2026 TOPLYGA

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TOPLYGA
Season2026
Dates21 February – November 2026
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The 2026 TOPLYGA, is the 37th season of the TOPLYGA, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 21 February 2026 and will end in November 2026. [1] [2] This was first season renamed from A Lyga.

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Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the LFF I Lyga. Kauno Žalgiris entered the season as defending champions.

The promoted team was the 2025 LFF I Lyga champions TransINVEST (returning to the TOPLYGA after a single-season absence). They replaced the 2025 A Lyga bottom-placed team Dainava (relegated from the TOPLYGA after three seasons). [3]

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Locations of the 2026 TOPLYGA teams
2026 A Lyga competitors
ClubLocationStadiumSurfaceCapacitySeasons
in A Lyga		 Position
in 2025
Banga Gargždai Gargždai Stadium Artificial2,216128th
Džiugas Telšiai Telšiai Central Stadium Natural2,06957th
?Artificial?
Hegelmann Raudondvaris Raudondvaris StadiumArtificial49052nd
Kauno Žalgiris Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium Hybrid15,026121st
Akademija VDU StadiumArtificial1,000
Panevėžys Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium Natural6,60086th
FA Panevėžys stadiumArtificial660
FK Riteriai Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial5,0671110|9th
FA Šiauliai Šiauliai Savivaldybė Stadium Natural3,01755th
Gytariai StadiumArtificial500
Sportima Arena Artificial3,157
Sūduva Marijampolė Marijampolė Football Arena Natural6,523244th
Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena Artificial2,660
TransINVEST Galinė FK Transinvest stadionasNatural1,00021st in I Lyga
Žalgiris Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial5,067253rd
Sportima Arena Artificial3,157

Managers

TeamCoachAppointedLicence
FK Banga Flag of Portugal (official).svg David Afonso 57 months agoUEFA Pro
FC Džiugas Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrius Lipskis 25 months agoUEFA A
FC Hegelmann Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Aramburu1 month agoUEFA Pro
FK Kauno Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg Eivinas Černiauskas 15 months agoUEFA Pro
FK Panevėžys Flag of Germany.svg Roland Vrabec 14 months agoUEFA Pro
FK Riteriai Flag of Lithuania.svg Gintautas Vaičiūnas 8 months agoUEFA Pro
FA Šiauliai Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Jurgis Pučinsks 3 months agoUEFA Pro
FK Sūduva Flag of Lithuania.svg Donatas Vencevičius 14 months agoUEFA Pro
TransINVEST Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Stankevičius 17 months agoUEFA Pro
FK Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg Rolandas Džiaukštas 5 months agoUEFA Pro

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League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kauno Žalgiris 220031+26Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 TransINVEST 211052+34Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
3 Džiugas 211043+14
4 Žalgiris 210164+23
5 Banga 210121+13
6 Šiauliai 20202202
7 Sūduva 20200002
8 Hegelmann 201113−21
9 Panevėžys 201114−31Qualification for the TOPLYGA play-off
10 Riteriai 200215−40Relegation to the 2027 I Lyga
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2026. Source: TOPLYGA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The 2026 Lithuanian Football Cup winners qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team of the TOPLYGA if the Lithuanian Cup winners finish first). If the Lithuanian Cup winners finish in the top three of the TOPLYGA, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BAN DZI HEG KAU PAN RIT SIA SUD TRN ZAL BAN DZI HEG KAU PAN RIT SIA SUD TRN ZAL
Banga
Džiugas
Hegelmann 0–21–1
Kauno Žalgiris 1–0
Panevėžys 0–0
Riteriai 1–2
Šiauliai
Sūduva 0–0
TransINVEST 3–02–2
Žalgiris 2–34–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2026. Source: TOPLYGA, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

TOPLYGA play-off

The ninth-placed team will face the second-placed team of the 2026 LFF I Lyga in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2027 TOPLYGA.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals

Top assist

RankPlayerClubAssist

References

  1. ↑ "A Lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt (in Lithuanian).
  2. ↑ "2026 metų A lygos klubų tarpsezonio sudėtys". alyga.lt (in Lithuanian).
  3. ↑ "TransINVEST secures I Lyga title and seals top-flight return". Baltic Football News. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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