FK Atlantas#Atlantas B

Modern Atlantas was founded in 1996. In Soviet occupation period in Klaipėda The team was known as Granitas and Atlantas from 1970 was a farm club of Granitas. The name Atlantas was used in Lithuanian championship and Granitas in Soviet Union Championship. In Lithuanian independence period from 1990 Granitas and Atlantas tradition was lost, but in 1996 the team was refounded team and named Atlantas. This team soon became the strongest football team in Klaipėda. They Played in the top division for a long time.

In summer 2018, the club had financial problems, because account's in banks were suspended. After that, some players ran away from the club.{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/a-lyga-siekia-padeti-atlantui/5334|title=A lyga siekia padėti "Atlantui" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}} Club owners thought about all chances to save club from dissvolvement.{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/v.-lekevicius-buvo-minciu-uzdaryti-kluba-bet-kas-tuomet/5539|title = V. Lekevičius: "Buvo minčių uždaryti klubą, bet kas tuomet?" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}} In the first half of the 2018 A Lyga, the club was in 4th position and after the summer they didn't win any games in the championship and lost their position. But after 28 rounds, they were in 6th position and could play in final stage of the championship. 29th round was a loss to FC Stumbras 0–6.{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/rungtynes/stumbras-atlantas/883|title=Stumbras - Atlantas | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}}

In January 2019, about the club situation known, that they lost sponsorship from business and Klaipėda city municipality and that means, that the club soon would defunct.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/9/241538/atlantas-pasieke-aklaviete-nuo-klubo-nusisuka-ir-remejai-ir-savivaldybe|title="Atlantas" pasiekė aklavietę: Nuo klubo nusisuka ir rėmėjai, ir savivaldybė|date=22 January 2019}}

In February 2019, the club changed owners. The new chief was Vidas Adomaitis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/sportas/futbolas/atlanto-gelbetojas-purtosi-ir-sviniaus-ir-buzo-o-lekeviciui-paliktu-nebent-garbes-regalijas.d?id=80281125|title = "Atlanto" gelbėtojas purtosi ir Pukelio, ir Buzo, o Lekevičiui paliktų nebent garbės regalijas}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/sportas/klaipedos-atlantas-tures-jaunaja-pamaina-1691413|title = Klaipėdos "Atlantas" turės jaunąją pamainą|date = 7 February 2019}}

On 5 December 2019, the Lithuanian Football Federation announce that two A Lyga clubs, FK Atlantas and FK Palanga have been excluded from the A Lyga due to manipulation of the match results, fined 30,000 euros and relegated to II Lyga. Five players were punished with fines and a ban from all football activity ranging from 6 to 12 months.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/9419/fk-atlantas-ir-fk-palanga-del-manipuliavimo-rezultatais-yra-salinami-is-a-lygos/

|website=LFF

|title=FK "Atlantas" ir FK "Palanga" dėl manipuliavimo rezultatais yra šalinami iš A lygos

|date=5 December 2019

|access-date=19 February 2020

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Atlantas was in 2020 Antra lyga (3rd level) and after first round was one of the top–6 teams. In final stage team had chances for the promotion to Pirma lyga.{{Cite web|url=http://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/varzybos/8532401/ii-lyga-vakaru-zona-1-6-vietos/|title=II lyga Vakarų zona 2020 1-6 vietos - Lietuvos Futbolas}}

• 1962 – Granitas Klaipėda
• 1970 – Atlantas Klaipėda
• 1996 – FK Atlantas Klaipėda

• Lithuanian Championship
• Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2013
• Third place (5): 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015
• Lithuanian Cup
• Winners (2): 2001, 2003
• Runners-up (2): 2004, 2014–15

Soviet Championship

• Lithuanian SSR Championship
• Champions (4): 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
• Soviet Second League
• Winners (2): 1964, 1985
• Lithuanian SSR Cup
• Winners (4): 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986

• Turkmenistan President's Cup
• Third place (1): 2003

FK Atlantas supporters were called Vakarų Frontas. They maintained friendly relations with fans of Žalgiris Vilnius and Rangers FC.

The crest features a yellow seahorse with a football on the background. In the middle of the crest there is a white text saying Atlantas at the top and Klaipėda in smaller text under it. The logo contained some white.

Since the beginning, the club has used the colors yellow and blue on their kits.

• 2013–2016 Jako
• 2017–2018 Puma{{cite web|title="Atlantas" stiprina vartininkų pozicijas |url=http://atlantas.lt/lt/naujienos/item/485-atlantas-stiprina-vartininku-pozicijas |publisher=FK Atlantas |access-date=22 February 2017 |language=Lithuanian |date=22 February 2017}}
• 2018–present Adidas

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{{fs player|no=4 |pos=DF|nat=LTU|name=Tautvydas Špiegis}}

{{fs player|no=5 |pos=DF|nat=LTU|name=Marius Činikas}}

{{fs player|no=6 |pos=DF|nat=LTU|name=Andrius Bartkus}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |pos=FW|nat=BDI|name=Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana}}

{{fs player|no=8 |pos=MF|nat=LTU|name=Vytautas Lukša}}

{{fs player|no=9 |pos=FW|nat=LTU|name=Tadas Labukas}}

{{fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=LTU|name=Darvydas Šernas}}

{{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=BUL|name=Stefano Kunchev}}

{{fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=LTU|name=Vilius Armanavičius}}

{{fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=LTU|name=Jonas Latakas}}

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{{fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=CRO|name=Damir Žutić}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=MF|nat=CRO|name=Jurica Kovačić}}

{{fs player|no=20|pos=FW|nat=LAT|name=Deivids Dobrecovs}}

{{fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=LAT|name=Ņikita Juhņevičs}}

{{fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=LTU|name=Titas Vitukynas}}

{{fs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=LTU|name=Justas Vainikaitis}}

{{fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Dimitar Petkov}}

{{fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=LTU|name=Tomas Gvazdinskas}}

{{fs player|no=44|pos=MF|nat=NGR|name=Akinjide Idowu}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=MF|nat=CRO|name=Mateo Dunić}}

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

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;Lithuania

• {{flagicon|LIT}} Robertas Poškus (1996–1997)
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Tomas Danilevičius (1995–1996)
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Raimondas Žutautas (1995)
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Darvydas Šernas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Linas Pilibaitis
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Kęstutis Ivaškevičius
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Andrius Jokšas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Rimantas Žvingilas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Valdas Trakys
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Vladimiras Buzmakovas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Darius Žutautas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Audrius Kšanavičius
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Mindaugas Panka
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Edvinas Gertmonas

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• {{flagicon|LIT}} Nerijus Barasa
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Tadas Labukas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Arūnas Šuika
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Remigijus Pocius
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Vidas Alunderis
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Andrius Gedgaudas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Rolandas Baravykas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Ovidijus Verbickas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Saulius Mikalajūnas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Valdemaras Martinkėnas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Audrius Žuta
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Viktoras Olšanskis
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Tomas Žiukas
• {{flagicon|LIT}} Vadimas Petrenko

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;Europe

• {{flagicon|ENG}} Adebayo Akinfenwa (2001–2002)
• {{flagicon|SLO}} Jalen Pokorn
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Panyukov
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Yuri Kirillov
• {{flagicon|BLR}} Dzmitry Mazalewski

;South America

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro da Silva

;Africa

• {{flagicon|GUI}} Pascal Feindouno (2016)

;Asia

• {{flagicon|JPN}} Minoru Takenaka (2000–2003)

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{{Gallery|title=|width=200|align=center

||Tomas Danilevičius

|File:Poskus.JPG|Robertas Poškus

|File:Adebayo Akinfenwa 2015 (cropped).jpg|Adebayo Akinfenwa

|File:Pascal Feindouno 2006.jpg|Pascal Feindouno

|File:Entrainement SRFC Dinan 20150902 - Edvinas Gertmonas (2).JPG|Edvinas Gertmonas

||Raimondas Žutautas

|File:Andrei Panyukov 2012.jpg|Andrei Panyukov

|File:Linas Pilibaitis.jpg|Linas Pilibaitis

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• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Algirdas Klimkevičius (19??–66)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Algirdas Vosylius (1967–??)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Romualdas Dambrauskas (19??–70)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Henrikas Markevičius (1976–78)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Fiodoras Finkelis (1978)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}}Vladas Ulinauskas (1980)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Romas Lavrinavičius (1981)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Algirdas Mitigaila (1982–83)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Česlovas Urbonavičius (1984–86)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Vytautas Gedgaudas (1986–89)
• {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Česlovas Urbonavičius (1984)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Vytautas Gedgaudas (1992 – March 95)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Algirdas Mitigaila (March 1995–00)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Arūnas Šuika (2000)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Vacys Lekevičius (2001–04)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Šenderis Giršovičius (2002)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Igoris Pankratjevas (2003–05)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Vacys Lekevičius (2005)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Igoris Pankratjevas (2006)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Arminas Narbekovas (2006–07)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Mindaugas Čepas (2008–09)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Šenderis Giršovičius (2009–10)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Saulius Mikalajūnas (23 Dec 2009 – 20 May 2010)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Igoris Pankratjevas (2010)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Vitalijus Stankevičius (2011)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Romualdas Norkus (1 March 2012 – 30 June 2012)
• {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Roques (July 2012 – Nov 2012)
• {{flagicon|Russia}} Konstantin Sarsania (1 Jan 2013 – 27 May 2017)
• {{flagicon|Russia}} Sergej Savchenkov (28 May 2017 – 13 June 2017)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Rimantas Žvingilas (13 Jun 2017 – 23 July 2017)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Igoris Pankratjevas (23 Jul 2017–end of 2017)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Algimantas Briaunys (January 2018– 30 August 2018)
• {{flagicon|UKR}} Anatoli Shelest (September 2018 – November 2018)
• {{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Dobrecovs (February 2019 – November 2019)
• {{flagicon|LTU}} Donatas Navikas (in November 2019; temporary)

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{{reflist}}

• [http://www.atlantas.lt/ Official website]

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