FK Atmosfera

Futbolo klubas Atmosfera, commonly known as Atmosfera, is a Lithuanian football club located in Mazeikiai, in Mazeikiai District. They currently play in the I Lyga, the second tier of Lithuanian football. FK Atmosfera is a phoenix club of Atmosfera Mazeikiai.

History

Mazeikiai has a deep history of football. Since mid 20th century there was a football club that competed at the top tier of the Lithuanian SSR football league, and achieved two championship titles during that time. This club was eventually named Atmosfera Mazeikiai, and existed between 1973—1990.

The name Atmosfera in Lithuanian language means an atmosphere, a legacy to clubs association to manufacturing industry that supported the club.

Between 1990 and 2012, several clubs in Mazeikiai rose up and fell apart, mostly due to financial circumstances. After FK Mazeikiai went bankrupt in 2012, a new football club was formed in Mazeikiai, and in honor of the past club was called FK Atmosfera.

The team played in II Lyga (3rd tier) from 2013. The club struggled, and did not play in any championship in 2016. The club returned to II Lyga (3rd tier) in 2017. The 2018 season saw the team to rise to 3rd position, and they were successful to gain license to I Lyga.

In the 2019 LFF I Lyga, FK Atmosfera finished in 14th position. The team is expected to continue to play in the I Lyga in the 2020 season.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Атмосфера (russian)