FK Vėtra

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FK Vėtra
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Capacity5,900

FK Vėtra was a

football team from the capital city of Vilnius
.

History

The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in

Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius
city with the purchase of its own stadium.

In 2004, Vėtra played in the

Hibernian FC
.

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

Blackburn Rovers in the third round. [1]
.

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

Fulham FC. Vetra lost 3–0 at home and the same away, which means they were knocked out by Fulham.[1]

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

  • A Lyga
    • Runners-up (1): 2009
  • LFF Cup
    • Runners-up (4): 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010

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
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
JK Trans Narva
3–0, 1–0
2nd Round Scotland Hibernian 1–1, 1–0
3rd Round Denmark Esbjerg fB 1–1, 0–4
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Romania CFR Cluj 2–3, 1–4
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
Shelbourne FC
0–1, 0–4
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
Llanelli AFC
3–1, 3–5
2nd Round Poland Legia Warsaw 3–0 (awd.)
3rd Round England Blackburn Rovers 0–2, 0–4
2008–09
UEFA Cup
1st Qualifying Round Norway Viking FK 1–0, 0–2
2009–10
Europa League
1st Qualifying Round Luxembourg CS Grevenmacher 3–0, 3–0
2nd Qualifying Round
HJK Helsinki
0–1, 3–1
3rd Qualifying Round England Fulham 0–3, 0–3

References

  1. ^ "Vetra through for a Fulham test". Futbolas.lt. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ^ "Lietuvos futbolo federacija". lff.lt. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Vėtra" šalinama iš A lygos pirmenybių Archived 27 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)