Wikipedia - FK Sveikata Kybartai

Futbolo klubas Sveikata, commonly known as Sveikata, is a Lithuanian football club located in Kybartai, in Vilkaviškis District. They currently play in the II Lyga, the third tier of Lithuanian football. They are the oldest active football club in the country. In 2019 FK Sveikata became a member of the prestigious Club of Pioneers.

History

The club was founded in as FK Banga Kybartai. The following year it was renamed and called FK Sveikata Kybartai.

In 1949, the club became a part of the republican sports union "Žalgiris". From 1952, the club was renamed GKS for sponsorship reasons.

During the Soviet occupation in Lithuania, the club was in the top division for a long time. Over the decades, it was both relegated and promoted back to the first tier more than once.

The 1990 season saw the club relegated to the First League and subsequently, in 1993, to the Second League.

Currently (2022), they play in II Lyga. In 2019, they had hope obtain a licence for Pirma lyga (2nd tier).

Η ΦΚ Σβέικατα (FK Sveikata) είναι μια επαγγελματική ποδοσφαιρική ομάδα από τη Λιθουανία. Έχει έδρα στο Κιαντάινιαϊ και αγωνίζεται στην Πρώτη Κατηγορία Λιθουανίας (A Lyga). Η ομάδα ιδρύθηκε το 1939 και έχει κατακτήσει τρία Κύπελλα Λιθουανίας (1974, 1989 και 2004) και τέσσερα Σούπερ Καπ Λιθουανίας (1990, 1995, 2004 και 2005). Η Σβέικατα συμμετείχε αρκετές φορές σε ευρωπαϊκές διοργανώσεις, με την καλύτερη πορεία της μέχρι τα προημιτελικά του Κυπέλλου Κυπελλούχων Ευρώπης τη σεζόν 1989-90.