FK Vėtra
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LFF Stadium, Vilnius | |||
Capacity | 5,900 | ||
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FK Vėtra was a
History
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in
In 2004, Vėtra played in the
Their results in the 2005 tournament were not as successful, being eliminated in the early stages by losing both first round matches to future finalists CFR Cluj. In 2006, Vėtra played Shelbourne F.C. of Dublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0–1 at home, and 0–4 in Ireland.
In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, Vėtra's second-round game with
In the 2008 edition of the UEFA Cup Vėtra lost to Viking Stavanger despite winning the first leg thanks to a bizarre goal.
In July 2009 Vėtra became the first Lithuanian club to progress in a European knock-out match after losing its first game at home. In the second qualifying round of the
The team played in the Lithuanian Premier division A Lyga but in summer of 2010 was expelled by Lithuanian Football Federation for financial troubles and debts to players, coaches and other club staff.[2]
Achievements
Notable players
Players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
- 2003– 3rd
- 2004– 5th
- 2005 – 4th
- 2006– 3rd
- 2007 – 5th
- 2008 – 3rd
- 2009 – 2nd
- 2010 – expelled from league after the round 17[3]
Participation in European tournaments
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score |
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2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | JK Trans Narva
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3–0, 1–0 |
2nd Round | Hibernian | 1–1, 1–0 | ||
3rd Round | Esbjerg fB | 1–1, 0–4 | ||
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | CFR Cluj | 2–3, 1–4 |
2006 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | Shelbourne FC
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0–1, 0–4 |
2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | Llanelli AFC
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3–1, 3–5 |
2nd Round | Legia Warsaw | 3–0 (awd.) | ||
3rd Round | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2, 0–4 | ||
2008–09
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UEFA Cup
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1st Qualifying Round | Viking FK | 1–0, 0–2 |
2009–10 | Europa League
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1st Qualifying Round | CS Grevenmacher | 3–0, 3–0 |
2nd Qualifying Round | HJK Helsinki
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0–1, 3–1 | ||
3rd Qualifying Round | Fulham | 0–3, 0–3 |
References
- ^ "Vetra through for a Fulham test". Futbolas.lt. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Lietuvos futbolo federacija". lff.lt. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Vėtra" šalinama iš A lygos pirmenybių Archived 27 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)