FK Banga Gargždai

FK Banga Gargždai is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Gargždai.

FK Banga Gargždai
Full nameFootball Club Banga
Nickname(s)Tigrų ekipa
Founded1966
GroundGargždai Stadium, Gargždai
Capacity~2,300[1]
ChairmanRimantas Mikalauskas[2]
ManagerDavid Afonso
LeagueA Lyga
20228th

History

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

Recent seasons
Season Level League Place Web Notes
2004 3. II lyga (West) 3. [5]
2005 3. II lyga (West) 5. [6] Increase Promoted to Pirma lyga
2006 2. Pirma lyga 12. [7]
2007 2. Pirma lyga 6. [8]
2008 2. Pirma lyga 4. [9] Increase Promoted to A lyga
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] Decrease Relegated to Pirma lyga
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] Increase Promotion to A lyga
2020 1. A lyga 4. [21]
2021 1. A lyga 7. [22]
2022 1. A lyga 8. [23]
2023 1. A lyga .

UEFA club competition record

Source: uefa.com
Last updated: 11 July 2014

Competition Matches WDLGFGA
UEFA Europa League 4 013011
Total 4 013011

Matches
Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK 0–4 0–3 0–7
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers FC 0–0 0–4 0–4

Current squad
As of 19 September 2023

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 Lithuania LTU Kornelijus Smilingis
2 DF Lithuania LTU Ričardas Šveikauskas
4 DF Brazil BRA António Lara
5 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Vieira
7 MF Lithuania LTU Dovydas Norvilas
8 MF Lithuania LTU Maksim Andrejev
9 FW Lithuania LTU Darius Zubauskas
10 MF Lithuania LTU Vilius Piliukaitis (on loan from Žalgiris)
14 MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Žebrauskas
18 MF Lithuania LTU Pijus Srėbalius
19 DF Lithuania LTU Valdas Antužis
20 MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Toleikis
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Lithuania LTU Mantas Petrikas
23 MF Brazil BRA Zé Eduardo
24 DF Ukraine UKR Kostyantyn Shults
27 MF Lithuania LTU Sigitas Urbys
31 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo
32 MF Lithuania LTU Robertas Vėževičius
33 DF Lithuania LTU Justinas Januševskij
49 FW Brazil BRA Cesinha
55 GK Lithuania LTU Mantas Bertašius
77 FW Lithuania LTU Ignas Venckus
79 MF Lithuania LTU Valdas Paulauskas
88 MF Lithuania LTU Erikas Smulkys

Kit evolution
  • Kits at home: orange kits, shorts and socks with darkblue signs.
2007
2011
2018
2019
2021
  • Away kits: dark blue kits, shorts and socks with orange signs.
2007
2011
2018
2019
2021

Managers

References
  1. "Stadionas – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
  2. "Kontaktai – FK Banga". www.fkbanga.lt.
  3. "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.
  4. "Panevėžys – Banga | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt.
  5. "Lithuanian 2004 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
  6. "Lithuanian 2005 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". almis.sritis.lt.
  7. "Lithuania 2006". RSSSF.
  8. "Lithuania 2007". RSSSF.
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  10. "Lithuania 2009". RSSSF.
  11. "Lithuania 2010". RSSSF.
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  13. "Lithuania 2012". RSSSF.
  14. "Lithuania 2013". RSSSF.
  15. "Lithuania 2014". RSSSF.
  16. "Lithuania 2015". RSSSF.
  17. "Lithuania 2016". RSSSF.
  18. "Lithuania 2017". RSSSF.
  19. "Lithuania 2018". RSSSF.
  20. "Lithuania 2019". RSSSF.
  21. "Lithuania 2020". RSSSF.
  22. "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF.
  23. "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.
  24. "Bangos vyrų komandos naujienos" (in Lithuanian). FK Banga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  25. ""Banga" – lauktas sugrįžimas su tvirtu užnugariu | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  26. ""Banga" atsisveikino su T.Tamošausku".
  27. ""Bangos" gretose pasikeitė vyr. Treneris | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
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