FK Vėtra
association football club
FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.
History
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.
In 2004, Vėtra played in the Intertoto Cup and reached the 3rd round with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, including the elimination of Scottish side Hibernian FC.
Their results in the 2005 tournament were not as successful, being eliminated in the early stages by losing both first round matches to future finalists CFR Cluj. In 2006, Vėtra played Shelbourne F.C. of Dublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0–1 at home, and 0–4 in Ireland.
In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, Vėtra faced Legia Warsaw in the second round, a match that was abandoned due to a riot caused by Legia hooligans while Vėtra was leading 2–0. On 11 July 2007, UEFA issued a ruling awarding Vėtra a 3–0 victory and disqualifying Legia from the competition as a disciplinary measure. In the subsequent third round, Vėtra was eliminated by English club Blackburn Rovers.
In the 2008 edition of the UEFA Cup Vėtra lost to Viking Stavanger despite winning the first leg thanks to a bizarre goal.
In July 2009 Vėtra became the first Lithuanian club to progress in a European knock-out match after losing its first game at home. In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League Vėtra lost 0–1 to HJK Helsinki but defeated their opponents 3–1 to earn a tie against Fulham FC. Vetra lost 3–0 at home and the same away, which means they were knocked out by Fulham.
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