Fixtures

DateRHjemme vs Borte-
04/19 16:00 3 FK Riteriai vs Banga Gargzdai II View
04/26 14:00 7 BE1 NFA vs BFA Vilnius View
04/26 15:00 7 Nevezis vs FK Ekranas View
04/26 15:00 7 FK Babrungas vs FK Minija View
04/26 16:00 7 FK Neptunas Klaipeda vs FK Garliava View
04/27 11:00 7 FK Tauras vs FK Atmosfera View
04/27 13:00 7 FK Riteriai vs FK Siauliai II View
04/29 14:00 7 Hegelmann Litauen II vs FK Kauno Zalgiris II View
04/29 15:00 7 Banga Gargzdai II vs FK Panevezys II View
05/03 15:00 8 FK Babrungas vs FK Tauras View
05/03 15:00 8 FK Panevezys II vs FK Atmosfera View
05/03 16:00 8 FK Garliava vs Nevezis View

Results

Date R Hjemme vs Borte -
04/15 15:00 6 [13] FK Kauno Zalgiris II vs FK Riteriai [3] 2-1
04/15 15:00 6 [11] FK Panevezys II vs Hegelmann Litauen II [8] 2-2
04/13 16:00 6 [4] BFA Vilnius vs Nevezis [3] 2-1
04/13 14:00 6 [16] FA Siauliai II vs BE1 NFA [6] 1-5
04/13 13:00 6 [12] FK Ekranas vs FK Neptunas Klaipeda [3] 2-4
04/13 11:00 6 [11] FK Minija vs FK Tauras [8] 0-0
04/13 10:00 6 [9] FK Garliava vs FK Babrungas [6] 1-2
04/12 16:00 6 [16] FK Atmosfera vs Banga Gargzdai II [14] 1-0
04/07 13:00 5 Hegelmann Litauen II vs FK Atmosfera 3-0
04/06 12:00 5 [4] FK Riteriai vs FK Panevezys II [8] 4-3
04/06 10:00 5 [11] FK Minija vs FK Garliava [9] 0-0
04/05 16:00 5 [1] FK Neptunas Klaipeda vs BFA Vilnius [2] 2-2

Wikipedia - I Lyga

The I Lyga, LFF I Lyga, Pirma Lyga, is the second tier of professional Lithuanian football championship.

History

There were 15 teams competing in the 2017 season. At the end of this season, three teams withdrew from the league.

In 2018, there were 14 teams that started the championship. However, FK Koralas Klaipėda withdrew in the mid-season. After the end of the season, two more teams have withdrawn from participation in the next season.

The 2019 season saw 16 teams starting the championship. In June FC Stumbras ran into financial difficulties, its license was withdrawn from the A Lyga, along with Stumbras B license in the I Lyga. In July Stumbras B was removed from the league, with all results annulled as the team played less than half of all season games. At the end of the season I Lyga side FC Kupiškis was found to be involved in match-fixing, and subsequently fined and demoted to II Lyga.

Although the 2019 I Lyga winners FC Džiugas Telšiai won promotion to A lyga, the club failed to meet 2020 A Lyga licensing criteria, and had their promotion was forfeited. Only FK Banga Gargždai had advanced to A Lyga.

The 2020 season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and was shortened to 1.5 rounds. 14 teams participated in the tournament, with four teams offered promotion to A Lyga.

2021 season ran in full despite some COVID-19 threats. As four teams advanced to the A Lyga, and one club withdrew, five teams joined from the II Lyga. Previous season winner FK Jonava were denied A Lyga license because of allegations of match-fixing. The league consisted of 14 teams, with an expectation to expand the league to 16 the next season.

2022 season featured stable 16 team tournament and a fierce fight for the promotion to A lyga. Eventually, DFK Dainava secured the promotion, returning to A lyga after one season.

Litauen - 1 Lyga er den nest øverste divisjonen i litauisk fotball. Ligaen ble etablert i 1991 og består av 16 lag. Sesongen spilles fra mars til november, og hvert lag spiller 30 kamper. De to øverste lagene rykker opp til A lyga, mens de to nederste lagene rykker ned til 2 Lyga.