Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys, is a Lithuanian professional football club from the city of Panevėžys. The team currently plays in TOPLYGA, the top tier of Lithuanian football.
History
The city of Panevėžys has a long history of football in Lithuania. Until 2014, the city was represented by 7-time title winners FK Ekranas. However, FK Ekranas was unable to meet the financial criteria to participate in the 2015 season and lost eligibility to participate in the A Lyga. The club was declared bankrupt. To fill the void, FK Panevėžys was established at the beginning of 2015, right before the new season started. The club made its debut in the I Lyga (second tier), finishing its first season in eighth place. In 2016, the club improved its performance and finished in fifth place.
In 2017, Panevėžys aimed to win the I Lyga and return a club from the city of Panevėžys to the A Lyga. However, the start of the season was disastrous, which resulted in the resignation of the head coach Virginijus Liubšys. Eventually, the club finished 10th in the league table. In the 2018 season under new coach Alexandru Curteian, FK Panevėžys achieved their goal of winning the I Lyga and achieved promotion to the A Lyga for the first time in history. They finished their first season in the top flight (2019 A Lyga) in 5th position.
Panevėžys reached the final of the 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup and on 24 October 2020 beat FK Sūduva on penalties to secure the trophy. In the 2021 Lithuanian Football Cup, the club reached the final again, but could not defend the title, as they lost 1–5 against FK Žalgiris.
Former Lithuania national team coach Valdas Urbonas took over the club for the 2022 season. After a successful start to the season, Panevėžys was in first place in the table after 14 matches played. After a series of weak performances, the club dropped to third place, leading to the dismissal of Urbonas in September 2022. Urbonas was replaced by Italian national Gino Lettieri. At the end of the 2023 season, Panevėžys secured first place in the league, 12 points ahead of second-place team FK Žalgiris, becoming a Lithuanian champion for the first time in history.
Kit manufacturers Kit provider Period Adidas 2015–2018 Hummel 2019–2022 Macron 2023–present
The team kit is produced by Italian company Macron. It is all-red with white details to reflect the colours of the FK Panevėžys.
Honours Lithuanian Championship: A Lyga Winners (1): 2023 3rd place (1): 2022 Lithuanian Cup Winners (2): 2020, 2025 2nd place (1): 2021 Lithuanian Supercup Winners (2): 2021, 2024
Participation in Lithuanian championships Season League Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup2015 I Lyga 8th 34 18 7 9 79 48 55 Round of 322016 5th 30 17 8 5 68 35 59 Round of 162017 10th 28 10 7 11 45 44 37 Quarterfinalist2018 1st 26 18 4 4 77 26 58 Round of 162019 A Lyga 5th 30 10 7 16 49 63 37 Quarterfinalist2020 5th 20 2 6 12 19 38 12 Winner2021 4th 36 16 12 8 55 40 60 Finalist2022 3rd 36 18 8 10 50 31 62 Semifinalist2023 1st 36 26 9 1 64 14 87 Round of 322024 8th 36 9 14 13 34 40 41 Round of 322025 6th 36 14 7 15 55 49 49 Winner
European campaigns
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg. 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Vojvodina 0–1 0–1 0−2 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–2 0–22023–24UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Milsami Orhei 2–2 1–0 3–2 2QR Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 0–1 1–22024–25UEFA Champions League 1QR HJK 3–0 1–1 4–1 2QR Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 1–3 1–7 UEFA Europa League 3QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–3 1–5 UEFA Conference League PO The New Saints 0–3 0–0 0–3 2026–27 UEFA Conference League 2QR Tobol 1–1 1–1 2–2 (2–3 p)
Notes QR: Qualifying round PO: Play-off round
Panevėžys B The Panevėžys 'B' team is currently playing in the I Lyga (second tier).
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Staff Position Name Chairman Bronius Vaitiekūnas Head coach Toni Korkeakunnas Coach Coach Dainius Gleveckas Club doctor Jonas Vinogradovas Head physio Dainius Mikšys Media Gintaras Brazdžionis
Coaches NameFromTo 2015 2017 (caretaker) 2017 2017 2018 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2024 2024 2024 2024 2026
References
External links
TOPLYGA website