FC Džiugas Telšiai

Football Club Džiugas Telšiai, commonly known as Džiugas Telšiai, or simply as Džiugas, is a Lithuanian association football club based in Telšiai, that competes in the I Lyga, second tier of Lithuanian football.

Džiugas Telšiai
Full nameTelšių "Džiugas"
Founded1923 SA Džiugas
1991 FK Džiugas
2014 FC Džiugas
GroundTelšiai Central Stadium
Capacity2,400
ChairmanMartynas Armalis
ManagerMarius Šluta
LeagueI Lyga
2019I Lyga, 1st
WebsiteClub website

History

On the 2 November 1923, sport association Džiugas was established in Telšiai. During the period between 1923–1946, the club had football, basketball, ice hockey teams and expanded to other sports of the city. In 1926, Džiugas merged with another sports club "Laimutė" and had 145 official club members. The first director of the board was S. Lukošius. On the 6 June 1927, the football team played their first game against the Lithuanian bicyclist union which finished 2:2. In 1935, 1936, and 1937, Džiugas became the champions of the Samogitia region. Other participants of the tournament were teams from Plungė, Skouodas, Tauragė and Mažeikiai. Džiugas played their first international game in 1938 against Latvian side "Olimpija" and won 2:1.

In 1946, Džiugas was attached to state-wide sports union "Žalgiris" and the team participated in lower Lithuanian SSR football divisions.

In 1992–1993 season Džiugas became the champions of the III league but in 1994, the team was dissolved and a new Telšai team "Mastis" was formed.

In 2014, the club was reestablished by the football community of Telšiai. In their first season in II lyga (3rd tier), the club won 2nd place and gained promotion to I lyga (2nd tier), and has been participating in it since.

Before the start of the 2019 season, head coach Vijūnas Vasiliauskas was replaced by retired club player Marius Šluta.[1] In 2019, Džiugas won the I Lyga,[2] and gained promotion to the A Lyga. However, the club failed to meet licensing criteria to the A Lyga, and remained in I Lyga for the 2020 season.

Honours

League

Recent seasons
Season Tier League Position Web Notes
2014 3. Antra lyga 2. [3] Promotion
2015 2. Pirma lyga 10. [4]
2016 2. Pirma lyga 7. [5]
2017 2. Pirma lyga 5. [6]
2018 2. Pirma lyga 5. [7]
2019 2. Pirma lyga 1. [8] Promotion

Current squad
As of 21 February 2020[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LTU Povilas Survila
4 DF  LTU Adomas Mika
6 MF  LTU Rokas Stanulevičius
7 MF  LTU Martynas Vasiliauskas
8 MF  JPN Yudai Koike
9 MF  LTU Andrius Lipskis
10 MF  LTU Ronaldas Misiūnas
11 FW  JPN Ryu Sakurai
12 GK  LTU Kęstas Pilipavičius
13 DF  LTU Tomas Rapalavičius
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  BRA Leonardo Antonio
16 MF  LTU Vilius Butkus
17 MF  LTU Kipras Keliauskas
22 FW  LTU Marjanas Isajevas
24 DF  UKR Kostyantyn Shults
27 MF  LTU Domantas Šluta
29 MF  LTU Davydas Arlauskis (captain)
31 GK  LTU Marius Paukštė
88 MF  LTU Edvinas Sirutavičius
92 MF  LTU Rokas Lazdinauskas

Staff
Position Name
Director Martynas Armalis
Head coach Marius Šluta
Assistant coach Andrius Lipskis
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References
  1. "Ryškėja pirmieji naujojo "Džiugo" sezono kontūrai" (in Lithuanian). FC Džiugas. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. http://pirmalyga.lt/turnyrine-lentele/1
  3. http://almis.sritis.lt/ltu14lyga2w.html
  4. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2015.html#1lyga
  5. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2016.html#1lyga
  6. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2017.html#1lyga
  7. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2018.html#1lyga
  8. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lito2019.html#1lyga
  9. http://www.fcdziugas.lt
  10. http://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/klubai/dziugas-1483/?cid=1816595


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