VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius

The VMFD Zalgiris is a football club based in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and currently plays in the first division.

History

Zalgiris Vilnius was founded on 3 January 1947, when Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union. The club spent a total of eleven seasons, the first time in 1953, the highest in the Soviet League, making him the most successful club of the Lithuanian Union Republic of the USSR.

Since 1990, Zalgiris Vilnius plays in their own Lithuanian league. The club colors are traditionally green and white. Previously, the club was able to gain three times the Lithuanian Championship ( 1991, 1992, 1999), which are compared with six Cup victories (1966, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003). Zalgiris Vilnius played until some time in 1950 built Zalgiris Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,030 seats. Currently the club is established in 2011-2012 converted LFF stadium with 5,422 seats.

The club has been renamed three times. In its inception it was called " Dinamo ", from 1948 to 1961 was the epithet " Spartakas ". Since 1962 the association " Zalgiris " is in memory of the Battle of Grunwald (1410 ).

Zalgiris Vilnius won the first two editions of the Baltic League. In 1990, the club conceded in the competition, which was discharged completely in league mode, only one defeat in 32 games, 1993/94 Zalgiris won in the final 10-9 on penalties against Skonto Riga.

After the 2008 season, which finished in fifth -placed Zalgiris, the club was denied a license for the first division and a demotion to the second division decided, after fans had the club under the name VMFD Zalgiris re-established. In the next season of direct back in the Bundesliga. 2012 was assured by the Lithuanian Cup on penalties last year's winner Ekranas Panevezys. In addition, you were second in the league and plays with it in 2012/13 again internationally in the Europa League, although only in qualifying. In the second qualifying round the team against Admira Wacker Mödling retired. The following year, again succeeded in winning the Lithuanian Cup.

Achievements

  • Lithuanian champions (4): 1991, 1992, 1999, 2013
  • Lithuanian Cup Winner ( 8): 1966, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2012, 2013
  • Lithuanian Super Cup Winners ( 1): 2003
  • Winner of the Baltic League ( 2): 1990, 1993/94

Club name

Current squad

Stand February 2013

Well-known former players

  • Lithuania Virginijus Baltušnikas
  • Lithuania Marius Bezykornovas
  • Poland Kamil Biliński
  • Lithuania Romas Cirba
  • Lithuania Valdas Ivanauskas
  • Lithuania Sigitas Jakubauskas
  • Lithuania Mindaugas Kalonas
  • Lithuania Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
  • Slovakia Ján Koziak
  • Lithuania Gražvydas Mikulėnas
  • Lithuania Igoris Morinas
  • Russia Andrei Nagumanow
  • Lithuania Arminas Narbekovas
  • Lithuania Tadas Papečkys
  • Lithuania Aida Preikšaitis
  • Lithuania Deividas Šemberas
  • Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius
  • Lithuania Gediminas Šugžda
  • Lithuania Igoris Pankratjevas
  • Poland Jakub Wilk
  • Lithuania Tomas Žvirgždauskas
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