FK VÃÂtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rà «dià ¡kÃÂs, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.
In 2004, VÃÂtra 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, VÃÂtra played Shelbourne F.C. of Dublin in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but lost 0âÂÂ1 at home, and 0âÂÂ4 in Ireland.
In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, VÃÂtra faced Legia Warsaw in the second round, a match that was abandoned due to a riot caused by Legia hooligans while VÃÂtra was leading 2âÂÂ0. On 11 July 2007, UEFA issued a ruling awarding VÃÂtra a 3âÂÂ0 victory and disqualifying Legia from the competition as a disciplinary measure. In the subsequent third round, VÃÂtra was eliminated by English club Blackburn Rovers.
In the 2008 edition of the UEFA Cup VÃÂtra lost to Viking Stavanger despite winning the first leg thanks to a bizarre goal.
In July 2009 VÃÂtra 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 VÃÂtra lost 0âÂÂ1 to HJK Helsinki but defeated their opponents 3âÂÂ1 to earn a tie against Fulham FC. Vetra lost 3âÂÂ0 at home and the same away, which means they were knocked out by Fulham.
The team played in the Lithuanian Premier division A Lyga but in summer of 2010 was expelled by Lithuanian Football Federation for financial troubles and debts to players, coaches and other club staff.
Players who have either appeared for their respective national team at any time or received an individual award while at the club.