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Linas Klimavičius
Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for FK Panevėžys, Panevėžys and the Lithuania national football team, Lithuania national team. Career Klimavičius started his career as a teenage prodigy with FK Ekranas, Ekranas and then was promoted to the main-squad team. During 2008–2012, he played in the Ukrainian football clubs. He made a single appearance in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match for FC Dnipro against FC Metalurh Donetsk, Metalurh Donetsk on 19 October 2008. Dinamo București In January 2019, Klimavičius signed a contract with Liga I club FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București. One year later, in January 2020, he was released after 28 games played for Dinamo (27 in Liga I and one game in Cupa României). Politehnica Iasi On 12 January 2020, Klimavičius signed a contract with Liga I club FC Politehnica Iași (2010), FC Politehnica Iași. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panevėžys
Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat the population of the Panevėžys functional urban area that stretches beyond the city limits is estimated at 124,412 (as of 2022). The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys, Kalnapilio Arena, formerly known as Cido Arena, hosted the Eurobasket 2011 group matches. Panevėžys is an important cultural and economic hub in the country's northeast. Located on the banks of the Nevėžis River, the city is known for its strong industrial heritage and vibrant arts scene. Panevėžys is also considered as a gateway to the picturesque landscapes of the Aukštaitija region. The city is still known in the Jewish world for the eponymous Ponevezh Yeshiva. Name The name of the city is derived from the Lithuanian language, Lithuanian hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania National Football Team
The Lithuania national football team () represents Lithuania in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia national football team, Georgia on 27 May of that year. Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup (football), Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic states, Baltic rivals, Latvia national football team, Latvia and Estonia national football team, Estonia. Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 10 times out of 29 appearances, and only Latvia has won it more frequently. Despite this Lithuania holds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 A Lyga
The 2023 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga was the 34th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 3 March 2023 and concluded on 12 November 2023. The winners (Panevėžys) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up ( Žalgiris) and third-placed team (Šiauliai) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Džiugas) qualified for the A Lyga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team ( Riteriai) were relegated to the 2024 LFF I Lyga. Teams The league consisted of ten teams, nine of which remained from the previous season. Žalgiris entered the season as defending champions. Jonava were relegated and replaced by Dainava, returning after one year's absence. Ninth-placed Džiugas remained in A Lyga after winning the playoff against I Lyga's Neptūnas. Managers Current Managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Lithuanian Supercup
The 2017 Lithuanian Supercup ( Lithuanian: LFF Supertaurė) was the 17th edition of the Lithuanian Supercup since its establishment in 1995, the annual Lithuanian football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or league runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). It took place on 26 February 2017 at the Sportima Arena in Vilnius, and was contested between Žalgiris, the 2016 A Lyga and 2016 Lithuanian Football Cup winners, and Trakai, the 2016 A Lyga runners-up. Žalgiris were the defending champions having won the cup for four previous years. Žalgiris won the tie 1–0 with substitute Mahamane Traoré scoring the only goal of the match in 76th minute after a critical mistake by Trakai goalkeeper Ignas Plūkas. Match References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lithuanian Supercup, 2017 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Supercup
The Lithuanian Supercup () or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation and played at the beginning of the season. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently also known as the LFF TOPsport Supercup. Until 2016, if the Lithuanian championship and the Cup was won by the same team, the match was not held and the Supercup was awarded automatically to the winning team. Since 2016 the format was changed and double winners then play the league runners-up. The trophy has been contested since 1995 with four interruptions. The current holders are Panevėžys who defeated TransInvest in the 2024 Lithuanian Supercup. Sponsorship Four companies signed title sponsorship agreements after the 2016 revisions of the competition regulations. The current tournament partner is Top sport who signed a broad league partnership agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-third season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-eight teams entered the competitions, which started on 27 April and ended on 30 September. The winners qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Stumbras were the defending champions. Participants Participation in the competition is mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that NFA aren't competing for the second year in a row. Teams of lower divisions are eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup. Schedule The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows: Matches First round The following pairs were drawn on 20 April 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Saulius Mikoliūnas. Dates and venues will be confirmed after the draw. Nevėžis, Pakruojis (''I Lyga''), Babrungas, Hegelmann Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2016 Lithuanian Football Cup was the twenty-eighth season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. This season was the first time the tournament was played during a single calendar year since the regulations changed in 2007, and the final was played in September 2016. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. First round !colspan="3" align="center", 7 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 11 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 14 May Second round !colspan="3" align="center", 10 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 18 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 21 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 24 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 25 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 26 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 31 May , - !colspan="3" align="center", 1 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 3 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 4 June Round of 32 !colspan="3" align="ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup was the twenty-seventh season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. The competition started on 2 June 2015 with the matches of the first round and ended in May 2016. Žalgiris are the defending champions. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. First round The matches started on 2 June 2015 and ended on 26 June 2015. !colspan="3" align="center", 2 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 9 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 11 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 12 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 13 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 14 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 16 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 21 June , - !colspan="3" align="center", 26 June Second round !colspan="3" align="center", 11 July 2015 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 12 July 2015 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 17 July 2015 , - !colspan="3" align="cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Football Cup
The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup (), also known as Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian football cup competition contested in a knockout tournament format. The winner of the cup gains entitlement to participate in the Lithuanian Supercup as well as the UEFA Europa Conference League. Participation is mandatory for the clubs playing in A Lyga and I Lyga. Participation is voluntary for all lower division teams as long as they meet basic eligibility criteria. Club reserve and youth teams are not eligible to participate. The competition format is a single-elimination tournament. The competition was sponsored by Sharp in 2018–19, and by Hegelmann in 2020. History Interwar period The first cup tournament in Lithuania took place in 1924 and was called the "Kooperacijos taurė". It took place during the International Cooperation Day event. "Kooperacijos taurė" competition took place three times - 1924, 1925 and 1926. Other cup competitions took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 A Lyga
The 2016 A Lyga, also known as ''SMSCredit.lt A Lyga'' for sponsoring purposes was the 27th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 2 March and ended on 26 November 2016. FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius were the defending champions. Teams FK Šiauliai failed to obtain a license to play in the A Lyga and were relegated alongside FK Kruoja, which withdrew and FK Klaipedos Granitas, which was disqualified. They were replaced by FK Jonava, FK Lietava Jonava, which will make its debut at the top level. FK Spyris Kaunas changed its name to FK Kauno Žalgiris. Changes from 2015 The league reduced its number of teams from ten sides down to eight. As a consequence, each team will play every other four times, twice at home and twice away with the top six then playing an additional round against each other. Clubs and locations The following teams are competing in the 2016 championship: Stadium location Personnel and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. Due to the Polish–Lithuanian War, clubs from Vilnius did not take part in early period of the Lithuanian football competitions. Later during the period of Soviet occupation, a Lithuanian amateur top division existed, while professional players played in USSR football competitions. The Lithuanian professional top division was restored in 1990. The naming convention changed several times, but since 1999 the league is consistently referred to as A lyga. Format The league system and size have also stabilized since 1999. League size varied mostly between 8 and 10 teams, with the exceptions of 2011 A Lyga featuring 12 teams, and 2020 A Lyga record low of only 6 teams. The teams play 4 rounds in regular season. The bottom placed team is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga I
Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Liga II. The teams play 30 matches each in the regular season, before entering the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs according to their position in the regular table. Liga I was established in 1909 and commenced play for the 1909–10 Divizia A, 1909–10 campaign, being currently 25th in UEFA's UEFA coefficient#League coefficient, league coefficient ranking list. It is administered by the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, also known by the acronym LPF. Before the 2006–07 Liga I, 2006–07 season, the competition was known as ''Divizia A'', but the name had to be changed following the finding that someone else had registered that trademark. The best p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
