2008 A Lyga

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A Lyga
Season2008
Dates29 March-10 November
Champions FK Ekranas
Relegated FK Silute
UEFA Champions League FK Ekranas
UEFA Europa League FBK Kaunas
FK Suduva
FK Vetra
Top goalscorer Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Gaúcho (14 goals)
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The Lithuanian A Lyga 2008 was the 19th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 29 March 2008 and ended on 16 November 2008. [1]

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The league had to reduce the number of its teams from ten to nine prior to this season due to lacking of team able to earn promotion (see below). Shortly before the start of the season, Vilnius withdrew from participating in the league because of unknown reasons, leaving the league with 8 competing teams.

Clubs

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Location of teams in the A Lyga 2008
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Atlantas Klaipėda Žalgiris Stadium 5,000
Ekranas Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium 9,940
FBK Kaunas Kaunas S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium 8,500
Sūduva Marijampolė Sūduva Stadium 4,000
Šiauliai Šiauliai Savivaldybė Stadium 2,430
Šilutė Šilutė Šilutė Stadium 3,000
Vėtra Vilnius Vėtra Stadium 5,900
Žalgiris Vilnius Žalgiris Stadium 15,030

Promotion and relegation

Interas-AE Visaginas were relegated to the Lithuanian First League after finishing the 2007 season in last place with only 8 points. Šilutė were originally scheduled to play the 2nd placed team of the First League, Rodiklis Kaunas, in a relegation play-off, but Rodiklis declined promotion due to lacking financial capabilities.

First League champions Alytis Alytus also had to forfeit their place in this year's league because their ground was not suitable for top-tier football, so no team was promoted.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Ekranas (C)2820534612+3465Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 FBK Kaunas 2816755117+3455Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Vėtra 2814683324+948 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4 Sūduva 2814683525+1048 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 2]
5 Žalgiris 28610122741−1428 [lower-alpha 3]
6 Atlantas 2877143144−1328 [lower-alpha 3]
7 Šiauliai 2859142441−1724
8 Šilutė (R)2834211962−4313Relegation to I Lyga
Source: www2.omnitel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 VET: 7 pts, 5–3; SUD: 4 pts, 3–5
  2. ↑ Sūduva won the 2008–09 Lithuanian Football Cup and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  3. 1 2 ŽAL: 5 pts, 7–6; ATL: 5 pts, 6–7

Results

Every team played each other four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 28 games.

Top goalscorers

Source: lfe.lt (in Lithuanian)

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Gaúcho FBK Kaunas 14
2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Grigalevičius FBK Kaunas 12
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Povilas Lukšys Sūduva 11
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vitalijus Kavaliauskas Ekranas 8
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Maciulevičius Sūduva 7
6 Flag of Lithuania.svg Egidijus Varnas Ekranas 6
Flag of Lithuania.svg Valdas Trakys Ekranas
Flag of Latvia.svg Ivans Lukjanovs Šiauliai / Sūduva

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References

  1. ↑ Laužadis, Almantas (17 February 2009). "Lithuania 2008". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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