FK Atlantas
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| Full name | Football Club Atlantas | ||
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| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Central Stadium of Klaipėda | ||
| Capacity | 4,428 | ||
| Chairman |
 Romualdas Jonaitis | ||
| Manager |
 Konstantin Sarsania | ||
| League | A Lyga | ||
| 2015 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The team currently plays on the first level of the Lithuanian football league pyramid.
The club's name has changed several times. It was established in 1962 as Granitas, and became PSK Aras in 1993. Since 1996, when FK Sirijus Klaipėda was absorbed into the club, it has had the name Atlantas, which in Lithuanian language means Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantas were Lithuanian champions in 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1984.
Name history
- 1962 – Granitas Klaipėda
- 1970 – Atlantas Klaipėda
- 1996 – FK Atlantas Klaipėda
Honours
- A Lyga
- Runners-up :(3)
- 2001, 2002, 2013
- 3rd place :5
- 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015
- Lithuanian Cup
- Winners :(2)
- 2001, 2003
- Runners-up :(2)
- 2004, 2015
- Lithuanian SSR Championship:
- Winners :(4)
- 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
- SSR Second League Champions:
- Winners :(1)
- 1985
- Lithuanian SSR cup:
- Winners :(4)
- 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986
Stadium
Central Stadium of Klaipėda is a multi-purpose stadium in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by FK Atlantas competing in A Lyga. In the past the stadium had a capacity of 9,000 and now holds only 5,000.
Crest and colours
The crest features a yellow seahorse with a football on the background. In the middle of the crest there is a white text saying Atlantas at the top and Klaipėda in smaller text under it. The logo contained some white.
Since the beginning the club has used the colors yellow and blue on their kits.
Kit manufacturers
- 2013-present Jako
Season-by-season
- Lithuania
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Goals Top Scorer Cup Europe 1999 1st 3 18 9 6 3 34-24 2000 1st 3 36 21 4 11 70-45 2001 1st 2 36 19 12 5 66-29 2002 1st 2 32 20 7 5 58-23 2003 1st 5 28 9 6 13 27-30 2004 1st 3 28 15 5 8 36-29 2005 1st 7 36 11 8 17 40-52 2006 1st 6 36 14 10 12 46-41 2007 1st 6 36 13 6 17 54-45 2008 1st 6 28 7 7 14 31-44 2009 3rd 1 20 18 2 0 101-11 Gintas Podelis 2010 2nd 7 27 9 6 12 35-33 Žilvinas Kymantas 2011 1st 11 33 3 2 28 28-121 Karolis Laukžemis 2012 1st 8 36 7 6 23 33-92 Tino Lagator 2013 1st 2 32 22 5 5 64-23 Evaldas Razulis 2014 1st 3 36 19 8 9 76-36 Evaldas Razulis 2015 1st 3 36 21 7 8 65-34 Andrey Panyukov
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European Cups History
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate | |
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| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R |  Bradford City |
1–4 | 1–3 | 2–7 |  |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Rapid Bucureşti |
0–4 | 0–8 | 0–12 | |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Litex Lovech |
0–5 | 1–3 | 1–8 | |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Dyskobolia Grodzisk |
0–2 | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Spartak Moscow |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1Q |  Rhyl |
3–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 (a) | |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  FC Differdange 03 |
0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |  |
| 2Q |  Shakhter Karagandy |
0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Beroe Stara Zagora |
0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  HJK |
0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
Staff
| Position | Name |
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| President | Romualdas Jonaitis |
| Director of Sport | Valdas Trakys |
| Director | Vacys Lekevičius |
| Head Coach | Konstantin Sarsania |
| Assistant Coach | Rimantas Žvingilas |
| Assistant Coach | Sergej Savchenkov |
| Assistant Coach | Vladimir Tunkin |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Anton Savchenkov |
Managers
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