This article is about the football club active 2004–2016. For the football club established in 2007, see FA Šiauliai. For the football club active 1935–2003, see FK Kareda Šiauliai.
Football club
FC Šiauliai
Full name
Football Club Šiauliai
Nickname(s)
FK Šiauliai
Founded
1995; 29 years ago (1995) (as KFK Šiauliai) 2004; 20 years ago (2004) (refounded as FK Šiauliai)
FC Šiauliai is a Lithuanian defunct football club based in the city of Šiauliai. The team is referred to as "Šiauliai".
History
The basketball and football club "Šiauliai" (KFK "Šiauliai") was established in Šiauliai in 1994. The club founded a basketball team in 1994 and a football team in 1995. The football team played in Antra Lyga (3rd tier) and had no desire to move up to a higher division. Rather, the club focused its attention on the basketball championship LKL and other leagues. The situation in Šiauliai City changed when FK Kareda Šiauliai was sold in 1999 and moved from Šiauliai to Kaunas. FK Sakalas Šiauliai was dissolved in 2003, and the KFK Šiauliai football team broke with the basketball team as a result.
2004
In the beginning of 2004, a new organization called VšĮ „Šiaulių futbolo klubas“ was established. Soon after, the FK „Šiauliai“ team was founded. Its leaders sought to build a strong, winning team to rise to A Lyga (top tier).
In 2004 FK Šiauliai was promoted to Pirma Lyga (second tier). That year, they won the 2004 Pirma Lyga. They were then promoted to A Lyga and began playing in the elite division in 2005.
Savivaldybė Stadium, located at S. Daukanto g. 23, Šiauliai, is a multi-use stadium. It is used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Šiauliai. The stadium holds 4,000 people.