DFK Dainava
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Dzūkija Futbolo Klubas Dainava, in short, DFK Dainava, is a Lithuanian football club from Alytus. The club was established in 2016 as a phoenix club after FK Dainava Alytus was dissolved in 2014.
History
The modern DFK Dainava was established after "Auska" and "Dzūkų tankai" were merged in 2016.
In 2015, FK Auska were playing in the Pirma Lyga. In 2016 the Lithuanian Football Federation allowed the club to change its name and allowed them to play in the Pirma Lyga (second tier).
In 2016, DFK Dainava came in ninth place[1] and in 2017 they came in fourth place in the Pirma Lyga.[2]
In the 2018 season, DFK Dainava were runners-up in the Pirma Lyga. In the relegation/promotion play-off match, they lost 0–3 to FK Palanga.[3][4][5][6] On 3 November 2018, they lost the second match in Gargždai 0–2. FK Palanga won 5–0 on aggregate and saved their place in the 2019 A Lyga.[7]
DFK Dainava sought promotion to the A Lyga in the 2019 season, but were unable to get sponsorship required for the league from the municipality of Alytus. As a result, the club remained in the I Lyga.[8][9] They have finished 2019 LFF I Lyga in fourth position, and attempted to obtain a licence for A Lyga again in the 2020 season. The application was again declined.
In March 2021 before the start of the football season in Lithuania, DFK Dainava applied for a licence to play in the highest Lithuanian league tier of A Lyga in the 2021 season. The application was declined by the Lithuanian Football Federation as the club could not find a solution with stable finance and organise a women's football team. At the time, A Lyga had nine qualified teams who got permits and were able to compete in the league. DFK Dainava's application was granted by the Lithuanian Football Federation to play and compete in Lithuania's top-tier league as a 10th team, as DFK Dainava subsequently fixed all of the issues regarding sponsorship and stable finance. For the first time in DFK Dainava club history since re-creation in 2016,[10] Alytus town will yet again have a men's football team competing in Lithuanian top-tier football league A Lyga. DFK Dainava started the season with -3 points as regulations and laws via the Lithuanian Football Federation. The first match for DFK Dainava in A Lyga was played on 6 March in Marijampolė against also newly promoted team FK Nevėžis, due to the city having a full sized indoor football ground and it is closest to Alytus.
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Turkmen coach Mergen Orazov was introduced on June 24, 2025. [11][12][13]
Recent seasons
| Season | Level | Division | Position | Link | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 9. | [14] | |
| 2017 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4. | [15] | |
| 2018 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2. | [16] | |
| 2019 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4. | [17] | |
| 2020 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 6. | [18] | Promoted to 2022 A Lyga |
| 2021 | 1. | A lyga | 9. | [19] | Relegated to Pirma lyga |
| 2022 | 2. | Pirma lyga | 1. | [20] | Promoted to 2023 A Lyga |
| 2023 | 1. | A lyga | 8. | [21] | |
| 2024 | 1. | A lyga | 4. | [22] | |
| 2025 | 1. | A lyga | . | [23] |
Kit evolution
| DFK Dainava | DFK Dainava |
|---|---|
| Kits | |
2016–2018
Traditional |
2016–2018
Alternative |
2019–2020
Home |
2019–2020
Away |
2021–present
Home |
2021–present
Away |
Stadium
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Current squad
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Out on loan
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Managers
- Template:Flagicon Ričardas Grigaliūnas (March, 2016 – June, 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Darius Gvildys (June, 2016 – end of 2017)
- Template:Flagicon Donatas Vencevičius (January, 2018 – end of 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Kim Rønningstad (2019)[24]
- Template:Flagicon Łukasz Hass (2020)
- Template:Flagicon Fabio Mazzone (August, 2020) [25]
- Template:Flagicon Tomas Ražanauskas (April, 2021)[26]
- Template:Flagicon Matthew Silva (February, 2022 – May 2022)[27][28]
- Template:Flagicon Sergey Kuznetsov (May 2022 – 3 May 2025)[29]
- Template:Flagicon Mergen Orazov (24 June 2025 – nowadays)
References
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External links
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