Marijampole City
- Leagues Played
- Lituania - 1ª División 157 Copa de Lituania 24 Lituania - II Lyga 5 Letonia - Winter Cup 2
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- Related Teams
- Marijampole City FA sub-19
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.
El Marijampole City ha ganado la Copa de Lituania dos veces, en 2005 y 2009, y la Supercopa de Lituania tres veces, en 2006, 2007 y 2009. También ha participado en competiciones europeas como la Copa de la UEFA y la Liga Europa.
El Marijampole City es un club modesto pero que cuenta con una gran afición. El equipo juega sus partidos en el estadio ARVI Arena, con capacidad para 4.200 espectadores.
Algunos de los jugadores más destacados que han jugado en el Marijampole City son:
* Edgaras Jankauskas
* Marius Stankevičius
* Andrius Skerla
* Tadas Kijanskas
* Vykintas Slivka
El Marijampole City es un equipo que siempre está luchando por estar entre los mejores del fútbol lituano. En los últimos años ha sido uno de los equipos más regulares de la A Lyga y siempre está en la pelea por el título.