FK Jonava#Jonava B

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.

File:Lietava Jonava logo.png

File:FK Jonava logo.svg

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

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}}

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 However, after the main team was relegated, Jonava B was withdrawn.

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

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

• {{Official website|http://www.fkjonava.lt}}
• [https://www.facebook.com/fkjonava/ Facebook official page]

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