis Utena
  • 1946 – Žalgiris Utena
  • 1948 – Vienybė Utena
  • 1948 – Žalgiris Utena
  • 1955 – Spartakas Utena
  • 1957 – Nemunas Utena
  • 1965 – FK Utenis Utena

History

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FK Utenis founded in 1933. In 2014. the team was refounded. In the I Lyga, they were in third position and was promoted to the A lyga.

In 2015, 2016, 2017 seasons, the club spent in the top division of Lithuania, but by the end of 2017, they had financial problems and after end of the season decided to play next season in I Lyga.

In the 2018 I Lyga, the team finished in 8th position.[3] However, due to financial difficulties the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in 2019 I Lyga and will play in 2019 II Lyga.

Stadium

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Utenis stadium

Utenis Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Utena, Lithuania. The stadium was renovated using funds from the European Union and opened on September 5, 2013. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Utenis Utena.

Kit

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From the establishment of the club, Utenis colours are blue and white, therefore the kit is blue/white variation of shirt, shorts and socks. Away kits are usually plain white or blue.

Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
2014–2015 Hummel
2016–2019 Adidas
2020–present Capelli Sport

Sponsors

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Sponsors

Lithuania Utenos Alus
Lithuania Baltijos polistirenas
Lithuania Kia
Lithuania Duventa
Lithuania Ramirent
Lithuania Perskindol
Lithuania Umaras

Kit manufacturer

United States Capelli Sport

Participation in Lithuanian championships

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Season League Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup
2014 I Lyga 3rd 31 18 7 6 61 22 61 Third round
2015 A Lyga 6th 36 11 9 16 41 50 42 Quarter-finalist
2016 A Lyga 7th 28 4 4 20 24 47 16 Round of 32
2017 A Lyga 6th 33 8 9 16 30 56 33 Round of 32
2018 I Lyga 8th 26 12 5 9 46 33 41 Round of 32
2019 II Lyga 11th 24 5 4 15 27 71 19

Current squad

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Updated 2 August 2018[4][5]

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 Russia RUS Aleksėjus Kozlovas
31 GK Lithuania LTU Marius Paukštė
3 DF Lithuania LTU Vytautas Norkūnas
23 DF Lithuania LTU Tadas Kanapka
32 DF Lithuania LTU Emilijus Šinkūnas
33 DF Australia AUS Connor Fotios Kass
34 DF Lithuania LTU Mindaugas Ubeika
6 MF Lithuania LTU Arnas Bražėnas
7 MF Lithuania LTU Mantas Savėnas
10 MF Colombia COL John Hernandez
13 MF Lithuania LTU Gabrielius Petuchovas
21 MF Lithuania LTU Arnas Borodinas
44 MF Ivory Coast CIV Max Cesar Sankan Bahi
5 FW Lithuania LTU Arnas Jurevičius
9 FW Lithuania LTU Kiril Levšin
17 FW Lithuania LTU Džiugas Sūnelaitis
45 FW Lithuania LTU Donatas Šėgžda

Staff

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Position Name
CEO Lithuania [1]
Technical Director Italy Giuseppe Cristaldi
Head of Youth Development Brazil Matheus Campos
Head coach Lithuania
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Club doctor Lithuania Audrius Žemaitis

Coaches

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Partnership

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Klubas subrendo struktūrinėms permainoms". www.utenosutenis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Lithuania - Utenis Utena - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. ^ ""Panevėžys" iškovojo LFF Pirmos lygos titulą". LFF.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Apie klubą". www.utenosutenis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "FK Utenis - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  6. ^ "Futbolą vystys kartu su danais" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Sukirto rankomis su Danijos klubu" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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