2013 A Lyga

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A Lyga
Season2013
Champions VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
Relegated Tauras
Champions League VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (second qualifying round)
Europa League FK Atlantas, FK Ekranas (first qualifying round)
Matches played144
Goals scored443 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Valskis
(FK Sūduva – 27 goals)
Biggest home win VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 7-0 FK Dainava
Biggest away win FK Tauras 0-7 VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
Highest scoring FK Ekranas 6-2 FK Kruoja
Total attendance99,140
Average attendance688
2012
2014

The 2013 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[ citation needed ] is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas were the defending champions.

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Changes from 2012

The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in 2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.

Stadiums and locations

ClubLocationStadium 2012 season
FK Atlantas Klaipėda Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda) 8th
FK Banga Gargždai Gargždai Gargždai Stadium 6th
FK Dainava Alytus Alytus Alytus Stadium 7th
FK Ekranas Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium 1st
FK Kruoja Pakruojis Pakruojis Pakruojis Stadium 4th
FK Sūduva Marijampolė Marijampolė ARVI Football Arena 3rd
FK Šiauliai Šiauliai Savivaldybė Stadium 5th
FK Tauras Tauragė Tauragė Vytauto Stadium 9th
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius Vilnius LFF Stadium 2nd

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Žalgiris (C)3222737719+5873Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Atlantas 3222556423+4171Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Ekranas 3220485834+2464
4 Sūduva 3218867333+4062
5 Kruoja 32139104647148
6 Banga 321051739561735Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round [a]
7 Šiauliai 32671934653125
8 Dainava 32452327744717
9 Tauras (R)32322725926711Relegation to I Lyga
Source: UEFA.com LFF.lt
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The runners-up of the 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Results

Top goalscorers

Pos.PlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Valskis FK Sūduva 27
2 Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Biliński VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 21
Flag of Lithuania.svg Evaldas Razulis FK Atlantas
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurelijus Staponka FK Banga Gargždai 14
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Arsenij Buinickij Ekranas 13
Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Beniušis FK Kruoja Pakruojis
5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Mantas Kuklys VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 11

References

  1. "A Lyga". Soccerway.