2014 A Lyga
Season | 2014 |
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Champions | Žalgiris |
Relegated | Dainava |
Champions League | Žalgiris |
Europa League | Kruoja |
Matches played | 175 |
Goals scored | 549 (3.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Niko Tokić (19) |
Biggest home win | Atlantas 12-0 Dainava |
Biggest away win | Dainava 0-8 Žalgiris Dainava 0-8 Sūduva |
Highest scoring | Atlantas 12-0 Dainava |
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The 2014 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 25th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season starts on 8 March 2014 and ends on 29 November 2014. VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius are the defending champions.
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Changes from 2013
The league changed its number of teams for the fifth time in a row, increasing it from nine teams in 2013 A Lyga to ten sides, because it 2 new clubs from 1 Lyga, it is FK Trakai and FK Klaipėdos Granitas. As a consequence, the schedule increased from 32 to 36 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
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FK Atlantas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | 2nd |
FK Banga Gargždai | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | 2000 | 6th |
FK Dainava Alytus | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | 3748 | 8th |
FK Ekranas | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | 4000 | 3rd |
FK Klaipėdos Granitas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | 1 Lyga, 1st |
FK Kruoja Pakruojis | Pakruojis | Pakruojis City Stadium | 2000 | 5th |
FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Marijampolė | ARVI Football Arena | 6250 | 4th |
FK Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | 4000 | 7th |
FK Trakai | Trakai | LFF Stadium | 5500 | 1 Lyga, 3rd |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 5500 | 1st |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris (C) | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 92 | 17 | +75 | 84 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
2 | Kruoja | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 66 | 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
3 | Atlantas | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 65 | |
4 | Trakai | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 63 | |
5 | Sūduva | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 62 | |
6 | Ekranas (R) | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 45 | Relegation to 2015 1 Lyga |
7 | Šiauliai | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 40 | |
8 | Klaipėdos Granitas | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 37 | |
9 | Banga (R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to 2015 1 Lyga |
10 | Dainava (R) | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 143 | −131 | 9 |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2014.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
The winners of the 2014–15 Lithuanian Football Cup competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
First half of season
Source: soccerway.com 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Second half of season
Source: soccerway.com 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Top goalscorers
Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Šiauliai | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Kruoja | 15 |
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Trakai | 15 | |
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Ekranas | 13 |
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Atlantas | 13 | |
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Sūduva | 13 |
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