FK Jonava
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FK Jonava competes in the TOPLYGA, the top tier of Lithuanian football.
FK Jonava is a professional football club based in Jonava, Lithuania.
The club was previously known as Football Club Lietava from 1996 to 2016 before rebranding to FK Jonava.
Biography
Formation
FK Jonava, a professional Lithuanian football club, was established in 1991 under the name Azotas, named after the local Azotas fertilizer factory. The club underwent a name change in 1996 to Lietava, marking the beginning of its journey in Lithuanian football. For many years, the team competed in the second tier of the Lithuanian football championship, gradually building its reputation.
Breakthrough
The club achieved a significant milestone in 2015 when it won the I Lyga, earning promotion to the A Lyga. In their debut season in the top division in 2016, Lietava finished an impressive 5th place. The following year, in 2017, the club rebranded as FK Jonava, a name change approved by the Lithuanian Football Federation. The 2017 season proved to be the best in the club's history, as they secured 6th place in the regular season and finished 4th after the championship round.
Challenges and Recent Developments
Despite ambitious plans for the 2018 season, including the hiring of new head coach Felipe Ribeiro, FK Jonava faced difficulties that led to their relegation after finishing 8th in the A Lyga. However, the club made a comeback in 2022, successfully earning promotion back to the A Lyga, demonstrating resilience and a commitment to returning to the top tier of Lithuanian football.
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Career & Clubs
The club was founded in 1991 as Azotas (after the name of the local Azotas fertilizer factory), the name Lietava was adopted in 1996. For a number of years the club played in the second tier of the Lithuanian football championship. After successful 2015 season, Lietava won the I Lyga in 2015 and were promoted to the A lyga. The 2016 debut season in the A Lyga Lietava finished in 5th position. From the beginning of the 2017 season, Lietava changed its name to FK Jonava. On 13 February 2017 Lithuanian Football Federation approved the name change. The 2017 season was the best season for the club on record. The team took 6th place in the regular A Lyga season, and finished in the 4th position after the championship round. For 2018 season club management had ambitious plans. On 11 January 2018, Felipe Ribeiro from Portugal started in a position of the new head coach. But the club ran into problems and on 15 May 2018, the coach was let go. Soon the head coach changed again. The third coach in one season could not save the team from relegation. After the regular season the team took 8th position and ended its spell in the A lyga. In 2022 was promoted to A Lyga.
1991 – Azotas 1994 – Achema-Lietava 1996 – Lietava 2017 – Jonava
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professional Lithuanian association football club from Jonava
Football Club Jonava, previously (1996–2016) known as Football Club Lietava, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Jonava. The club gained promotion to the A lyga as champions of the I Lyga in 2015, but were relegated from A Lyga in 2018.
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