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2020 A Lyga

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 - FK Sūduva Marijampolė, FK Žalgiris, FK Riteriai, FK Kauno Žalgiris and FK Panevėžys met licensing criteria and received a straight pass to their licenses. Disqualified FK Palanga and FK Atlantas appealed the disqualification decision and expressed interest in playing in A Lyga. Their appeals were rejected.

Five of the I Lyga teams applied for A Lyga licenses - FK Banga Gargždai, FC Džiugas, Vilniaus Vytis, DFK Dainava and FC Hegelmann Litauen. The previous year's I Lyga winners FC Džiugas failed to meet A Lyga licensing criteria, and their application was rejected. FC Džiugas will continue playing in I Lyga this season. FK Banga Gargždai won the play-off match against FK Palanga and earned the right to play in A Lyga. Their A Lyga license was granted upon appeal. Vilniaus Vytis and DFK Dainava did not earn promotion to A Lyga, however they were hoping for exceptions which are common in Lithuanian football. In this instance their applications were rejected on the grounds of failing to meet several critical criteria. FC Hegelmann Litauen withdrew their application prior to the licensing committee's meeting. This meant that only six teams will play in the 2020 A Lyga championship. The LFF announced that four I Lyga teams will qualify for promotion to A Lyga next season.[2]

2020 A Lyga is located in Lithuania
Panevėžys
Sūduva
Kauno Žalgiris
Banga
Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius teams Riteriai Žalgiris
Vilnius teams
Riteriai
Žalgiris
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Home towns of the 2020 A Lyga teams

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Regular season

On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.[12]

League table

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.[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Panevėžys qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup winners.

Fixtures and results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2020.
Source: soccerway.com[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Svarbi informacija dėl LFF vykdomų varžybų ir renginių sustabdymo". LFF (in Lithuanian). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ "Vykdomojo komiteto posėdžio metu patvirtintas I ir A lygų komandų skaičius". LFF. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ "Personalas – FK Banga".
  4. ^ Brazdžionis, Gintaras (5 August 2018). ""Hummel" prizas žiūrovams" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ ""Kauno Žalgirio" komandoje – trenerių kaita". 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Nutraukta sutartis su H. Pfeifenbergeriu – FK Sūduva".
  7. ^ ""Panevėžys" atleido A.Kurtijaną".
  8. ^ "Mindaugas Čepas traukiasi iš "Riterių"".
  9. ^ ""Riteriams" vadovaus strategas iš Lenkijos".
  10. ^ "Išsiskyrė "Riterių" keliai su J. Niedzviedzu".
  11. ^ "Futbolo Klubas Riteriai » "Riterius" treniruos specialistas iš Suomijos".
  12. ^ "Svarbi informacija dėl LFF vykdomų varžybų ir renginių sustabdymo". LFF (in Lithuanian). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  13. ^ "A Lyga 2019 - Season rules" (DOCX) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Top Scorers".

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