FK Jonava
Lithuanian football club
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Football Club Jonava, previously (1996–2016) known as Football Club Lietava, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Jonava. The club gained promotion to the A lyga as champions of the I Lyga in 2015, but were relegated from A Lyga in 2018.
| Full name | Futbolo klubas Jonava | ||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Central Stadium of Jonava | ||
| Capacity | 2,580 | ||
| Chairman | Eisvinas Utyra | ||
| Manager | Rolandas Čepkauskas | ||
| League | I Lyga | ||
| 2024 | 2nd, II Lyga (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.fkjonava.lt/ | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1991 as Azotas (after the name of the local Azotas fertilizer factory), the name Lietava was adopted in 1996.
For a number of years the club played in the second tier of the Lithuanian football championship. After successful 2015 season, Lietava won the I Lyga in 2015 and were promoted to the A lyga.
The 2016 debut season in the A Lyga Lietava finished in 5th position.[1]
From the beginning of the 2017 season, Lietava changed its name to FK Jonava.[2] On 13 February 2017 Lithuanian Football Federation approved the name change.[3][4] The 2017 season was the best season for the club on record. The team took 6th place in the regular A Lyga season, and finished in the 4th position after the championship round.
For 2018 season club management had ambitious plans. On 11 January 2018, Felipe Ribeiro from Portugal started in a position of the new head coach.[5] But the club ran into problems and on 15 May 2018, the coach was let go.[6][7] Soon the head coach changed again. The third coach in one season could not save the team from relegation.[8] After the regular season the team took 8th position and ended its spell in the A lyga.
In 2022 was promoted to A Lyga.
Name and logo history
- 1991 – Azotas
- 1994 – Achema-Lietava
- 1996 – Lietava
- 2017 – Jonava
Stadium
The Central Stadium of Jonava is the multi-purpose stadium used as the club's home ground.[9]
Kit
        2016 (home)
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  2017 (home)
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  2017 (away)
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2018 (GK kit)
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Seasons
| Season | Tier | Place | LFF Cup |
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| 1990 | II (East) | 4 | — |
| 1991 | III (East) | 3 | — |
| 1991–92 | III (South) | 1 | — |
| 1992–93 | II | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 1993–94 | II | 9 | Quarterfinal |
| 1994–95 | II | 6 | Round of 16 |
| 1995–96 | II | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 1996–97 | II | 10 | — |
| 1997–98 | II | 4 | Round of 16 |
| 1998–99 | II | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 1999-00 | II | 7 | Quarterfinal |
| 2000–01 | II | 5 | — |
| 2001–02 | II | 5 | Quarterfinal |
| 2002–03 | II | 8 | 1/16 f. |
| 2003 | II | 11 | Quarterfinal |
| 2004 | II | 7 | — |
| 2005 | II | 9 | Quarterfinal |
| 2006 | II | 14 | Quarterfinal |
| 2007 | II | 5 | Round of 16 |
| 2008 | II | 8 | Quarterfinal |
| 2009 | II | 7 | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | II | 5 | Round of 32 |
| 2011 | II | 5 | Round of 16 |
| 2012 | II | 1 | Quarterfinal |
| 2013 | II | 7 | Round of 32 |
| 2014 | II | 7 | Round of 32 |
| 2015 | II | 1 | Quarterfinal |
| 2016 | I | 6 | Round of 16 |
| 2017 | I | 4 | Quarterfinal |
| 2018 | I | 8 | Quarterfinal |
| 2019 | II | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2020 | II | 3 | Round of 16 |
| 2021 | II | 2 | First round |
| 2022 | I | 10 | Quarterfinal |
Jonava B
The Jonava B team played in the II Lyga in 2018 season. However, after the main team was relegated, Jonava B was withdrawn.
Squad
- As of 5 February 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Eisvinas Utyra |
| Director of football | Džeraldas Rocys |
| Head coach | Rolandas Čepkauskas |
| Data analyst | Tadas Vilkevičius |
Honours
- I Lyga
- Champions (4): 1992–93, 1998–99, 2012, 2015