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FA Šiauliai - Wikipedia

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FA Šiauliai

Full name

Football Academy of Šiauliai

Nickname(s)

šiauliečiai

Founded

1 September 2007; 17 years ago

Ground

Savivaldybė Stadium

Capacity

3,030

Chairman

Deivis Kančelskis (chief of team)

Head coach

vacant

League

A Lyga

2024

A Lyga, 7th of 10

Home colours

Away colours

Football Academy of Šiauliai or FA Šiauliai is a Lithuanian football academy from the city of Šiauliai. The team is simply known as "Šiauliai". The academy train women's and men's teams, as well as children's and underage groups in "U" type championships. The men's team currently play in A Lyga, the top tier of Lithuanian football.

History

Football Academy of Šiauliai was established in 2007, after a merger between Napolis Šiauliai and "Klevas" school of sport.^[1]

Men's team

Men's football team participates under name FA Šiauliai.

In 2010 and 2016 the team played in Šiauliai region championship of the III Lyga (4th tier).

In 2017 and 2018 team played in II Lyga (3rd tier). In 2017 the team achieved 4th position and 6th in 2018.^[2]

In 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup, FA Šiauliai lost to FK Sūduva Marijampolė 0:7 in 1/32 round.^[3]

In 2019 FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in I Lyga (2nd tier), despite the fact that they finished 6th in 2018 II Lyga. The club failed to satisfy licensing criteria, and I Lyga license was not issued.^[4] However, the club was granted an exception, the club played in 2019 LFF I Lyga and finished in 6th position.

In 2021, FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in A Lyga (Top tier) for the first time in history from next season.

Women's team

Futsal team

FA Šiauliai men's futsal team joined the top division Futsal A Lyga in 2019-2020 season.

Recent seasons

Lithuanian championship
Season	Level	League	Place	Reference
2010	4	III Lyga (Šiauliai)	9th
2016	4	III Lyga (Šiauliai)	6th
2017	3	II Lyga (West)	4th	^[5]
2018	3	II Lyga (West)	6th	^[6]
2019	2	I Lyga	6th	^[7]^[8]^[9]
2020			5th	^[10]
2021			1st	^[11]
2022	1	A Lyga	7th	^[12]
2023			3rd	^[13]
2024			7th	^[14]

Futsal A Lyga
Season	Level	League	Regular Season	Play-off
2019-2020	1.	Futsal A Lyga	4.	quarterfinal

Stadium

Savivaldybė Stadium (Municipality stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home stadium of FA Šiauliai. The stadium capacity is 4,000. The stadium is located at: S. Daukanto g. 23, Šiauliai.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25	UEFA Conference League	1QR	FCI Levadia	0–2	0−0	0–2

Notes

QR: Qualifying round

FA Šiauliai B

FA Šiauliai 'B' team is currently playing in the I Lyga (second tier).

Current squad

As of 30 July, 2024^[15]

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	LTU	Lukas Paukštė
3	DF	LTU	Vytas Gašpuitis
4	DF	LTU	Sigitas Olberkis
5	DF	LTU	Kristupas Keršys (on loan from FK Metta)
6	FW	LTU	Emilijus Jermolajev
7	MF	LTU	Justas Petravičius
8	DF	LTU	Egidijus Vaitkūnas
9	FW	LTU	Augustinas Klimavičius
10	FW	LVA	Dāvis Ikaunieks
11	MF	LTU	Deividas Šešplaukis
12	GK	LTU	Paulius Linkevicius
13	MF	LTU	Daniel Romanovskij
14	MF	LTU	Karolis Žebrauskas
17	FW	LTU	Eligijus Jankauskas
19	MF	LTU	Simonas Paulius


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	LTU	Simonas Urbys
23	DF	LTU	Rolandas Baravykas
26	MF	LTU	Vilius Jucys
28	FW	LTU	Nauris Petkevičius
29	MF	LTU	Deividas Dovydaitis
31	MF	LTU	Gabrielius Micevičius
32	MF	LTU	Gabijus Micevicius
33	MF	LTU	Domantas Šimkus
35	DF	LTU	Matas Gasiūnas
44	DF	LTU	Martynas Dapkus
61	GK	LTU	Gustas Baliutavičius
80	DF	UKR	Yevhen Yefremov
88	MF	LTU	Mantas Kuklys
99	MF	LTU	Donatas Kazlauskas

Out on loan

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
—	MF	LTU	Emilis Gasiunas (at Džiugas until 31 December 2024)

Famous players

Deividas Lunskis (2017, 2018)
Daniel Romanovskij (December 2021– 22 November 2023)

Managers

Renatas Vestartas (since 2017 till the end of 2020 season)
Mindaugas Čepas (2021–2024);^[16]

References

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^ "FA Šiauliai - Lietuvos Futbolas". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ ""Sūduva" galingai pradėjo LFF taurės turnyrą | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ "Pirmos lygos licencijavime dalyvaus vienas seniausių Lietuvos futbolo klubų". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ "Lithuanian 2017 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Lithuanian 2018 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West". Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Arkiverade kopian". Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Pirmos lygos licencijavime dalyvaus vienas seniausių Lietuvos futbolo klubų". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ "I lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas". Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Lithuania 2020". Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Lithuania 2021". Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2023.html
^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2024.html
^ "FA Šiauliai". siauliufa.lt. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ FA „Šiauliai“ ir M. Čepas pasuko skirtingais keliais

External links

Official site

v t e Clubs of the 2024 A Lyga season
Banga DFK Dainava Džiugas Hegelmann Kauno Žalgiris Panevėžys Sūduva Šiauliai TransINVEST Žalgiris

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