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 Kauno Žalgiris | 28 | 14 -9-5 | 51 | - | 56 | 20 | 36 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 29 | 13 -11-5 | 50 | - | 39 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 7 -6-0 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 3 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 29 | 14 -5-10 | 47 | - | 45 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 9 -1-5 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 28 | 13 -6-9 | 45 | - | 43 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 5 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 28 | 11 -8-9 | 41 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 28 | 10 -8-10 | 38 | - | 36 | 40 | -4 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| 7 | FK Panevėžys | 28 | 9 -5-14 | 32 | - | 29 | 43 | -14 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 -0-10 | 15 | 15 | 30 | -15 |
| 8 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 29 | 4 -14-11 | 26 | - | 31 | 48 | -17 | 15 | 2 -9-4 | 15 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
| 9 | FA Šiauliai | 29 | 3 -8-18 | 17 | - | 24 | 58 | -34 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 14 | 0 -6-8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
| 10 | FK Riteriai | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Withdrew/Relegated | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Transinvest stadionas |
 | FA Šiauliai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
 | FK Panevėžys | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Džiugas Telšiai | Savivaldybė |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Raudondvario stadionas |
| FK Banga Gargšdai | Raudondvario stadionas |
| FK Riteriai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| FA Šiauliai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | FK Transinvest stadionas |
Results
| FT | FC Hegelmann Litauen | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| CANC | FK Riteriai | Savivaldybė |
| FT | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FT | FK Banga Gargšdai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 40 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| CANC | FK Panevėžys | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 02 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Savivaldybė |
| 11 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Raudondvario stadionas |
| 30 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| 20 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 32 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 13 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| CANC | FK Riteriai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| 00 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 00 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Savivaldybė |
| 01 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 51 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| CANC | FK Banga Gargšdai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 13 | FK Panevėžys | Raudondvario stadionas |
| 10 | FA Šiauliai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |