FK Trakai

FK Trakai

Full name	Futbolo Klubas Trakai
Nickname(s)	Riteriai (the Knights)
Founded	2005
Ground	LFF Stadium
Ground Capacity	5,400
Ground Coordinates	54°40′07″N 25°17′39″E / 54.66861°N 25.29417°E / 54.66861; 25.29417Coordinates: 54°40′07″N 25°17′39″E / 54.66861°N 25.29417°E / 54.66861; 25.29417
Chairman	Jan Nevoina
Manager	Serhiy Kovalets
League	A Lyga
2016	2nd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Trakų futbolo klubas , also known simply as FK Trakai , is a Lithuania professional football club based in Trakai. In 2014, the team were promoted to the top-level of Lithuanian football, the A Lyga; where they finished second in the 2015-16 season.

The team's colours are yellow and blue. The club plays at LFF Stadium in Vilnius (capacity 5,400).

History

2005- 2013

The club was established in 2005 in order to make conditions for leisure and sports for children, youth and society in general. In 2006 the club laid artificial coverage stadium in Trakai.^[1] In that year the team started to play in LFF III Lyga, in 2008 they also played in Sunday Football League (Lithuania), in 2010 they were admitted to LFF II Lyga, and in 2011 – already in LFF I Lyga (second-tier division in Lithuania). They were promoted to A Lyga after finishing 3rd in the LFF I Lyga. During summer time, there are organized youth camps with invitees from AC Milan.

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2014- present

Since 2014 FK Trakai plays in the Lithuania top division. In their first season they finished 4th in the A Lyga. 2015 A Lyga season Trakai began with new head coach - Valdas Urbonas, the four time A Lyga champion as coach. Team was left by some veterans and legionnaires. On 2 July 2015, FK Trakai debuted in UEFA Europa League qualification round against HB Torshavn from Faroe Islands. Trakai won in aggregate 7–1. Trakai lost in the Europa League second qualifying round to the Cyprus club Apollon Limassol. In the first leg Trakai lost 4–0. In the second leg they drew 0–0. 2015 A Lyga season Trakai became vice-champion of Lithuania and qualified to 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round. It was most successful FK Trakai season. Before 2016 A Lyga season team was left by the best 2015 season defender Linas Klimavičius, Edvardas Gaurilovas, Nikolaz Apakitze, Sergej Shevchuk, Marius Šalkauskas, Ronald Solomin and Rokas Stanulevičius. But in team stayed last season leaders Yuri Mamaev, Marius Rapalis and Deividas Česnauskis. Trakai saved the core of the team and signed contracts with few newcomers. Team signed legionnaire from Italy Mattia Broli, former Lithuania national football team player Arūnas Klimavičius and Martynas Dapkus. ^[3]

Stadium

LFF stadium's Eastern stand.

Since 2014 Trakai plays in LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium). This arena, formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, was built in 2004 and holds up 5,500 people.

After the bankrupt of FK Vėtra football club, LFF took control of the stadium.

Currently it is under construction to meet level 3 UEFA stadium status. The capacity will be extended to 8,000.

The address of the stadium: Liepkalnio 13/2, Vilnius.

Achievements

• A Lyga
  • Runners-up (1): 2015
• Lithuanian Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2016
• Lithuanian Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2016

Season by season

Sponsors

Kit

FK Trakai kits colours are yellow and black at home. Away kits are usually black and red.

Home kit

Away kit

Kit manufacturers

• 2011–14 Patrick
• 2015– Nike

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	HB Tórshavn	3–0	4–1	7–1
		2Q	Apollon Limassol	0–0	0–4	0–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Nõmme Kalju FC	2–1	1–4	3–5

Notes

• 1Q: First qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Arūnas Klimavičius 3 DF Ernestas Mininas 4 MF Modestas Vorobjovas 5 DF Andrius Kazakevičius 7 DF Deividas Česnauskis 10 FW Tadas Labukas 11 MF Oscar Dorley 13 GK Ignas Plūkas 14 MF Titas Vitukynas 15 DF Justinas Januševskij 16 GK Tymofiy Sheremeta 17 MF Povilas Malinauskas 18 FW Lukas Kochanauskas 19 DF Mantas Leonavičius

No. Position Player 21 MF Vaidas Šilėnas 22 DF Alma Wakili 23 MF Mikhaylo Shyshka 24 MF Eugen Zasavitchi 27 FW Nerijus Valskis 30 MF Rokas Masenzovas 33 DF Giorgos Pelagias 37 MF Pavel Kruk 41 MF Artem Gurenko 44 GK Arijus Skaržauskas 77 MF Alyaksandr Bychanok 79 MF Yuri Mamaev 96 FW Donatas Šėgžda

Trakai-2

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Ernestas Mininas 5 MF Andrius Kazakevičius 8 MF Aurimas Stasiulionis 11 MF Romuald Kliukoit 15 MF Justinas Januševskij 16 GK Lukas Žukauskas 18 FW Robert Voinickas 19 MF Mantas Leonavičius 30 MF Rokas Masenzovas

No. Position Player 31 DF Andius Starta 44 GK Arijus Skaržauskas 53 FW Modestas Vorobjovas 56 FW Titas Tomkevičius 58 DF Ignas Kunickas DF Mantas Adomėnas DF Benadas Juozas Arkauskas MF Povilas Malinauskas

International players

Staff

Position	Name
President	Jan Nevoina
Sporting director	Virmantas Lemežis
Director	Vytautas Jančiauskas
Manager	Serhiy Kovalets
Assistant manager	Rocco Fiammella
Assistant manager	Gintaras Rimkus

Academy

FK Trakai have they own football academy, which is closely related with AC Milan and called Talentų futbolo akademija.^[4] It was opened in 2013.^[5]

Managers

Name	Period
Edgaras Jankauskas	Feb, 2014 – Nov, 2014
Virmantas Lemežis	Nov, 2014 – Dec, 2014
Valdas Urbonas	Jan, 2015 – Jul, 2016
Albert Rybak	Jul, 2016 – Aug, 2016
Serhiy Kovalets	Aug, 2016 –

Notable players

• David Arshakyan
• Yury Kendysh
• Deividas Česnauskis
• Linas Klimavičius
• Tadas Labukas
• Vytautas Lukša
• Nerijus Valskis
• Arūnas Klimavičius

References

External links

• Official website