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{{Short description|Lithuanian football club}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{more citations needed|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football club

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| image = DFK Dainava logo.png

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| fullname = Dzūkija futbolo klubas Dainava

| nickname = Alytiškiai, Dzūkai

| founded = 1935https://dzukijosveidas.lt/2024/11/13/po-pergalingo-sezono-dfk-dainava-klubas-apzvelge-visus-metus-ir-ateities-planus/https://alytausgidas.lt/naujiena/20051-legendinio-alytaus-futbolo-klubo-dainava-pradzia-1935-ieji/
2016 (last refounded)

| ground = Alytus Stadium

| capacity = 3,790

| chairman = Žydrūnas Lukošiūnas

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Mergen Orazov

| league = A Lyga

| season = 2024

| position = A Lyga, 4th of 10

| website = http://www.dfkdainava.com/

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Dzūkija Futbolo Klubas Dainava, in short, DFK Dainava, is a Lithuanian football club from Alytus. The club was established in 2016 as a phoenix club after FK Dainava Alytus was dissolved in 2014.

History

The modern DFK Dainava was established after "Auska" and "Dzūkų tankai" were merged in 2016.

In 2015, FK Auska were playing in the Pirma Lyga. In 2016 the Lithuanian Football Federation allowed the club to change its name and allowed them to play in the Pirma Lyga (second tier).

In 2016, DFK Dainava came in ninth place{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2016.html|title=Lithuania 2016|author=|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=13 December 2018}} and in 2017 they came in fourth place in the Pirma Lyga.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2017.html |title=Lithuania 2017 |website=RSSSF |access-date=13 December 2018}}

In the 2018 season, DFK Dainava were runners-up in the Pirma Lyga. In the relegation/promotion play-off match, they lost 0–3 to FK Palanga.{{cite web |url=http://dfkdainava.com/2018/10/27/a-lygos-link-dainava-namuose-mes-issuki-palangos-futbolininkams/ |title=A lygos link: "Dainava" namuose mes iššūkį "Palangos" futbolininkams – DFK Dainava |date=27 October 2018 |website=dfkdainava.com |access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flashscore.com/match/SSF1Qa0T/#match-summary |title=Dainava Alytus - Palanga 0:3 |website=www.flashscore.com |access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/pereinamosiose-rungtynese-uztikrinta-palangos-pergale/5639 |title=Pereinamosiose rungtynėse – užtikrinta "Palangos" pergalė - A Lyga - Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga |website=alyga.lt |access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymu-7RZsU6E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/ymu-7RZsU6E |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live |title=Pereinamosios rungtynės: DFK "Dainava" – "Palanga" |date=28 October 2018 |publisher=A lyga TV |access-date=13 December 2018 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On 3 November 2018, they lost the second match in Gargždai 0–2. FK Palanga won 5–0 on aggregate and saved their place in the 2019 A Lyga.{{cite web |url=https://www.flashscore.com/match/KK7TLJ8p/#match-summary |title=Palanga - Dainava Alytus 2:0 |website=flashscore.com |access-date=13 December 2018}}

DFK Dainava sought promotion to the A Lyga in the 2019 season, but were unable to get sponsorship required for the league from the municipality of Alytus. As a result, the club remained in the I Lyga.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/5489/2019-m-lff-a-lygos-sezono-licenciju-sieks-10-futbolo-klubu/ |title=2019 m. LFF A lygos sezono licencijų sieks 10 futbolo klubų |website=LFF.lt |access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://dfkdainava.com/2019/01/28/ketvirta-sezona-is-eiles-dainava-startuos-lff-ilygoje |title=Ketvirtą sezoną iš eilės "Dainava" startuos LFF I lygoje – DFK Dainava |date=28 January 2019}} They have finished 2019 LFF I Lyga in fourth position, and attempted to obtain a licence for A Lyga again in the 2020 season. The application was again declined.

In March 2021 before the start of the football season in Lithuania, DFK Dainava applied for a licence to play in the highest Lithuanian league tier of A Lyga in the 2021 season. The application was declined by the Lithuanian Football Federation as the club could not find a solution with stable finance and organise a women's football team. At the time, A Lyga had nine qualified teams who got permits and were able to compete in the league. DFK Dainava's application was granted by the Lithuanian Football Federation to play and compete in Lithuania's top-tier league as a 10th team, as DFK Dainava subsequently fixed all of the issues regarding sponsorship and stable finance. For the first time in DFK Dainava club history since re-creation in 2016,DFK Dainava was established after "Auska" and "Dzūkų tankai" merged in 2016 Alytus town will yet again have a men's football team competing in Lithuanian top-tier football league A Lyga. DFK Dainava started the season with -3 points as regulations and laws via the Lithuanian Football Federation. The first match for DFK Dainava in A Lyga was played on 6 March in Marijampolė against also newly promoted team FK Nevėžis, due to the city having a full sized indoor football ground and it is closest to Alytus.

In 2022, DFK Dainava were the league winners and were promoted to the 2023 A Lyga.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Turkmen coach Mergen Orazov was introduced on June 24, 2025. {{Cite web |last=Vitols |first=Janis |date=2025-06-24 |title=Official: DFK Dainava names Mergen Orazov as new manager - Baltic Football News |url=https://balticfootballnews.com/official-dfk-dainava-names-mergen-orazov-as-new-manager/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Vitols |first=Janis |date=2025-06-24 |title=New era begins in Alytus: Dainava claim first win of the season under coach Orazov - Baltic Football News |url=https://balticfootballnews.com/new-era-begins-in-alytus-dainava-claim-first-win-of-the-season-under-coach-orazov/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |language=en-GB}}[https://dfkdainava.com/2025/06/24/dfk-dainava-pristato-naujaji-vyriausiaji-treneri-mergen-orazov/]

Recent seasons

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! Season

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! Position

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bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2016

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 9.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2016.html |title = Lithuania 2016}}

bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2017

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 4.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2017.html |title = Lithuania 2017}}

bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2018

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#BBBBBB" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2018.html |title = Lithuania 2018}}

bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2019

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 4.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2019.html |title = Lithuania 2019}}

bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2020

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 6.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2020.html |title = Lithuania 2020}}

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| Promoted to 2022 A Lyga

bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 2021

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1.

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| A lyga

| bgcolor="#FFAAAA" style="text-align:center;"| 9.

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2021.html|title=Lithuania 2021}}

| bgcolor="#FFAAAA" style="text-align:center;"| Relegated to Pirma lyga

bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2022

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| 2.

| bgcolor="#F4DC93" style="text-align:center;"| Pirma lyga

| bgcolor="#FFFF00" style="text-align:center;"| 1.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2022.html |title = Lithuania 2022}}

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| Promoted to 2023 A Lyga

bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 2023

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1.

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| A lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 8.

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2023.html|title=Lithuania 2023|website=RSSSF}}

bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 2024

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1.

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| A lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| 4.

| https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2024.html#alyga

bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 2025

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1.

| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" style="text-align:center;"| A lyga

| bgcolor="#F5F5F5" style="text-align:center;"| .

| http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2025.html#alyga

Kit evolution

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! style="background:darkblue; width:140px; height:40px;"| DFK Dainava

! style="background:red; width:140px;"| DFK Dainava

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{{Football kit| title = 2019–2020
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Stadium

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{{main|Alytus Stadium}}

DFK Dainava plays in the Alytus Stadium. It is a multi-use stadium in Alytus, Lithuania and holds 3,790 people. The stadium was renovated in 2010.

Current squad

{{updated|17 May, 2025}}

{{fs start}}

{{fs player|no= 1|name=Volodymyr Krynskyi|nat=UKR|pos=GK}}

{{fs player|no= 3|name=Maksym Maksymenko|nat=UKR|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no= 4|name=Koen Oostenbrink|nat=NED|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no= 5|name=Nikoloz Chikovani|nat=GEO|pos=DF}} {{small|(on loan from Liepaja)}}

{{fs player|no= 6|name=Renatas Banevičius|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no= 7|name=Artem Baftalovskyi|nat=UKR|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no= 8|name=Takumi Hiruma|nat=JPN|pos=FW}}

{{fs player|no= 9|name=Davor Rakič|nat=BIH|pos=FW}}

{{fs player|no=10|name=Marko Pavlovski|nat=SRB|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=11|name=Dominykas Kodz|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=13|name=Cheikh Faye|nat=SEN|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no=14|name=Obi Jeremiah Chinonso|nat=NGR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=17|name=Denis Ževžikovas|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=23|name=Ivan Koshkosh|nat=UKR|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=24|name=Naglis Paliušis|nat=LTU|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no=26|name=Francis Mbaki|nat=COD|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=27|name=Lukas Šiaudvytis|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=28|name=Klavs Lauva|nat=LAT|pos=GK}}

{{fs player|no=29|name=Gustas Zabita|nat=LTU|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no=30|name=Oskaras Lukošiūnas|nat=LTU|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no=37|name=Krystian Okoniewski|nat=POL|pos=FW}}

{{fs player|no=70|name=Marat Krasikov|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{fs player|no=75|name=Ernestas Stočkūnas|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=77|name=Airidas Mickevičius|nat=LTU|pos=GK}}

{{fs end}}

=Out on loan=

{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no=|name=Emanuel Santos|nat=BRA|pos=DF|other= at Aparecidense}}

{{fs player|no=|name=Peter Ademo|nat=NGA|pos=MF|other= at Sheriff}}

{{Fs end}}

Managers

  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Ričardas Grigaliūnas (March, 2016 – June, 2016)
  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Darius Gvildys (June, 2016 – end of 2017)
  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Donatas Vencevičius (January, 2018 – end of 2018)
  • {{Flagicon|NOR}} Kim Rønningstad (2019){{cite web |url=http://dfkdainava.com/2019/02/07/dfk-dainava-treniruos-norvegas-k-ronningstad |title = DFK "Dainavą" treniruos norvegas K. Rønningstad – DFK Dainava|date = 7 February 2019}}
  • {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Hass (2020)
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Mazzone (August, 2020) {{Cite web|url=https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/419128/dainavos-naujuoju-treneriu-paskirtas-italas-f-mazzone|title = "Dainavos" naujuoju treneriu paskirtas italas F.Mazzone}}
  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Tomas Ražanauskas (April, 2021){{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/dainavos-vaira-pereme-t-razanauskas/7042|title="Dainavos" vairą perėmė T. Ražanauskas | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}}
  • {{flagicon|POR}} Matthew Silva (February, 2022 – May 2022){{Cite web|url=https://alytausgidas.lt/naujiena/dfk-dainava-treniruos-portugalas|title = DFK "Dainavą" treniruos portugalas|date = 11 February 2022}}[https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/455651/treneriu-pasikeitimu-pasiutpolke-po-g-stahlio-pasitraukimo-traukiasi-ir-jonavos-bei-dainavos-strategai sportas.lt; traukiasi treneriai]
  • {{flagicon|BLR}} Sergey Kuznetsov (May 2022 – 3 May 2025){{cite web | url=https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/455651/treneriu-pasikeitimu-pasiutpolke-po-g-stahlio-pasitraukimo-traukiasi-ir-jonavos-bei-dainavos-strategai | title=Trenerių pasikeitimų pasiutpolkė – po G.Stahlio pasitraukimo traukiasi ir "Jonavos" bei "Dainavos" strategai }}
  • {{flagicon|TKM}} Mergen Orazov (24 June 2025 – nowadays)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://dfkdainava.com/}}

{{Lithuanian Premier League}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dainava, DFK}}

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