Silas
- Leagues Played
- Lituanie - 1 Lyga 159 Coupe de Lituanie 24 Lituanie - II Lyga 5 Winter Cup, Playoffs 2
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- Marijampole City U19
Wikipedia - Marijampolė City
Marijampolė City, FA Suvalkija, Suvalkijos jaunimo futbolo klubo akademija (Sudovian Youth Football Academy) is a football club based in the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania.
In 2022 Marijampolė City merged with the second tier I Lyga club FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda. The merger kept Marijampolė City name.
History
- 2018 - the club was founded as a football academy by the initiative of football enthusiasts, parents and businessmen. The club have set ambitious goals to become nationally and internationally renown academy.
- 2019 - the club applied for the II Lyga license and was granted one. The club took fifth place in II Lyga Southern Zone.
- 2020 – obtained II Lyga license, but later abandoned plans to compete. The academy continued to work only with children and youth.
2022 season
At the beginning of 2022, Marijampolė City merged with I Lyga club FK Šilas (Futbolo klubas Šilas). FK Šilas have been having disputes over funding with Kazlų Rūda city council, and after the merger moved to Marijampolė. As Marijampolė City did not have a senior team at this time, the senior team was essentially FK Šilas, rebadged to Marijampolė City. The club applied to the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) with a request to change its name and logo, and the request was granted. New club name and logo came into use from the start of round 6 in the I Lyga and from the start of the first round in the Hegelmann LFF Cup.
L'équipe porte le nom du célèbre joueur de basket-ball lituanien Šarūnas Jasikevičius, surnommé "Silas". Le club est connu pour son style de jeu offensif et ses résultats solides dans les compétitions nationales.
Silas a remporté la Coupe de Lituanie à deux reprises, en 2015 et 2018. Le club a également participé régulièrement aux compétitions européennes, notamment à la Ligue Europa et à la Ligue Europa Conférence.
L'équipe est dirigée par l'entraîneur Darius Uljanov et compte dans ses rangs des joueurs talentueux tels que Jemison Vargas, Mantas Fridrikas et Lukas Baravykas. Silas joue ses matchs à domicile au stade Darius et Girėnas de Kaunas.