FK Vėtra

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FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.

History

The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.

In 2004, Vėtra played in the Intertoto Cup and reached the 3rd round with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, including the elimination of Scottish side Hibernian FC.

Their results in the 2005 tournament were not as successful, being eliminated in the early stages by losing both first round matches to future finalists CFR Cluj. In 2006, Vėtra played Shelbourne F.C. of Dublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0–1 at home, and 0–4 in Ireland.

In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, Vėtra faced Legia Warsaw in the second round, a match that was abandoned due to a riot caused by Legia hooligans while Vėtra was leading 2–0. On 11 July 2007, UEFA issued a ruling awarding Vėtra a 3–0 victory and disqualifying Legia from the competition as a disciplinary measure.[1] In the subsequent third round, Vėtra was eliminated by English club Blackburn Rovers.

In the 2008 edition of the UEFA Cup Vėtra lost to Viking Stavanger despite winning the first leg thanks to a bizarre goal.

In July 2009 Vėtra became the first Lithuanian club to progress in a European knock-out match after losing its first game at home. In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League Vėtra lost 0–1 to HJK Helsinki but defeated their opponents 3–1 to earn a tie against Fulham FC. Vetra lost 3–0 at home and the same away, which means they were knocked out by Fulham.[2]

The team played in the Lithuanian Premier division A Lyga but in summer of 2010 was expelled by Lithuanian Football Federation for financial troubles and debts to players, coaches and other club staff.[3]

Achievements

  • A Lyga
    • Runners-up (1): 2009
  • LFF Cup
    • Runners-up (4): 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010

Notable players

Players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.

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Participation in Lithuanian Championships

  • 2003 – 3rd
  • 2004 – 5th
  • 2005 – 4th
  • 2006 – 3rd
  • 2007 – 5th
  • 2008 – 3rd
  • 2009 – 2nd
  • 2010 – expelled from league after the round 17[4]

Participation in European tournaments

Season Competition Round Club Score
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Template:Flagicon JK Trans Narva 3–0, 1–0
2nd Round Template:Flagicon Hibernian 1–1, 1–0
3rd Round Template:Flagicon Esbjerg fB 1–1, 0–4
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Template:Flagicon CFR Cluj 2–3, 1–4
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Template:Flagicon Shelbourne FC 0–1, 0–4
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Template:Flagicon Llanelli AFC 3–1, 3–5
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3rd Round Template:Flagicon Blackburn Rovers 0–2, 0–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Template:Flagicon Viking FK 1–0, 0–2
2009–10 Europa League 1st Qualifying Round Template:Flagicon CS Grevenmacher 3–0, 3–0
2nd Qualifying Round Template:Flagicon HJK Helsinki 0–1, 3–1
3rd Qualifying Round Template:Flagicon Fulham 0–3, 0–3

References

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