FK Jonava

Football Club Jonava, previously (1996-2016) known as FK 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.

FK Jonava
Full nameFutbolo klubas Jonava
Founded1990 Azotas
GroundCentral Stadium of Jonava
Capacity1,008
ChairmanVirginijus Bulotas[1]
ManagerEisvinas Utyra[2]
LeagueI Lyga
20199th, I Lyga
WebsiteClub website

History

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.[3]

From the beginning of the 2017 season, Lietava changed its name to FK Jonava.[4] On 13 February 2017 Lithuanian Football Federation approved the name change.[5][6] 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.[7] But the club ran into problems and on 15 May 2018, the coach was let go.[8][9] Soon the head coach changed again. The third coach in one season could not save the team from relegation.[10] After the regular season the team took 8th position and ended its spell in the A lyga.

Name history
Logo of FK Lietava used until 2016
  • 1991 – Azotas
  • 1994 – Achema-Lietava
  • 1996 – Lietava
  • 2017 – Jonava

Stadium

Main article: Central Stadium of Jonava

Central Stadium of Jonava is the multi-purpose stadium in Jonava used by Lietava Jonava. The seating capacity is going to be expanded to 3,000.[11] Near the stadium is an outdoor pond, which can be used for water events.

Honours
  • I Lyga:
    • Winners(4):
      • 1992–93, 1998–99, 2012, 2015

Kit

Form 2017 season FK Jonava colours at home are light blue and white shirts with white arms. Shorts are black ans socks are white.

Away kits are usually plain blue. Shirts, shorts and socks.

Goalkeepers kit is purple colour with white signs.

2016 (home)
2016 (away kit)
2017 (home)
2017 (away kit)
2018 (GK kit)

Kit manufacturer
Kit manufacturer

Adidas

Sponsors
Sponsors

Achema
Gaschema
Transachema
Iremas
Arma

Kit manufacturer

Adidas

Seasons
Season Tier Place LFF Cup stage
1990 II (East) 4 —
1991 III (East) 3 —
1991–92 III (South) 1 —
1992–93 II 1 1/16 f.
1993–94 II 9 1/8 f.
1994–95 II 6 1/16 f.
1995–96 II 10 1/16 f.
1996–97 II 10 —
1997–98 II 4 1/16 f.
1998–99 II 1 1/16 f.
1999-00 II 7 1/8 f.
2000–01 II 5 —
2001–02 II 5 1/4 f
2002–03 II 8 1/16 f.
2003 II 11 1/8 f.
2004 II 7 —
2005 II 9 1/8 f.
2006 II 14 1/8 f.
2007 II 5 1/16 f.
2008 II 8 1/8 f.
2009 II 7 1/32 f.
2010–11 II 5 1/32 f.
2011 II 5 1/16 f.
2012 II 1 1/4 f.
2013 II 7 1/32 f.
2014 II 7 1/32 f.
2015 II 1 1/4 f.
2016 I 6 1/16 f.
2017 I 4 1/4 f.
2018 I 8 1/8 f.
2019 II 9 R2 (48 teams)

Jonava B

The Jonava B team played in II Lyga in 2018 season. However, after the main team was relegated from A Lyga, Jonava B was withdrawn from II Lyga.

Squad
As of 26 March 2019 [12]

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 Matas Daškus
33 GK Andrius Skorupskas
93 GK Romas Margelis
2 DF Arnas Paškevičius
15 DF Jonas Ulberkis
23 DF Džiugas Raudonius
14 DF Matas Voronko
55 DF Lukas Budraitis
20 MF Artūras Rocys
39 MF Gytis Vasylius
44 MF Paulius Osauskas
8 MF Lukas Sipavičius
17 MF Šarūnas Činikas
28 MF Saulius Sivolovas
25 MF Jurij Juriak
87 MF Filipp Vozdroganov
18 FW Kamran Guliyev [13]
89 FW Laurynas Stonkus
99 FW Vilius Giedraitis

Staff
Position Name
Director of football Džeraldas Rocys
Director Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head Coach Eisvinas Utyra
Coach ?
Data Analyst Tadas Vilkevičius

References
  1. IT, Reception. ""Jonavos" klubo vadovybėje – permainos". www.fkjonava.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. http://pirmalyga.inline.lt/naujiena/Vyr-trenerio-poste-debiutuojantis-EUtyra-Si-komanda-visas-mano-gyvenimas/1004
  3. "Lithuania 2016". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2018-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Patvirtinti 2017 metų A lygos sezono kontūrai". LFF.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. http://www.fklietava.lt/naujiena/1231/lff-patvirtino-nauja-lietavos-pavadinima-ir-a-lygos-tvarkarasti
  7. IT, Reception. "Naujasis FK "Jonava" vyriausiasis treneris – portugalas Filipe Ribeiro!". www.fkjonava.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. fkjonava.lt. "Rezultatais nusivylusi "Jonava" atsisveikino su treneriu Ribeiro, jį keičia Gvildys". DELFI. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. "Kur dingo futbolas Jonavoje?". www.jonavoszinios.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. "Trečią trenerį pristačiusi "Jonava" atleido du žaidėjus". 15min.lt/sportas. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. knutux@lfe.lt. "Jonavos KKSC stadionas - LFE". www.futbolinis.lt. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  12. http://pirmalyga.lt/komanda/Jonava/8
  13. http://fkjonava.lt/naujiena/?id=482

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