FK Ekranas


Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
The club was founded in 1964 and for 44 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian football. However, at the end of 2014 season the club ran into financial difficulties, failed to meet admission criteria to A Lyga for the 2015 season, and was subsequently declared bankrupt. A new club FK Panevėžys was formed to represent the city of Panevėžys, which managed to pass licensing criteria for the 2015 I Lyga season. FK Ekranas was declared bankrupt in 2016.. On 2020 FK Ekranas been restored. It plays on 3rd tier of Lithuania.
FK Ekranas won Lithuanian championships in 1985, 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985, 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
On 5 November 2004, before the A Lyga champion-deciding match against FBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the top division by the National Football Club Association for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.
In August 2006 FK Ekranas won the first Baltic Champion's Cup tournament in Liepāja after beating Estonian champions TVMK Tallinn 6–4 and drawing with the home side Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1.

Honours

YearDivisionPosition YearDivisionPosition YearDivisionPosition
1991A Lyga4th 2000A Lyga4th 2010A Lyga1st
1991–92A Lyga5th 2001A Lyga4th 2011A Lyga1st
1992–93A Lyga1st 2002A Lyga3rd 2012A Lyga1st
1993–94A Lyga3rd 2003A Lyga2nd 2013A Lyga3rd
1994–95A Lyga8th 2004A Lyga2nd 2014A Lyga6th
1995–96A Lyga7th 2005A Lyga1st
1996–97A Lyga5th 2006A Lyga2nd
1997–98A Lyga3rd 2007A Lyga3rd
1998–99A Lyga4th 2008A Lyga1st
1999A Lyga5th 2009A Lyga1st

UEFA club competition results

CompetitionPWDLGFGA
Champions League2053121940
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League187291736
Cup Winners Cup201145
Intertoto Cup8215712
Total48147274793

SeasonCupRndOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1993–94Champions League1Q Floriana0–10–10–2
1998–99Cup Winners Cup1Q Apollon Limassol1–23–34–5
1999Intertoto Cup1R Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț0–10–10–2
2000–01UEFA CupQ Lierse S.K.0–30–40–7
2001Intertoto Cup1R FC Artmedia Bratislava1–11–12–2*
2003–04UEFA CupQ Debreceni VSC1–11–22–3
2004–05UEFA Cup1Q F91 Dudelange1–02–13–1
2004–05UEFA Cup2Q Odd Grenland2–11–33–4
2005–06UEFA Cup1Q Cork City0–21–01–2
2006–07Champions League1Q Elbasani3–00–13–1
2006–07Champions League2Q Dinamo Zagreb1–42–53–9
2007–08UEFA Cup1Q B36 Tórshavn3–23–16–3
2007–08UEFA Cup2Q Vålerenga1–10–61–7
2008Intertoto Cup1R Narva Trans1–03–04–0
2008Intertoto Cup2R Rosenborg1–30–41–7
2009–10Champions League2Q Baku2–22–44–6
2010–11Champions League2Q HJK Helsinki1–00–21–2
2011–12Champions League2Q Valletta1–03–24–2
2011–12Champions League3Q BATE Borisov0–01–31–3
2011–12Europa LeaguePlay-Off Hapoel Tel Aviv1–00–41–4
2012–13Champions League2Q Shamrock Rovers2–10–02–1
2012–13Champions League3Q Anderlecht0–60–50–11
2012–13Europa LeaguePlay-Off Steaua București0–20–30–5
2013–14Champions League2Q Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar0–11–21–3
2014–15Europa League1Q Crusaders1–21–32–5

*FC Artmedia Bratislava victory after the penalty shootout.
1Q – 1st Qualifying Round; 2Q – 2nd Qualifying Round; 1R – 1st Round; 2R – 2nd Round

Players

Famous players

FK Ekranas players famous internationally and legends from the club or Lithuania. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ekranas.