FK Tauras Tauragė
| Full name | Tauragės futbolo klubas | ||
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| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Ground | Vytautas Stadium Tauragė | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Manager | Syarhey Kuznyatsow | ||
| League | I Lyga | ||
| 2025 | I Lyga, 3rd of 16 | ||
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Tauro futbolo klubas, commonly known as FK Tauras or simply Tauras, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Tauragė. The club competes in the II Lyga, the third tier of Lithuanian football.
History
The club was founded 1942 in the Lithuanian city Tauragė. Having not reached a national cup final for 20 years,[1] the club became runners-up in the 2008–09 Lithuanian Football Cup.[2]
Name
During its history the club has changed its name several times:
- 1942 – Tauras
- 1947 – Žalgiris
- 1957 – Maistas
- 1959 – Maisto Sporto Klubas (MSK)
- 1962 – Tauras
- 1990 – Elektronas
- 1992 – Tauras-Karšuva
- 1995 – Tauras
- 2005 – Tauras ERRA
- 2008 – Tauras
European record
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Q1 | Llanelli | 3–2 (aet) | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| Q2 | APOEL | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Q2 | ADO Den Haag | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 |
Achievements
- Lithuanian SSR championship: 1
- 1987
Current squad
- As of 27 January, 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
- Egidijus Vaitkūnas (2009; 2025)
- Alessandro Mascia (2012)
- Jorge Eduardo (2025–)
Managers
- Jonas Stažys (1987)
- Šenderis Giršovičius (1987–1988)
- Edvardas Malkevičius (2009)
- Aleksandr Brazevich (2009)
- Jurijus Popkovas (2009)
- Gediminas Jarmalavičius (2009–2011)
- Giovanni Scanu (2012)
- Aleksandr Brazevich (2013)
- Ramazan Silin (2013)
- Gediminas Jarmalavičius (2013)
- Giovanni Scanu (2015)
- Žydrūnas Mačaitis (2020)
- Darius Stažys (2021–2023)
- Darius Gvildys (2024–2025)
- Syarhey Kuznyatsow (3 December 2025)[10]
References
- ^ "LFF taurės finale kausis "Tauras" ir "Sūduva"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ ""Sūduva" iškovojo LFF taurę ir kelialapį į Europą (nuotraukos)". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 May 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Vartininkas J.Mikšiūnas skolinamas „Taurui“
- ^ „Kauno Žalgirio“ vartininkas skolinamas „Taurui“
- ^ Komandą papildė jaunas krašto gynėjas/saugas iš DFK „Dainava″ – Marat Krasikov
- ^ Komandą papildys A lygoje nemažai patirties turintis ukrainietis – Ivan Koshkosh
- ^ Komandos saugų sritį sustiprins 22 metų saugas – Artem Onishchenko
- ^ Komandą papildė 19-metis puolėjas iš Ukrainos – Illia Sereda
- ^ Komandą papildys 21 metų puolėjas – Yehor Rohach
- ^ https://pressball.by/news/football/litovskij-tauras-vozglavil-belorusskij-spetsialist-sergej-kuznetsov/
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