1993 in Lithuanian football

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1993 in Lithuanian football
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A Lyga champions
FK Ekranas
1 Lyga champions
Azotas Jonava
Lithuanian Cup winners
FK Žalgiris Vilnius
Lithuanian national team
1993 Baltic Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Lithuanian Footballer of the Year
Valdas Ivanauskas

The 1993 season was the third year of competitive football (soccer) in Lithuania as an independent nation since regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the Premier League, named A Lyga, fourteen teams competed, with FK Ekranas winning the title.

Contents

National Leagues

A Lyga

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ekranas 131021273+2422Qualification to championship round
2 Žalgiris 131021326+2622
3 Panerys 1310123414+2021
4 Sirijus 13742207+1318
5 Banga Kaunas 13733249+1517
6 ROMAR 136251313014
7 Aras 134541613+313
8 Geležinis Vilkas 133641217512
9 Inkaras 134361620411Qualification to relegation round
10 Neris 13337152059
11 Snaigė 13328827198
12 Sakalas 13229823156
13 Tauras-Karšuva 13229626206
14 Minija 131111538333
Source: rsssf.com

Championship round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ekranas (C)272061508+4246Qualification to Champions League preliminary round
2 Žalgiris 2718725413+4143Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3 Panerys 2716475329+2436
4 Sirijus 2711973629+731
5 Banga Kaunas 27115113629+727
6 ROMAR 27114122727026
7 Aras 2788112633724
8 Geležinis Vilkas 27581425431818
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Relegation round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
9 Inkaras 238692828022
10 Sakalas 2393112330721
11 Neris (R)2375112731419Defunct in the next season
12 Tauras-Karšuva 23661114331918
13 Snaigė (R)23631414362215Relegation to 1 Lyga
14 Minija (R)2324171256448
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

1 Lyga

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Azotas Jonava 2418247324+4938
2 FK Mastis Telšiai 2414735021+2935
3 Mūša Ukmergė 2312925216+3633
4 Tauras Šiauliai 2314453719+1832
5 Cementininkas Naujoji Akmenė 2412753733+431
6 Aidas Panevėžys 2312654322+2130
7 FK Banga Gargždai 2410862727028
8 Inter Visaginas 2410683128+326
9 AFK Vilnius 238693325+822
10 Chemikas Kedainiai 2468102927+220
11 Robotas Plunge 24471321442315
12 FK Logika Šiauliai 24421832572510
13 Sveikata Kybartai 2441191669539
14 FK Sūduva Marijampolė 2411221382693
Source: rsssf.com

Lithuanian Cup

Final

FK Žalgiris Vilnius 1 0 FK Sirijus Klaipėda
Zdančius Soccerball shade.svg5'
Gintaras Stadium, Palanga
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Birieta (LTU)

National team

Senior team

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompLithuania scorersFixture
1993-02-20 Myyrmäki Indoor Hall
Vantaa
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2 - 1 IBC93 [1] Mikalajūnas Soccerball shade.svg69'
Suliauskas Soccerball shade.svg74'
1993-02-21 Myyrmäki Indoor Hall
Vantaa
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3 - 0 IBC93
1993-02-24 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sevilla
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5 - 0 WCQ94 [2] #109
1993-03-30 DAC Stadion
Dunajská Streda
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2 - 2 F [3] Zdančius Soccerball shade.svg40', Soccerball shade.svg70'#110
1993-03-31 Stadion Górnika Brzeszcze
Brzeszcze
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1 - 1 F [4] Poderis Soccerball shade.svg41'#111
1993-04-14 Žalgiris Stadium
Vilnius
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3 - 1 WCQ94 Baltušnikas Soccerball shade.svg20'
Sukristov Soccerball shade.svg25'
Baranauskas Soccerball shade.svg53'
#112
1993-05-18 Žalgiris Stadium
Vilnius
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1 - 2 F Zdančius Soccerball shade.svg4'#113
1993-05-25 Žalgiris Stadium
Vilnius
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0 - 1 WCQ94 #114
1993-06-02 Žalgiris Stadium
Vilnius
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0 - 2 WCQ94 #115
1993-06-16 Žalgiris Stadium
Vilnius
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0 - 1 WCQ94 #116
1993-07-03 Kalevi Stadium
Pärnu
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0 - 0 BC93 [5] #117
1993-07-04 Kalevi Stadium
Pärnu
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2 - 1 [6] BC93 Olsanskis Soccerball shade.svg60'#118
1993-08-25 Parken Stadium
Copenhagen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4 - 0 WCQ94 #119
1993-09-08 Lansdowne Road
Dublin
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 WCQ94 #120

Notes

  1. IBC93= Indoor Baltic Cup 1993
  2. WCQ94 = Qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
  3. Unofficial friendly match
  4. Official FIFA friendly match
  5. BC93 = Baltic Cup 1993 match
  6. First win for Estonia in an international FIFA-match since regaining independence in 1991.

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