FK Ekranas
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Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the Lithuanian city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian football. However, at the end of 2014 season the club ran into financial difficulties, failed to meet admission criteria to A Lyga for the 2015 season and was subsequently declared bankrupt. A new club FK Panevėžys was formed to represent the city of Panevėžys, which managed to pass licensing criteria for the 2015 I Lyga season. FK Ekranas was declared bankrupt in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020 FK Ekranas was restored. They're currently at the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football.
FK Ekranas won Lithuanian championships in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
On 5 November 2004, before the A Lyga champion-deciding match against FBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the top division by the National Football Club Association (NFKA) for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.
In August 2006 FK Ekranas won the first Baltic Champion's Cup tournament in Liepāja after beating Estonian champions TVMK Tallinn 6–4 and drawing with the home side Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1.
In 2015, the club filed for bankruptcy and was dissolved following the unsuccessful attempts to save the team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Honours
- A Lyga
- II Lyga
- Winners (1): 2021
- Lithuanian Cup
- Lithuanian Super Cup
- Winners (4): 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up (1): 2009
- Lithuanian SSR Championship
- Winners (1): 1985
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
| Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Lyga | 4th | 2000 | A Lyga | 4th | 2010 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1991–92 | A Lyga | 5th | 2001 | A Lyga | 4th | 2011 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1992–93 | A Lyga | 1st | 2002 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2012 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1993–94 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2003 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2013 | A Lyga | 3rd | ||
| 1994–95 | A Lyga | 8th | 2004 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2014 | A Lyga | 6th | ||
| 1995–96 | A Lyga | 7th | 2005 | A Lyga | 1st | |||||
| 1996–97 | A Lyga | 5th | 2006 | A Lyga | 2nd | |||||
| 1997–98 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2007 | A Lyga | 3rd | |||||
| 1998–99 | A Lyga | 4th | 2008 | A Lyga | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | A Lyga | 5th | 2009 | A Lyga | 1st |
UEFA club competition results
- Updated 23 July 2013
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| Cup Winners Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Intertoto Cup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 93 |
*FC Artmedia Bratislava victory after the penalty shootout.
1Q – 1st Qualifying Round; 2Q – 2nd Qualifying Round; 1R – 1st Round; 2R – 2nd Round
Players
Famous players
FK Ekranas players famous internationally and legends from the club or Lithuania. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ekranas. Template:Div col
- Template:Flagicon Marius Stankevičius (1998–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Edgaras Česnauskis (2000–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Deividas Česnauskis (1997–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Saulius Mikoliūnas (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Arūnas Klimavičius (2000–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Ignas Dedura (2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Andrius Velička (2011–2012)
Notable players
- Template:Flagicon Vytautas Černiauskas
- Template:Flagicon Emilijus Zubas
- Template:Flagicon Vykintas Slivka
- Template:Flagicon Dainius Glaveckas
- Template:Flagicon Andrius Jokšas
- Template:Flagicon Vaidas Slavickas
- Template:Flagicon Irmantas Stumbrys
- Template:Flagicon Mantas Savėnas
- Template:Flagicon Edvinas Girdvainis
- Template:Flagicon Dušan Matović
- Template:Flagicon Marko Anđelković
- Template:Flagicon Dejan Đenić
- Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Susnjar
- Template:Flagicon Elivelto
- Template:Flagicon Vīts Rimkus
- Template:Flagicon Taavi Rähn
- Template:Flagicon Serghei Pogreban
- Template:Flagicon Stephen Ademolu
- Template:Flagicon Deimantas Bička
- Template:Flagicon Marius Skinderis
- Template:Flagicon Simas Skinderis
- Template:Flagicon Vaidotas Šlekys
- Template:Flagicon Dominykas Galkevicius
- Template:Flagicon Mantas Samusiovas
- Template:Flagicon Ramūnas Radavičius
Managerial history
| From–to | Names |
|---|---|
| 1964–76 | Template:Flagicon Algimantas Balilionis |
| 1972–75 | Template:Flagicon Fulgentas Bižys |
| 1980–89 | Template:Flagicon Mindaugas Kaušpėdas |
| 1989–07 | Template:Flagicon Virginijus Liubšys |
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Saulius Širmelis |
| 2007–08 | Template:Flagicon Darius Butkus |
| 20 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 | Template:Flagicon Saulius Širmelis |
| 2 June 2009 – 25 April 2013 | Template:Flagicon Valdas Urbonas |
| May 2013 – November 2014 | Template:Flagicon Valdas Dambrauskas |