Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanianfootball club, from the Lithuanian city ofPanevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.[1]
The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian football. However, at the end of 2014 season the club ran into financial difficulties, failed to meet admission criteria toA Lyga for the 2015 season and was subsequently declared bankrupt. A new clubFK Panevėžys was formed to represent the city ofPanevėžys, which managed to pass licensing criteria for the 2015I Lyga season.FK Ekranas was declared bankrupt in 2016.[2] In 2020 FK Ekranas was restored. They're currently at the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football.
FK Ekranas won Lithuanian championships in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
On 5 November 2004, before theA Lyga champion-deciding match againstFBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the top division by the National Football Club Association (NFKA) for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.
FK Ekranas players famous internationally and legends from the club or Lithuania. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ekranas.