FK Jonava#Jonava B

{{Short description|Lithuanian football club}}

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| fullname = Futbolo klubas Jonava

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| founded = {{start date and age|1946}}

| ground = Central Stadium of Jonava

| capacity = 2,580

| chairman = Eisvinas Utyra

| manager = Rolandas Čepkauskas

| league = I Lyga

| season = 2024

| position = 2nd, II Lyga (promoted)

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Football Club Jonava, previously (1996–2016) known as Football Club Lietava, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Jonava. The club gained promotion to the A lyga as champions of the I Lyga in 2015, but were relegated from A Lyga in 2018.

History

The club was founded in 1991 as Azotas (after the name of the local Azotas fertilizer factory), the name Lietava was adopted in 1996.

For a number of years the club played in the second tier of the Lithuanian football championship. After successful 2015 season, Lietava won the I Lyga in 2015 and were promoted to the A lyga.

The 2016 debut season in the A Lyga Lietava finished in 5th position.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2016.html|title=Lithuania 2016|website=RSSSF|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=16 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216213222/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito2016.html|url-status=live}}

From the beginning of the 2017 season, Lietava changed its name to FK Jonava.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fklietava.lt/naujiena/1227/lietava-keicia-veida-ir-kelia-ambicingus-tikslus |title="Lietava" keičia veidą ir kelia ambicingus tikslus | FK Lietava |access-date=2018-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216090507/http://www.fklietava.lt/naujiena/1227/lietava-keicia-veida-ir-kelia-ambicingus-tikslus |archive-date=2017-02-16 |url-status=dead }} On 13 February 2017 Lithuanian Football Federation approved the name change.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/2584/2017-metu-a-lygoje-nepakites-komandu-skaicius-ir-formatas/|title=Patvirtinti 2017 metų A lygos sezono kontūrai|website=LFF.lt|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=14 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091247/https://lff.lt/news/2584/2017-metu-a-lygoje-nepakites-komandu-skaicius-ir-formatas/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fklietava.lt/naujiena/1231/lff-patvirtino-nauja-lietavos-pavadinima-ir-a-lygos-tvarkarasti |title=Home Remedy - Home Remedies Shop Reviews |date=15 January 2022 |access-date=13 October 2018 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215210354/http://www.fklietava.lt/naujiena/1231/lff-patvirtino-nauja-lietavos-pavadinima-ir-a-lygos-tvarkarasti |url-status=dead }}

The 2017 season was the best season for the club on record. The team took 6th place in the regular A Lyga season, and finished in the 4th position after the championship round.

For 2018 season club management had ambitious plans. On 11 January 2018, Felipe Ribeiro from Portugal started in a position of the new head coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkjonava.lt//naujiena/?id=408|title=Naujasis FK "Jonava" vyriausiasis treneris – portugalas Filipe Ribeiro!|first=Reception|last=IT|website=www.fkjonava.lt|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214555/http://fkjonava.lt/naujiena/?id=408|url-status=live}} But the club ran into problems and on 15 May 2018, the coach was let go.{{cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/a/78000867|title=Rezultatais nusivylusi "Jonava" atsisveikino su treneriu Ribeiro, jį keičia Gvildys|last=fkjonava.lt|website=DELFI|access-date=13 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jonavoszinios.lt/naujiena/kur-dingo-futbolas-jonavoje|title=Kur dingo futbolas Jonavoje?|website=www.jonavoszinios.lt|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011172921/https://www.jonavoszinios.lt/naujiena/kur-dingo-futbolas-jonavoje|url-status=live}} Soon the head coach changed again. The third coach in one season could not save the team from relegation.{{cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/jonava-tures-jau-trecia-treneri-si-sezona-sansa-suteike-arturui-ramoskai-24-1000194|title=Trečią trenerį pristačiusi "Jonava" atleido du žaidėjus|website=15min.lt/sportas|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011173650/https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/jonava-tures-jau-trecia-treneri-si-sezona-sansa-suteike-arturui-ramoskai-24-1000194|url-status=live}} After the regular season the team took 8th position and ended its spell in the A lyga.

In 2022 was promoted to A Lyga.

Name and logo history

File:Lietava Jonava logo.png

File:FK Jonava logo.svg

  • 1991 – Azotas
  • 1994 – Achema-Lietava
  • 1996 – Lietava
  • 2017 – Jonava

Stadium

File:Central stadium of Jonava.jpg

{{main|Central Stadium of Jonava}}

The Central Stadium of Jonava is the multi-purpose stadium used as the club's home ground.{{Cite web|url=http://www.futbolinis.lt/content/stadium/16/lt|title=Jonavos KKSC stadionas - LFE|last=knutux@lfe.lt|website=www.futbolinis.lt|access-date=2018-04-28|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813151940/http://futbolinis.lt/content/stadium/16/lt|url-status=live}}

Kit

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Seasons

class="wikitable"
Season

!Tier

!Place

!LFF Cup

1990

|II (East)

|4

|—

1991

|III (East)

|3

|—

1991–92

|III (South)

|1

|—

1992–93

|II

|1

|Round of 16

1993–94

|II

|9

|Quarterfinal

1994–95

|II

|6

|Round of 16

1995–96

|II

|10

|Round of 16

1996–97

|II

|10

|—

1997–98

|II

|4

|Round of 16

1998–99

|II

|1

|Round of 16

1999-00

|II

|7

|Quarterfinal

2000–01

|II

|5

|—

2001–02

|II

|5

|Quarterfinal

2002–03

|II

|8

|1/16 f.

2003

|II

|11

|Quarterfinal

2004

|II

|7

|—

2005

|II

|9

|Quarterfinal

2006

|II

|14

|Quarterfinal

2007

|II

|5

|Round of 16

2008

|II

|8

|Quarterfinal

2009

|II

|7

|Round of 32

2010–11

|II

|5

|Round of 32

2011

|II

|5

|Round of 16

2012

|II

|1

|Quarterfinal

2013

|II

|7

|Round of 32

2014

|II

|7

|Round of 32

2015

|II

|1

|Quarterfinal

2016

|I

|6

|Round of 16

2017

|I

|4

|Quarterfinal

2018

|I

|8

|Quarterfinal

2019

|II

|9

|Round 2

2020

|II

|3

|Round of 16

2021

|II

|2

|First round

2022

|I

|10

|Quarterfinal

Jonava B

The Jonava B team played in the II Lyga in 2018 season. However, after the main team was relegated, Jonava B was withdrawn.

Squad

{{updated|7 February 2025}}

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{{fs player|no=11|name=Lukas Čepkauskas|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=16|name=Martynas Matuzas|nat=LTU|pos=GK}}

{{fs player|no=18|name=Yahaya Fawzi|nat=Nigeria|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=23|name=Artūras Rocys|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=26|name=Arnas Neimantas|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

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{{Fs player|no=28|name=Yehor Hlushach|nat=UKR|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=35|name=Artem Fastov|nat=UKR|pos=GK}}

{{fs player|no=55|name=Domas Stankevičius|nat=LTU|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=69|name=Vadym Mashchenko|nat=UKR|pos=FW|other=on loan from Dynamo Kyiv}}

{{fs player|no=99|name=Marius Ganusauskas|nat=LTU|pos=FW}}

{{fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=LTU|name=Augustas Dubickas}}

{{fs player|no=|nat=LTU|name=Povilas Kiselevskis|pos=MF}}

{{fs player|no=|nat=LTU|pos=MF|name=Tomas Dombrauskis}}

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Staff

class="wikitable"
Position

! Name

Chairman

| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Eisvinas Utyra

Director of football

| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Džeraldas Rocys

Head coach

| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Rolandas Čepkauskas

Data analyst

| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Tadas Vilkevičius

Honours

  • I Lyga
  • Champions (4): 1992–93, 1998–99, 2012, 2015

References

{{Reflist}}

Sources

  • [https://www.footlive.com/team/fk-lietava-jonava/ Livescore - Football livescores]