2023 LFF I Lyga
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Transinvest |
| Promoted | Transinvest |
| Conference League | Transinvest |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 LFF I Lyga is the 34th season of I Lyga, the second tier football league of Lithuania.[1][2]
The champions (Transinvest) were promoted to A Lyga, and also qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Lithuanian Football Cup. The runners-up qualify for the A Lyga play-off against the ninth-placed team from the 2023 A Lyga. The fourteenth-placed team qualify for the I Lyga play-off against the third-placed team from the 2023 LF II Lyga. The bottom two teams (Marijampolė City and one other) will be relegated to the 2024 LF II Lyga.
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2022 II Lyga |
Promoted to 2023 A Lyga |
Relegated from 2022 A Lyga |
Relegated to 2023 II Lyga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauno Žalgiris B Transinvest |
Dainava | Jonava | Atmosfera Banga B |
Participants
| Team | Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babrungas | Plungė | Plungė Stadium | 500 |
| Baltijos Futbolo Akademija | Vilnius | Širvintų stadionas | 500 |
| Be1 NFA | Kaunas | NFA Stadium | 300 |
| Ekranas | Panevėžys | Žemynos stadionas | |
| Garliava | Garliava | Stadium of the school of Adomas Mitkus | 500 |
| Jonava | Jonava | Central Stadium of Jonava | 2,040 |
| Kauno Žalgiris B | Kaunas | Kauno Žalgirio FA stadionas | 500 |
| Marijampolė City | Marijampolė | ||
| Minija | Kretinga | Kretingos miesto stadionas | 1,000 |
| Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Klaipėdos dirbtinės dangos aikštė | 1,000 |
| Nevėžis | Kėdainiai | Kėdainių miesto centrinis stadionas | 3,000 |
| Panevėžys B | Panevėžys | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas | 500 |
| Riteriai B | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 5,400 |
| Šiauliai B | Šiauliai | Šiaulių stadionas | 9,125 |
| Transinvest | Vilnius | ||
| Žalgiris B | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 5,400 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transinvest (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 61 | Promotion to A Lyga and qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | Minija | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for A Lyga play-off |
| 3 | Nevėžis | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 47 | |
| 4 | Be1 NFA | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Neptūnas | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 45 | |
| 6 | Babrungas | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Riteriai B[b] | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 40 | |
| 8 | Ekranas | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Garliava | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Baltijos Futbolo Akademija | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11 | Panevėžys B | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 27 | |
| 12 | Šiauliai B | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 27 | |
| 13 | Kauno Žalgiris B | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 26 | |
| 14 | Žalgiris B | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 20 | Qualification for I Lyga play-off |
| 15 | Jonava | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to II Lyga |
| 16 | Marijampolė City[c] | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 35 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only for deciding promotion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only for deciding promotion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Transinvest qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Lithuanian Football Cup.
- ^ Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.
- ^ Withdrew from league.
II Lyga play-off
The fourteenth-placed club will face the third-placed club from the 2023 LFF II Lyga for the final place in the following season's I Lyga.
See also
References
- ^ "I League - Lithuanian Football". Lietuvos Futbolas.
- ^ "Leagues - Lithuanian Football Federation". Ifff.It.
External links
- Official I Lyga results (in Lithuanian)