FBK KAUNAS

'Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas' is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga. Originally the team has been founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas. After Lithuania regained its independance the club has been restructered. In 1993 Banga Kaunas has been renamed FBK Kaunas and the baseball section added (which later separated and became BK Lituanica Kaunas), hence the original name in Lithuanian is ''Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas''. FBK Kaunas are sponsored by ŪKIO Bankas, a bank which has Vladimir Romanov as its principal shareholder. In October 2005 Mr Romanov became majority shareholder of Scottish Premier League side, Heart of Midlothian. Romanov has since used Kaunas as a feeder club to Hearts by allowing the SPL side to loan many players, such as Edgaras Jankauskas, Nerijus Barasa, Marius Žaliūkas and Roman Bednář. However the latter signed a permanent deal for Hearts on 31 August 2006.Kaunas played Celtic,Rangers and Liverpool FC in Champions League qualifying stages. On the 29th of June 2007 a draw was made that would see the winner of the Champions League 1st round qualifier between Kaunas and Zeta of Montenegro play Scottish Premier League runners-up Rangers F.C in the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League.

Contents

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Selected former players

Participation in Lithuanian Championships

Achievements

External links

Players

Current squad

:''As of April 2007.''

Out on loan

Selected former players

★ Darius Gvildys ★ Orestas Buitkus

Participation in Lithuanian Championships

★ 2006 - 1st

★ 2005 - 2nd

★ 2004 - 1st

★ 2003 - 1st

Achievements

★ 'A Lyga: 9'
:: 1986, 1989 (as Banga Kaunas), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

★ 'Lithuanian Cup: 4'
:: 1989 (as Banga Kaunas), 2002, 2004, 2005

★ 'Lithuanian Super Cup: 3'
:: 2002, 2004, 2006

External links

★ Official website

★ Supporters' site