2022 A Lyga
Appearance
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 4 March – 23 November 2022 |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 386 (2.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Renan Oliveira (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Žalgiris 6–0 Jonava (4 March 2022) Hegelmann 6–0 Jonava (16 July 2022) |
Biggest away win | Jonava 0–5 Žalgiris (27 April 2022) Jonava 0–5 Panevėžys (22 June 2022) Sūduva 0–5 Žalgiris (26 June 2022) Jonava 0–5 Banga (7 September 2022) |
Highest scoring | Džiugas 3–5 Žalgiris (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 4–1 Panevėžys (7 August 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 45 Kauno Žalgiris 5–1 Džiugas (7 September 2022) |
Total attendance | 66,834 |
Average attendance | 371 |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 12 September 2022. |
The 2022 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga[1] was the 33rd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 4 March and concluded on 23 November 2022.[2]
Teams
[edit]FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions. DFK Dainava and FK Nevėžis were relegated, and replaced with FA Šiauliai and FK 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 in I 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 in I lyga |
Gytariai Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
FK Žalgiris | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 21 | 1st |
Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 |
Managers
[edit]Current Managers
[edit]Team | Coach | Appointed | In Charge | Licence |
---|---|---|---|---|
FK Banga | David Afonso | 3 June 2021 | 3 years, 4 months | UEFA Pro |
FC Džiugas | João Prates | 15 June 2021 | 2 years, 4 months | UEFA Pro |
FC Hegelmann | Andrius Skerla | 2 January 2021 | 3 years, 9 months | UEFA Pro |
FK Jonava | Petro Kushlyk | 26 May 2022 | 2 years, 4 months | UEFA Pro |
FK Kauno Žalgiris | Rokas Garastas | 3 December 2019 | 4 years, 10 months | UEFA Pro |
FK Panevėžys | Gino Lettieri | 22 September 2022 | 2 years | UEFA Pro |
FK Riteriai | Pablo Villar | 24 May 2022 | 2 years, 4 months | UEFA Pro |
FK Sūduva | Matthew Silva (caretaker) | 20 October 2022 | 1 year, 11 months | UEFA Pro |
FA Šiauliai | Mindaugas Čepas | 1 December 2020 | 3 years, 10 months | UEFA Pro |
FK Žalgiris | Vladimir Cheburin | 11 January 2021 | 3 years, 9 months | UEFA Pro |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FK Panevėžys | João Luís Martins | returned to C.S. Marítimo | 30 November 2021 | Valdas Urbonas | 11 December 2021 |
FK Riteriai | Miguel Moreira | end of contract | 30 November 2021 | Glenn Ståhl | 27 January 2022 |
FK Sūduva | Víctor Basadre | contract terminated | 4 April 2022 | Miguel Moreira | 11 April 2022 |
FK Jonava | Eisvinas Utyra | resigned | 23 April 2022 | Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) | 23 April 2022 |
FK Riteriai | Glenn Ståhl | resigned | 7 May 2022 | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | 12 May 2022 |
FK Jonava | Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) | resigned | 11 May 2022 | Martynas Matuzas [a] (caretaker) | 14 May 2022 |
FK Riteriai | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 24 May 2022 | Pablo Villar | 24 May 2022 |
FK Jonava | Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 26 May 2022 | Petro Kushlyk | 26 May 2022 |
FC Džiugas | Marius Šluta | sacked | 13 June 2022 | João Prates | 15 June 2022 |
FK Panevėžys | Valdas Urbonas | sacked | 10 September 2022 | Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) | 10 September 2022 |
FK Panevėžys | Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 22 September 2022 | Gino Lettieri | 22 September 2022 |
FK Sūduva | Miguel Moreira | mutual consent | 20 October 2022 | Matthew Silva (caretaker) | 20 October 2022 |
FK Sūduva | Matthew Silva | end of caretaker spell | 30 November 2022 | - | - |
- ^ Team's goalkeeper and U-19 youth coach, also playing as goalkeeper and the captain for the first team
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Kauno Žalgiris | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Panevėžys | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa 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 for A Lyga play-off |
10 | Jonava (R) | 36 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 103 | −91 | 3 | Relegation to I Lyga |
Source: A Lyga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 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; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 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; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Fixtures and results
[edit]Rounds 1–18
[edit]Rounds 19–36
[edit]A Lyga play-off
[edit]The 9th-placed team, Džiugas, played a play-off against the second-placed team from I Lyga, FK Neptūnas, for the remaining spot in the league.[6]
First leg
[edit]27 November 2022 | Neptūnas | 0–4 | Džiugas | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Jorge Eduardo 29', 73', 77' Ankudinovas 67' |
Stadium: Klaipėdos dirbtinės dangos stadionas Attendance: 400 Referee: Donatas Rumšas |
Second leg
[edit]30 November 2022 | Džiugas | 1–0 (5–0 agg.) | Neptūnas | Telšiai, Lithuania |
13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Virkšas 69' | Report | Stadium: Telšiai Central Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas |
Top scorers
[edit]Goals | Assists | Player | Club |
---|---|---|---|
17 | 2 | Renan Oliveira | FK Žalgiris |
13 | 6 | Vilius Armanavičius | FC Hegelmann |
13 | 3 | Oleksiy Shchebetun | FA Šiauliai |
11 | 1 | Kule Mbombo | FK Sūduva |
10 | 3 | Rokas Filipavičius | FK Riteriai |
9 | 2 | Daniel Romanovskij | FA Šiauliai |
9 | 2 | Anton Fase | FK Kauno Žalgiris |
9 | 2 | Mathias Oyewusi | FK Žalgiris |
9 | 0 | Robertas Vėževičius | FK Banga |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pratęstas bendradarbiavimas su "Optibet" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
- ^ "2022 metų "Optibet a lygos" sezono startas – kovo 4 dieną".
- ^ "Informacija apie licencijų pareiškėjus 2022-ųjų sezonui".
- ^ "Licencijavimo komitetas a lygos licencijas išdavė 8 klubams".
- ^ "Apeliacinis licencijavimo komitetas priėmė sprendimus dėl a lygos licencijos pareiškėjų apeliacijų".
- ^ "Pereinamosiose rungtynėse "Džiugas" buvo solidesnis". alyga.lt (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)