FA Šiauliai
Full nameFootball Academy of Šiauliai
Nickname(s)šiauliečiai
Founded1 September 2007 (1 September 2007)
GroundSavivaldybė Stadium
Capacity4,000
ChairmanDeivis Kančelskis (chief of team)
CoachMindaugas Čepas
LeagueA Lyga
2023A Lyga, 3rd of 10

Football Academy of Šiauliai or FA Šiauliai is a Lithuanian football academy from the city of Šiauliai. The team is simply known as "Šiauliai". The academy train women's and men's teams, as well as children's and underage groups in "U" type championships. The men's team currently play in A Lyga, the top tier of Lithuanian football.

History

Football Academy of Šiauliai was established in 2007, after a merger between Napolis Šiauliai and "Klevas" school of sport.[1]

Men's team

Men's football team participates under name FA Šiauliai.

In 2010 and 2016 the team played in Šiauliai region championship of the III Lyga (4th tier).

In 2017 and 2018 team played in II Lyga (3rd tier). In 2017 the team achieved 4th position and 6th in 2018.[2]

In 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup, FA Šiauliai lost to FK Sūduva Marijampolė 0:7 in 1/32 round.[3]

In 2019 FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in I Lyga (2nd tier), despite the fact that they finished 6th in 2018 II Lyga. The club failed to satisfy licensing criteria, and I Lyga license was not issued.[4] However, the club was granted an exception, the club played in 2019 LFF I Lyga and finished in 6th position.

In 2021, FA Šiauliai applied for a license to play in A Lyga (Top tier) for the first time in history from next season.

Women's team

Futsal team

FA Šiauliai men's futsal team joined the top division Futsal A Lyga in 2019-2020 season.

Recent seasons

Lithuanian championship
Season Level League Place Reference
2010 4 III Lyga (Šiauliai) 9th
2016 6th
2017 3 II Lyga (West) 4th [5]
2018 6th [6]
2019 2 I Lyga 6th [7][8][9]
2020 5th [10]
2021 1st [11]
2022 1 A Lyga 7th [12]
2023 3rd
Futsal A Lyga
Season Level League Regular Season Play-off
2019-2020 1. Futsal A Lyga 4. quarterfinal

Stadium

Savivaldybė Stadium (Municipality stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home stadium of FA Šiauliai. The stadium capacity is 4,000. The stadium is located at: S. Daukanto g. 23, Šiauliai.

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

FA Šiauliai B

FA Šiauliai 'B' team is currently playing in the I Lyga (second tier).

Current squad

As of 10 January 2024[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Lithuania LTU Lukas Paukštė
4 DF Lithuania LTU Sigitas Olberkis
7 MF Lithuania LTU Justas Petravičius
8 DF Lithuania LTU Egidijus Vaitkūnas
10 MF Lithuania LTU Domantas Šimkus
11 MF Lithuania LTU Deividas Šešplaukis
17 FW Lithuania LTU Eligijus Jankauskas
19 MF Lithuania LTU Simonas Paulius
20 MF Lithuania LTU Simonas Urbys
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Lithuania LTU Rolandas Baravykas
29 FW Lithuania LTU Deividas Dovydaitis
30 MF Lithuania LTU Emilis Gasiūnas
31 MF Lithuania LTU Gabrielius Micevičius
33 MF Lithuania LTU Danielius Jarašius
34 FW Lithuania LTU Mantas Pikčiūnas
35 MF Lithuania LTU Nojus Audinis
44 DF Lithuania LTU Matas Gasiūnas
53 MF Lithuania LTU Juozas Radavičius
61 GK Lithuania LTU Gustas Baliutavičius
80 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Yefremov
88 MF Lithuania LTU Mantas Kuklys
— FW Lithuania LTU Augustinas Klimavičius ✔️
— MF Lithuania LTU Nauris Petkevičius
— MF Lithuania LTU Karolis Žebrauskas
99 MF Lithuania LTU Donatas Kazlauskas ✔️

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Lithuania LTU Dominykas Kubilinskas (at Džiugas)

Famous players

Managers

  • Lithuania Renatas Vestartas (since 2017 till the end of 2020 season)
  • Lithuania Mindaugas Čepas (since 2021)

References

  1. ↑ "Šiaulių Futbolo Akademija | Veikla".
  2. ↑ "FA Šiauliai - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  3. ↑ ""Sūduva" galingai pradėjo LFF taurės turnyrą | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  4. ↑ "Pirmos lygos licencijavime dalyvaus vienas seniausių Lietuvos futbolo klubų".
  5. ↑ "Lithuanian 2017 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West".
  6. ↑ "Lithuanian 2018 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West".
  7. ↑ "Arkiverade kopian". Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pirmos lygos licencijavime dalyvaus vienas seniausių Lietuvos futbolo klubų".
  9. ↑ "I lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  10. ↑ "Lithuania 2020".
  11. ↑ "Lithuania 2021".
  12. ↑ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.
  13. ↑ "FA Šiauliai". siauliufa.lt.
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