Summary
The Lithuanain A Lyga (LTU1) (aka TOPsport A Lyga) is the top professional division of Lithuania's football system. At the end of the 2026 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027 - 2028 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2026 LTU1 team
- 2027 - 2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2026 LTU1 teams
The winner of the 2026 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2027 - 2028 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Lithuania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| LTU1 | A Lyga (TOPsport A Lyga) | 10 |
| LTU2 | LFF I Lyga | 16 |
| LTU3 | LFF II Lyga | 28 |
| KTU4 | LFF III Lyga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 21 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 | 10: LTU1 (8 minimum), LTU2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
During the 2026 LTU1 Regular season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 LTU1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches per team. 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, (8) matches won, (9) Fair-play Ranking, then (10) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2026 LTU1 season, the 10th place LTU1 team will be 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 Džiugas Telšiai | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | - | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | - | 31 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 16 | 8 -5-3 | 29 | - | 34 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | - | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | FK Panevėžys | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | - | 15 | 27 | -12 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
| 8 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 16 | 3 -8-5 | 17 | - | 17 | 24 | -7 | 9 | 2 -6-1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| 9 | FA Šiauliai | 17 | 3 -8-6 | 17 | - | 17 | 27 | -10 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 10 | 0 -7-3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 10 | FK Riteriai | 16 | 0 -3-13 | 3 | - | 5 | 42 | -37 | 7 | 0 -2-5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 9 | 0 -1-8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | -22 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Raudondvario stadionas |
 | FK Riteriai | FK Transinvest stadionas |
 | FA Šiauliai | FK Transinvest stadionas |
 | FK Panevėžys | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FK Džiugas Telšiai | Raudondvario stadionas |
| FK Banga Gargšdai | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FA Šiauliai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
Results
| 00 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| 32 | FK Riteriai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 43 | FA Šiauliai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| 12 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 01 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| 11 | FA Šiauliai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 40 | FK Panevėžys | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| 03 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 21 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| 20 | FK Riteriai | Savivaldybė |
| 32 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| 10 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 13 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 21 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| 10 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| 01 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| 22 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Raudondvario stadionas |
| 00 | FA Šiauliai | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| PSPD | FK Panevėžys | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 11 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Aukštaitija Stadium |