FK Žalgiris

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Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a professional football club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the TOPLYGA, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club was founded as Dinamo in 1947. The club's name commemorates the Battle of Žalgiris. Žalgiris has featured many Lithuanian football legends including Arminas Narbekovas, Valdas Ivanauskas, Edgaras Jankauskas and Deividas Šemberas. They have won the Lithuanian championship 10 times, the Lithuanian Football Cup 14 times, and the Lithuanian Supercup 7 times. After beating Malmö in the second round of the Champions League qualifying in July 2022, Žalgiris became the first ever Lithuanian club to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA club competition; they dropped into the Europa Conference League group stage after losing in the Europa League play-offs. They would finish bottom of their group with five points.

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