Football league season
The 2018 A Lyga was the 29th season of the A Lyga , the top-tier association football league of Lithuania . The season began on 25 February 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018.[ 1]
Sūduva Marijampolė began the season as defending champions having won their first league title last year. They secured a second consecutive title in ARVI Football Arena on 7 November, after they beaten Atlantas 6–0.[ 2] [ 3]
Teams
Clubs and locations
Locations of the 2018 A Lyga teams
The following teams are competing in the 2018 championship:
Club
Location
Stadium
Turf
Capacity
2017 position
Atlantas
Klaipėda
Central Stadium of Klaipėda
Natural
4,428
5th
Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch
Artificial
1,000
Jonava
Jonava
Central Stadium of Jonava
Natural
1,008
4th
Jonava Artificial Football Pitch
Artificial
558
Kauno Žalgiris
Kaunas
Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Natural
9,180
8th
NFA Stadium
Artificial
500
Palanga
Palanga
Palanga Stadium
Natural
1,212
I Lyga , 1st
Klaipėda SL
Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch
Artificial
1,000
Stumbras
Kaunas
Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Natural
9,180
7th
NFA Stadium
Artificial
500
Sūduva
Marijampolė
ARVI Football Arena
Natural
6,250
1st
ARVI Football Indoor Arena
Artificial
2,660
Trakai
Vilnius
LFF Stadium
Artificial
5,067
3rd
Sportima Arena
Artificial
3,157
Žalgiris
Vilnius
LFF Stadium
Artificial
5,067
2nd
Sportima Arena
Artificial
3,157
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Regular season
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.
[ 39] (O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Results
First half of season
Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season
Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship round
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.
[ 40] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ a b Trakai ahead of Stumbras on head-to-head points record; Trakai 8, Stumbras 5.
Results
Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
The 7th placed team faced the runners-up of the 2018 LFF I Lyga for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 A Lyga.
First leg
Second leg
Palanga won 5–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Positions by round
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.
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Žalgiris
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Trakai
6
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Stumbras
7
7
7
8
7
5
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Kauno Žalgiris
7
8
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
8
7
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Atlantas
3
3
3
4
2
3
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Palanga
4
6
8
7
8
6
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
Jonava
4
5
6
6
6
8
8
4
5
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Top assists
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Clean sheets
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Hat-tricks
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 9 [ 41]
Most red cards: 2 [ 41]
Club
Most yellow cards: 68 [ 41]
Most red cards: 5 [ 41]
Attendance
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Sūduva
16,740
2,400
450
985
−9.6% †
2
Žalgiris
10,530
2,000
100
620
−13.6% †
3
Jonava
5,160
850
50
369
+10.1% †
4
Trakai
4,947
1,000
50
310
+13.6% †
5
Atlantas
4,120
700
70
258
−41.9% †
6
Palanga
2,980
500
50
213
+0.9% 1
7
Stumbras
3,220
500
50
190
−7.8% †
8
Kauno Žalgiris
2,860
450
80
179
+1.1% †
League total
50,577
2,400
50
399
−16.5% †
Awards
Yearly awards
Individual
Awards were presented at the Lithuanian Football Awards ceremony, which was held on 21 February 2019. Finalists for voted awards were announced after the season and winners were presented at the award ceremony.[ 48]
Team of the Year
Monthly awards
Individual
Player of the Month
Month
Player
Stats
Rf
March
Karolis Laukžemis (Sūduva )
4GP, 3G, 1A
[ 50]
April
Ovidijus Verbickas (Sūduva )
5GP, 5G
[ 51]
May
Liviu Antal (Žalgiris )
5GP, 4G, 1A
[ 52]
June & July
Marcos Júnior (Stumbras )
3GP, 2G
[ 53]
August
Liviu Antal (Žalgiris )
3GP, 7G, 1A
[ 54]
September & October
Tomáš Šimkovič (Žalgiris )
9GP, 4G, 4A
[ 55]
Team of the Month
Notes
^ Player left the club in the middle of the season.
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