- FK Vėtra
Football club infobox
clubname = FK Vėtra
fullname = Futbolo Klubas Vėtra
nickname = -
founded =1996
ground =Vėtra Stadium Vilnius
capacity = 5,900
chairman =Romas Stašauskas
manager =Virginijus Liubsys
league =A Lyga
season = 2007
position = 5th
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Lithuania n football team from the capital city ofVilnius . The team plays in the Lithuanian Premier divisionA Lyga . The club was founded in 1996 and was initially based inRūdiškės , a settlement inVilnius district , and moved in 2003 toVilnius City with the purchase of its own stadium.In 2004, Vėtra played in the
Intertoto Cup and reached the 3rd round with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. Their results in the 2005 tournament were not as successful, being eliminated in the early stages by losing both first round matches to future finalistsCFR Cluj . In 2006, Vėtra playedShelbourne F.C. ofDublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0-1 at home, and 0-4 in Ireland.In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, Vėtra's second round game with
Legia Warsaw was called off when Legia fans rioted. The scoreline was 2-0 to Vėtra at the time, and on July 11th,UEFA decided to reward the tie 3-0 to Vėtra, and expel Legia from the competition. Vėtra lost to English sideBlackburn Rovers in the third round. [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/news/kind=1/newsid=560167.html]Achievements
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A Lyga 3rd placed: 2003, 2006
*LFF Cup runners-up: 2003, 2005, 2008Participation in Lithuanian Championships
* 2007 - 5th
* 2006 - 3rd
* 2005 - 4th
* 2004 - 5th
* 2003 - 3rdParticipation in European tournaments
Current squad
As of
March 28 ,2008 .Notable former players
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Clément Beaud
*Aidas Preikšaitis
*Andrius Skerla
*Darvydas Šernas
*Donatas Vencevičius External links
* [http://www.fkvetra.lt Official website ]
* [http://www.futbolas.lt./clubs.php?team_id=8 Club's profile at LFF website]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=77486/domestic.html Club's profile at UEFA website]
* [http://www.rudeboys.ahost.lt Fans website]
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