FK Atlantas
Squad
Ovidijus Verbickas2014current- Aleksei Yepifanov2015current
Oleg Dmitriyev2015current- Evaldas Razulis2016current
Pascal Feindouno2016current
Krišjānis Zviedriscurrent
Maksim Maksimovcurrent- Vytas Gašpuitiscurrent
- Eugenijus Riabovas1969–1969
- Eugenijus Riabovas1970–1975
- Valdas Kasparavičius1976–1976
- Algimantas Briaunys1983–1988
- Audrius Žuta1986–1989
- Valdas Kasparavičius1987–1989
- Valdemaras Martinkėnas1987–1988
- Saulius Mikalajūnas1988–1990
- Raimondas Vainoras1989–1989
- Remigijus Pocius1989–1989
- Vadimas Petrenko1991–1992
- Audrius Žuta1995–1996
Deividas Šemberas1995–1996
Nerijus Barasa1995–1995- Raimondas Žutautas1995–1995
- Tomas Danilevičius1995–1996
- Vadimas Petrenko1995–1995
Andrius Gedgaudas1996–1998
Robertas Poškus1996–1997- Vidas Alunderis1997–1997
- Audrius Žuta1998–1999
- Vadimas Petrenko1998–1998
- Vadimas Petrenko1999–1999
- Minoru Takenaka2000–2003
- Raimondas Vainoras2000–2000
Adebayo Akinfenwa2001–2002- Andrius Gedgaudas2001–2001
- Audrius Žuta2001–2002
- Tadas Labukas2001–2002
Tomas Tamošauskas2001–2002- Algimantas Briaunys2002–2002
- Ričardas Beniušis2002–2003
- Simas Skinderis2002–2003
Tadas Gražiūnas2002–2002- Vidas Dančenka2002–2003
- Viktoras Olšanskis2002–2003
- Donatas Navikas2003–2007
- Kęstutis Ivaškevičius2003–2004
Linas Pilibaitis2004–2004- Tadas Labukas2004–2004
- Vidas Alunderis2004–2004
- Audrius Kšanavičius2005–2005
- Darius Regelskis2005–2005
- Marius Bezykornovas2005–2005
- Valdas Trakys2005–2005
- Vitali Gussev2005–2005
- Almir Sulejmanović2006–2006
- Andrius Gedgaudas2006–2006
Darius Žutautas2006–2006- Maksym Morozov2006–2006
- Valdas Trakys2006–2006
- Jalen Pokorn2007–2007
Bojan Mamić2008–2009- Donatas Navikas2008–2009
- Modestas Stonys2008–2008
- Marius Papšys2010–2010
- Karolis Laukžemis2011–2015
Edgaras Mastianica2012–2012- Edgaras Žarskis2012–2012
- Evaldas Razulis2012–2014
- Donatas Kazlauskas2013–2015
- Donatas Navikas2013–2015
- Edgaras Žarskis2013–2015
- Marius Papšys2013–2014
- Rolandas Baravykas2013–2016
- Valdas Trakys2013–2013
- Antons Jemeļins2014–2014
- Antons Jemeļins2014–2015
Edvinas Gertmonas2014–2014- Mihails Ziziļevs2014–2014
Andrei Panyukov2015–2015- Andrei Panyukov2015–2017
Dominykas Galkevičius2015–2015- Edvinas Gertmonas2015–2015
- Donatas Kazlauskas2016–2016
- David Andronic2017–2018
- Dmitry German2017–2017
- Donatas Kazlauskas2017–2018
Dzmitry Mazalewski2017–2017- Edgaras Žarskis2017–2017
- Illya Kalpachuk2017–2017
- Maksim Chizh2017–2017
- Mikhail Kolyadko2017–2018
- Bruno Lemiechevsky2018–2018
- Ivan Pecha2018–2018
- Yuriy Teterenko2018–2018
- Vytautas Lukša2019–2019
FK Atlantas was a professional football club based in the port city of Klaipėda, Lithuania.
The club competed in the TOPLYGA league during its active years.
Originally founded as Granitas in 1962, the club was reestablished as FK Atlantas in 1996 after absorbing FK Sirijus Klaipėda.
Biography
Formation
FK Atlantas, a professional football club based in Klaipėda, Lithuania, was originally established in 1962 under the name Granitas. The team served as a farm club for Granitas from 1970, competing under the name Atlantas in Lithuanian championships while retaining the Granitas name for Soviet Union competitions. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the club underwent a rebranding and was officially reestablished as FK Atlantas in 1996 following the absorption of FK Sirijus Klaipėda.
Career Highlights
Throughout its history, FK Atlantas achieved notable success in both domestic and Soviet competitions. The club was a formidable presence in the Lithuanian Championship, finishing as runners-up three times in 2001, 2002, and 2013, and securing third place on five occasions. In the Lithuanian Cup, they celebrated victory twice in 2001 and 2003, and were runners-up in 2004 and 2014-15. The club also had a successful run in the Soviet Championship, winning the Lithuanian SSR Championship four times between 1978 and 1984.
Challenges and Dissolution
Despite its rich history, FK Atlantas faced significant challenges in the late 2010s. Financial difficulties emerged in 2018, leading to a decline in performance and eventual loss of sponsorships. In December 2019, the Lithuanian Football Federation announced the club's exclusion from the A Lyga due to match-fixing scandals, resulting in a fine and relegation to II Lyga. Ultimately, FK Atlantas dissolved in 2020, marking the end of an era for the club and its supporters.
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Career & Clubs
The modern-day Atlantas was founded in 1996. During the Soviet occupation of Klaipėda, the team was known as Granitas. Atlantas was a farm club of Granitas from 1970. The name Atlantas was used in Lithuanian championships and Granitas in Soviet Union championships. During the period of Lithuanian independence from 1990, the tradition of using Granitas and Atlantas was lost, but in 1996, the team was reestablished and named Atlantas. In summer 2018, the club had financial problems because its bank accounts were suspended. The club owners considered all possibilities to save the club from dissolution. In the first half of the 2018 A Lyga, the club was in fourth position; after the summer, they failed to win any games in the championship and lost their position. After 28 rounds, however, they were in sixth position and could play in the final stage of the championship. The 29th round was a loss to FC Stumbras 0–6. In January 2019, it was reported that the club lost its sponsorships from businesses and the City of Klaipėda, meaning the club would soon become defunct. In February 2019, the club changed owners. The new chief was Vidas Adomaitis. On 5 December 2019, the Lithuanian Football Federation announced that two A Lyga clubs, FK Atlantas and FK Palanga, had been excluded from the A Lyga, fined €30,000 and had been relegated to II Lyga due to manipulation of match results. Five players were punished with fines and a ban from all football activity ranging from 6 to 12…
1962 – Granitas Klaipėda 1970 – Atlantas Klaipėda 1996 – FK Atlantas Klaipėda
- League
- TOPLYGA
Legacy
Domestic
Lithuanian Championship Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2013 Third place (5): 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015 Lithuanian Cup Winners (2): 2001, 2003 Runners-up (2): 2004, 2014–15 Soviet Championship
Lithuanian SSR Championship Champions (4): 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984 Soviet Second League Winners (2): 1964, 1985 Lithuanian SSR Cup Winners (4): 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986
Other tournaments
Turkmenistan President's Cup Third place (1): 2003
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
FK Atlantas was a Lithuanian professional football club based in the port city of Klaipėda. The club 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 means 'Atlantic Ocean'. The club dissolved in 2020.
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