FK Minija is a semi-professional football club based in Kretinga, Lithuania. The team competes in I Lyga, the second division of Lithuanian football system.
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| Full name | Viešoji įstaiga – futbolo klubas "Minija" | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Kretinga stadium | ||
| Capacity | 900 | ||
| Chairman | Vidas Burba | ||
| Manager | Tiago Bomfim da Silva | ||
| League | Pirma lyga | ||
| 2022 | 12th in Pirma lyga | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
After FK Minija Kretinga went bankrupt at the end of 2016 season, the Kretinga football promoters formed a phoenix club at the beginning of 2017.
Football Club "Minija" joined II Lyga's Western Zone in 2017. In that season team took the third place.
In 2018 the football club was reorganized into Public Organisation "Futbolo klubas Minija". Minija finished the season top of the league, equal on points with FK Babrungas Plungė. When this happens, the teams play a "golden match" to determine the higher position in the table. Minija won the match and were declared the winners of II Lyga Western Zone.
In 2019 the club had successfully promoted to I Lyga,[1] and finished the season in 8th position.
Honours
League
- II Lyga
- Winners (1): 2018
Seasons
| Season | Leval | League | Place | Weblink | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | Antra lyga (West) | 3rd | [2] | |
| 2018 | 3 | Antra lyga (West) | 1st | [3] |  promotion to Pirma lyga |
| 2019 | 2 | Pirma lyga | 8th | [4] | |
| 2020 | 2 | Pirma lyga | 10th | [5] | |
| 2021 | 2 | Pirma lyga | 11th | [6] | |
| 2022 | 2 | Pirma lyga | 13th | [7] |
Kit evoliution
- Adidas (kit manufacturer) in 2021.
     2017 (Home) | 2017 (Away) |  2018 (Home) | 2018 (Away) |  2021 (Home) |     2021 (Away) |
Club colours
- Blue and white
| MINIJA | MINIJA |
Current squad
- As of 23 May 2023[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |  JPN | Hiroshi Miyazawa | |||||
| 12 | MF |  LTU | Aronas Zakarauskas | |||||
| 14 | MF | LTU | Germanas Vaniuchinas | |||||
| 15 | MF | LTU | Valdas Jasmontas | |||||
| 19 | MF | LTU | Matas Keblys | |||||
| 20 | MF | LTU | Adrijus Putvinas | |||||
| 25 | MF | LTU | Jonas Kazlauskas | |||||
| 45 | MF | LTU | Mantas Gedutis | |||||
| 11 | FW | LTU | Dominykas Jakociunas | |||||
| 18 | FW | LTU | Rokas Rusys | |||||
| — | FW |  MLI | Mamadou Traoré | |||||
Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Vidas Burba |
| Director of football | |
| Head coach | Gvidas Juška |
| Assistant coach | Arvydas Balsevičius |
Coaches
Vaidas Liutikas, (before 2017 season — 14 May 2017)- Arvydas Balsevičius, (14 May 2017 – end of 2018 season)[9]
- Valdas Trakys (January 2019 – July 2020)[10][11]
- Gvidas Juška (from July 2020 – the end of 2021 season).[12]
- Darius Žindulis, (from Januari 2022)