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TOPsport A Lyga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025

Location

Lithuania

Abbreviation

LTU1

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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 2025 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026 - 2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025 LTU1 team
2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025 LTU1 teams

The winner of the 2025 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Lithuania

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
LTU1	A Lyga (TOPsport A Lyga)	10
LTU2	I Lyga	14
LTU3	LFF II Lyga	16
KTU4	LFF III Lyga	38

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Regular 28 Feb 2025 - 24 Nov 2025			10: LTU1 (8 minimum), LTU2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

During the 2025 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, (9) Fair-play Ranking, then (10) a drawing.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025 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
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	FK Kauno Žalgiris	35	22 -8-5	74	-	67	26	41	17	12 -2-3	38	41	14	27	18	10 -6-2	36	26	12	14
2	FC Hegelmann Litauen	35	20 -4-11	64	-	54	42	12	17	11 -3-3	36	32	17	15	18	9 -1-8	28	22	25	-3
3	VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius	35	17 -11-7	62	-	53	38	15	18	10 -5-3	35	25	13	12	17	7 -6-4	27	28	25	3
4	FK Sūduva Marijampolė	35	15 -14-6	59	-	47	34	13	18	9 -7-2	34	27	16	11	17	6 -7-4	25	20	18	2
5	FA Šiauliai	35	14 -9-12	51	-	57	51	6	17	7 -6-4	27	35	27	8	18	7 -3-8	24	22	24	-2
6	FK Panevėžys	35	13 -7-15	46	-	53	48	5	17	8 -1-8	25	22	17	5	18	5 -6-7	21	31	31	0
7	FK Džiugas Telšiai	35	13 -6-16	45	-	35	43	-8	18	3 -6-9	15	16	23	-7	17	10 -0-7	30	19	20	-1
8	FK Banga Gargšdai	35	11 -8-16	41	-	38	36	2	18	6 -3-9	21	20	18	2	17	5 -5-7	20	18	18	0
9	FK Riteriai	35	6 -7-22	25	-	36	73	-37	18	4 -4-10	16	21	34	-13	17	2 -3-12	9	15	39	-24
10	FK Dainava Alytus	35	3 -8-24	17	-	26	75	-49	17	1 -4-12	7	11	37	-26	18	2 -4-12	10	15	38	-23
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2