A Lyga

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A Lyga
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
CountryLithuania
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams10 (2024)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to I Lyga
Domestic cup(s) Lithuanian Football Cup
Lithuanian Supercup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Conference League
Current champions FK Žalgiris (11th title)
(2024)
Most championships FK Žalgiris (11 titles)
Website www.alyga.lt
Current: 2024 A Lyga

The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (Lithuanian : Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija).

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History

The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. During the period of Soviet occupation, a Lithuanian amateur top division existed, while professional players played in USSR football competitions. The Lithuanian professional top division was restored in 1990. The naming convention changed several times, but since 1999 the league is consistently referred to as A lyga.

Format

The league system and size have also stabilized since 1999. League size varied mostly between 8 and 10 teams, with the exceptions of 2011 A Lyga featuring 12 teams, and 2020 A Lyga record low of only 6 teams. The teams play 4 rounds in regular season. The bottom placed team is relegated, while 9th placed team contests in a play-off with the 2nd placed team from the I lyga. The final list of participants often did not correlate to the final results of the previous season, as the participation were rather finalized through the Lithuanian Football Federation league licensing process.

The season usually kicks off in Feabuary/March and ends in November. Because of harsh climate, there are no games in winter.Until early spring(April/March,and it depends on the weather/temperature)games are played in indoor arenas on artificial grass. Winter transfer window opens in early January through to mid March. Summer transfer window lasts for the most part of July.

European competitions

Lithuania sought to participate in the UEFA club competitions immediately after regaining the independence. However, due to political reasons, in 1991 Lithuania was banned by UEFA from continental competitions refusing licensing of Žalgiris to compete as a Lithuanian club rather than a Soviet club. Eventually, Lithuania became affiliated with UEFA in 1992. The A Lyga champion secures the right to play in UEFA Champions League qualification. The runner up and the 3rd-place winner secure right to play in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification.

Best Lithuanian club result in UEFA competitions was achieved in 2022-23 UEFA club competition season by FK Žalgiris. Lithuanian champions reached the group stage in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. After the 2022-23 UEFA season, FK Žalgiris was the best performing A lyga club in Europe, taking #130 [1] in UEFA Club Coefficients table.

Clubs

ClubLocationPosition in 2023 First season
in A Lyga
Seasons in
top division
First season
of current spell
Top division
titles
Last title
Banga Gargždai 6th1994112020
DFK Dainava Alytus 8th20213c2023
Džiugas b Telšiai 9th202142021
Hegelmann b Kaunas District 5th202142021
Kauno Žalgiris b Kaunas 4th2015102015
Panevėžys b Panevėžys 1st2019620191 2023
Sūduva a Marijampolė 7th19902320023 2019
FA Šiauliai b Šiauliai 3rd202232022
TransInvest b Galinė  [ lt ] LFF I Lyga, 1st202412024
Žalgiris a Vilnius 2nd199033201010 2022

a Founding member of the A Lyga
b Never been relegated from the A Lyga
c Two former clubs, named FK Dainava have participated in A lyga in 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorName
1991–1999No sponsorLietuvos Lyga
1999–2000LFF Lyga
2001–2003LFF A Lyga
2004–2008NFKA A Lyga
2009–2011LFF A Lyga
2012 General Financing LFF General Financing A Lyga [2]
2013–2016 Credit Service SMScredit.lt A Lyga [3]
2017–2020No sponsorLFF A Lyga
2021–2023 Baltic Bet Optibet A Lyga [4]
2024–TOPsportTOPsport A Lyga

The official ball supplier for the A lyga games in 2023 is Adidas. Nike held this contract between 2013 and 2022, when they took over from Adidas. [3]

Hall of Fame

Interbellum and WWII

After Lithuania gained independence in 1918, the first ever football tournament was held in 1922.

Seasons

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place
Interbellum(Independent Lithuania)
1922 LFLS Kaunas LFLS Šančiai LFLS-2 Kaunas
1923 LFLS Kaunas KSK Kaunas Kovas Kaunas
1924 Kovas Kaunas Sportverein Klaipėda LFLS Kaunas / MTV Klaipėda
1925 Kovas Kaunas LFLS Šiauliai Freya Klaipėda
1926 Kovas Kaunas KSS Klaipėda LFLS Šiauliai
1927 LFLS Kaunas Sportverein Pagėgiai LFLS Šiauliai
1928 KSS Klaipėda LFLS Kaunas LDS Šiauliai
1929 KSS Klaipėda LFLS Kaunas KSK Kultus Kaunas / Freya Klaipėda
1930 KSS Klaipėda LFLS Kaunas Sveikata Kybartai / Makabi Šiauliai
1931 KSS Klaipėda Kovas Kaunas Freya Klaipėda
1932 LFLS Kaunas KSS Klaipėda LGSF Kaunas
1933 Kovas Kaunas LFLS Kaunas LGSF Kaunas
1934 MSK Kaunas LFLS Kaunas LGSF Kaunas
1935 Kovas Kaunas KSS Klaipėda Sakalas Šiauliai / Šaulys Ukmergė
1936 Kovas Kaunas LFLS Kaunas LGSF Kaunas
1937 KSS Klaipėda Kovas Kaunas LFLS Kaunas
1937–38 KSS Klaipėda LGSF Kaunas Švyturys Klaipėda
1938–39 LGSF Kaunas Kovas Kaunas KSS Telšiai
1939–40 Competition abandoned
World War II(1st Soviet and German Occupations)
1941 Competition not finished due to World War II (Spartakas Kaunas had the best record)
1942 LFLS Kaunas MSK Panevėžys Gubernija Šiauliai / LFLS Vilnius
1942–43 Tauras Kaunas MSK Panevėžys Gubernija Šiauliai / LGSF Vilnius
1943–44 Competition not finished due to World War II (Tauras Kaunas had the best record)

Note: In 1924–1930, 1935, 1942, 1942–1943 and 1945 seasons there was no unified league and winners were decided using either a play–off format or a single game between winners of separate divisions.

Performance by club

ClubWinnerRunner-up3rdWinning Seasons
Kovas Kaunas 641 1924, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1936
KSS Klaipėda 631 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1937–38
LFLS Kaunas 562 1922, 1923, 1927, 1932, 1942
LGSF Kaunas 114 1938–39
MSK Kaunas 1 1934
Tauras Kaunas 1 1942–43

All champions from this period are defunct.

Post-War period and the Lithuanian SSR Championship

During the Lithuania's Soviet occupation, each soviet republic ran their separate football championship. The clubs could either participate in the competition of the soviet republic, or in the Soviet Union football league system.

Seasons

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird placeTop scorer (Team)Goals
1945 Spartakas Kaunas Dinamo Vilnius Sodyba Klaipėda / Spartakas Šiauliai ?
1946 Dinamo Kaunas Spartakas Kaunas Lokomotyvas Panevėžys ?
1947 Lokomotyvas Kaunas Spartakas Šiauliai Žalgiris Klaipėda ?
1948 Elnias Šiauliai Žalgiris Tauragė Spartakas Vilnius ?
1949 Elnias Šiauliai Inkaras Kaunas Vėliava Šiauliai ?
1950 Inkaras Kaunas Elnias Šiauliai Audra Klaipėda ?
1951 Inkaras Kaunas Elnias Šiauliai Audiniai Kaunas ?
1952 Karininkų Namai Vilnius Inkaras Kaunas Elnias Šiauliai ?
1953 Elnias Šiauliai Inkaras Kaunas Lima Kaunas ?
1954 Inkaras Kaunas Lima Kaunas Elnias Šiauliai ?
1955 Lima Kaunas Raudonasis Spalis Kaunas Elfa Vilnius ?
1956 Linų Audiniai Plungė Elnias Šiauliai MSK Panevėžys Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Algimantas Lucinavičius (MSK Panevėžys)28
1957 Elnias Šiauliai Inkaras Kaunas Linų Audiniai Plungė Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Petras Škėlovas (Raudonasis Spalis Kaunas)22
1958 Elnias Šiauliai Raudonoji Žvaigždė Vilnius Spartakas Vilnius Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Petras Škėlovas (Raudonasis Spalis Kaunas)11
1958–59 Raudonoji Žvaigždė Vilnius KKI Kaunas Elnias Šiauliai ?
1959–60 Elnias Šiauliai Raudonoji Žvaigždė Vilnius Linų Audiniai Plungė Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Raimondas Prikockis (Elnias Šiauliai)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg A. Stankevičius (Spartakas-2 Vilnius)
15
1960–61 Elnias Šiauliai Baltija Klaipėda Inkaras Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Algimantas Lucinavičius (Laisvė Kretinga)22
1961–62 FK Atletas Kaunas Granitas Klaipėda Inkaras Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Romualdas Kazlauskas (MSK Panevėžys)22
1962–63 Statyba Panevėžys Politechnika Kaunas Inkaras Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Vytautas Juknys (Politechnika Kaunas)23
1964 Inkaras Kaunas Statyba Panevėžys FK Minija Kretinga Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Petras Siniakovas (Inkaras Kaunas)26
1965 Inkaras Kaunas Saliutas Vilnius Statyba Panevėžys Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Petras Siniakovas (Inkaras Kaunas)26
1966 Nevėžis Kėdainiai Statybininkas Šiauliai Saliutas Vilnius Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Petras Siniakovas (Inkaras Kaunas)19
1967 Saliutas Vilnius Inkaras Kaunas Nevėžis Kėdainiai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg S. Kuncevičius (Žalgiris Naujoji Vilnia)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg J. Mėlinauskas (Inkaras Kaunas)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Kornelijus Skeivys (Statybininkas Šiauliai)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Romas Skeivys (Statybininkas Šiauliai)
13
1968 Statyba Panevėžys Nevėžis Kėdainiai Statybininkas Šiauliai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Romas Jokubaitis (Statyba Panevėžys)18
1969 Statybininkas Šiauliai Nevėžis Kėdainiai Inkaras Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg V. Paura (Nevėžis Kėdainiai)17
1970 FK Atletas Kaunas Politechnika Kaunas Nevėžis Kėdainiai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Vytautas Dirmeikis (FK Atletas Kaunas)20
1971 Pažanga Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Vienybė Ukmergė Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg R. Daunoravičius (Vienybė Ukmergė)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg E. Milius (FK Minija Kretinga)
13
1972 Nevėžis Kėdainiai Pažanga Vilnius Dainava Alytus Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg R. Balčiūnas (Pažanga Vilnius)13
1973 Nevėžis Kėdainiai Atlantas Klaipėda Dainava Alytus ?
1974 Tauras Šiauliai Vienybė Ukmergė Atmosfera Mažeikiai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg R. Daunoravičius (Vienybė Ukmergė)20
1975 Dainava Alytus Pažanga Vilnius Sūduva Kapsukas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Eugenijus Kurguznikovas (Sūduva Kapsukas)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg V. Ščerbakovas (Atletas Kaunas)
17
1976 Atmosfera Mažeikiai Vienybė Ukmergė Pažanga Vilnius ?
1977 Statybininkas Šiauliai Kelininkas Kaunas Atmosfera Mažeikiai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg R. Daunoravičius (Vienybė Ukmergė)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Romas Šiaulys (Atmosfera Mažeikiai)
15
1978 Atlantas Klaipėda Statybininkas Šiauliai Banga Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg R. Nausėda (Atletas Kaunas)13
1979 Atmosfera Mažeikiai Kelininkas Kaunas Nevėžis Kėdainiai ?
1980 Atlantas Klaipėda Tauras Šiauliai Politechnika Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Edvardas Maliauskas (Atlantas Klaipėda)16
1981 Atlantas Klaipėda Kelininkas Kaunas Pažanga Vilnius Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Vitalijus Stankevičius (Inkaras Kaunas)21
1982 Pažanga Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Tauras Šiauliai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Edvardas Maliauskas (Atlantas Klaipėda)17
1983 Pažanga Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Tauras Šiauliai Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Rimantas Viktoravičius (Tauras Šiauliai)21
1984 Atlantas Klaipėda Ekranas Panevėžys SRT Vilnius Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Jurijus Gordejevas (Atlantas Klaipėda)17
1985 Ekranas Panevėžys Atlantas Klaipėda SRT Vilnius Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg K. Valantiejus (SRT Vilnius)16
1986 Banga Kaunas Atlantas Klaipėda Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg G. Anilionis (Banga Kaunas)17
1987 Tauras Tauragė SRT Vilnius Inkaras Kaunas Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Jurijus Gordejevas (SRT Vilnius)23
1988 SRT Vilnius Inkaras Kaunas Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Remigijus Bubliauskas (Tauras Tauragė)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Jurijus Gordejevas (SRT Vilnius)
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Saulius Vertelis (Atmosfera Mažeikiai)
20
1989 Banga Kaunas Ekranas Panevėžys Sirijus Klaipėda Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg A. Vertelis (Atmosfera Mažeikiai)17
Transitional competitions in 1990 included "Baltic League"
1990 Sirijus Klaipėda Ekranas Panevėžys Žalgiris Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg Dalius Bajorūnas (Tauras Šiauliai)22

Note: The biggest and most notable clubs, such as Žalgiris Vilnius played in Soviet Union's Football Premier League instead of Lithuanian SSR Divisions.

Performance by club

ClubWinnerRunner-up3rdWinning Seasons
Elnias Šiauliai 733 1948, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959–60, 1960–61
Inkaras Kaunas 565 1950, 1951, 1954, 1964, 1965
Atlantas Klaipėda 47- 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
Karininkų Namai / Raudonoji Žvaigždė / Saliutas Vilnius 331 1952, 1958–59, 1967
Nevėžis Kėdainiai 323 1966, 1972, 1973
Pažanga Vilnius 322 1971, 1982, 1983
Statybininkas Šiauliai 221 1969, 1977
Statyba Panevėžys 213 1962–63, 1968
FK Atletas Kaunas 21- 1961–62, 1970
Atmosfera Mažeikiai 2-2 1976, 1979
Banga Kaunas 2-1 1986, 1989
Ekranas Panevėžys 122 1985
Tauras Šiauliai 112 1974
SRT Vilnius 112 1988
Lima Kaunas 111 1955
Spartakas Kaunas 11- 1945
Tauras Tauragė 11- 1987
Linų Audiniai Plungė 1-2 1956
Dainava Alytus 1-2 1975
Dinamo Kaunas 1-- 1946
Lokomotyvas Kaunas 1-- 1947

Clubs currently playing in A Lyga are written in Bold.
- Defunct clubs.

Regained Independence and the A Lyga - present

As Lithuania regained the independence in 1991, [5] the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) was re-established, and A Lyga was shaped same year. The Soviet football divisions dissolved, and the teams that participated in them returned to the Lithuania's national championship.

List of champions (1991–present)

Seasons

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird placeTop scorer (Team)Goals
1991 Žalgiris Vilnius Lietuvos Makabi Vilnius Banga Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg Egidijus Meidus (Vilija Kaunas)13
1991–92 Žalgiris Vilnius Panerys Vilnius Sirijus Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg Remigijus Pocius (Granitas Klaipėda & Sakalas Šiauliai)
Flag of Lithuania.svg Vaidotas Šlekys (Ekranas Panevėžys)
14
1992–93 Ekranas Panevėžys Žalgiris Vilnius Panerys Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg Vaidotas Šlekys (Ekranas Panevėžys)16
1993–94 ROMAR Žalgiris-EBSW Vilnius Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Vaidotas Šlekys (Ekranas Panevėžys)
Flag of Lithuania.svg Robertas Žalys (FBK Kaunas)
16
1994–95 Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas Žalgiris-EBSW Vilnius ROMAR Mažeikiai Flag of Lithuania.svg Eimantas Poderis (Žalgiris Vilnius & Inkaras Kaunas)24
1995–96 Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai Žalgiris Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg Edgaras Jankauskas (Žalgiris Vilnius)25
1996–97 Kareda Šiauliai Žalgiris Vilnius Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg Remigijus Pocius (Kareda Šiauliai)14
1997–98 Kareda Šiauliai Žalgiris Vilnius Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Vidas Dančenka (Kareda Šiauliai)26
1998–99 Žalgiris Vilnius Kareda Šiauliai FBK Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Fomenka (Kareda Šiauliai)14
1999 Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Vasiliauskas (Žalgiris Vilnius)10
2000 FBK Kaunas Žalgiris Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrius Velička (FBK Kaunas)26
2001 FBK Kaunas Atlantas Klaipėda Žalgiris Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg Remigijus Pocius (FBK Kaunas)22
2002 FBK Kaunas Atlantas Klaipėda Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Audrius Šlekys (FBK Kaunas)19
2003 FBK Kaunas Ekranas Panevėžys Vėtra Rūdiškės Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Beniušis (Atlantas Klaipėda & FBK Kaunas)16
2004 FBK Kaunas Ekranas Panevėžys Atlantas Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg Povilas Lukšys (Ekranas Panevėžys)19
2005 Ekranas Panevėžys FBK Kaunas Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Lithuania.svg Mantas Savėnas (Ekranas Panevėžys)27
2006 FBK Kaunas Ekranas Panevėžys Vėtra Vilnius Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Kuznetsov (Vėtra Vilnius)18
2007 FBK Kaunas Sūduva Marijampolė Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Povilas Lukšys (Ekranas Panevėžys)26
2008 Ekranas Panevėžys FBK Kaunas Vėtra Vilnius Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Ledesma (FBK Kaunas)14
2009 Ekranas Panevėžys Vėtra Vilnius Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Lithuania.svg Valdas Trakys (Ekranas Panevėžys)20
2010 Ekranas Panevėžys Sūduva Marijampolė Žalgiris Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg Povilas Lukšys (Sūduva Marijampolė)16
2011 Ekranas Panevėžys Žalgiris Vilnius Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Lithuania.svg Deivydas Matulevičius (Žalgiris Vilnius)19
2012 Ekranas Panevėžys Žalgiris Vilnius Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Rimkevičius (Šiauliai)35
2013 Žalgiris Vilnius Atlantas Klaipėda Ekranas Panevėžys Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Valskis (Sūduva Marijampolė)27
2014 Žalgiris Vilnius Kruoja Pakruojis Atlantas Klaipėda Flag of Croatia.svg Niko Tokić (Šiauliai)19
2015 Žalgiris Vilnius Trakai Atlantas Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg Tomas Radzinevičius (Sūduva Marijampolė)28
2016 Žalgiris Vilnius Trakai Sūduva Marijampolė Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Kaluđerović (Žalgiris Vilnius)20
2017 Sūduva Marijampolė Žalgiris Vilnius Trakai Flag of Lithuania.svg Darvydas Šernas (Žalgiris Vilnius)18
2018 Sūduva Marijampolė Žalgiris Vilnius Trakai Flag of Romania.svg Liviu Antal (Žalgiris Vilnius)23
2019 Sūduva Marijampolė Žalgiris Vilnius Riteriai Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Kiš (Žalgiris Vilnius)27
2020 Žalgiris Vilnius Sūduva Marijampolė Kauno Žalgiris Flag of France.svg Hugo Videmont (Žalgiris Vilnius)13
2021 Žalgiris Vilnius Sūduva Marijampolė Kauno Žalgiris Flag of France.svg Hugo Videmont (Žalgiris Vilnius)17
2022 Žalgiris Vilnius Kauno Žalgiris FK Panevėžys Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Oliveira (Žalgiris Vilnius)17
2023 FK Panevėžys Žalgiris Vilnius FA Šiauliai Flag of Nigeria.svg Mathias Oyewusi (Žalgiris Vilnius)19
2024 Žalgiris Vilnius

Performance by club

ClubWinnerRunner-up3rdWinning Seasons
Žalgiris Vilnius 11134 1991, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
FBK Kaunas 822 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Ekranas Panevėžys 745 1992–93, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Sūduva Marijampolė 345 2017, 2018, 2019
Kareda Šiauliai 22- 1996–97, 1997–98
Inkaras Kaunas 2-1 1994–95, 1995–96
Sirijus Klaipėda 1-1 1990
ROMAR Mažeikiai 1-1 1993–94
FK Panevėžys 1-1 2023

Clubs currently playing in A Lyga are highlighted in Bold.
- Defunct clubs.

Top scorers

Player nameGoalsClubs
Povilas Luksys 192Alsa Vilnius, FK Ekranas, FK Sūduva
Ricardas Beniusis 171 Inkaras Kaunas, Atlantas Klaipeda, FBK Kaunas, FK Sūduva, FK Kruoja Pakruojis
Remigijus Pocius 163 ROMAR Mažeikiai, FK Kareda, FBK Kaunas
Andrius Velicka 136 FBK Kaunas, FK Ekranas, FK Žalgiris, FK Kauno Žalgiris
Tomas Radzinevicius 120 FK Sūduva
Darius Maciulevicius 114 FK Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas, FC Vilnius, FK Sūduva
Arturas Rimkevicius 109 FBK Kaunas, FK Silute, FK Ekranas, FK Šiauliai, FC Stumbras
Eimanatas Poderis108 Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas
Igoris Morinas 104 FK Panerys Vilnius, FK Žalgiris, FK Kruoja Pakruojis
Mantas Savenas 103 FK Ekranas

Most appearances

Player nameAppearancesClubs
Robertas Vėževičius 412 FK Vėtra, FC Šiauliai, FK Kruoja, FC Stumbras, FK Atlantas, FK Suduva, FK Banga
Vaidas Slavickas 381 FK Ekranas, FK Suduva

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FK Be1 is a Lithuanian football team based in Jonava. Before 2019, it was named FK NFA, later – Be1 NFA.

The 2018 II Lyga season was the second season since return to two divisions system, the twentieth after switch to spring-to-fall format and the thirtieth overall after the restoration of Independence.

The 2019 A Lyga was the 30th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 2 March 2019 and ended on 27 November 2019.

2019 Lithuanian Football Cup, SHARP LFF Cup was the 31st independent Lithuania and the 74th overall national football cup tournament.

The 2019 LFF I Lyga was the 30th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 22 March 2019 and finished in 27 October 2019.

The 2020 A Lyga was the 31st season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 6 March and was planned to end on 7 November 2020. On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 LFF I Lyga is the 31st season of the I Lyga, the second tier football league of Lithuania. The season was planned to begin in March, but was delayed to June because of COVID-19 pandemic. The season finished on time on 31 October.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 A Lyga</span> Lyga football

The 2021 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga is the 32nd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 5 March and concluded on 28 November 2021.

The 2022 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga was the 33rd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 4 March and concluded on 23 November 2022.

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