Futbolo klubas Hegelmann, commonly known as Hegelmann, is a Lithuanian professional football club located in Raudondvaris in Kaunas district. Before January 2022, the club was named FC Hegelmann Litauen. They play in the TOPLYGA, the first tier of Lithuanian football.
History The club was founded under the name FC Hegelmann Litauen at the beginning of 2009 by Hegelmann Transporte, a German-owned freight forwarding and logistics company. Hegelmann refers to the family name of Anton Hegelmann and Litauen means Lithuania in German. In January 2022, the club changed its logo and official name to FC Hegelmann, dropping and dropped the word Litauen.
FC Hegelmann started in the lower Lithuanian divisions but reached first place in the 2018 II Lyga and got promoted to the I Lyga, the second-highest league. The club reached 7th place in 2019 LFF I Lyga. Despite this fact, the club lodged an application to play in A Lyga in 2020. The club later withdrew the application and remained in the second division. In the 2020 season, the club reached second place in the I Lyga and got promoted to the A Lyga.
In January 2021, Andrius Skerla was introduced as the new head coach, replacing Artūras Ramoška. Hegelmann finished their debut season in the Lithuanian top division in fifth place.
In the 2022 Lithuanian Football Cup, the club beat FK Panevėžys in the semi-finals to reach the cup final for the first time. The final was lost 1–2 after extra time against FK Žalgiris. In the 2022 A Lyga season, Hegelmann Club finished in fourth place and qualified for the first qualification round for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. In the first European game in its history, the club played against Macedonian club KF Shkupi. The away game resulted in a goalless draw, but Hegelmann lost the home game 0–5 and dropped out of the competition. They finished the 2023 A Lyga in fifth position.
Honours A Lyga Runners-up (2): 2024, 2025 I Lyga Runners-up (1): 2020 II Lyga Southern Zone Winners (1): 2018
Lithuanian Cup Winners (0): Runners-up (3): 2022, 2024, 2025
Recent seasons Season Level Division Position Web 2016 2.Pirma lyga 10. 2017 3. Antra lyga 6. 2018 3. Antra lyga 1. 2019 2.Pirma lyga 7. 2020 2.Pirma lyga 2. 2021 1. A lyga 5. 2022 1. A lyga 4. 2023 1. A lyga 5. 2024 1. A lyga 2. 2025 1. A lyga 2.
Stadium Club played their home matches in NFA Stadium. The current capacity of the stadium is 500 seats.
On 22 September 2024 club made debut in new home ground Raudondvaris Stadium (Raudondvario stadionas) in Raudondvaris (Kaunas district).Turo anonsas: „Hegelmann“ varžovus priims naujuose namuose
Current squad
European record SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHome Away2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1Q Shkupi0−50−00−52025–26UEFA Conference League1Q St Patrick's Athletic0−20−10−32026–27UEFA Conference League1Q Paide Linnameeskond1−10-31-4
Managers Linas Treigys (2015) Dainius Šumauskas (2017) Vytautas Masaitis (2018–2019) Artūras Ramoška (2020) Andrius Skerla (2021–2025)A. Skerlos era FC „Hegelmann“ klube baigėsiSkerlos era „Hegelmann“ klube baigėsi Mikel Aramburu (16 January 2026– 15 Seprember 2026)https://fchegelmann.com/fc-hegelmann-ir-mikel-aramburu-erneta-baigia-bendradarbiavima/
Notable players Players who have either appeared in at least one match for their respective national teams at any time or received an individual award while at the club. Players whose names are listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Hegelmann.
Lithuania
Nauris Petkevičius (2020–2021) Klaudijus Upstas (2020–2025) Vilius Armanavičius (2020–2023, 2026–) Matijus Remeikis (2025–) Donatas Kazlauskas (2025–) Vilius Armalas (2021, 2022–2025) Lukas Paukštė (2026–) Europe
References
External links Official website TOPLYGA website