Gintra Universitetas
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Gintra Universitetas is a Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n women's football club from Šiauliai
Šiauliai
Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:...

. It is the team of the local Šiauliai University
Šiauliai University
Šiauliai University, established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students.- History :...

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The club plays in the highest Lithuanian league, the A Lyga
A Lyga (women)
The A Lyga is Lithuania's top level women's football league.The league features 7 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.-2010 teams:...

 an has won eleven championships so far. The third one in 2003 and every championship since then.

European Record

After its championships, the club played in the UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

 and from 2009 onwards in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The club participated only in the qualifying rounds though, playing 3 games each season, and the best result achieved was 1 win, 1 tie and 1 loss thus failing to move on to the next round.

UEFA Women's Champions League:
  • 2010/11 Qualifying round, 2nd
  • 2009/10 Qualifying round, 3rd

UEFA Women's Cup:
  • 2008/09 First qualifying round
  • 2007/08 First qualifying round
  • 2006/07 First qualifying round
  • 2005/06 First qualifying round
  • 2004/05 First qualifying round


The club took part in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in London, England on 26 May 2011 at Craven Cottage....

 qualifying round and managed a good 2nd place after beating ZFK Borec (Macedonia), drawing to Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag (Faroe Islands) and only losing to England's Everton. All games were hosted by Gintra in Lithuania.

Honours

  • A Lyga
    A Lyga (women)
    The A Lyga is Lithuania's top level women's football league.The league features 7 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.-2010 teams:...

     (11): 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Lithuanian Women's Cup
    Lithuanian Women's Cup
    The Lithuanian Women's Cup is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Lithuania.-List of finals:The list of finals:...

     (7) : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Lithuanian Women's Supercup
    Lithuanian Women's Supercup
    The Lithuanian Women's Supercup was a one-off fixture in Lithuanian football played between the A Lyga champions and the winners of the Lithuanian Women's Cup. In 2005 and 2006 Gintra Universitetas won the league and the cup thus the supercup was played against cup runners-up.-Previous...

    (1) : 2006

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