FK Ekranas
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| Full name | Football Club Ekranas | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mėlynai Raudoni (The Blue-Reds) | ||
| Founded |
1964 (by Vincentas Navickas) | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground |
Aukštaitija Stadium Panevėžys, Lithuania (Capacity: 4,000) | ||
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Futbolo Klubas Ekranas was a Lithuanian football club, playing in the city of Panevėžys.
The club was founded in 1964. But folded in 2014 due to financial problems.
It won Lithuanian championships in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
On 5 November 2004, before the A Lyga champion-deciding match against FBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the first division by the National Football Club Association (NFKA) for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.
In August 2006 FK Ekranas won the first Baltic Champion's Cup tournament in Liepāja after beating Estonian champions TVMK Tallinn 6–4 and drawing with the home side Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1.
Honours
- A Lyga
- Lithuanian Cup
- Lithuanian Super Cup
- Winners (4): 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up (1): 2009
- Lithuanian SSR Championship
- Winners (1): 1985
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
| Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position | ||
| 1991 | A Lyga | 4th | 2000 | A Lyga | 4th | 2010 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1991–92 | A Lyga | 5th | 2001 | A Lyga | 4th | 2011 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1992–93 | A Lyga | 1st | 2002 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2012 | A Lyga | 1st | ||
| 1993–94 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2003 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2013 | A Lyga | 3rd | ||
| 1994–95 | A Lyga | 8th | 2004 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2014 | A Lyga | 6th | ||
| 1995–96 | A Lyga | 7th | 2005 | A Lyga | 1st | 2015 | I Lyga | |||
| 1996–97 | A Lyga | 5th | 2006 | A Lyga | 2nd | |||||
| 1997–98 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2007 | A Lyga | 3rd | |||||
| 1998–99 | A Lyga | 4th | 2008 | A Lyga | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | A Lyga | 5th | 2009 | A Lyga | 1st |
UEFA club competition results
| Match line-up for Champions League 2nd. leg against Shamrock Rovers F.C.. 2012-07-24 |
| Match line-up for Champions League 2nd. leg against R.S.C. Anderlecht. 2012-08-08 |
| Match line-up for Europa League 1st. leg against FC Steaua București. 2012-08-23 |
- As of 23 July 2013
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| Cup Winners Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Intertoto Cup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 93 |
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*FC Artmedia Bratislava victory after the penalty shootout.
1Q – 1st Qualifying Round; 2Q – 2nd Qualifying Round; 1R – 1st Round; 2R – 2nd Round
Players
Retired numbers
12 – 
Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
Managerial history
| From–to | Names |
|---|---|
| 1964–76 | Algimantas Balilionis |
| 1972–75 | Fulgentas Bižys |
| 1980–89 | Mindaugas Kaušpėdas |
| 1989–07 | Virginijus Liubšys |
| 2007 | Saulius Širmelis |
| 2007–08 | Darius Butkus |
| July 20, 2008 – June 30, 2009 | Saulius Širmelis |
| June 2, 2009 – April 25, 2013 | Valdas Urbonas |
| May 2013 – November 2014 | Valdas Dambrauskas |