FK Ekranas
ClubnamePanevėžio Ekranas
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FullnameFootball Club Ekranas
Founded1964 (age 62)
2020 (age 6)
Dissolved2015 (age 11)
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ChairmanTomas Malinauskas
ManagerDarius Maciulevičius
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Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the Lithuanian city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian football. However, at the end of 2014 season the club ran into financial difficulties, failed to meet admission criteria to A Lyga for the 2015 season and was subsequently declared bankrupt. A new club FK Panevėžys was formed to represent the city of Panevėžys, which managed to pass licensing criteria for the 2015 I Lyga season. FK Ekranas was declared bankrupt in 2016.[2] In 2020 FK Ekranas was restored. They're currently at the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football.

FK Ekranas won Lithuanian championships in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

On 5 November 2004, before the A Lyga champion-deciding match against FBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the top division by the National Football Club Association (NFKA) for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.

In August 2006 FK Ekranas won the first Baltic Champion's Cup tournament in Liepāja after beating Estonian champions TVMK Tallinn 6–4 and drawing with the home side Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1.

In 2015, the club filed for bankruptcy and was dissolved following the unsuccessful attempts to save the team.[3]

Honours

Participation in Lithuanian Championships

YearDivisionPositionYearDivisionPositionYearDivisionPosition
1991A Lyga4th 2000A Lyga4th 2010A Lyga1st
1991–92A Lyga5th 2001A Lyga4th 2011A Lyga1st
1992–93A Lyga1st 2002A Lyga3rd 2012A Lyga1st
1993–94A Lyga3rd 2003A Lyga2nd 2013A Lyga3rd
1994–95A Lyga8th 2004A Lyga2nd 2014A Lyga6th
1995–96A Lyga7th 2005A Lyga1st
1996–97A Lyga5th 2006A Lyga2nd
1997–98A Lyga3rd 2007A Lyga3rd
1998–99A Lyga4th 2008A Lyga1st
1999A Lyga5th 2009A Lyga1st

UEFA club competition results

Updated 23 July 2013
CompetitionPWDLGFGA
Champions League2053121940
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League187291736
Cup Winners Cup201145
Intertoto Cup8215712
Total48147274793
SeasonCupRndOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1993–94Champions League1QFloriana0–10–10–2
1998–99Cup Winners Cup1QApollon Limassol1–23–34–5
1999Intertoto Cup1RCeahlăul Piatra Neamț0–10–10–2
2000–01UEFA CupQLierse S.K.0–30–40–7
2001Intertoto Cup1RFC Artmedia Bratislava1–11–12–2*
2003–04UEFA CupQDebreceni VSC1–11–22–3
2004–05UEFA Cup1QF91 Dudelange1–02–13–1
2QOdd Grenland2–11–33–4
2005–06UEFA Cup1QCork City0–21–01–2
2006–07Champions League1QElbasani3–00–13–1
2QDinamo Zagreb1–42–53–9
2007–08UEFA Cup1QB36 Tórshavn3–23–16–3
2QVålerenga1–10–61–7
2008Intertoto Cup1RNarva Trans1–03–04–0
2RRosenborg1–30–41–7
2009–10Champions League2QBaku2–22–44–6
2010–11Champions League2QHJK Helsinki1–00–21–2
2011–12Champions League2QValletta1–03–24–2
3QBATE Borisov0–01–31–3
2011–12Europa LeaguePlay-OffHapoel Tel Aviv1–00–41–4
2012–13Champions League2QShamrock Rovers2–10–02–1
3QAnderlecht0–60–50–11
2012–13Europa LeaguePlay-OffSteaua București0–20–30–5
2013–14Champions League2QFimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar0–11–21–3
2014–15Europa League1QCrusaders1–21–32–5

*FC Artmedia Bratislava victory after the penalty shootout.

1Q – 1st Qualifying Round; 2Q – 2nd Qualifying Round; 1R – 1st Round; 2R – 2nd Round

Famous players

FK Ekranas players famous internationally and legends from the club or Lithuania. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ekranas.

Notable players

Managerial history

From–toNames
1964–76Algimantas Balilionis
1972–75Fulgentas Bižys
1980–89Mindaugas Kaušpėdas
1989–07Virginijus Liubšys
2007Saulius Širmelis
2007–08Darius Butkus
20 July 2008 – 30 June 2009Saulius Širmelis
2 June 2009 – 25 April 2013Valdas Urbonas
May 2013 – November 2014Valdas Dambrauskas

References

  1. ^ "FK "Ekranas" istorija" (in Lithuanian). FkEkranas.lt. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ JP (26 August 2015). "FK "Ekranas" iškelta bankroto byla". jp.lt. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "FK "Ekranas" iškelta bankroto byla" (in Lithuanian). JP.lt. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2023.