Last updated : 24/08/2023 19:08:33
Introduction
Zalgiris are a Grassroots football team made up of 1 team members.
The team is from Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania.
Zalgiris started using TeamStats in December 2019.
Team Details
Location
Vilnius Vilnius City Municipality Lithuania
Team Type
About Zalgiris
Zalgiris is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Vilnius. The club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club was founded in 1947 as Dinamo Vilnius. The club's name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris (Battle of Grunwald) (both names: Žalgiris and Grunwald are translated as "green forest").
Žalgiris has featured many Lithuanian football legends during its history, including Arminas Narbekovas, Valdas Ivanauskas, Edgaras Jankauskas and Deividas Šemberas.
The team's colours are green and white. The club plays at LFF stadium in Vilnius which has a capacity of 5,067.
Recent History
- In 2022, Žalgiris qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. They finished bottom of their group, but did manage to win one game against Malmö.
- In 2023, Žalgiris have continued their good form in the A Lyga, winning the title for the 28th time. They have also reached the quarterfinals of the Lithuanian Cup.
Upcoming Matches
- Žalgiris vs FC Džiugas Telšiai (A Lyga, 27 August 2023)
- Ferencvárosi TC vs Žalgiris (UEFA Europa Conference League, 31 August 2023)
- Žalgiris vs FK Banga Gargždai (A Lyga, 3 September 2023)
