FK Utenos Utenis

FK Utenos Utenis
Full nameViešoji įstaiga „Utenos Utenis“
Founded2013
GroundUtenis Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMarius Treimakas[1]
ManagerAurimas Meidus
LeagueII Lyga, B division
20247th, II Lyga, B division
Websitehttp://www.utenosutenis.lt/

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

History

The current club is the fourth iteration in the club history. Originally founded in 1933, the club went through tumultuous history of ups and downs. The predecessor of the current club FK Utenis Utena ceased to exist in 2011.

FK Utenos Utenis was founded in November 2013,[3] and played in the I Lyga. The club achieved promotion to the top tier of Lithuanian football, and spent 3 seasons in A lyga between 2015 and 2017.

Between 2022 and 2024 the club had Capelli Sport as its majority share stakeholder.[4][5] In 2022 a strategic partnership with Danish side HB Køge has been announced.[6]

Stadium

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 Utenos Utenis.

Kit

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

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

Sponsors

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

SeasonLeaguePosPWDLFAPtsCup
2014-15I Lyga3rd311876612261Third round
2015-16A Lyga6th3611916415042Quarter-finalist
2016A Lyga7th284420244716Round of 32
2017A Lyga6th338916305633Round of 32
2018I Lyga8th261259463341Round of 32
2019II Lyga11th245415277119Second round
2020II Lyga12th184113234313Round of 32
2021II Lyga14th2810810393638Round of 32
2022II Lyga11th241059494335Round of 32
2023failed to obtain participant licence-
2024II Lyga, B div.7th183114246910First round
2025II Lyga, B div.Round of 32

Current squad

Updated 2 August 2018[7][8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RUS Aleksėjus Kozlovas
31 GK  LTU Marius Paukštė
3 DF  LTU Vytautas Norkūnas
23 DF  LTU Tadas Kanapka
32 DF  LTU Emilijus Šinkūnas
33 DF  AUS Connor Fotios Kass
34 DF  LTU Mindaugas Ubeika
6 MF  LTU Arnas Bražėnas
7 MF  LTU Mantas Savėnas
10 MF  COL John Hernandez
13 MF  LTU Gabrielius Petuchovas
21 MF  LTU Arnas Borodinas
44 MF  CIV Max Cesar Sankan Bahi
5 FW  LTU Arnas Jurevičius
9 FW  LTU Kiril Levšin
17 FW  LTU Džiugas Sūnelaitis
45 FW  LTU Donatas Šėgžda

Coaches

Partnership

References

  1. ↑ "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. ↑ "VĮ Registrų centras". www.registrucentras.lt.
  4. ↑ ""Capelli Sport" – pagrindinis klubo "Utenos Utenis" dalininkas". sportas.lt.
  5. ↑ "Didžiausia "Utenos Utenio" dalininke tapo Utenos rajono savivaldybė". April 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Naujasis "Utenio" partneris – FK "Vilnius"". sportas.lt.
  7. ↑ "Apie klubą". www.utenosutenis.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "FK Utenis - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  9. ↑ "Futbolą vystys kartu su danais" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sukirto rankomis su Danijos klubu" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.