Football league season
The2018 A Lyga was the 29th season of theA Lyga , the top-tierassociation football league ofLithuania . 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 inARVI Football Arena on 7 November, after they beatenAtlantas 6–0.[ 2] [ 3]
Clubs and locations [ edit ] 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
First half of season [ edit ] Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season [ edit ] Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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. Source:
A Lyga (in Lithuanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs [ edit ] The 7th placed team faced the runners-up of the2018 LFF I Lyga for a two-legged play-off. The winner onaggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 A Lyga.
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28 )
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03 )
Attendance: 400
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas
Palanga won 5–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
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
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Most yellow cards:9 [ 41] Most red cards:2 [ 41] Most yellow cards:68 [ 41] Most red cards:5 [ 41]
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 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]
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]
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