Summary
The Lithuanain A Lyga (LTU1) is the top professional division of Lithuania's football system. At the end of the 2022 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023 - 2024 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2022 LTU1 team
- 2023 - 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2022 LTU1 teams
The winner of the 2022 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2023 - 2024 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 - 23 Nov 2022 | 10: LTU1 (8), LTU2 (2) |
Season Format
During the 2022 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 2022 LTU1 season, the 10th place LTU1 team was relegated to the LTU2 and the 9th place LTU1 team had a Home/Away Relegation/Promotion Playoff with the 2nd place LTU2 team.
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Relegation Playoff
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | FC Neptūną (LTU2) | 05 | FK Džiugas Telšiai (LTU1) |
27.11.22 | FC Neptūną | 04 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Klaipėda Central Stadium (turf) |
30.11.22 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 10 | FC Neptūną | Telšių dirbtinės dangos stadionas | ||
FK Džiugas Telšiai remains in LTU1 |
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 | 26 -6-4 | 84 | - | 85 | 27 | 58 | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 14 -3-1 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 32 |
2 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 36 | 18 -9-9 | 63 | - | 55 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 10 -3-5 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
3 | FK Panevėžys | 36 | 18 -8-10 | 62 | - | 50 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 12 -1-5 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 6 -7-5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
4 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 36 | 16 -13-7 | 61 | - | 62 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 6 -7-5 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
5 | FK Riteriai | 36 | 17 -8-11 | 59 | - | 53 | 41 | 12 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 8 -3-7 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
6 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 36 | 15 -10-11 | 55 | - | 48 | 40 | 8 | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 5 -6-7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
7 | FA Šiauliai | 36 | 13 -11-12 | 50 | - | 39 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 20 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
8 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 36 | 6 -12-18 | 30 | - | 33 | 54 | -21 | 18 | 3 -7-8 | 16 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
9 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 36 | 5 -12-19 | 27 | - | 34 | 67 | -33 | 18 | 3 -7-8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 18 | 2 -5-11 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 |
10 | FK Jonava | 36 | 0 -3-33 | 3 | - | 12 | 103 | -91 | 18 | 0 -1-17 | 1 | 5 | 50 | -45 | 18 | 0 -2-16 | 2 | 7 | 53 | -46 |
2023-2024 UEFACL 2023-2024 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2 |
Results
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 23 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Stadium |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 23 | FA Šiauliai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 22 | FK Riteriai | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Panevėžys | 21 | FK Jonava | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 11 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Hikvision arena |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 50 | FA Šiauliai | LFF Stadium |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 02 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FK Riteriai | 21 | FK Panevėžys | Vilniaus Sportimos maniežas |
FA Šiauliai | 30 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 20 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Džiugas Telšiai | 03 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 20 | FK Jonava | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 01 | FK Panevėžys | LFF Stadium |
FK Riteriai | 20 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Stadium |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 12 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Hikvision arena |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 00 | FK Panevėžys | SM Tauras Stadionas |
FK Panevėžys | 31 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 60 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | LFF Stadium |
FA Šiauliai | 20 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
FK Jonava | 03 | FK Riteriai | Jonavos dirbtinės dangos stadionas |