FK Tauras Tauragė
Association football club in Lithuania
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Tauro futbolo klubas, commonly known as FK Tauras or simply Tauras, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Tauragė. The club competes in the II Lyga, the third tier of Lithuanian football.
| Full name | Tauragės futbolo klubas | ||
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| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Ground | Vytautas Stadium Tauragė | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Manager | Syarhey Kuznyatsow | ||
| League | I Lyga | ||
| 2025 | I Lyga, 3rd of 16 | ||
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History
The club was founded 1942 in the Lithuanian city Tauragė. Having not reached a national cup final for 20 years,[1] the club became runners-up in the 2008–09 Lithuanian Football Cup.[2]
Name
During its history the club has changed its name several times:
- 1942 – Tauras
- 1947 – Žalgiris
- 1957 – Maistas
- 1959 – Maisto Sporto Klubas (MSK)
- 1962 – Tauras
- 1990 – Elektronas
- 1992 – Tauras-Karšuva
- 1995 – Tauras
- 2005 – Tauras ERRA
- 2008 – Tauras
European record
Achievements
- Lithuanian SSR championship: 1
- 1987
Current squad
- As of 27 January, 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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Former players
Egidijus Vaitkūnas (2009; 2025)
Alessandro Mascia (2012)
Jorge Eduardo (2025–)
Managers
- Jonas Stažys (1987)
- Šenderis Giršovičius (1987–1988)
- Edvardas Malkevičius (2009)
Aleksandr Brazevich (2009)- Jurijus Popkovas (2009)
- Gediminas Jarmalavičius (2009–2011)
- Giovanni Scanu (2012)
- Aleksandr Brazevich (2013)
Ramazan Silin (2013)- Gediminas Jarmalavičius (2013)
- Giovanni Scanu (2015)
- Žydrūnas Mačaitis (2020)
- Darius Stažys (2021–2023)
- Darius Gvildys (2024–2025)
- Syarhey Kuznyatsow (3 December 2025)[8]
