Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the
A Lyga. Originally the team has been founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas. After Lithuania regained its independance the club has been restructered. In 1993 Banga Kaunas has been renamed FBK
Kaunas and the baseball section added (which later separated and became BK Lituanica Kaunas),
hence the original name in Lithuanian is Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas. FBK Kaunas are
sponsored by ŪKIO Bankas, a bank which has Vladimir
Romanov as its principal shareholder. In October 2005 Mr Romanov became majority shareholder of Scottish Premier League
side, Heart of Midlothian. Romanov has since used Kaunas as a feeder club to
Hearts by allowing the SPL side to loan many players, such as Edgaras Jankauskas, Nerijus Barasa, Marius Žaliūkas and Roman Bednář. However the latter signed a
permanent deal for Hearts on 31 August 2006. Kaunas have played Celtic, Rangers and Liverpool FC in Champions League qualifying
stages.
Players
Current squad
- As of April 2007.
Out on loan
Selected former players
Participation in Lithuanian Championships
Achievements
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- 1986, 1989 (as Banga Kaunas), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
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- 1989 (as Banga Kaunas), 2002, 2004, 2005
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- 2002, 2004, 2006
External links
bat-smg:FBK Kaunas
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Artūras Ramoška
