FK Utenos Utenis
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| Full name | Viešoji įstaiga „Utenos Utenis“ | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Utenis Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Marius Treimakas[1] | ||
| Manager | Aurimas Meidus | ||
| League | II Lyga, B division | ||
| 2024 | 7th, II Lyga, B division | ||
| Website | http://www.utenosutenis.lt/ | ||
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FK Utenis Utena is a football club, based in Utena, Lithuania. The club plays its home matches at the Utenis Stadium (capacity 3,000).[2]
The current club is the fourth iteration in the club history. Originally founded in 1933, the club went through tumultuous history of ups and downs. The predecessor of the current club FK Utenis Utena ceased to exist in 2011.
FK Utenos Utenis was founded in November 2013,[3] and played in the I Lyga. The club achieved promotion to the top tier of Lithuanian football, and spent 3 seasons in A lyga between 2015 and 2017.
Between 2022 and 2024 the club had Capelli Sport as its majority share stakeholder.[4][5] In 2022 a strategic partnership with Danish side HB Køge has been announced.[6]
Stadium
Utenis Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Utena, Lithuania. The stadium was renovated using funds from the European Union and opened on September 5, 2013. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Utenos Utenis.
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Participation in Lithuanian championships
| Season | League | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Cup |
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| 2014-15 | I Lyga | 3rd | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 22 | 61 | Third round |
| 2015-16 | A Lyga | 6th | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 42 | Quarter-finalist |
| 2016 | A Lyga | 7th | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 16 | Round of 32 |
| 2017 | A Lyga | 6th | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 33 | Round of 32 |
| 2018 | I Lyga | 8th | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 41 | Round of 32 |
| 2019 | II Lyga | 11th | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 71 | 19 | Second round |
| 2020 | II Lyga | 12th | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 13 | Round of 32 |
| 2021 | II Lyga | 14th | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 38 | Round of 32 |
| 2022 | II Lyga | 11th | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 43 | 35 | Round of 32 |
| 2023 | failed to obtain participant licence | - | ||||||||
| 2024 | II Lyga, B div. | 7th | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 69 | 10 | First round |
| 2025 | II Lyga, B div. | Round of 32 | ||||||||
Current squad
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Coaches
Mindaugas Čepas (Jan, 2014–May 7, 2016 )
Oleh Boychyshyn (May 7, 2016 – January 9, 2017)
Zvezdan Milošević (January 9, 2017 – April 26, 2017)- Oleh Boychyshyn (April 26, 2017 – May 15, 2017)
David Campaña Piquer (May 15, 2017– November 2017)- Egidijus Varnas (Since 2018)
Aaron Harrington, Since February 17, 2024
Onur Özkan, Since April 2024- Aurimas Meidus, Since 2025
