FK Atlantas
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FK Atlantas is a Lithuania
n 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
got up 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.
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team from the port city of Klaipėda
Klaipeda
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
. 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
FK Sirijus Klaipėda
FK Sirijus Klaipėda is a defunct Lithuanian football club, playing in the Žalgiris Stadium in Klaipėda. The club won the Lithuanian Championship in 1990, and twice won the Lithuanian Football Cup: in 1988 and 1990....
got up into the club, it has had the name Atlantas, which in Lithuanian language
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
means Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Atlantas were Lithuanian champions in 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1984.
Achievements
- A LygaA LygaThe A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...
: 4
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- 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
- Lithuanian CupLithuanian football CupThe Lithuanian Football Federation Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Lithuanian football. It began in 1947 as a tournament for teams in the Lithuanian SSR not competing in the Soviet league pyramid...
: 6
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- 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 2001, 2003
Season-by-season
LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | Goals | P | Top Scorer | Cup Lithuanian football Cup The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Lithuanian football. It began in 1947 as a tournament for teams in the Lithuanian SSR not competing in the Soviet league pyramid... |
Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 1991 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 1991 are presented below. Lithuanian Football Federation organizes three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprises several zones. 1991 was a transitional year: it was decided to adopt western fall-spring model. Therefore the... |
1st | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15-14 | 14 | ||||
Current squad
European Cups History
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round |  Rapid Bucureşti |
0-4 | 0–8 |  |
| 2002-03 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round |  Kingdom of Bulgaria Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football... |
0-5 | 1–3 | |
| 2003-04 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round |  Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk |
0-2 | 1-4 | |
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
- 20032003 LFF LygaFinal tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2003 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised four regional zones....
– 5th - 20042004 LFF LygaFinal tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2004 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised four regional zones....
– 3rd - 20052005 A LygaFinal tables of Lithuanian Championship of 2005 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised three regional zones - one less than the previous season.-A Lyga:-Top scorers:*Mantas Savėnas – 27 goals*Tomas...
– 7th - 2006 – 6th
- 2007 – 6th
- 2008 – 6th