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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball league season
| prevseason         = [[2018–19 LKL season|2018–19]]    
| nextseason         = [[2020–21 LKL season|2020–21]]
| title              = [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Betsafe-LKL]]
| t_bg               = #000045
| t_color            = white
| season             = 2019–20
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| champions          = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]<br>22nd title
| runners_up         = [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
| third_place        = [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]]
| fourth_place       = [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
| teams              = 10
| continentalcup1=[[Basketball Champions League]]
| contentalcup1_qualifiers=[[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
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The '''2019–20 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga''', also called '''Betsafe-LKL''' for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the top-tier level professional [[basketball]] league of [[Lithuania]], the [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga]] (LKL). On 13 March 2020, season was ended prematurely because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name=corona/>

==Coronavirus pandemic==
On 13 March 2020, the board of the LKL decided to end the season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]. Along with this decision, they crowned regular season champions [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] as the new Lithuanian champions.<ref name=corona>{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/139445-2/|title=LKL season cancelled, Zalgiris crowned as Champions|newspaper=Sportando |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=13 March 2020 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}</ref>

==Competition format==
During the regular season, all teams play 32 games. The top eight teams in the regular season standings, after playing their entire 32 game schedule, qualified for the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were played in best-of-three format.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The finals series, for first place, as also games for third place were played in a best-of-five format.<ref>{{cite web |title=Betsafe LKL to remain 10-team league, Play-Off series shortened for 2018-19 |url=http://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1897/betsafe-lkl-to-remain-10-team-league-play-off-series-shortened-for-2018-19 |website=en.lkl.lt |access-date=8 August 2018 |date=13 June 2018}}</ref>

==Teams==
===Location and arenas===
{{Location map+
 |Lithuania
 |border = 
 |caption = Location of teams in '''2019–20 LKL'''
 |float = right
 |label = 
 |width = 400
 |places = 
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=54.4000000 |long=24.0500000 |position=bottom |label=[[BC Dzūkija|Dzūkija]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=55.502014 |long=25.592189 |position=top |label=[[BC Juventus|Juventus]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=55.733287 |long=24.339438 |position=bottom |label=[[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=55.687364 |long=21.151732 |position=right |label=[[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=55.300141 |long=24.00046 |position=left |label=[[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=56.061241 |long=24.413692 |position=bottom |label={{nowrap|[[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno žvaigždės]]}}}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=54.646339 |long=23.960624 |position=right |label=[[BC Prienai|Prienai]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=54.716337 |long=25.280199 |position=top |label={{nowrap|[[BC Rytas|Rytas]]}}}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=55.920662 |long=23.282121 |position=bottom |label=[[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]}}
 {{Location map~|Lithuania |lat=54.89048 |long=23.914498 |position=top |label=[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]}}
}}

At first, nine teams were able to participate because [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]] did not provide the required documentation up to 15 August.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nevezis-removed-from-lithuanian-top-division/|title=Nevezis removed from Lithuanian top division|work=Sportando|access-date=2019-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> However, board of the LKL approved participation of that team. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/3490/nevezis-is-staying-in-lkl|title=Nevezis is staying in LKL - LKL.LT|website=en.lkl.lt|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Team
! Location
! Arena
! Capacity
|-
| [[BC Prienai|Cbet Prienai]]
| [[Prienai]] 
| [[Prienai Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1,500
|-
| [[BC Dzūkija|Sintek–Dzūkija]]
| [[Alytus]]
| [[Alytus Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,500
|-
| [[BC Juventus|Juventus]]
| [[Utena]]
| [[Utena Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2,000
|-
| [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]]
| [[Panevėžys]]
| [[Cido Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,950
|-
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
| [[Klaipėda]]
| [[Švyturys Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|6,200
|-
| [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]
| [[Kėdainiai]]
| [[Kėdainiai Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2,200
|-
| [[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno žvaigždės]]
| [[Pasvalys]]
| [[Pasvalys Pieno žvaigždės Arena|Pieno žvaigždės Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1,500
|-
| rowspan=2|[[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
| rowspan=2|[[Vilnius]]
| [[Lietuvos rytas Arena]] 
| style="text-align:center;"|2,500 
|-
| [[Siemens Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10,000 
|-
| [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
| [[Šiauliai]]
| [[Šiauliai Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,700
|-
| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| [[Kaunas]]
| [[Žalgiris Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|15,708
|}

==Regular season==
===League table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|source=[http://lkl.lt/turnyrine-lentele/ LKL]

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|update=complete
|team1=ZAL |win_ZAL=22 |loss_ZAL=2  |gf_ZAL=2135 |ga_ZAL=1680|status_ZAL=C
|team2=RYT |win_RYT=17 |loss_RYT=7  |gf_RYT=2033 |ga_RYT=1812 
|team3=LTK |win_LTK=16 |loss_LTK=8  |gf_LTK=1880 |ga_LTK=1740
|team4=NEP |win_NEP=14 |loss_NEP=10 |gf_NEP=2009 |ga_NEP=1933
|team5=JUV |win_JUV=13 |loss_JUV=11 |gf_JUV=1847 |ga_JUV=1877
|team6=CBE |win_CBE=11 |loss_CBE=13 |gf_CBE=1769 |ga_CBE=1906 
|team7=PIE |win_PIE=8  |loss_PIE=16 |gf_PIE=1861 |ga_PIE=1993
|team8=SIA |win_SIA=7  |loss_SIA=17 |gf_SIA=1892 |ga_SIA=2045
|team9=DZU |win_DZU=6  |loss_DZU=18 |gf_DZU=1785 |ga_DZU=1989
|team10=NEV|win_NEV=6  |loss_NEV=18 |gf_NEV=1626 |ga_NEV=1862

|name_DZU = [[BC Dzūkija|Sintek–Dzūkija]]
|name_JUV = [[BC Juventus|Juventus]]
|name_LTK = [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]]
|name_NEP = [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|name_NEV = [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]
|name_PIE = [[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno žvaigždės]]
|name_CBE = [[BC Prienai|Cbet Prienai]]
|name_RYT = [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
|name_SIA = [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
|name_ZAL = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]

|note_NEV=The rule enforcing relegation of the last placed team was suspended as a result of an early termination of the championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nutraukiamas "Betsafe–LKL" čempionatas, nugalėtoju skelbiamas "Žalgiris" |url=https://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/4213/nutraukiamas-betsafelkl-cempionatas-nugaletoju-skelbiamas-zalgiris |access-date=13 March 2020 |publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League |date=13 March 2020 |language=lt}}</ref>

<!--Table settings and rules-->
|show_limit=5
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=wins

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=EL |result2=BCL|result3=EC|result4=BCLQ
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->      
|res_col_header=QR
|col_EL=green1 |text_EL=Already qualified for [[2020–21 EuroLeague|EuroLeague]]
|col_BCL=blue1 |text_BCL=Qualification for [[2020–21 Basketball Champions League|Champions League]]
|col_BCLQ=blue2 |text_BCLQ=Qualification for [[2020–21 Basketball Champions League|Champions League qualifying rounds]]
|col_EC=yellow1|text_EC=Qualification for [[2020–21 EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Results===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [https://www.lkl.lt/rezultatai LKL.LT]
| update = 10 March 2020
| matches_style = BSR |legs=2
| team1= CBE | team2= DZU | team3= JUV | team4= LTK | team5= NEP | team6= NEV | team7= PIE | team8= RYT | team9= SIA | team10= ZAL 

| name_CBE = [[BC Prienai|Cbet Prienai]]
| name_DZU = [[BC Dzūkija|Sintek–Dzūkija]]
| name_JUV = [[BC Juventus|Juventus]]
| name_LTK = [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]]
| name_NEP = [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
| name_NEV = [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]
| name_PIE = [[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno žvaigždės]]
| name_RYT = [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
| name_SIA = [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
| name_ZAL = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]

| match1_CBE_DZU = 88-72 
| match1_CBE_JUV = 74-80
| match1_CBE_LTK = 80–74
| match1_CBE_NEP = 59-101
| match1_CBE_NEV = 79-77
| match1_CBE_PIE = 81-79
| match1_CBE_RYT = 78-87
| match1_CBE_SIA = 85–76
| match1_CBE_ZAL = 64–105

| match1_DZU_CBE = 61-68
| match1_DZU_JUV = 84-77
| match1_DZU_LTK = 54–63
| match1_DZU_NEP = 80–77
| match1_DZU_NEV = 68–62
| match1_DZU_PIE = 74–75
| match1_DZU_RYT = 54–92
| match1_DZU_SIA = 87-61
| match1_DZU_ZAL = 65-91

| match1_JUV_CBE = 65–76
| match1_JUV_DZU = 88-75 
| match1_JUV_LTK = 77-83
| match1_JUV_NEP = 80–76
| match1_JUV_NEV = 92-84
| match1_JUV_PIE = 112-108
| match1_JUV_RYT = 83-81
| match1_JUV_SIA = 77–72
| match1_JUV_ZAL = 77–101

| match1_LTK_CBE = 74–61
| match1_LTK_DZU = 91-73
| match1_LTK_JUV = 84-62
| match1_LTK_NEP = 102–64
| match1_LTK_NEV = 75-51
| match1_LTK_PIE = 75-62
| match1_LTK_RYT = 83-74
| match1_LTK_SIA = 88–70
| match1_LTK_ZAL = 83–72

| match1_NEP_CBE = 86–73
| match1_NEP_DZU = 74–67
| match1_NEP_JUV = 80–67
| match1_NEP_LTK = 78-74
| match1_NEP_NEV = 88–78
| match1_NEP_PIE = 93–70
| match1_NEP_RYT = 91-84
| match1_NEP_SIA = 90-94 
| match1_NEP_ZAL = 73-80

| match1_NEV_CBE = 73–70
| match1_NEV_DZU = 70-74
| match1_NEV_JUV = 78–80
| match1_NEV_LTK = 91-68
| match1_NEV_NEP = 75-68
| match1_NEV_PIE = 88–87
| match1_NEV_RYT = 68-65
| match1_NEV_SIA = 85-98
| match1_NEV_ZAL = 57–83

| match1_PIE_CBE = 63-71
| match1_PIE_DZU = 79–75	
| match1_PIE_JUV = 72–84
| match1_PIE_LTK = 78-75
| match1_PIE_NEP = 77-86
| match1_PIE_NEV = 87-66
| match1_PIE_RYT = 72–93
| match1_PIE_SIA = 88–84
| match1_PIE_ZAL = 64-108

| match1_RYT_CBE = 88-64
| match1_RYT_DZU = 98–85
| match1_RYT_JUV = 86-65
| match1_RYT_LTK = 82–77
| match1_RYT_NEP = 85-75
| match1_RYT_NEV = 90–71
| match1_RYT_PIE = 95-84
| match1_RYT_SIA = 93-70
| match1_RYT_ZAL = 70-88

| match1_SIA_CBE = 84-69
| match1_SIA_DZU = 71–73
| match1_SIA_JUV = 60-86
| match1_SIA_LTK = 71–80
| match1_SIA_NEP = 95-102
| match1_SIA_NEV = 96-81
| match1_SIA_PIE = 81–86
| match1_SIA_RYT = 81-86
| match1_SIA_ZAL = 63–94

| match1_ZAL_CBE = 87-55
| match1_ZAL_DZU = 102-50
| match1_ZAL_JUV = 86-80
| match1_ZAL_LTK = 96-69
| match1_ZAL_NEP = 100-82
| match1_ZAL_NEV = 89-84
| match1_ZAL_PIE = 81-47
| match1_ZAL_RYT = 78–72
| match1_ZAL_SIA = 86–80

| match2_CBE_DZU = 94–70
| match2_CBE_JUV = 
| match2_CBE_LTK = 
| match2_CBE_NEP = 85-95
| match2_CBE_NEV = 
| match2_CBE_PIE = 67-65
| match2_CBE_RYT = 
| match2_CBE_SIA = 
| match2_CBE_ZAL = 79–94

| match2_DZU_CBE = 
| match2_DZU_JUV = 
| match2_DZU_LTK = 65-73
| match2_DZU_NEP = 
| match2_DZU_NEV = 86-87
| match2_DZU_PIE = 
| match2_DZU_RYT = 
| match2_DZU_SIA = 
| match2_DZU_ZAL = 

| match2_JUV_CBE = 
| match2_JUV_DZU = 84-71 
| match2_JUV_LTK = 89-77
| match2_JUV_NEP = 
| match2_JUV_NEV = 
| match2_JUV_PIE = 
| match2_JUV_RYT = 66-70
| match2_JUV_SIA = 
| match2_JUV_ZAL = 82–91

| match2_LTK_CBE = 76-62
| match2_LTK_DZU = 
| match2_LTK_JUV = 
| match2_LTK_NEP = 
| match2_LTK_NEV = 85-69
| match2_LTK_PIE = 67–81
| match2_LTK_RYT = 
| match2_LTK_SIA = 
| match2_LTK_ZAL = 

| match2_NEP_CBE = 
| match2_NEP_DZU = 78–73
| match2_NEP_JUV = 115-89
| match2_NEP_LTK = 78–84
| match2_NEP_NEV = 
| match2_NEP_PIE = 
| match2_NEP_RYT = 
| match2_NEP_SIA = 90–70
| match2_NEP_ZAL = 

| match2_NEV_CBE = 
| match2_NEV_DZU = 
| match2_NEV_JUV = 77-82
| match2_NEV_LTK = 
| match2_NEV_NEP = 
| match2_NEV_PIE = 
| match2_NEV_RYT = 
| match2_NEV_SIA = 
| match2_NEV_ZAL = 63-92

| match2_PIE_CBE = 
| match2_PIE_DZU = 96–74
| match2_PIE_JUV = 
| match2_PIE_LTK = 
| match2_PIE_NEP = 
| match2_PIE_NEV = 
| match2_PIE_RYT = 
| match2_PIE_SIA = 80-73
| match2_PIE_ZAL = 74-77

| match2_RYT_CBE = 
| match2_RYT_DZU = 
| match2_RYT_JUV = 
| match2_RYT_LTK = 
| match2_RYT_NEP = 92-69
| match2_RYT_NEV = 96–75
| match2_RYT_PIE = 97-89 
| match2_RYT_SIA = 96-75
| match2_RYT_ZAL = 

| match2_SIA_CBE = 74-87
| match2_SIA_DZU = 
| match2_SIA_JUV = 
| match2_SIA_LTK = 
| match2_SIA_NEP = 
| match2_SIA_NEV = 91–75
| match2_SIA_PIE = 
| match2_SIA_RYT = 
| match2_SIA_ZAL = 

| match2_ZAL_CBE = 
| match2_ZAL_DZU = 
| match2_ZAL_JUV = 
| match2_ZAL_LTK = 
| match2_ZAL_NEP = 
| match2_ZAL_NEV = 
| match2_ZAL_PIE = 
| match2_ZAL_RYT = 71-61
| match2_ZAL_SIA = 83-86
}}
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Award
! align="center"|Player
! align="center"|Team
! align="center"|Source
|-
| align=center| Gentleman of the year || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Laurynas Birutis|Arnas Butkevičius]]|| [[BC Prienai|Prienai]]|| rowspan="3" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=LKL awards 2020 |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/Lietuvos-Krepsinio-Lyga_2019-2020.aspx |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | The best defensive player || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Walkup]]|| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|-
| align="center" | The best young player || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Arnas Velička|Rokas Jokubaitis]]|| [[BC Prienai|Prienai]]
|}

===Best coach of the season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! align="center"|Coach
! align="center"|Team
! align="center"|Source
|-
| align=center| {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]]|| [[BC Žalgiris|Zalgiris]]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=LKL Coach of the Year 2020 |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/Lietuvos-Krepsinio-Lyga_2019-2020.aspx |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref>
|}
===All-LKL Team===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! align="center"|Player
! align="center"|Team
!Source
|-
| align=center| [[Point guard|PG]] || {{flagicon|USA }} [[Thomas Walkup]]|| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-LKL Team 2020 |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/Lietuvos-Krepsinio-Lyga_2019-2020.aspx |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| [[Shooting guard|SG]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Arnas Velička]]|| [[BC Prienai|Prienai]]
|-
| align=center| [[Small forward|SF]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Arnas Butkevičius]]|| [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
|-
| align=center| [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach LeDay]]|| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|-
| align=center| [[Center (basketball)|C]] || {{flagicon|LIT }} [[Laurynas Birutis]]|| [[BC Prienai|Prienai]]
|-
|}

==Lithuanian clubs in European competitions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team !! Competition !! Progress
|- 
| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] || style="background:#FF6D09; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"| '''[[2019–20 EuroLeague|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">EuroLeague</span>]]''' ||''Regular season''
|-
| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Rytas]] || style="background-color:#0072CE; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"|'''[[2019–20 EuroCup Basketball|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">EuroCup</span>]]''' ||Top 16
|-
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]] || rowspan="2" style="background-color:#071D49; color:#D0D3D4; text-align:center;"|'''[[2019–20 Basketball Champions League|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Champions League</span>]]''' ||Regular season
|-
| [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]] ||''Round of 16''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://lkl.lt LKL website]

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