2017 LFF I Lyga

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I Lyga
Season2017
Champions Palanga
Promoted Palanga
Relegated Tauras
Žalgiris B
Utenis B
Matches played210
Goals scored676 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Gvidas Juška (17 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Šilutė 7–0 Utenis B
(30 May 2017)
Žalgiris B 7–0 Šilutė
(18 October 2017)
Biggest away win Utenis B 2–11 DFK Dainava
(20 May 2017)
Highest scoring Utenis B 2–11 DFK Dainava
(20 May 2017)
Longest winning run6 games
Koralas
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Džiugas
Koralas
Banga
Longest winless run13 games
Stumbras B
Longest losing run11 games
Utenis B
Highest attendance1,000
Banga v Palanga

(3 September 2017)
Lowest attendance10
Utenis B v Trakai B

(1 July 2017)
Attendance41,302 (197 per match)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2017.

The 2017 LFF I Lyga is the 28th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 24 March 2017 and is scheduled to end on 5 November 2017. [2]

Contents

Teams

Changes from last season

A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, a decrease of one spot compared to the last year sixteen. Four of them are reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one more than last season and absolute maximum allowed for the competitions. [3] [4]

No teams were relegated from the top tier, due to last year I Lyga winners Šilas owner decision to relegate his club into the II Lyga after an investigation of match-fixing during a pre-season tournament was started (and later completed). [5] [6] [7] [8]

Three teams were automatically promoted from the II Lyga  – West zone winners Pakruojis, South zone winners Stumbras B and East zone winners Utenis B, while II Lyga West zone silver medalists Koralas have received a special permission to compete in the league, after meeting all licensing criterios. Such permission was also given for Tauras, who were recreated after one season of complete inactivity in any football related activity. [9]

Promoted from 2016 II Lyga RecreatedRelegated to 2017 II Lyga Relegated to 2017 III Lyga Other
Pakruojis
Koralas
Utenis B
Stumbras B
Tauras Šilas
Kauno Žalgiris B
Kražantė Lokomotyvas  – Moved to futsal A Lyga
F.B.K. Kaunas  – Ceased operations
Minija  – Ceased operations

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKitmakerSponsorStadiumCapacity
Banga Flag of Lithuania.svg Tomas Tamošauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Karolis Urbaitis Nike Litana, Neogroup Gargždai Stadium, Gargždai 2,323
DFK Dainava Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Gvildys Flag of Lithuania.svg Linas Savastas Adidas Dzūkijos Mediena, Dzūkų užeiga Alytus Stadium, Alytus 3,748
Džiugas Flag of Lithuania.svg Vijūnas Vasiliauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrius Lipskis Joma TonyBet Telšiai Central Stadium, Telšiai 2,400
Koralas Flag of Lithuania.svg Saulius Mikalajūnas
Flag of Lithuania.svg Kęstutis Ivaškevičius
Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Stonkus Jako TranskelaKlaipėda Artificial Football Pitch, Klaipėda 1,000
Nevėžis Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Kestenis Hummel Daumantų Kėdainiai Stadium, Kėdainiai 3,000
Pakruojis Flag of Lithuania.svg Aidas Dambrauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Aivaras BagočiusJomaDolomitas Pakruojis Stadium, Pakruojis 2,000
Palanga Flag of Lithuania.svg Valdas Trakys Flag of Lithuania.svg Gvidas JuškaJako Palanga Stadium, Palanga 1,212
Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Albertas Klimavičius Flag of Lithuania.svg Mantas Savėnas Adidas Kalnapilis Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys 4,000
Stumbras B Flag of Portugal.svg João Martins Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas ŽemaitisHummel Ibumetin NFA Stadium, Kaunas 500
Šilutė Flag of Lithuania.svg Svajūnas Česnulis Flag of Lithuania.svg Edgaras LukoševičiusHummel  Šilutė Stadium, Šilutė 3,000
Tauras Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Stažys Flag of Lithuania.svg Lukas Ankudinovas Givova  Vytautas Stadium, Tauragė 3,200
Trakai B Flag of Lithuania.svg Gintaras Rimkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrius KazakevičiusNikeEcoilTrakai Stadium, Trakai 200
Utenis B Flag of Lithuania.svg Egidijus Varnas Flag of Lithuania.svg Deividas Maciulevičius
Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Ubeika
AdidasBaltijos polistirenas, FlavorinaUtenis Stadium, Utena 3,073
Vilniaus Vytis Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Liubinskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Haroldas ŠidlauskasAdidasForgiven LFF Stadium, Vilnius 5,067
Žalgiris B Flag of Lithuania.svg Vaidas Sabaliauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Lukas VaičiūnasNikeTOP SportSenvagė Stadium, Vilnius 500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Palanga (C, P)2819456436+2861Promotion to A Lyga
2 Banga 2818555826+3259Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 Vilniaus Vytis 2816665128+2354
4 DFK Dainava 2815765727+3052
5 Džiugas 2814865635+2150
6 Koralas 28144105043+746
7 Nevėžis 2813694128+1345
8 Stumbras B 28116114630+1639Ineligible for promotion
9 Pakruojis 28116114046639
10 Panevėžys 28107114544+137
11 Trakai B 28103153744733Ineligible for promotion
12 Šilutė [a] (D, T)28761536632727Relegation to II Lyga
13 Tauras [b] (D, T)28641834602622
14 Žalgiris B [c] (T)28532039652618
15 Utenis B (R)283124221017910Relegation to II Lyga
Source: Pirma Lyga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won. [13]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Šilutė finished season in relegation zone, but as three of the II Lyga top finishers decided to withdraw from the licensing process club were allowed to stay in the league for next season. [10] Still Šilutė decided to withdraw to the 2018 II Lyga West zone due to club's inability to collect a competitive squad. [11]
  2. Tauras finished season in relegation zone, but as three of the II Lyga top finishers decided to withdraw from the licensing process club were allowed to stay in the league for next season. [10] Regardless club weren't able to seek a license for next season after losing its chairman and decided to cease operations. [12]
  3. Žalgiris B finished season in relegation zone, but as three of the II Lyga top finishers decided to withdraw from the licensing process club were allowed to stay in the league for next season. [10]

Results

Home \ Away BAN DAI DŽI KOR NEV PAK PAL PAN STB ŠLT TAU TRB UTB VYT ŽLB
Banga 2–12–02–02–15–02–26–41–01–13–22–05–00–25–1
DFK Dainava 0–01–00–10–13–03–12–11–32–25–02–15–02–12–0
Džiugas 1–11–11–01–42–23–02–50–05–10–01–01–00–03–3
Koralas 3–10–12–62–03–10–32–10–44–04–00–13–11–35–3
Nevėžis 0–12–21–23–20–10–30–01–01–12–02–04–10–03–1
Pakruojis 2–11–01–24–11–01–12–13–12–23–01–25–02–20–4
Palanga 1–00–22–21–21–13–11–02–14–06–13–12–12–13–1
Panevėžys 0–11–20–21–11–31–03–41–12–12–02–11–01–12–1
Stumbras B 2–10–12–13–31–13–02–11–12–02–20–21–00–15–0
Šilutė 1–51–11–30–12–02–02–32–22–12–01–07–00–52–1
Tauras 1–22–22–30–30–10–02–31–20–42–13–03–00–15–1
Trakai B 1–11–30–41–10–23–11–31–22–12–03–13–11–15–0
Utenis B 0–42–110–50–30–43–31–30–41–62–12–54–31–21–0
Vilniaus Vytis 0–12–14–31–12–11–21–24–21–05–12–01–04–03–0
Žalgiris B 0–11–10–21–21–30–11–42–21–07–01–21–23–14–0
Source: I Lyga (in Lithuanian), LFF (in Lithuanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

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