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Wikipedia - FK Sveikata Kybartai
Futbolo klubas Sveikata, commonly known as Sveikata, is a Lithuanian football club located in Kybartai, in Vilkaviškis District. They currently play in the II Lyga, the third tier of Lithuanian football. They are the oldest active football club in the country. In 2019 FK Sveikata became a member of the prestigious Club of Pioneers.
History
The club was founded in as FK Banga Kybartai. The following year it was renamed and called FK Sveikata Kybartai.
In 1949, the club became a part of the republican sports union "Žalgiris". From 1952, the club was renamed GKS for sponsorship reasons.
During the Soviet occupation in Lithuania, the club was in the top division for a long time. Over the decades, it was both relegated and promoted back to the first tier more than once.
The 1990 season saw the club relegated to the First League and subsequently, in 1993, to the Second League.
Currently (2022), they play in II Lyga. In 2019, they had hope obtain a licence for Pirma lyga (2nd tier).
Le stade du club, le stade Kybartai, a une capacité de 1 000 spectateurs.
Les couleurs du club sont le rouge et le noir.
Le club a remporté le championnat de troisième division lituanienne en 2016 et a été promu en deuxième division.
L'entraîneur actuel du club est Valdas Trakys.
Parmi les joueurs les plus célèbres du club figurent :
* Edgaras Jankauskas
* Deividas Šemberas
* Marius Stankevičius