2015 A Lyga

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Trakai
Atlantas
Matches played180
Goals scored573 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerTomas Radzinevičius
Biggest home win6-0 (2 Matches)
Biggest away winKl.Granitas 1-8 Sūduva
Highest scoringKl.Granitas 1-8 Sūduva
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The 2015 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes was the 26th season of the

Žalgiris Vilnius
are the defending champions.

Teams

FK Spyris from Kaunas, giving the city two football teams in the highest league for the first time since 2002, and FK Utenis from Utena
. All three teams make their debut at the top level.

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity 2014 season
FK Atlantas Klaipėda
Central stadium of Klaipėda
 5,000 3rd
FK Klaipėdos Granitas Klaipėda
Central stadium of Klaipėda
 5,000 8th
FK Kruoja Pakruojis Pakruojis Pakruojis Stadium 2,000 2nd
FK Spyris Kaunas
 Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium 9,180 I Lyga, 5th
FK Stumbras
 Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium 9,180 I Lyga, 1st
FK Sūduva Marijampolė
 		Marijampolė
ARVI Football Arena
 6,250 5th
FK Šiauliai
 		Šiauliai Savivaldybė Stadium 4,000 7th
FK Trakai
 Trakai LFF Stadium 5,500 4th
FK Utenis Utena Utena Utenis Stadium 3,000 I Lyga, 3rd
FK Žalgiris Vilnius
 		Vilnius LFF Stadium 5,500 1st

Kit manufacturer and sponsors]

Club Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Atlantas Jako
Granitas
Errea
 Orakulas
Kruoja Errea
Spyris Joma BC Žalgiris
Stumbras Hummel Novecorum Group
Sūduva Joma Sumeda
Šiauliai Patrick Gubernija
Trakai
Nike
 Ecoil
Utenis Hummel Utenos Alus
Žalgiris
Kappa
 TOP Sport

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Žalgiris Vilnius
(C) 		36 31 1 4 104 25 +79 94 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2
Trakai
 36 27 3 6 92 33 +59 84 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Atlantas 36 21 7 8 65 34 +31 70
4
Sūduva Marijampolė
 36 21 4 11 76 34 +42 67
5
Spyris Kaunas
 36 13 6 17 47 74 −27 45
6 Utenis Utena 36 11 9 16 41 50 −9 42
7 Stumbras Kaunas 36 11 8 17 51 74 −23 41
8 Klaipėdos Granitas (D) 36 6 9 21 37 83 −46 27 Disqualified[b]
9
Šiauliai
(D, R) 		36 5 5 26 37 94 −57 20[c]
10 Kruoja Pakruojis (D, R) 36 4 8 24 23 72 −49 20[c] Withdrawn and relegation to I Lyga[d]
Source: UEFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Highest placed Reserves-team in the Reserve league.[7]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Žalgiris Vilnius qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup
    . However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. ^ On 29 October 2015, Klaipėdos Granitas was disqualified from the 2015 A Lyga after breach of fairplay regulations.[1] Klaipėdos Granitas, made an appeal,[2] but The Appeals Committee upheld the decision.[3] Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time of the withdrawal, the results from played matches were maintained and matches scheduled to take place after the withdrawal were decided as 3–0 losses.[4]
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Kruoja Pakruojis–Šiauliai 2–2, Šiauliai–Kruoja Pakruojis 1–0, Kruoja Pakruojis–Šiauliai 2–3, Šiauliai–Kruoja Pakruojis 3–0
  4. ^ On 25 August 2015, Kruoja Pakruojis withdrew from the 2015 A Lyga after repeated accusations of match-fixing and breach of fairplay regulations.[5] Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time of the withdrawal, the results from played matches were maintained and matches scheduled to take place after the withdrawal were decided as 3–0 losses.[6]

Results

Top goalscorers

Pos. Player Club Goals
1 Lithuania Tomas Radzinevičius Sūduva 28
2 Armenia David Arshakyan
Trakai
 25
3
Andrey Panyukov
 Atlantas 20
4 Lithuania Artūras Rimkevičius Stumbras 20
5 Lithuania Darvydas Šernas
Žalgiris
 17
6 Lithuania Linas Pilibaitis
Žalgiris
 16
7 Lithuania Andrius Velička
Spyris
 12

References

  1. ^ ""Klaipėdos granitas" šalinamas iš A lygos čempionato" ["Klaipėdos granitas" is removed from A Lyga championship] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Gauta "Klaipėdos granito" apeliacija" [Try "Klaipėdos granitas" appeal] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Apeliacinis komitetas paskelbė sprendimą dėl "Klaipėdos granito"" [The Appeals Committee issued a decision on Klaipėdos Granitas] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Pašalinto "Klaipėdos granito" sužaistų varžybų rezultatai paliekami" [Removed Klaipėdos Granitas, played results kept] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Kruojos" klubo komandos traukiasi iš varžybų" [Kruoja club teams withdrawing from the race] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ ""Kruojai" skirtos sankcijos už komandų pasitraukimą" [Kruoja for infringement of the command's withdrawal] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ "A Lyga 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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