FC Džiugas Telšiai

On the 2 November 1923, sport association Džiugas was established in Telšiai. During the period between 1923–1946, the club had football, basketball, ice hockey teams and expanded to other sports of the city. In 1926, Džiugas merged with another sports club "Laimutė" and had 145 official club members. The first director of the board was S. Lukošius. On the 6 June 1927, the football team played their first game against the Lithuanian bicyclist union which finished 2:2. In 1935, 1936, and 1937, Džiugas became the champions of the Samogitia region. Other participants of the tournament were teams from Plungė, Skouodas, Tauragė and Mažeikiai. Džiugas played their first international game in 1938 against Latvian side "Olimpija" and won 2:1.

In 1946, Džiugas was attached to state-wide sports union "Žalgiris" and the team participated in lower Lithuanian SSR football divisions.

In 1992–1993 season Džiugas became the champions of the III league but in 1994, the team was dissolved and a new Telšai team "Mastis" was formed.

In 2014, the club was reestablished by the football community of Telšiai. In their first season in II lyga (3rd tier), the club won 2nd place and gained promotion to I lyga (2nd tier), and has been participating in it since.

Before the start of the 2019 season, head coach Vijūnas Vasiliauskas was replaced by retired club player Marius Šluta.[1] In 2019, Džiugas won the I Lyga,[2] and gained promotion to the A Lyga. However, the club failed to meet licensing criteria to the A Lyga, and remained in I Lyga for the 2020 season.

As of 21 February 2020[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Povilas Survila 4 DF Adomas Mika 7 FW Kipras Keliauskas 9 MF Andrius Lipskis 11 DF Nojus Bendauskis 12 GK Kęstutis Pilipavičius 13 DF Tomas Rapalavičius 14 MF Leonardo Antonio 21 MF Gvidas Šarkis

No. Position Player 23 FW Erikas Vainoras 24 DF Kostyantyn Shults 27 MF Domantas Šluta 29 DF Davydas Arlauskis (captain) 33 MF Vilius Butkus 44 DF Karolis Ragelskis 55 MF Arnas Kaveckis 80 MF Ronaldas Misiūnas 88 MF Edvinas Sirutavičius 92 MF Rokas Lazdinauskas MF Martynas Vasiliauskas MF Yudai Koike [11] MF Rokas Stanulevičius [12] DF Giordano Muller Piffero [13]

• Official club site
• lietuvosfutbolas.lt
• I Lyga website
• Futbolinis.lt