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A Lyga
Season2019
ChampionsSūduva
RelegatedAtlantas
Palanga
Stumbras
Champions LeagueSūduva
Europa LeagueŽalgiris
Riteriai
Kauno Žalgiris
Matches played127
Goals scored405 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerTomislav Kiš (27 goals)
Biggest home winSūduva 9–1 Atlantas
(30 October 2019)
Biggest away winAtlantas 0–5 Sūduva
(10 March 2019)
Panevėžys 2–7 Sūduva
(24 September 2019)
Highest scoringSūduva 9–1 Atlantas
(30 October 2019)
Longest winning run16 games
Sūduva
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Sūduva
Longest winless run22 games
Stumbras
Longest losing run18 games
Stumbras
Highest attendance2,500
Žalgiris v Sūduva

(20 October 2019)
Lowest attendance50
Palanga v Sūduva

(20 April 2019)
Total attendance52,357
Average attendance468
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 1 December.

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.[1]

Sūduva Marijampolė began the season as defending champions having won their second consecutive league title last year. They secured a third consecutive title in Aukštaitija Stadium on 3 November, after they beat Panevėžys 5–1.

Only five league clubs survived throughout the year – Stumbras folded in the summer, while Atlantas and Palanga were disqualified in the off-season.

Teams

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Eight clubs competed – the top six of the 2018 season, the winner of the relegation play-offs and the champions of the 2018 LFF I Lyga. Palanga remained in the league having won the play-offs, while Panevėžys made their top-tier debut replacing relegated Jonava.

Trakai changed their name to Riteriai during the preseason, for a better identification with Vilnius, where the main team has been located since 2014.[2]

Stumbras bankruptcy

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In 2019 Stumbras started the season very well by winning against FK Sūduva Marijampolė and FK Žalgiris Vilnius, claiming the top position of the 2019 A Lyga table. However, after the first half of the season the club ran into financial problems. The players and staff started leaving the team. The club was stripped of the place in 2019–20 UEFA Europa League and it's A Lyga license revoked. The club became defunct shortly afterwards.

Match fixing scandal

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On 5 December 2019, the Lithuanian Football Federation announce that two A Lyga clubs, FK Atlantas Klaipėda and FK Palanga have been excluded from the A Lyga due to manipulation of the match results, fined 42,000 euros and relegated to the II Lyga. Ten players and one staff were punished with fines and a ban from all football activity ranging from 6 to 12 months.

Clubs and locations

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Locations of the 2019 A Lyga teams

The following teams competed in the 2019 championship:

Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2018 position
Atlantas Klaipėda Central Stadium of Klaipėda Natural 4,428 6th
Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch Artificial 1,000
Kauno Žalgiris Kaunas SM Tauras Stadium Natural 500 5th
NFA Stadium Artificial 500
Palanga Palanga Palanga Stadium Natural 1,212 7th
KlaipėdaSL Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch Artificial 1,000
Panevėžys Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium Natural 6,600 I Lyga, 1st
Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium Artificial 500
Riteriai Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial 5,067 3rd
Sportima Arena Artificial 3,157
Stumbras Kaunas NFA Stadium Artificial 500 4th
Sūduva Marijampolė ARVI Football Arena Natural 6,250 1st
ARVI Football Indoor Arena Artificial 2,660
Žalgiris Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial 5,067 2nd
Sportima Arena Artificial 3,157

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Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atlantas Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs Lithuania Darvydas Šernas[3] Nike[3]  —
Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania Mindaugas Čepas Lithuania Linas Pilibaitis[4] Hummel BC Žalgiris
Palanga Russia Artyom Gorlov Lithuania Gvidas Juška Nike 011[5]
Panevėžys Moldova Alexandru Curteian Lithuania Paulius Janušauskas Hummel[6] Kalnapilis
Riteriai Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Lithuania Valdemaras Borovskis Nike Ecoil
Stumbras Portugal João Luís Martins Lithuania Rimvydas Sadauskas Joma  —
Sūduva Kazakhstan Vladimir Cheburin Lithuania Algis Jankauskas Joma Sumeda
Žalgiris Portugal João Luís Martins Lithuania Saulius Mikoliūnas[7] Nike Top Sport

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Atlantas Lithuania Vacys Lekevičius End of caretaker spell 11 November 2018[8] Pre-season Latvia Viktors Dobrecovs 16 February 2019[9]
Riteriai Belarus Albert Rybak 21 December 2018[10] Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius 21 December 2018[10]
Palanga Lithuania Valdas Trakys Mutual consent 2 January 2019[11] Russia Artyom Gorlov 29 January 2019[12]
Stumbras Portugal Mariano Barreto 31 January 2019[13] Portugal João Luís Martins 22 February 2019[14]
Žalgiris Lithuania Valdas Urbonas Signed by Lithuania national team 2 February 2019[15] Poland Marek Zub 13 February 2019[16]

Regular season

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sūduva 28 25 0 3 74 15 +59 75 Qualification to Championship round
2 Žalgiris 28 21 2 5 67 22 +45 65
3 Riteriai 28 13 7 8 44 29 +15 46
4 Kauno Žalgiris 28 13 5 10 48 39 +9 44
5 Panevėžys 28 8 7 13 41 53 −12 31
6 Atlantas 28 7 5 16 26 53 −27 26
7 Palanga (D, R) 28 6 1 21 29 70 −41 19 Qualification to Relegation play-offs and disqualified after the season
8 Stumbras (D, R) 28 4 3 21 12 60 −48 15 Withdrew mid-season in 30 July 2019
Source: A Lyga (in Lithuanian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won.[17]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated

Results

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Championship round

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sūduva (C) 33 29 0 4 95 24 +71 87 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Žalgiris 33 24 2 7 79 29 +50 74 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Riteriai 33 16 7 10 57 36 +21 55
4 Kauno Žalgiris 33 16 5 12 54 45 +9 53
5 Panevėžys 33 10 7 16 49 63 −14 37
6 Atlantas (D, R) 33 7 5 21 30 78 −48 26 Relegation to 2020 II Lyga
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ATL KŽA PAN RIT SUD ZAL
Atlantas 0–2 1–4
Kauno Žalgiris 1–0 1–2
Panevėžys 2–0 1–5
Riteriai 5–2 0–1 5–1
Sūduva 9–1 4–1 2–1
Žalgiris 5–0 3–1 1–3
Source: A Lyga (in Lithuanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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The 7th placed team will face the runners-up of the 2019 LFF I Lyga for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into the 2020 A Lyga.

First leg

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Banga2–0Palanga
Renato Matos da Silva 14'
Algimantas Bačanskis 57'
Report
Gargždų stadionas, Gargždai
Attendance: 300

Second leg

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Palanga2–2Banga
Sergei Mošnikov 66'
Josip Jurjević 75'
Report 45' Jonas Bičkus
90+3' Jonas Bičkus
Klaipėdos DDA, Klaipėda
Attendance: 200

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Leader – Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2020 I Lyga
Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Sūduva 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Žalgiris 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Riteriai 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
Kauno Žalgiris 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Panevėžys 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Atlantas 2 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Palanga 8 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
Stumbras 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8

Updated to games played on 9 November 2019

Season statistics

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Attendance

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Sūduva 16,325 2,100 500 1,089 +10.6%
2 Žalgiris 10,115 2,500 165 675 +8.9%
3 Panevėžys 8,800 1,100 250 629 +19.6%1
4 Stumbras 1,857 500 100 310 +63.2%
5 Kauno Žalgiris 4,095 500 150 293 +63.7%
6 Atlantas 3,845 500 75 275 +6.6%
7 Riteriai 3,720 400 70 248 −20.0%
8 Palanga 2,415 400 50 186 −12.7%
League total 51,172 2,500 50 483 +21.1%

Updated to games played on 9 November 2019
Source: A Lyga, Lietuvos Futbolas
Notes:
1: Team played last season in the I Lyga

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Individual

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Team of the Month

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