FC Džiugas Telšiai

On the 2 November 1923, sport association Džiugas was established in Telšiai. During the period between 1923–1946, the club had football, basketball, ice hockey teams and expanded to other sports of the city. In 1926, Džiugas merged with another sports club "Laimutė" and had 145 official club members. The first director of the board was S. Lukošius. On the 6 June 1927, the football team played their first game against the Lithuanian bicyclist union which finished 2:2. In 1935, 1936, and 1937, Džiugas became the champions of the Samogitia region. Other participants of the tournament were teams from Plungė, Skouodas, Tauragė and Mažeikiai. Džiugas played their first international game in 1938 against Latvian side "Olimpija" and won 2:1.

In 1946, Džiugas was attached to state-wide sports union "Žalgiris" and the team participated in lower Lithuanian SSR football divisions.

In 1992–1993 season Džiugas became the champions of the III league but in 1994, the team was dissolved and a new Telšai team "Mastis" was formed.

In 2014, the club was reestablished by the football community of Telšiai. In their first season in II lyga (3rd tier), the club won 2nd place and gained promotion to I lyga (2nd tier), and has been participating in it since.

Before the start of the 2019 season, head coach Vijūnas Vasiliauskas was replaced by retired club player Marius Šluta.[1] In 2019, Džiugas won the I Lyga,[2] and gained promotion to the A Lyga. However, the club failed to meet licensing criteria to the A Lyga, and remained in I Lyga for the 2020 season.

2020 Pirma lyga was very good in first stage, but in final stage team lost very important points and couldn`t take the winners position. They was in 4th position and can hope to be promoted to A Lyga.[3]

As of 2 Mayy, 2022[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LTU Vincentas Šarkauskas 4 DF  LTU Adomas Mika 7 MF  LTU Martynas Vasiliauskas 8 MF  JPN Yudai Koike 9 MF  LTU Andrius Lipskis 10 MF  POR Ivo Braz 11 MF  BRA Jorge Eduardo 13 DF  LTU Tomas Rapalavičius 14 MF  BRA Leonardo Antonio 16 MF  LTU Airimas Pilipavičius 17 FW  LTU Rokas Krušnauskas 20 FW  LVA Aivars Emsis 21 FW  LTU Eridanas Bagužas

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  BRA Pericles 23 MF  UKR Maksym Pyrogov 24 FW  LTU Dovydas Virkšas 27 DF  LTU Domantas Šluta 31 GK  LTU Marius Paukštė 33 DF  LTU Lukas Ankudinovas 34 FW  CMR Nelson Djembe 36 DF  GHA Edward Sarpong 40 GK  LTU Vykintas Gaudiešius 53 DF  LTU Edgaras Žarskis 88 MF  LTU Edvinas Sirutavičius

• Official club site
• lietuvosfutbolas.lt
• I Lyga website
• Futbolinis.lt