Summary
The Lithuanain A Lyga (LTU1) is the top professional division of Lithuania's football system. At the end of the 2021 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2021 LTU1 team
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2021 LTU1 teams
The winner of the 2021 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Lithuania
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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LTU1 | A Lyga | 10 |
LTU2 | I Lyga | 16 |
LTU3A | II Lyga (Southern Zone) | - |
LTU3B | II Lyga (Western Zone) | - |
LTU4 | III Lyga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 4 Mar 2022 - 28 Nov 2022 | 10: LTU1 (8), LTU2 (2) |
Season Format
During the 2021 LTU1 Regular season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 LTU1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches. Table rankings ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) head-to-head matches won, (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, then (7) matches won.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2021 LTU1 season, the 9th and 10th place LTU1 teams will be relegated to the LTU2.
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Regular Season
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 36 | 23 -10-3 | 79 | - | 76 | 28 | 48 | 18 | 12 -5-1 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 11 -5-2 | 38 | 35 | 13 | 22 |
2 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 36 | 21 -7-8 | 70 | - | 64 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 12 -2-4 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
3 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 36 | 18 -9-9 | 63 | - | 55 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
4 | FK Panevėžys | 36 | 16 -12-8 | 60 | - | 55 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 8 -8-2 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
5 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 36 | 14 -11-11 | 53 | - | 53 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 7 -6-5 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
6 | FK Riteriai | 36 | 10 -16-10 | 46 | - | 49 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 6 -8-4 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 4 -8-6 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
7 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 36 | 10 -6-20 | 36 | - | 40 | 71 | -31 | 18 | 6 -3-9 | 21 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | 15 | 36 | -21 |
8 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 36 | 8 -12-16 | 36 | - | 47 | 60 | -13 | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 18 | 1 -7-10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
9 | FK Dainava Alytus | 36 | 9 -11-16 | 35 | -3 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 18 | 5 -6-7 | 21 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
10 | FK Nevėžis Kėdainiai | 36 | 2 -4-30 | 10 | - | 15 | 91 | -76 | 18 | 1 -3-14 | 6 | 7 | 40 | -33 | 18 | 1 -1-16 | 4 | 8 | 51 | -43 |
2022-2023 UEFACL 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation to LTU2 |
Results
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 01 | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Nevėžis Kėdainiai | 06 | FK Riteriai | Kėdainių miesto stadionas |
FK Panevėžys | 22 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 01 | FK Dainava Alytus | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 32 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | LFF Stadium |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 20 | FK Panevėžys | LFF Stadium |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 31 | FK Nevėžis Kėdainiai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FK Panevėžys | 30 | FK Nevėžis Kėdainiai | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 31 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Hikvision arena |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 00 | FK Riteriai | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 11 | FK Dainava Alytus | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 00 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Stadium |
FK Dainava Alytus | 02 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Alytus Stadium |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 21 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Džiugas Telšiai | 15 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
FK Riteriai | 12 | FK Panevėžys | LFF Stadium |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 22 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Hikvision arena |
FK Panevėžys | 22 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 20 | FK Dainava Alytus | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 21 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | LFF Stadium |