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| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Relegated | Tauras |
| Champions League | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (second qualifying round) |
| Europa League | FK Atlantas,FK Ekranas (first qualifying round) |
| Matches | 144 |
| Goals | 443 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (FK Sūduva – 27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 7-0FK Dainava |
| Biggest away win | FK Tauras 0-7VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Highest scoring | FK Ekranas 6-2FK Kruoja |
| Total attendance | 99,140 |
| Average attendance | 688 |
←2012 2014 → | |
The2013 A Lyga, also known asSMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 24th season of theA Lyga, the top-tierassociation football league ofLithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013.FK Ekranas were the defending champions.
The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris(C) | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 73 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Atlantas | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 71 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ekranas | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 64 | |
| 4 | Sūduva | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 62 | |
| 5 | Kruoja | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 6 | Banga | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 35 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 25 | |
| 8 | Dainava | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | |
| 9 | Tauras(R) | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 11 | Relegation toI Lyga |
First half of season[edit]
Source:UEFA.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Second half of season[edit]
Source:UEFA.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Sūduva | 27 | |
| 2 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 21 | |
| FK Atlantas | |||
| 3 | FK Banga Gargždai | 14 | |
| 4 | Ekranas | 13 | |
| FK Kruoja Pakruojis | |||
| 5 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 11 |