Utenis Utena
Wikipedia - FK Utenis Utena
FK Utenis Utena is a professional football club, based in Utena, Lithuania. The club plays its home matches at the Utenis Stadium (capacity 3,000).
In 2020, FK Utenis Utena will participate in the II Lyga. As due to financial difficulties in 2019 the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in the I Lyga.
History
FK Utenis founded in 1933. In 2014. the team was refounded. In the I Lyga, they were in third position and was promoted to the A lyga.
In 2015, 2016, 2017 seasons, the club spent in the top division of Lithuania, but by the end of 2017, they had financial problems and after end of the season decided to play next season in I Lyga.
In the 2018 I Lyga, the team finished in 8th position. However, due to financial difficulties the shareholders voted to withdraw from participation in 2019 I Lyga and will play in 2019 II Lyga.
Utenis Utena je jedným z najstarších a najúspešnejších futbalových klubov v Litve. Vyhral dva tituly litovského šampióna (v rokoch 1999 a 2006) a jedenkrát litovský pohár (v roku 2005). Klub sa tiež niekoľkokrát zúčastnil európskych pohárových súťaží, vrátane Pohára UEFA a Ligy majstrov UEFA.
V súčasnej zostave Utenisu Utena je niekoľko talentovaných hráčov, vrátane útočníka Davida Aršakjana, záložníka Tadasa Eliošiusa a obrancu Aurimasa Tručinshasa. Trénerom tímu je litovský špecialista Valdas Ivanauskas.
Utenis Utena je známy svojím útočným štýlom hry a oddanými fanúšikmi. Klub je považovaný za jeden z najpopulárnejších futbalových klubov v Litve.