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Futbolo klubas Neptūnas, commonly known as Neptūnas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda.

FK Neptūnas

Full name	Futbolo klubas "Neptūnas"
Founded	2020; 2 years ago (2020)
Ground	Klaipėdos dirbtinės dangos aikštė
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Tadas Vaitkus
Manager	Valdas Trakys
League	I Lyga
2021	10th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Club was established in 2020. In January 2020 it was officially announced that Basketball Club Neptūnas aims to have a football team. The team successfully licensed and debuted in the II Lyga. With the help of 5-6 professional footballers, wished to win the II Lyga and to be promoted to the I Lyga.[1] Prerequisites for assembling a football team emerged after 2019 another club from Klaipėda FK Atlantas, who was eliminated from A Lyga and later (after season of 2020) defunct.[2]

2021 the team received a license of the I Lyga and participated in the I Lyga championship. In the final line-up the team was remained in tenth place out of fourteen participants.[3]

In December 2021 it was announced that Valdas Trakys become the new head coach.[4]

Honours

Domestic

Antra lyga:

• Runner-up: 2020

Recent seasons

Season	Level	Division	Position	Web	Cup	Notes
2020.	3.	Antra lyga (Vakarai)	2.	[5]	—	Promotion to 2021 Pirma lyga
2021.	2.	Pirma lyga	10.	[6][7]	Second round
2022.	2.	Pirma lyga	.		TBA

Kit evolution

2021 – Jako (kit manufacturer)

2020 Home

2020 Away

2020 Goalkeepers

2021 Home

2021 Away

2021 Goalkeeper

Colors

• 2020 – now.

NEPTŪNAS

NEPTŪNAS

Squad

As of 19 March 2022[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LTU Ernestas Grudys 89 GK  LTU Dovydas Komža — GK  LTU Edgaras Anaškin 2 DF  LTU Egidijus Dusevičius 4 DF  UKR Yehor Smirnov 5 DF  LTU Martynas Velyvis 14 DF  LTU Paulius Juška 18 DF  LTU Rytis Statkus 26 DF  UKR Dmytro Bondar 28 DF  LTU Gabrielius Domkus 29 DF  LTU Aleksandr Fiodorov 31 DF  LTU Jonas Latakas

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  LTU Skirmantas Rakauskas 9 MF  LTU Aurimas Raginis 13 MF  LTU Tomas Jonušas 23 MF  LTU Erikas Vainoras 33 MF  LTU Adomas Ankudinovas 42 MF  LTU Aurimas Skurdelis 77 MF  LTU Denis Matihin 90 MF  UKR Oleksandr Dovhyi 11 FW  LTU Arnas Spyčius 37 FW  UKR Pavlo Zamurenko

Notable and famous players

FK Neptūnas players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.

Lithuania

• Marius Papšys

Managers

• Donatas Navikas (January 2020 – April 2020)
• Kęstutis Ivaškevičius (April 2020 – December 2021)
• Valdas Trakys (December 2021 –)

References

External links

• Official site
• Facebook: FK Neptūnas
• lietuvosfutbolas.lt (2020 m. Antra lyga; final stage)
• lietuvosfutbolas.lt (2021 m. Pirma lyga)
• SOCCERWAY (2021 m. Pirma lyga)

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