Baltijos Futbolo Akademija

Lithuanian association football club
Football club
Baltijos Futbolo Akademija
Full nameBaltijos Futbolo Akademija
Founded2007
GroundSportima arena
Capacity3157
ChairmanIvan Švabovič
ManagerHaroldas Šidlauskas
LeagueLFF I lyga
20227th
Home colours
Away colours

Baltijos Futbolo Akademija, BFA is a Lithuanian football club based in Vilnius, established as an extension of the youth football academy.

History

The football academy was established in 2007. The club has been participating in the Children and Youth Football Championships organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation as well as international football tournaments. The club has been organizing football tournaments in Vilnius.

2018

The BFA team took part in the LFF II lyga championship for the first time. The team finished in eighth position, and announced that the team will seek I Lyga license.[1]

2019

The BFA did not qualify for promotion to I Lyga, however the club applied for a license anyway and after an appeal was awarded with one, having met the league criteria.

The BFA entered into partnership with FK Vilnius club, who offered an addition of several senior players.[2] The venture took on FK Vilnius name, which was approved by the Lithuanian Football Federation. The team was allowed to participate in I Lyga under the BFA license. The league newcomer was expected to fight for higher places in the league and possibly even contest promotion to the top tier A Lyga. However, the team struggled and were in the relegation zone for the first half of the season. The team improved in the second half and managed to finish 11th.

2020

The club announced that the partnership with FK Vilnius is coming to an end. FK Vilnius announced that they are withdrawing from the I Lyga, and will seek II Lyga license, whereas BFA announced that the club wants to continue playing in I Lyga and will seek the license. In February the I Lyga license was approved.[3][4][5]

Seasons

Season Tier League Position Web Notes
2018 3 II Lyga 8th [6] Increase Promotion to I Lyga
2019 2 I Lyga 11th [7] (as FK Vilnius)
2020 2 I Lyga 13th [8]
2021 2 I Lyga 12th [9]
2022 2 I Lyga 7th [10]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Lithuania LTU Lukas Valvonis
3 DF Lithuania LTU Tomas Petkevicius
5 DF Lithuania LTU Andrius Kezunas
6 MF Lithuania LTU Dzonis Gabrielius Puzas
10 FW Lithuania LTU Dominyk Kodz
15 MF Lithuania LTU Artiom Kocerga
17 MF Lithuania LTU Samvel Vardanyan
19 MF Lithuania LTU Aurimas Gackas
22 DF Lithuania LTU Rokas Doroskevicius
24 DF Lithuania LTU Edgar Pavlovski
25 MF Lithuania LTU Matas Tijusas
32 GK Lithuania LTU Ernest Cerniavskij
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF Lithuania LTU Aleksander Polujanski
48 DF Lithuania LTU Aidas Sidlauskas
52 DF Lithuania LTU Titas Stakenas
89 DF Lithuania LTU Ignas Paulikas
99 FW Lithuania LTU Nikita Ambrusevic
— MF Lithuania LTU Kajus Statauskas
— MF Lithuania LTU Dovydas Petrauskas
— MF Colombia COL Maifer Dayan Obregon Arroyo
— MF Colombia COL Sebastian Tello Mosquera
— MF Colombia COL Juan Jose Tovar Diaz
— MF Colombia COL Juan Roman Vargas Yanez

Colors

  • Blue and white
BFA BFA

References

  1. ^ "Pirmos lygos licencijavime dalyvaus vienas seniausių Lietuvos futbolo klubų". LFF.lt.
  2. ^ ""Baltijos Futbolo Akademija" ir futbolo klubo "Vilnius" pasirašė bendradarbiavimo sutartį | LFF I Lyga". www.pirmalyga.lt. 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 m. sezono I lygos licencijų sieks 14 futbolo klubų ir komandų". LFF.lt.
  4. ^ "Futbolas.lt – Lietuvos futbolo naujienos". www.sportas.lt.
  5. ^ "BFA komanda tęs dalyvavimą I-os lygos čempionate". sportas.lt.
  6. ^ "Lithuanian 2018 LFF 2 Lyga Zone West".
  7. ^ "Lithuania 2019". RSSSF.
  8. ^ "Lithuania 2020". RSSSF.
  9. ^ "Lithuania 2021". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "Lithuania 2022". RSSSF.

External links

  • Official club website
  • Official Facebook page