2020 A Lyga
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 6 March – 7 November 2020 |
Champions | Žalgiris |
Champions League | Žalgiris |
Europa Conference League | Sūduva Kauno Žalgiris Panevėžys |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 153 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hugo Vidémont (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Žalgiris 4–0 Panevėžys (6 March 2020) |
Biggest away win | Riteriai 0–3 Kauno Žalgiris (8 March 2020) |
Highest scoring | Žalgiris 4–0 Panevėžys (6 March 2020) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches Sūduva |
Longest unbeaten run | 3 matches Sūduva |
Longest winless run | 4 matches Panevėžys |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Panevėžys |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2020. |
The 2020 A Lyga was the 31st season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 6 March and was planned to end on 7 November 2020. On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Teams
FK Sūduva Marijampolė begin the season as defending champions having won their third consecutive league title last year.
Three clubs dropped out of A Lyga last season - Stumbras folded in the summer, while Atlantas and Palanga were disqualified after the end of the season after investigation revealed numerous match-fixing incidents.
Licensing process
The top 5 previous season's teams -
Five of the
Home towns of the 2020 A Lyga teamsClub | Location | Stadium | Surface | Capacity | Seasons in A Lyga |
2019 position |
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Banga | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | Artificial | 2,323 | 7 | 2nd in LFF I lyga
|
— | — | — | ||||
Kauno Žalgiris | Kaunas | SM Tauras Stadium
|
Natural | 500 | 6 | 4th |
NFA Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
Panevėžys | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | Natural | 6,600 | 2 | 5th |
Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
Riteriai | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 7 | 3rd |
Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | ||||
Sūduva | Marijampolė | Sūduva Stadium (Hikvision Arena) |
Natural | 6,250 | 18 | 1st |
Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena (Hikvision FIA) |
Artificial | 2,660 | ||||
Žalgiris | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 19 | 2nd |
Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Banga | Tomas Tamošauskas[3] | Deividas Padaigis | Nike | - |
Kauno Žalgiris | Rokas Garastas | Linas Pilibaitis | Hummel | BC Žalgiris |
Panevėžys | João Luís Martins | Paulius Janušauskas | Hummel[4] | Kalnapilis |
Riteriai | Tommi Pikkarainen | Valdemaras Borovskis | Nike | Ecoil |
Sūduva | Saulius Širmelis | Algis Jankauskas | Joma | Hikvision |
Žalgiris | Aleksey Baga | Saulius Mikoliūnas | Nike | Top Sport |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Riteriai | Albert Rybak | end of caretaker spell | 3 January 2020 | Mindaugas Čepas | 7 January 2020 |
Sūduva | Vladimir Cheburin | contract expiry | at the end of the 2019 season | Heimo Pfeifenberger | 8 January 2020 |
Žalgiris | João Luís Martins | end of caretaker spell | 27 November 2019 | Aleksey Baga | 19 January 2020 |
Kauno Žalgiris | Mindaugas Čepas | contract expiry [5] | 2 December 2019 | Rokas Garastas | 3 December 2019 |
Sūduva | Heimo Pfeifenberger | contract termination[6] | 14 April 2020 | Saulius Širmelis | 23 May 2020 |
Panevėžys | Alexandru Curteian
|
contract termination[7] | 15 June 2020 | João Luís Martins | 4 July 2020 |
Riteriai | Mindaugas Čepas | resigned[8] | 28 June 2020 | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | 28 June 2020 |
Riteriai | Vaidas Sabaliauskas | end of caretaker spell[9] | 26 July 2020 | Janusz Niedźwiedź | 26 July 2020 |
Riteriai | Janusz Niedźwiedź | contract termination[10] | 1 August 2020 | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | 1 August 2020 |
Riteriai | Vaidas Sabaliauskas | end of caretaker spell[11] | 11 August 2020 | Tommi Pikkarainen | 11 August 2020 |
Regular season
On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.[12]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris (C) | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Sūduva | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Kauno Žalgiris | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 38 | |
4 | Banga | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 16 | |
5 | Panevėžys | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 12 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
6 | Riteriai | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 12 |
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.[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Panevėžys qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup winners.
Fixtures and results
Rounds 1–10 |
Rounds 11–20 |
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Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hugo Vidémont | Žalgiris | 13 |
2 | Josip Tadić | Sūduva | 11 |
3 | Linas Pilibaitis | Kauno Žalgiris | 8 |
4 | Liviu Antal | Žalgiris | 6 |
5 | Mihret Topčagić | Sūduva | 5 |
Jorge Elias
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Panevėžys | ||
6 | Emmanuel David | Kauno Žalgiris | 4 |
Yuriy Bushman | Kauno Žalgiris | ||
Semir Kerla | Sūduva | ||
Valērijs Šabala | Sūduva | ||
Richie Ennin | Žalgiris | ||
Andrija Kaluđerović | Žalgiris |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2020.
Source: soccerway.com[14]
See also
References
- ^ "Svarbi informacija dėl LFF vykdomų varžybų ir renginių sustabdymo". LFF (in Lithuanian). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Vykdomojo komiteto posėdžio metu patvirtintas I ir A lygų komandų skaičius". LFF. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Personalas – FK Banga".
- ^ Brazdžionis, Gintaras (5 August 2018). ""Hummel" prizas žiūrovams" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ ""Kauno Žalgirio" komandoje – trenerių kaita". 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Nutraukta sutartis su H. Pfeifenbergeriu – FK Sūduva".
- ^ ""Panevėžys" atleido A.Kurtijaną".
- ^ "Mindaugas Čepas traukiasi iš "Riterių"".
- ^ ""Riteriams" vadovaus strategas iš Lenkijos".
- ^ "Išsiskyrė "Riterių" keliai su J. Niedzviedzu".
- ^ "Futbolo Klubas Riteriai » "Riterius" treniruos specialistas iš Suomijos".
- ^ "Svarbi informacija dėl LFF vykdomų varžybų ir renginių sustabdymo". LFF (in Lithuanian). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "A Lyga 2019 - Season rules" (DOCX) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Top Scorers".
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)