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- ↑ "LFF taurės turnyre - kalendoriaus ir formato pasikeitimai" [LFF Cup - the calendar and format changes] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "„Atlanto" varžovas Lietuvos taurės turnyro pusfinalyje – Vilniaus „Žalgiris"" (in Lithuanian). FK Atlantas. Retrieved 2 September 2016.