Stadiums and supporters longing for football clubs are screaming with arms

Hurricane changes

Kaunas Žalgiris and Alytus « Dainava » confrontation yesterday evening began the TopSport A League Championship.

In the opening match, both Kaunas and Dzūkai started to be well renewed. Despite the bronze medals and a travel voucher to the European Club Conference League last season, change can be called at the Žalgiris camp even drastic – they said goodbye to 15 players and head coach Saulius Širmelis.

According to club president Mantas Kalnietis, the changes are associated with a very poor finish last season, when the A league has been calculated one after the other and the national cup tournament is sensational to the Gargždai Banga Barrier and not even in the final.

“As we set up the team, we were looking for answers to questions that hindered us last season with honor. At least honorably, because the end of the season was tragic. The psychological state of the team was certainly unsatisfactory, and if there is no order in his head, the chaos on the square, ”stressed M. Kalnietis.

This year, it raises the only goal of finally the first exhibit in the club's history – on the trophy shelf. In order to be ambition based on real work, Kaunas residents increased the budget in winter, which will exceed 3 million. the limit of EUR 1 million.

Disposing of Lithuanian football is a solid amount, signed contracts with almost two dozen newcomers. One of the most famous news is Romualdas Janson, a gifted 19-year-old striker from the direct competitor in Vilnius.

Expectations: Kaunas Žalgiris strategists M. Kalnietis (left) and E. Černiauskas hope that the team will finally win the first football trophies in the country. / Photo by zalgiris.lt

Another former French player in the capital, Fabien Ourega, a 32 -year -old Frenchman and a fairly skilled striker Dejan Georgijevich, will also be solidarity, whose biography also contains an exotic record of Tanzanian club Simba.

Former S. Širmelis assistant Eivinas Černiauskas, who has become the new helmsman, does not hide that Kaunas Žalgiris will attack the title of A League this year.

Retained the nucleus

Another Kaunas region spokeswoman, Hegelmann, demonstrated a much greater stability. Kaunas district collective preserved both coach Andrius Skerlas and team core.

Hegelmann footballers have won all seven iksisonal matches.

Last year with a modest about 1 million. The « blue » of competitors, with its historic silver medals, overtook competitors.

This year, the ambitions of A. Skerlla's students are no less. Will start the season with approximately 1.3-1.4 million. Hegelmann does not exclude additional funds to be reached if you are successful in the first stages of the European Cup competition.

Hegelmann's biggest achievements can also be attributed to a new stadium in Raudondvaris. This season, team houses with about 1.5 thousand. fans will be improved to meet not only formal international requirements, but also fans' expectations.

The goals of Kaunas District Club are not less than last year. Given the increased competition, Dainius Šumauskas, the director of the club, says he will not do the tragedy, even if he fails to climb the podium, but is an important condition: to survive the strongest team in Kaunas region.

“According to the homework done, we can certainly fight for medals in winter. Such would be the average goal. The minimum is to re-enter the European Cup area (depending on the situation 1-4 places or the country's cup won-auto note). We have the best A league coach in Lithuania, so we must accomplish this task, ”said D. Šumauskas.

Hegelmann's head consideration is based on excellent results in rehearsals – all seven control matches with both Lithuanian and Latvian teams have won.

Coach A. Skerla did not shake kinks in designing championship ambitions. In his opinion, even with a three -time budget, Kaunas district eleven is able to bite Vilnius Žalgiris, which he has done repeatedly last season.

“With their budget, if the residents of Vilnius did their homework as we, Žalgiris, would not be for ten years. Not only for us, but other A -League teams, it is necessary to not release Žalgiris so that they do not run very far and take the intrigue in the championship quickly, ”said Skerla.

Hegelmann will bake the first pancake of its season today in Gargždai with the winner of the country's Cup Banga.

Championship peace

Like Hegelmann, Vilnius Žalgiris, which defends the title of champion, preserved his longtime coach Vladimir Cheburin and purchased a real home – they became a stadium redeemed from Vilnius from the Lithuanian Football Federation in Liepkalnis.

This year, Žalgiris is planned to have a larger budget – about 4 million. euros. In the case of a successful show in the Champions League selection or other European tournaments, the money cap would swell to about 7 million. euros.

Perhaps the most prominent Zalgiris winter loss is Paul Golubick, who has left the Polish League to the highest Polish league, selected as the best player in the A League last season. The wings to Armenia were also lifted by the regional defender Joel Bopesu and the Japanese Yukiyoshis Karashima, who considered the thread of the game in the middle of the square, wearing Riga RFS T -shirt.

On the other hand, with the most funds between A -League clubs, Vilnius residents received a solid addition. The Komorian Team striker Kassim Hadji has already proved his mastery in the first official matches in Vilnius – the legionnaire helped the Žalgiris to win the super -tutor with two assists.

Kauno Žalgiris increased its budget – it exceeded $ 3 million. the limit of EUR 1 million.

“We are nowhere to be late. We already have a wonderful team that we will still fill in, but only with footballers who can help us in a long perspective, most importantly in the Champions League, ”said Vilma Venclovaitienė, the head of Žalgiris.

The ambitions are different

Among other candidates for medals, Šiauliai was distinguished between the winners of the prize winners last year: in 2025 the club, which accumulated $ 1.5 million. will fundamentally change their Lithuanian policy.

Not only did the representatives of the City of Saulė, who were almost invited by the representatives of our country last year, invited five legionnaires, but also entrusted the team's helm to former Latvian national coach Dainis Kazakevič.

Be that as it may, the core of this team will consist of last year's leaders Eligijus Jankauskas, David Šešpukis and Daniel Romanovsky.

Last year, the winners of Šiauliai were not used by the very successful « Banga ». For the fifth season, the steering wheel of the Gargždai team will be kept by a promising specialist from Portugal David Affons. His news came from ten newcomers from abroad and other A -League teams, including some of the very interesting young talents from the homeland of Mr Afons. Robert Vėževičius, one of the team's leaders who finished his football player's career last year, took over the position of Sports Director of the Banga Club.

The desire to rehabilitate in the A league due to survival last year fought in 2023. Panevėžys team A league champion. She was on the heels in 2024. At the beginning of the 19th century, the foundation of the league was lifted by Telšiai « Džiugas », demonstrating stability Alytus « Dainava », retaining Marijampolė « Suduva » and moving from the first league in Vilnius.