FBK Kaunas

{{About|the original club from Kaunas that existed until 2012|the fan-formed phoenix club|FBK Kaunas (2012)|}}

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| fullname = Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas

| nickname = Geltonai-Žali (Yellow-Greens)

| founded = 1993

| dissolved = 2012{{cite web|url=http://rekvizitai.vz.lt/m/en/company/kauno_futbolo_ir_beisbolo_klubas/|title=Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas|first=Rekvizitai.lt|last=Lithuania|work=vz.lt|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210224449/https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/en/company/kauno_futbolo_ir_beisbolo_klubas/|url-status=live}}

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Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.

History

=Banga Kaunas (1960–1993)=

The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they played its first three years in the Soviet First League. Afterwards the club decided to play in the Lithuanian SSR Championship and they did so until 1990. In that period they won two Lithuanian SSR Championship's. One in 1986 and another in 1989. When Lithuania regained independence in 1991 A Lyga was created and they played as Banga Kaunas until 1993 before the club changed its name.

=FBK Kaunas (1993–1999 and 2000–2012)=

The club changed its name in 1993 to Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas. The club had in its first years not such a great success and FBK Kaunas had to wait until 1999 before they could lift a trophy again. Club was shortly renamed to Žalgiris Kaunas after the 9th round of 1999 A Lyga, but only carried the name for the remaining of the season. From 1999 to 2008, Kaunas won 8 championships, 4 Lithuanian cups, 3 super cups and 1 Baltic league title, but in the autumn of 2008 Kaunas dominance was once and for all broken when FK Ekranas won the championship in front of FBK Kaunas. After finishing second in 2008 A Lyga championship the club's president announced that the club were being demoted from the A Lyga in favour of LFF I Lyga, the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football system, but as conflict with LFF intensified, FBK Kaunas was relegated to LFF II lyga (consisting of amateur teams).https://web.archive.org/web/20090328093413/http://www.futbolas.lt/lt/naujienos/,nid.2641 Lithuanian{{cite web|url=http://soccerlens.com/chaos-in-kaunas-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-romanov-empire/27087/|title=Chaos in Kaunas: The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Empire – Sportslens|date=20 April 2009|work=soccerlens.com|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026172300/http://soccerlens.com/chaos-in-kaunas-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-romanov-empire/27087/|url-status=live}}

FBK Kaunas won II lyga championship in their first year in that division. Despite relegation FBK Kaunas also participated in the new UEFA Europe League as a vice-champ of Lithuania but did not advance past FK Sevojno. Despite drawing both games FBK Kaunas lost on away goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000583--kaunas-vs-sloboda-uzice/|title=UEFA Europa League 2009/10 - History - Kaunas-Sloboda Užice – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|work=UEFA|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220064124/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/matches/round=2000034/match=2000583/index.html|url-status=live}} FBK Kaunas won I Lyga in 2010 and was promoted to the 2011 A Lyga season. The 2011 season was a huge disappointment for Kaunas as they didn't manage to live up to the high expectations and eventually ended at a 10th place.

FBK Kaunas were not granted a 2012 A Lyga license because of financial problems and was due to play in the 2012 I Lyga. However, due to the clubs increasing financial problems the chairman eventually decided to withdraw the club from any competitions and later declared the club bankrupt.http://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/fbk-kaunas-pasmerktas-visiems-laikams-isnykti-is-salies-futbolo-zemelapio-24-296543 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826002551/https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/fbk-kaunas-pasmerktas-visiems-laikams-isnykti-is-salies-futbolo-zemelapio-24-296543 |date=2017-08-26 }} Lithuanian Shortly afterwards the fans decided to form a new club.http://www.respublika.lt/lt/naujienos/sportas/futbolas/vknyzelis_po_ketveriu_metu_zaisime_a_lygoje/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023220731/https://www.respublika.lt/lt/naujienos/sportas/futbolas/vknyzelis_po_ketveriu_metu_zaisime_a_lygoje/ |date=2019-10-23 }} In Lithuanian

Kaunas have played Celtic, Rangers and Liverpool among others in Europa League and Champions League qualifying stages. On 5 August 2008, FBK Kaunas defeated Rangers, 2–1, to advance to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time. The game was won in dramatic circumstances as Kaunas had to come from behind and finally took the lead just four minutes from time. Linas Pilibaitis was the scorer.

FBK Kaunas were for many years (1993–2012) sponsored by Ūkio bankas, a bank which had Vladimir Romanov as its principal shareholder. In October 2005 Romanov became the majority shareholder of Scottish Premier League side, Heart of Midlothian. Romanov then used Kaunas as a feeder club for Hearts by signing players ostensibly for Kaunas, then immediately loaning them to the SPL side. Romanov's mismanagement and dubious dealings effectively destroyed the clubs he was involved with FBK Kaunas and Partizan Minsk going bankrupt and Hearts into administration. BC Zalgiris also suffer from his dishonesty to this day. Romanov fled to Russia where he was granted asylum in 2014 and is now wanted by the Lithuanian prosecutors on charges for fraud and embezzling for at least £308m.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14626874.Vladimir_Romanov_squandered___308m__according_to_Lithuanian_government/|title=Vladimir Romanov squandered £308m, according to Lithuanian government|work=heraldscotland.com|date=19 July 2016|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027192613/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14626874.Vladimir_Romanov_squandered___308m__according_to_Lithuanian_government/|url-status=live}}

Honours

=Domestic=

A Lyga
Winners (8): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Runners-up (2): 2005, 2008
I Lyga
Winners (1): 2010
II Lyga
Winners (1): 2009
Lithuanian Cup
Winners (4): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008
Runners-up (2): 1998, 1999
Lithuanian Super Cup
Winners (3): 2002, 2004, 2006,
Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005
Lithuanian SSR Championship
Winners (2): 1986, 1989
Lithuanian SSR Cup
Winners (1):1989
Runners-up (3): 1984, 1985, 1986

=Continental=

Baltic League
Winners (1): 2008
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Runners-up (1): 2006

Season-by-season

=Domestic=

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! Season

! Div.

! Pos.

! Pl.

! W

! D

! L

! Goals

! Pts

! Top Scorer

!Cup

!Supercup

!Baltic League

!colspan=2|Europe

! Notes

align=center|1991

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=#cc9966|3

|align=center|14

|align=center|9

|align=center|4

|align=center|1

|align=center|24–10

|align=center|22

|align=center|

|! rowspan=4 | Not
contested

|! rowspan=17 | Baltic
League
not
founded
until
2007

|align=center|

|align=left|

align=center|1991–92

|align=center|1st

|align=center|4

|align=center|25

|align=center|11

|align=center|10

|align=center|4

|align=center|26–15

|align=center|32

|align=center|

|align=left|

align=center|1992–93

|align=center|1st

|align=center|5

|align=center|27

|align=center|11

|align=center|5

|align=center|11

|align=center|36–29

|align=center|27

|align=center|

|align=left|

align=center|1993–94

|align=center|1st

|align=center|5

|align=center|22

|align=center|12

|align=center|4

|align=center|6

|align=center|31–18

|align=center|28

|align=center|

|align=left|

align=center|1994–95

|align=center|1st

|align=center|6

|align=center|22

|align=center|8

|align=center|6

|align=center|25–22

|align=center|24

|align=left|

|align=center|1/4

|align=center|dnq

|align=center|

align=center|1995–96

|align=center|1st

|align=center|4

|align=center|28

|align=center|14

|align=center|3

|align=center|11

|align=center|33–15

|align=center|31

|align=left|

|align=center|1/4

|align=center|Not contested

|align=center|

align=center|1996–97

|align=center|1st

|align=center|4

|align=center|28

|align=center|15

|align=center|5

|align=center|11

|align=center|48–35

|align=center|41

|align=left|

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|dnq

|align=center| IC

|align=center| Group stage

align=center|1997–98

|align=center|1st

|align=center|5

|align=center|30

|align=center|18

|align=center|4

|align=center|8

|align=center|63–19

|align=center|58

|align=left|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Trakys

|align=center bgcolor=silver|Final

|! rowspan=5 | Not
contested

|align=center| IC

|align=center| Group stage

align=center|1998–99

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=#cc9966|3

|align=center|23

|align=center|18

|align=center|3

|align=center|2

|align=center|57–14

|align=center|57

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Trakys

|align=center bgcolor=silver|Final

|align=center|

align=center|1999

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|18

|align=center|12

|align=center|5

|align=center|1

|align=center|36–10

|align=center|41

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kšanavičius

|align=center|1/4

|align=center| UC

|align=center| 1st Qualifying round

align=center|2000

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|36

|align=center|26

|align=center|8

|align=center|2

|align=center|115–24

|align=center|86

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|CL

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

align=center|2001

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|36

|align=center|26

|align=center|7

|align=center|3

|align=center|76–13

|align=center|85

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Pocius

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center|CL

|align=center|1st qualifying round

align=center|2002

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|32

|align=center|24

|align=center|6

|align=center|2

|align=center|85–20

|align=center|78

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Šlekys

|align=center|1/4

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center|CL

|align=center|1st qualifying round

align=center|2003

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|28

|align=center|21

|align=center|5

|align=center|2

|align=center|64–20

|align=center|68

|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech}} Opic

|align=center|1/2

|align=center bgcolor=silver|Runner up

|align=center|CL

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

align=center|2004

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|28

|align=center|20

|align=center|5

|align=center|3

|align=center|49–19

|align=center|65

|align=left|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center|CL

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

align=center|2005

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=silver|2

|align=center|36

|align=center|26

|align=center|4

|align=center|6

|align=center|89–25

|align=center|82

|align=left|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Beniušis

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center bgcolor=silver|Runner up

|align=center|CL

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

align=center|2006

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|36

|align=center|28

|align=center|4

|align=center|85–30

|align=center|88

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička / {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Beniušis

|align=center|1/4

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center|UC

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

align=center|2007

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|36

|align=center|25

|align=center|8

|align=center|3

|align=center|91–26

|align=center|83

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Grigalevičius

|align=center|Not contested

|! rowspan=2 | Not
contested

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|CL

|align=center|1st qualifying round

align=center|2008

|align=center|1st

|align=center bgcolor=silver|2

|align=center|28

|align=center|16

|align=center|7

|align=center|5

|align=center|51–17

|align=center|55

|align=left| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ledesma

|align=center bgcolor=gold|Winner

|align=center|CL / UC

|align=center|3rd qualifying round / 1st round

|Relegated to II Lyga

align=center|2009

|align=center|3rd

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|20

|align=center|19

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

|align=center|110–10

|align=center|57

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Macežinskas

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|dnq

|! rowspan=2 |dnq

|align=center|EL

|align=center|2nd qualifying round

|Promoted to I Lyga

align=center|2010

|align=center|2nd

|align=center bgcolor=gold|1

|align=center|27

|align=center|0

|align=center|108–16

|align=center|81

|align=left| {{flagicon|Bosnia}} Pehlić

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|dnq

|align=center|

|Promoted to A Lyga

align=center|2011

|align=center|1st

|align=center|10

|align=center|33

|align=center|8

|align=center|17

|align=center|41–53

|align=center|26

|align=left| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Razulis

|align=center|1/2

|align=center|dnq

|align=center|

|Didn't get a license for the 2012 season

=European cup=

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! Season

! Competition

! Round

! Club

! Home

! Away

! Aggregate

! Scored

rowspan="4" |1996–97

| rowspan="4" |Intertoto Cup

| rowspan="4" align="center" |Group stage

|{{flagicon|Norway}} Lillestrøm SK

|align=center|1–4

|align=center|—

| rowspan="4" align="center" |4th

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kirilovas

{{flagicon|France}} FC Nantes

|align=center|—

|align=center|1–3

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Žalys

{{flagicon|Ireland}} Sligo Rovers

|align=center|1–0

|align=center|—

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Miknevičius

{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Heerenveen

|align=center|—

|align=center|1–3

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Gvildys

rowspan="4" |1997–98

| rowspan="4" |Intertoto Cup

| rowspan="4" align="center" |Group stage

|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Samsunspor

|align=center|0–1

|align=center|—

| rowspan="4" align="center" |3rd

{{flagicon|Iceland}} Leiftur

|align=center|—

|align=center|3–2

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Buitkus {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Trakys {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Bezykornovas

{{flagicon|Germany}} Hamburger SV

|align=center|1–2

|align=center|—

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Bezykornovas

{{flagicon|Denmark}} Odense

|align=center|—

|align=center|2–2

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Bezykornovas {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Trakys

1999–00

|UEFA Cup

|Qual. round

|{{flagicon|Israel}} Maccabi Tel Aviv

|align=center|2–1

|align=center|1–3

|align=center|3–4

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Pacevičius-2 {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Papečkys

rowspan="2" |2000–01

| rowspan="2" |UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Bosnia}} NK Brotnjo

|align=center|4–0

|align=center|0–3

|align=center|4–3

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kšanavičius-2{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Žuta{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Puotkalis

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Rangers FC

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|1–4

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Žuta

2001–02

|UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Sloga Jugomagnat

|align=center|1–1

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|1–1

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Papečkys

2002–03

|UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Albania}} Dinamo Tirana

|align=center|2–3

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|2–3

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička-2

rowspan="2" |2003–04

| rowspan="2" |UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Havnar Bóltfelag

|align=center|4–1

|align=center|1–0

|align=center|5–1

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Beniušis-2, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kančelskis,{{flagicon|Czech}} Opic

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Celtic

|align=center|0–4

|align=center|0–1

|align=center|0–5

rowspan="2" |2004–05

| rowspan="2" |UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Malta}} Sliema Wanderers

|align=center|4–1

|align=center|2–0

|align=center|6–1

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Sanajevas-2, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Žutautas, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Gedgaudas, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Mikoliūnas, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Žaliūkas

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Djurgården

|align=center|0–2

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|0–2

rowspan="2" |2005–06

| rowspan="2" |UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Havnar Bóltfelag

|align=center|4–0

|align=center|4–2

|align=center|8–2

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička-3, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Zelmikas-2, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Rimkevičius-2, {{flagicon|Poland}} Klimek

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|England}} Liverpool

|align=center|1–3

|align=center|0–2

|align=center|1–5

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Barevičius

rowspan="2" |2006–07

| rowspan="2" |UEFA Cup

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Portadown

|align=center|1–0

|align=center|3–1

|align=center|4–1

|{{flagicon|Georgia}} Manchkava, {{flagicon|Bosnia}} Pehlić, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Ivaškevičius

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Randers

|align=center|1–0

|align=center|1–3

|align=center|2–3

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Juška, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Velička

2007–08

|UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} Zeta

|align=center|3–2

|align=center|1–3

|align=center|4–5

|{{flagicon|Georgia}} Kvaratskhelia-2, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Beniušis, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kšanavičius

rowspan="4" |2008–09

| rowspan="3" |UEFA Champions League

|align=center| 1st QR

|{{flagicon|Andorra}} Santa Coloma

|align=center|3–1

|align=center|4–1

|align=center|7–2

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Pilibaitis-4, {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ledesma-2, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Zelmikas

align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Rangers FC

|align=center|2–1

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|2–1

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Radžius, {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Pilibaitis

align=center| 3rd QR

|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Aalborg

|align=center|0–2

|align=center|0–4

UEFA Cup

|align=center|1st round

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Sampdoria

|align=center|1–2

|align=center|0–5

|align=center|1–7

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Zelmikas

2009–10

|UEFA Europa League

|align=center| 2nd QR

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Sevojno

|align=center|1–1

|align=center|0–0

|align=center|1–1

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Fridrikas

Coaches

{{flagicon|LTU}} Povilas Grigonis (1986)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Algirdas Gruzdas (1989)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Šenderis Giršovičius (1995–96), (1998–00)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Sergei Borovsky (July 2003 – April 4)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Šenderis Giršovičius (April 2004 – Sept 04)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Valdas Ivanauskas (Sept 2004 – April 5)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Eugenijus Riabovas (April 2005 – May 5)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Piskaryov (May 2005 – July 5)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Igoris Pankratjevas (July 2005 – Nov 05)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Eduard Malofeyev (Dec 2005 – June 6)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Eugenijus Riabovas (June 2006 – Feb 07)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Vladimir Kurnev (Feb 2007 – April 7)
{{flagicon|BGR}} Angel Chervenkov (April 2007 – June 7)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Artūras Ramoška (June 2007 – Sept 07)
{{flagicon|NLD}} Anton Joore (Aug 2007 – Sept 07)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Zygmantovich (Sept 2007 – July 8)
{{flagicon|PRT}} Jose Couceiro (July 2008 – Oct 08)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Zygmantovich (Nov 2008 – Dec 08)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Eugenijus Riabovas (Dec 2008 – April 9)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Saulius Vertelis (April 2009 – Sept 10)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Darius Gvildys (Sept 2010 – March 11)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Eugenijus Riabovas (March 2011 – Feb 12)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120414162107/http://www.fbk.lt/ Official Website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20190410120712/http://lfe.lt/content/team/337/en Statistics & Info] {{in lang|en|lt}}

Kaunas

Category:2012 disestablishments in Lithuania

Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2012

Kaunas

Category:1960 establishments in Lithuania

Category:Football clubs in Kaunas