FC Pakruojis

{{Hatnote|This article is about FC Pakruojis. For another club from Pakruojis town see FK Kruoja Pakruojis.}}

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| capacity = 2,000

| chairman = Rimantas Čeponis

| manager = Aidas Dambrauskas

| league = defunct

| season = 2019

| position = {{decrease}} 15th (I Lyga) (relegation)

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Futbolo centras Pakruojis, commonly known as Pakruojis, was a Lithuanian football club located in Pakruojis, center of Pakruojis District.

History

Club was created in January 2016 after the dissolution of another Pakruojis-based club, Kruoja.{{cite web|title=Pakruojo futbolo centras įkurtas 2016 metais|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/fcpakruojis/about/|website=Facebook|publisher=FC Pakruojis|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=Lithuanian}} Despite publicly denying any links with Kruoja, club attracted many of their footballers and also former Kruoja head coach Aidas Dambrauskas. They played in 2016 Žemaitijos Taurė, but remained last in A Lyga.{{cite web|title=Telšiuose baigėsi futbolo turnyras "Žemaitijos taurė-2016"|url=http://www.taff.lt/index.php/straipsniai/item/301-telsiuose-baigesi-futbolo-turnyras-zemaitijos-taure-2016|publisher=TAFF|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=22 March 2016}} Team was hoping to compete in the 2016 LFF I Lyga, but failed to obtain I Lyga license and played in II Lyga West zone instead.{{cite news|title=Pakruojis rengiasi intriguojančiam futbolo atgimimui|url=http://www.futbolas.lt/naujiena/94/pakruojis-rengiasi-intriguojanciam-futbolo-atgimimui|accessdate=17 June 2017|work=Futbolas.lt|date=5 February 2016|language=Lithuanian}}{{cite news|title=Prasideda Pakruojo futbolo atgimimas|url=http://www.futbolas.lt/naujiena/985/prasideda-pakruojo-futbolo-atgimimas|accessdate=17 June 2017|work=Futbolas.lt|date=30 April 2016|language=Lithuanian}} They won the competition by 13 points margin and secured promotion to I Lyga.{{cite web|title=2016 m. LFF II lygos Vakarų zonos pirmenybių apžvalga|url=http://klff.lt/news.php?readmore=887|publisher=Klaipėda District Football Federation|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=2 October 2016}}

Before the start of the 2017 season the club once again competed in the Žemaitijos Taurė, where this time they finished second, losing to hosts Džiugas 3–0 in the final.{{cite web|title=FC "Džiugas" futbolo turnyro "Žemaitijos taurė 2017" nugalėtojas|url=http://taff.lt/index.php/component/k2/item/343-fc-dziugas-futbolo-turnyro-zemaitijos-taure-2017-nugaletojas|publisher=Telšiai County Football Federation|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=21 March 2017}} Club started their league campaign really well and even managed to climb to the top of the league after 14 rounds, but soon after had a winless streak of 6 games and didn't recover, finally ending the season in 9th place.{{cite web|title=Sezono kulminacijoje – nelengvas "Palangos" triumfas|url=http://lff.lt/news/4343/sezono-kulminacijoje-nelengvas-palangos-triumfas/|publisher=Lithuanian Football Federation|accessdate=24 October 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=21 October 2017}}

In the 2018 LFF I Lyga season, after the first half of the championship, the team was in second position, but after parting with several players in the transfer window lost match after match and eventually finished in seventh position.{{Cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/5391/panevezys-iskovojo-lff-pirmos-lygos-titula/|title = "Panevėžys" iškovojo LFF Pirmos lygos titulą}}

In 2019 LFF I Lyga season, FC Pakruojis struggled, and after 19 game losing streak finished last in the league, and were relegated. They have conceded 63 goals in their last 6 games.

In 2020, they defunct and not played in any competitions.