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*[http://www.lff.lt/lt/a_lyga A lyga section on the Lithuanian Football Federation website (Lithuanian)] |
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*[http://www.futbolinis.lt/index.php?lng=en Futbolinis - Lithuanian football results, fixtures, table and online encyclopaedia] |
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*[http://www2.omnitel.net/almis/ Lithuanian football history and statistics by Almantas Lauzadis] |
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*[http://www.aragon.ws/index.php?liga=alyga Fixtures and Tables on aragon.ws] |
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{{Football in Lithuania}} |
{{Football in Lithuania}} |
Revision as of 16:10, 10 October 2010
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Founded | 1991 |
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Country | Lithuania |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | I Lyga |
Domestic cup(s) | Lithuanian Football Cup, Lithuanian Supercup |
International cup(s) | Champions League, Europa League |
Current champions | FK Ekranas (2009) |
Most championships | FBK Kaunas (10) |
TV partners | Lietuvos Ryto TV |
Current: 2010 A Lyga |
The A Lyga (English: The A League) is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija, English: Lithuanian Football Federation). There were 8 teams in the 2009 competition. In 2010 LFF decided to increase the number of teams up to 11. The season kicks off in late March/early April every year; because of the harsh climate there are no games in the winter.
A-Lyga clubs (2010)
- FC Klaipėda
- FK Atletas (Kaunas)
- FK Banga (Gargždai)
- FK Ekranas (Panevėžys)
- FK Kruoja (Pakruojis)
- FK Mažeikiai
- FK Sūduva (Marijampolė)
- FK Šiauliai
- FK Tauras Tauragė
- FK Vėtra (Vilnius)
- VMFD Žalgiris (Vilnius)
Winners
(championships as independent nation from 1922–1940 and from 1990 onwards)
- 1922 : LFLS Kaunas
- 1923 : LFLS Kaunas (2)
- 1924 : Kovas Kaunas
- 1925 : Kovas Kaunas (2)
- 1926 : Kovas Kaunas (3)
- 1927 : LFLS Kaunas (3)
- 1928 : KSS Klaipėda
- 1929 : KSS Klaipėda (2)
- 1930 : KSS Klaipėda (3)
- 1931 : KSS Klaipėda (4)
- 1932 : LFLS Kaunas (4)
- 1933 : Kovas Kaunas (4)
- 1934 : MSK Kaunas
- 1935 : Kovas Kaunas (5)
- 1936 : Kovas Kaunas (6)
- 1937 : KSS Klaipėda (5)
- 1937-38 : KSS Klaipėda (6)
- 1938-39 : LGSF Kaunas
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- 1939-40 : tournament abandoned due to USSR invasion
- 1941 : tournament abandoned due to USSR invasion
- 1942 : LFLS Kaunas (5)
- 1942-43 : Tauras Kaunas
- 1943-44 : tournament abandoned due to USSR invasion
- 1945 : Spartakas Kaunas
- 1946 : Dinamo Kaunas
- 1947 : Lok Kaunas
- 1948 : Elnias Šiauliai
- 1949 : Elnias Šiauliai (2)
- 1950 : Inkaras Kaunas
- 1951 : Inkaras Kaunas (2)
- 1952 : KN Vilnius
- 1953 : Elnias Šiauliai (3)
- 1954 : Inkaras Kaunas (3)
- 1955 : Lima Kaunas
- 1956 : Linu Audiniai Plungé
- 1957 : Elnias Šiauliai (4)
- 1958-59 : Raudonoji zvaigzde Vilnius (2) (KN Vilnius)
- 1959-60 : Elnias Šiauliai (5)
- 1960-61 : Elnias Šiauliai (6)
- 1961-62 : Atletas Kaunas
- 1962-63 : Statyba Panevezys
- 1964 : Inkaras Kaunas (4)
- 1965 : Inkaras Kaunas (5)
- 1966 : FK Nevėžis
- 1967 : Saljutas Vilnius
- 1968 : Statyba Panevezys (2)
- 1969 : Statybininkas Šiauliai
- 1970 : Atletas Kaunas (2)
- 1971 : Pažanga Vilnius
- 1972 : FK Nevėžis (2)
- 1973 : FK Nevėžis (3)
- 1974 : Tauras Šiauliai
- 1975 : Dainava Alytus
- 1976 : Atmosfera Mazeikiai
- 1977 : Statybininkas Šiauliai (2)
- 1978 : Granitas Klaipeda
- 1979 : Atmosfera Mazeikiai (2)
- 1980 : Granitas Klaipeda (2)
- 1981 : Granitas Klaipeda (3)
- 1982 : Pažanga Vilnius (2)
- 1983 : Pažanga Vilnius (3)
- 1984 : Granitas Klaipeda (4)
- 1985 : FK Ekranas
- 1986 : Banga Kaunas
- 1987 : FK Tauras Tauragė
- 1988 : SRT Vilnius
- 1989 : Banga Kaunas (2)
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- 1990 : FK Sirijus Klaipėda
- 1991 : FK Žalgiris Vilnius
- 1991-92 : FK Žalgiris Vilnius (2)
- 1992-93 : FK Ekranas (2)
- 1993-94 : ROMAR Mažeikiai (3) (Atmosfera Mazeikiai)
- 1994-95 : Inkaras Kaunas (6)
- 1995-96 : Inkaras Kaunas (7)
- 1996-97 : Kareda Šiauliai (3) (Statybininkas Siauliai)
- 1997-98 : Kareda Šiauliai (4)
- 1998-99 : Žalgiris Vilnius (3)
- 1999 : Žalgiris Kaunas (3) (Banga Kaunas)
- 2000 : FBK Kaunas (4) (Žalgiris Kaunas)
- 2001 : FBK Kaunas (5)
- 2002 : FBK Kaunas (6)
- 2003 : FBK Kaunas (7)
- 2004 : FBK Kaunas (8)
- 2005: FK Ekranas (3)
- 2006: FBK Kaunas (9)
- 2007: FBK Kaunas (10)
- 2008: FK Ekranas (4)
- 2009: FK Ekranas (5)
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Seasons Won |
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FBK Kaunas | 10 | 1986, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
FK Inkaras Kaunas | 7 | 1950, 1951, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1995, 1996 |
Kovas Kaunas† | 6 | 1924, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1936 |
KSS Klaipéda† | 6 | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938 |
Elnias Siauliai† | 6 | 1948, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1961 |
FK Ekranas | 5 | 1985, 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
LFLS Kaunas† | 5 | 1922, 1923, 1927, 1932, 1942 |
Kareda Šiauliai† | 4 | 1969, 1977, 1997, 1998 |
Granitas Klaipeda | 4 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984 |
FK Nevėžis | 3 | 1966, 1972, 1973 |
Pažanga Vilnius† | 3 | 1971, 1982, 1983 |
FK Mažeikiai | 3 | 1976, 1979, 1994 |
FK Žalgiris Vilnius | 3 | 1991, 1992, 98/99 |
Raudonoji zvaigzde Vilnius† | 2 | 1952, 1959 |
FK Atletas Kaunas | 2 | 1962, 1970 |
Statyba Panevėžys† | 2 | 1963, 1968 |
MSK Kaunas† | 1 | 1934 |
LGSF Kaunas† | 1 | 1939 |
Tauras Kaunas† | 1 | 1943 |
Spartakas Kaunas† | 1 | 1945 |
Dinamo Kaunas† | 1 | 1946 |
Lok Kaunas† | 1 | 1947 |
Lima Kaunas† | 1 | 1955 |
Linu Audiniai Plungé | 1 | 1956 |
Saljutas Vilnius† | 1 | 1967 |
Tauras Šiauliai | 1 | 1974 |
Dainava Alytus† | 1 | 1975 |
FK Tauras Tauragė | 1 | 1987 |
SRT Vilnius† | 1 | 1988 |
Sirijus Klaipėda† | 1 | 1990 |
†Defunct club.