2018 LFF I Lyga
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Panevėžys |
Promoted | Panevėžys |
Relegated | Kupiškis |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 658 (3.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Evaldas Kugys (20 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Panevėžys 10–0 Koralas (8 September 2018) |
Biggest away win | Koralas 0–12 Kupiškis (22 May 2018) |
Highest scoring | Koralas 0–12 Kupiškis (22 May 2018) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Pakruojis Panevėžys Džiugas |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 games DFK Dainava |
Longest winless run | 13 games Koralas |
Longest losing run | 13 games Koralas |
Highest attendance | 1,630 DFK Dainava v Kupiškis (20 October 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 20 Koralas v Vilniaus Vytis (18 May 2018) Vilniaus Vytis v NFA (4 August 2018) |
Total attendance | 40,193 |
Average attendance | 237 |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2018. |
The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018.[2]
Teams
[edit]Changes from last season
[edit]A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as Šilutė withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018 Žemaitijos Taurė. Three of them were reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number.[3][4][5]
Utenis were relegated from the 2017 A Lyga and replaced last year champions Palanga. Only the II Lyga South Zone winners NFA were automatically promoted from the lower tier as other eligible teams failed to receive licenses. Finally Kupiškis made their debut in the league after a special permission was given by the Lithuanian Football Federation to compete for a newly created team.[6][7][4]
Relegated from 2017 A Lyga | Promoted from 2017 II Lyga | Debuting | Promoted to 2018 A Lyga | Relegated to 2018 II Lyga | Other |
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Utenis | NFA | Kupiškis | Palanga | Šilutė | Tauras – Ceased operations Utenis B – Disbanded |
Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Panevėžys (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 58 | Promotion to A Lyga |
2 | DFK Dainava | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
3 | Banga | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 54 | |
4 | Nevėžis | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 53 | |
5 | Džiugas | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 45 | |
6 | Vilniaus Vytis | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 44 | |
7 | Pakruojis | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 | |
8 | Utenis | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 41 | |
9 | Stumbras B | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 36 | Ineligible for promotion |
10 | NFA | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 27 | |
11 | Trakai B | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 26 | Ineligible for promotion |
12 | Žalgiris B | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 21 | |
13 | Kupiškis (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 91 | −45 | 14 | Relegation to II Lyga |
14 | Koralas[a] (D) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 111 | −106 | 3 | Disqualified |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied) 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won.[9]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Promotion play-off | |||||||||
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |||||
DFK Dainava | 0 : 5 | FK Palanga | 0 : 3 | 0 : 2 |
Attendance
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Average home attendances[edit]
Updated to games played on 14 December 2018 |
Highest attendances[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Dėl kelialapio į A lygą kausis trys komandos" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "I LYGA Tvarkaraštis 2018" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ ""Šilutė" traukiasi iš Pirmos lygos, atnaujintas pirmenybių tvarkaraštis" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Keičiasi Pirmos lygos statistikos ir naujienų publikavimo platformos" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "2018 metų LFF A lygos čempionato tvarkaraštis" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Pirmos lygos licencijos suteiktos 10 klubų ir komandų" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Pirmos lygos licencijas gavo 12 klubų" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Klaipėdos "Koralo" klubo neliks LFF I lygoje" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "LFF I Lyga 2018 - Season rules" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Klaipėdos "Koralo" klubo neliks LFF I lygoje" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Lithuanian)