FC Pakruojis
| Full name | Futbolo centras "Pakruojis" |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2016 |
| Ground | Pakruojis Stadium |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Coordinates | 55°58′57.0″N 23°51′53.5″E / 55.982500°N 23.864861°ECoordinates: 55°58′57.0″N 23°51′53.5″E / 55.982500°N 23.864861°E |
| Chairman | Rimantas Čeponis |
| Manager | Aidas Dambrauskas |
| League | I Lyga |
| 2016 | II Lyga West zone, 1st (promoted) |
| Website | Club website |
Futbolo centras Pakruojis, commonly known as Pakruojis, is a Lithuanian football club located in Pakruojis, center of Pakruojis District. They currently play in the I Lyga, the second tier of Lithuanian football.
Club was created in January 2016 after a dissolvement of another Pakruojis based club Kruoja. Despite publicly denying any links with Kruoja, club attracted many of their footballers and alse former Kruoja head coach Aidas Dambrauskas. They played in 2016 Žemaitijos Taurė, but remained last in A division. Team was hoping to compete in the 2016 LFF I Lyga, but have not received a valid license and played in II Lyga West zone instead. They won the division by 13 points margin and secured promotion to I Lyga.
Before 2017 season club once again competed in the Žemaitijos Taurė, where this time they finished second, losing to hosts Džiugas 3–0 in the final.
Club play their home matches in Pakruojis Stadium. The current capacity of the stadium is 2,000 seats.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The club's honours:
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
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