Summary
The Lithuanain A Lyga (LTU1), or TOPsport A Lyga, is the top professional division of Lithuania's football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 LTU1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024 LTU1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Lithuania
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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LTU1 | A Lyga (TOPsport A Lyga) | 10 |
LTU2 | I Lyga | 14 |
LTU3A | II Lyga (Southern Zone) | - |
LTU3B | II Lyga (Western Zone) | - |
LTU4 | III Lyga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 1 Mar 2024 - 24 Nov 2024 | 10: LTU1 (8 minimum), LTU2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
During the 2024 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) playoff (to decide champion only), (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) head-to-head matches won, (6) goal difference, (7) goals scored, then (8) matches won.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 LTU1 season, the 10th place LTU1 team was relegated to the LTU2 and the 9th place LTU1 team will have a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins Relegation/Promotion Playoff with the 2nd place LTU2 team.
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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 | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
2 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | - | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
3 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
4 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | - | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
5 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | - | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
6 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
7 | FK Dainava Alytus | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
8 | FA Šiauliai | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
9 | FK Panevėžys | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
10 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2 |
Fixtures
FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Banga Gargšdai | FA Šiauliai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FK Dainava Alytus | FK Panevėžys | Alytus Stadium |
FA Šiauliai | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Stadium |
FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK Dainava Alytus | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
FK TransINVEST Vilnius | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
FK Panevėžys | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Dainava Alytus | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Alytus Stadium |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Banga Gargšdai | FK Panevėžys | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | FA Šiauliai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FK Dainava Alytus | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Alytus Stadium |
FK TransINVEST Vilnius | FA Šiauliai | Alytus Stadium |
FK Panevėžys | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK Banga Gargšdai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Stadium |
Results
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 40 | FK Dainava Alytus | LFF Stadium |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 03 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 12 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
FK Panevėžys | PSPD | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
FA Šiauliai | 01 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 31 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | LFF Stadium |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 22 | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
FK Panevėžys | 11 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
FA Šiauliai | 10 | FK Dainava Alytus | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 21 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 10 | FK Dainava Alytus | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FK Panevėžys | 12 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Aukštaitija Stadium |
FK Džiugas Telšiai | 21 | FA Šiauliai | Telšių dirbtinės dangos stadionas |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 01 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 01 | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Stadium |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 20 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | LFF Stadium |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | 30 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
FA Šiauliai | 11 | FK Panevėžys | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
FK Banga Gargšdai | 00 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
FC Hegelmann Litauen | 01 | FK Dainava Alytus | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |