2015 LFF I Lyga

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I Lyga
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Season2015
Champions Lietava
Top goalscorerLaurynas Stonkus
Biggest home win Žalgiris B 12–0 Tauras
Biggest away win Tauras 2–8 Šilutė
Highest scoring Žalgiris B 12–0 Tauras
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2015 LFF I Lyga was a Lithuanian second-tier football league season which started on March 28, 2015 and finished on October 31. It consisted of 18 teams.

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Clubs (2015)

TeamHome cityHome ground
Lietava Jonava Jonava City stadium
Žalgiris B Vilnius LFF Stadium
Palanga Palanga Palanga City stadium
Banga Gargždai Gargždai City stadium
Trakai-2 Trakai Trakai City stadium
Šilas Kazlų Rūda FK "Šilas" stadium
Panevėžys Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium
Nevėžis Kėdainiai Kėdainiai City stadium
Šilutė Šilutė Šilutė City stadium
FBK Kaunas Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Lokomotyvas Radviliškis Radviliškis City stadium
Džiugas Telšiai Telšiai City stadium
Kražantė Kelmė Kelmė City stadium
Auska Alytus Alytus City stadium
Minija Kretinga Kretinga City stadium
MRU Vilnius LFF Stadium
Tauras Tauragė Tauragė City stadium
Kruoja-2 Pakruojis Pakruojis City stadium

2015 I Lyga Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lietava (C, P)34255410324+7980Promotion to A Lyga
2 Žalgiris-B 34244611237+7576
3 Banga 3424557728+4977
4 Šilas 3422488245+3770
5 Palanga 3419788438+4664
6 Nevėžis 34203117759+1863
7 Trakai-2 34193128152+2960
8 Panevėžys 3418797948+3155
9 Šilutė 34145155952+747
10 FC Džiugas 34125174351841
11 Lokomotyvas 341231952722039
12 F.B.K. Kaunas 341071749641537
13 Kražantė 3410519521014935
14 MRU 34971846651934
15 Auska 341061841662533
16 Minija 34672146742825
17 Tauras 3471264115010922
18 Kruoja-2 (D)34303117114979Withdrawn [lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2015. Source: PirmaLyga Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Highest placed Reserves-team in the Reserve league.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. On 25 August 2015, Kruoja Pakruojis withdrew from the 2015 A Lyga after repeated accusations of match-fixing and breach of fairplay regulations. [1] Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time of the withdrawal, the results from played matches are maintained and matches scheduled to take place after the withdrawal will be decided as 3–0 losses. [2]

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References

  1. "Kruojos" klubo komandos traukiasi iš varžybų" [Kruoja club teams withdrawing from the race] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ""Kruojai" skirtos sankcijos už komandų pasitraukimą" [Kruoja for infringement of the command's withdrawal] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.