# FK Neptūnas

Futbolo klubas Neptūnas, commonly known as Neptūnas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda.

## History

Club was established in 2020. In January 2020 it was officially announced that Basketball Club Neptūnas aims to have a football team. The team successfully licensed and debuted in the II Lyga. With the help of 5-6 professional footballers, wished to win the II Lyga and to be promoted to the I Lyga. Prerequisites for assembling a football team emerged after 2019 another club from Klaipėda FK Atlantas, who was eliminated from A Lyga and later (after season of 2020) defunct.
2021 the team received a license of the I Lyga and participated in the I Lyga championship. In the final line-up the team was remained in tenth place out of fourteen participants.
In December 2021 it was announced that Valdas Trakys become the new head coach.

## Honours
### Domestic

Antra lyga:
* Runner-up: 2020

## Recent seasons

| Season | Level | Division | Position | Cup | Notes |
| 2020. | 3. | Antra lyga (Vakarai) | 2nd | — | Promotion to 2021 Pirma lyga |
| 2021. | 2. | Pirma lyga | 10th | Second round |
| 2022. | 2. | Pirma lyga | 2nd | Round of 16 |
| 2023. | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4th | Round of 16 |
| 2024. | 2. | Pirma lyga | 4th | First round |

## Kit evolution
### 2021 – Jako (kit manufacturer)

| 2020 Home | 2020 Away | 2020 Goalkeepers |
| 2021 Home | 2021 Away | 2021 Goalkeeper |

### Colors

* 2020 – now.
| NEPTŪNAS | NEPTŪNAS |

## Rivalries

Neptunas share a regional and competitive rivalry with FK Minija Kretinga, and have locals rivals in FK Sirijus and Klaipedos FM. Derby games between Neptunas and Minija take place often as they both play in Pirma Lyga and have done for the few seasons, games between Sirijus and FM are rarer and typically occur in the LFF Cup such as in 2023, when Neptunas won 8-1 against Sirijus in the first round. Minija and FM fans are often see coping to Neptunas fans online about how they are "better" than Neptunas but they are not, Neptunas clears both of them and if you support Minija or FM you can keep coping

## Squad

    As of 23 May 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | LTU | Ernestas Grudys |
| 2 | DF | LTU | Egidijus Dusevičius |
| 4 | DF | UKR | Eduard Matveyenko |
| 5 | DF | LTU | Martynas Velyvis |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Brice Goupy |
| 10 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Dovhyi |
| 11 | FW | LTU | Arnas Spyčius |
| 14 | DF | LTU | Paulius Juška |
| 18 | DF | LTU | Rytis Statkus |
| 19 | FW | LTU | Paulius Lotuzys |
| 20 | DF | LTU | Ainis Vilavicius |
| 23 | MF | LTU | Aurimas Skurdelis |
| 24 | DF | UKR | Dmytro Bondar |
| 28 | DF | LTU | Gabrielius Domkus |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | MF | LTU | Adomas Ankudinovas |
| 35 | FW | GBR | Hussein Mehasseb |
| 50 | MF | LTU | Darius Jurgelevicius |
| 77 | MF | LTU | Denis Matihin |
| 89 | GK | LTU | Dovydas Komža |
| 90 | DF | LTU | Simonas Juska |
| 94 | FW | LTU | Ignas Paulius |
| 99 | GK | LTU | Edgaras Anaškin |
| — | GK | UKR | Mykola Yaroshevych |
| — | DF | UKR | Denys Prytykovskyi |
| — | DF | NGA | Yahaya Fawzi |
| — | MF | UKR | Artem Shcherbak |
| — | FW | JPN | Ken Murayama |

## Notable and famous players

FK Neptūnas players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.

### Lithuania

* Marius Papšys

## Managers

* Donatas Navikas (January 2020 – April 2020)
* Kęstutis Ivaškevičius (April 2020 – December 2021)
* Valdas Trakys (December 2021 – October 2024)
* Oleh Lutkov (October 2024 – present)