| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 23 November 2022 |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 386 (2.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Renan Oliveira (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Žalgiris 6–0Jonava (4 March 2022) Hegelmann 6–0Jonava (16 July 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Jonava 0–5Žalgiris (27 April 2022) Jonava 0–5Panevėžys (22 June 2022) Sūduva 0–5Žalgiris (26 June 2022) Jonava 0–5Banga (7 September 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Džiugas 3–5Žalgiris (13 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Žalgiris (19 June - 28 August 2022) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Žalgiris (4 March - 14 May) |
| Longest winless run | 28 matches Jonava (4 March - 12 September 2022) |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Jonava (4 March - 3 May 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 1237 Sūduva 4–1Panevėžys (7 August 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 45 Kauno Žalgiris 5–1Džiugas (7 September 2022) |
| Total attendance | 66,834 |
| Average attendance | 371 |
←2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 12 September 2022. | |
The2022 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also calledOptibet A lyga[1] was the 33rd season of theA Lyga, the top-tierfootball league ofLithuania. The season began on 4 March and concluded on 23 November 2022.[2]
FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions.DFK Dainava andFK Nevėžis were relegated, and replaced withFA Šiauliai andFK Jonava. All teams that were eligible to participate in A lyga based on sporting principle have successfully passed the licensing process for the first time in recent years.[3][4][5]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Surface | Capacity | Seasons in A Lyga | 2021 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Banga | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | Artificial | 2,323 | 9 | 7th |
| — | — | — | ||||
| FC Džiugas | Telšiai | Telšiai Central Stadium | Natural | 2,400 | 2 | 8th |
| Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium | — | — | ||||
| FC Hegelmann | Kaunas | LFF Kaunas training center stadium | Artificial | 500 | 2 | 5th |
| — | — | — | ||||
| FK Jonava | Jonava | Central Stadium of Jonava | Natural | 2,000 | 3 | 2nd inI lyga |
| Artificial Stadium of Jonava | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Kaunas | Kauno Žalgiris FA Stadium | Natural | 500 | 8 | 3rd |
| NFA Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| FK Panevėžys | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | Natural | 6,600 | 4 | 4th |
| Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| FK Riteriai | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 9 | 6th |
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | ||||
| FK Sūduva | Marijampolė | Sūduva Stadium (Hikvision Arena) | Natural | 6,250 | 20 | 2nd |
| Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena (Hikvision FIA) | Artificial | 2,660 | ||||
| FA Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | Natural | 4,000 | 1 | 1st inI lyga |
| Gytariai Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| FK Žalgiris | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 21 | 1st |
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 |
| Team | Coach | Appointed | In Charge | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Banga | 3 June 2021 | 4 years, 5 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FC Džiugas | 15 June 2021 | 3 years, 5 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FC Hegelmann | 2 January 2021 | 4 years, 10 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Jonava | 26 May 2022 | 3 years, 5 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | 3 December 2019 | 5 years, 11 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Panevėžys | 22 September 2022 | 3 years, 2 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Riteriai | 24 May 2022 | 3 years, 6 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Sūduva | 20 October 2022 | 3 years, 1 month | UEFA Pro | |
| FA Šiauliai | 1 December 2020 | 4 years, 11 months | UEFA Pro | |
| FK Žalgiris | 11 January 2021 | 4 years, 10 months | UEFA Pro |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Panevėžys | returned toC.S. Marítimo | 30 November 2021 | 11 December 2021 | ||
| FK Riteriai | end of contract | 30 November 2021 | 27 January 2022 | ||
| FK Sūduva | contract terminated | 4 April 2022 | 11 April 2022 | ||
| FK Jonava | resigned | 23 April 2022 | 23 April 2022 | ||
| FK Riteriai | resigned | 7 May 2022 | 12 May 2022 | ||
| FK Jonava | resigned | 11 May 2022 | 14 May 2022 | ||
| FK Riteriai | appointment of permanent manager | 24 May 2022 | 24 May 2022 | ||
| FK Jonava | appointment of permanent manager | 26 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | ||
| FC Džiugas | sacked | 13 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 | ||
| FK Panevėžys | sacked | 10 September 2022 | 10 September 2022 | ||
| FK Panevėžys | appointment of permanent manager | 22 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 | ||
| FK Sūduva | mutual consent | 20 October 2022 | 20 October 2022 | ||
| FK Sūduva | end of caretaker spell | 30 November 2022 | - | - |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris(C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 84 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Kauno Žalgiris | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Panevėžys | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hegelmann | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 61 | |
| 5 | Riteriai | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 59 | |
| 6 | Sūduva | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 | |
| 8 | Banga | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 30 | |
| 9 | Džiugas(O) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | Qualification forA Lyga play-off |
| 10 | Jonava(R) | 36 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 103 | −91 | 3 | Relegation toI Lyga |
| Home \ Away | BAN | DZI | HEG | JON | KAU | PAN | RIT | SIA | SUD | ZAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banga | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Džiugas | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 |
| Hegelmann Litauen | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Jonava | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
| Kauno Žalgiris | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Panevėžys | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Riteriai | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Šiauliai | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Sūduva | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–5 |
| Žalgiris | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | BAN | DZI | HEG | JON | KAU | PAN | RIT | SIA | SUD | ZAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banga | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Džiugas | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Hegelmann Litauen | 5–0 | 5–0 | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Jonava | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Kauno Žalgiris | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Panevėžys | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Riteriai | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 |
| Šiauliai | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Sūduva | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Žalgiris | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — |
The 9th-placed team,Džiugas, played a play-off against the second-placed team fromI Lyga,FK Neptūnas, for the remaining spot in the league.[6]
| 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) | Neptūnas | 0–4 | Džiugas | Klaipėda,Lithuania |
| 13:00EET (UTC+2) | Report | Jorge Eduardo Ankudinovas | Stadium:Klaipėdos dirbtinės dangos stadionas Attendance: 400 Referee: Donatas Rumšas |
| 30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) | Džiugas | 1–0 (5–0agg.) | Neptūnas | Telšiai,Lithuania |
| 13:00EET (UTC+2) | Virkšas | Report | Stadium:Telšiai Central Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas |