FK Utenis Utena is a football club, based in Utena, Lithuania. The club plays its home matches at the Utenis Stadium (capacity 3,000).
History The current club is the fourth iteration in the club history. Originally founded in 1933, the club went through tumultuous history of ups and downs. The predecessor of the current club FK Utenis Utena ceased to exist in 2011.
FK Utenos Utenis was founded in November 2013, and played in the I Lyga. The club achieved promotion to the top tier of Lithuanian football, and spent 3 seasons in A lyga between 2015 and 2017.
Between 2022 and 2024 the club had Capelli Sport as its majority share stakeholder. In 2022 a strategic partnership with Danish side HB Køge has been announced.
Stadium
Utenis Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Utena, Lithuania. The stadium was renovated using funds from the European Union and opened on September 5, 2013. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Utenos Utenis.
Kit From the establishment of the club, Utenis colours are blue and white, therefore the kit is blue/white variation of shirt, shorts and socks. Away kits are usually plain white or blue.
Kit manufacturers PeriodKit manufacturer2014–2015Hummel2016–2019Adidas2020–presentCapelli Sport
Sponsors Sponsors Utenos Alus Baltijos polistirenas Kia Duventa Ramirent Perskindol Umaras Kit manufacturer Capelli Sport
Participation in Lithuanian championships Season League Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup2014-15 I Lyga 3rd 31 18 7 6 61 22 61 Third round2015-16 A Lyga 6th 36 11 9 16 41 50 42 Quarter-finalist2016 A Lyga 7th 28 4 4 20 24 47 16 Round of 322017 A Lyga 6th 33 8 9 16 30 56 33 Round of 322018 I Lyga 8th 26 12 5 9 46 33 41 Round of 322019 II Lyga 11th 24 5 4 15 27 71 19 Second round2020 II Lyga 12th 184113234313 Round of 322021 II Lyga 14th 2810810393638 Round of 322022 II Lyga 11th 241059494335 Round of 322023 failed to obtain participant licence -2024 II Lyga, B div. 7th 18 3 1 14 24 69 10 First round2025 II Lyga, B div. Round of 32
Current squad Updated 2 August 2018
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Coaches
Mindaugas Čepas (Jan, 2014–May 7, 2016 ) Oleh Boychyshyn (May 7, 2016 – January 9, 2017) Zvezdan Milošević (January 9, 2017 – April 26, 2017) Oleh Boychyshyn (April 26, 2017 – May 15, 2017) David Campaña (May 15, 2017– November 2017) Egidijus Varnas (Since 2018) Aaron Harrington, Since February 17, 2024 Onur Özkan, Since April 2024 Aurimas Meidus, Since 2025
Partnership
HB Køge
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