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 | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FK Panevėžys | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| 6 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 7 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 6 | 0 -5-1 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FA Šiauliai | 6 | 0 -4-2 | 4 | - | 4 | 11 | -7 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 4 | 0 -4-0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FK Riteriai | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | - | 3 | 15 | -12 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK Riteriai | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Raudondvario stadionas |
 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Savivaldybė |
 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| FK Panevėžys | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| FA Šiauliai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK Riteriai | Raudondvario stadionas |
| FK Banga Gargšdai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FK Panevėžys | Savivaldybė |
| FK Džiugas Telšiai | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| FK Riteriai | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FK Panevėžys | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
Results
| 00 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| 00 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Raudondvario stadionas |
| 01 | FK Panevėžys | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 11 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| 11 | FA Šiauliai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 12 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 05 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Savivaldybė |
| 01 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 21 | FK Riteriai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 00 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| 02 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 10 | FK Banga Gargšdai | FK Transinvest stadionas |
| 11 | FA Šiauliai | Raudondvario stadionas |
| 10 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | FK Žalgiris namų stadionas |
| 40 | FK Panevėžys | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| 50 | FK Riteriai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 02 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Savivaldybė |
| 20 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Hikvision Football Indoor Arena |
| 11 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 12 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |