Organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), I Lyga is contested by 16 teams, with the top team gaining promotion to A Lyga and replaced by the lowest-placed team in top division. The second-placed team qualifies to a promotion play-off with A Lyga's second to last team. Bottom 2 clubs are relegated to the II Lyga, and 3rd last team plays a play-off with the 3rd placed team in II Lyga. The final list of participants often does not correlate to the final results of the previous season, as the participation is finalized through the Lithuanian Football Federation league licensing process. Number of participants also fluctuate due to frequent club collapses.
Historyedit
There were 15 teams competing in the 2017 season. At the end of this season, three teams withdrew from the league.
In 2018, there were 14 teams that started the championship. However, FK Koralas Klaipėda withdrew in the mid-season. After the end of the season, two more teams have withdrawn from participation in the next season.
The 2019 season saw 16 teams starting the championship. In June FC Stumbras ran into financial difficulties, its license was withdrawn from the A Lyga, along with Stumbras B license in the I Lyga. In July Stumbras B was removed from the league, with all results annulled as the team played less than half of all season games. At the end of the season I Lyga side FC Kupiškis was found to be involved in match-fixing, and subsequently fined and demoted to II Lyga.
Although the 2019 I Lyga winners FC Džiugas Telšiai won promotion to A lyga, the club failed to meet 2020 A Lyga licensing criteria, and had their promotion was forfeited. Only FK Banga Gargždai had advanced to A Lyga.
The 2020 season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and was shortened to 1.5 rounds. 14 teams participated in the tournament, with four teams offered promotion to A Lyga.
2021 season ran in full despite some COVID-19 threats. As four teams advanced to the A Lyga, and one club withdrew, five teams joined from the II Lyga. Previous season winner FK Jonava were denied A Lyga license because of allegations of match-fixing. The league consisted of 14 teams, with an expectation to expand the league to 16 the next season.
2022 season featured stable 16 team tournament and a fierce fight for the promotion to A lyga. Eventually, DFK Dainava secured the promotion, returning to A lyga after one season.
Current seasonedit
2023 season features 16 teams: eleven clubs and five B teams.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources I Lyga news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The I Lyga LFF I Lyga Pirma Lyga is the second tier of professional Lithuanian football championship LFF I LygaFounded1991 33 years ago 1991 CountryLithuaniaNumber of teams14Level on pyramid2Promotion toA LygaRelegation toII LygaCurrent championsFK Transinvest 1st title 2023 TV partnersFutbolo tv InitWebsitewww wbr 1lyga wbr lt Contents 1 Format 2 History 3 Current season 4 Past Seasons 5 References 6 External linksFormat editOrganized by the Lithuanian Football Federation LFF I Lyga is contested by 16 teams with the top team gaining promotion to A Lyga and replaced by the lowest placed team in top division The second placed team qualifies to a promotion play off with A Lyga s second to last team Bottom 2 clubs are relegated to the II Lyga and 3rd last team plays a play off with the 3rd placed team in II Lyga The final list of participants often does not correlate to the final results of the previous season as the participation is finalized through the Lithuanian Football Federation league licensing process Number of participants also fluctuate due to frequent club collapses History editThere were 15 teams competing in the 2017 season At the end of this season three teams withdrew from the league In 2018 there were 14 teams that started the championship However FK Koralas Klaipeda withdrew in the mid season After the end of the season two more teams have withdrawn from participation in the next season The 2019 season saw 16 teams starting the championship In June FC Stumbras ran into financial difficulties its license was withdrawn from the A Lyga along with Stumbras B license in the I Lyga In July Stumbras B was removed from the league with all results annulled as the team played less than half of all season games At the end of the season I Lyga side FC Kupiskis was found to be involved in match fixing and subsequently fined and demoted to II Lyga Although the 2019 I Lyga winners FC Dziugas Telsiai won promotion to A lyga the club failed to meet 2020 A Lyga licensing criteria and had their promotion was forfeited Only FK Banga Gargzdai had advanced to A Lyga The 2020 season was affected by the COVID 19 pandemic and was shortened to 1 5 rounds 14 teams participated in the tournament with four teams offered promotion to A Lyga 2021 season ran in full despite some COVID 19 threats As four teams advanced to the A Lyga and one club withdrew five teams joined from the II Lyga Previous season winner FK Jonava were denied A Lyga license because of allegations of match fixing The league consisted of 14 teams with an expectation to expand the league to 16 the next season 2022 season featured stable 16 team tournament and a fierce fight for the promotion to A lyga Eventually DFK Dainava secured the promotion returning to A lyga after one season Current season edit2023 season features 16 teams eleven clubs and five B teams FK Jonava FK Neptunas FK Nevezis Be1 NFA Marijampole City FK Babrungas BFA FK Ekranas FK Minija FK Garliava FK Transinvest Zalgiris B Panevezys B FA Siauliai B Riteriai B Kauno Zalgiris B Past Seasons editSeason Champion Topscorer Goals 1990 Panerys Vilnius 1991 Zalgiris 2 Vilnius 1991 92 Zalgiris 2 Vilnius 1992 93 Azotas Jonava 1993 94 Musa Ukmerge 1994 95 Gelezinis Vilkas Vilnius Igoris Verbovikas Lokomotyvas Vilnius 13 1995 96 Ranga Politechnika Kaunas Svajunas Cesnulis Laisve Silute 19 1996 97 Klevas Siauliai Svajunas Cesnulis Laisve Silute 23 1997 98 Dainava Alytus Jevgenijus Medvedevas Lietava Jonava 17 1998 99 Lietava Jonava Marijus Kursevicius Atletas Kaunas 20 1999 Kauno Jegeriai Ruslanas Kirsanovas Gelezinis Vilkas Vilnius 15 2000 Vetra Rudiskes Sarunas Litvinas Pieno Cechas Kalvarija 32 2001 Polonija Vilnius Tomas Radzinevicius Suduva Marijampole 33 2002 Vetra Rudiskes Denisas Vasilkovas Interas Visaginas Vetra Rudiskes 27 2003 Polonija Vilnius Vytautas Zaboras Polonija Vilnius 27 2004 KFK Siauliai Gvidas Juska Babrungas Plunge Kauno Jegeriai 21 2005 Alytis Alytus Kestutis Nepas Vetra 2 Vilnius Alytis Alytus 22 2006 Kauno Jegeriai Ramunas Timinskas Kruoja Pakruojis 22 2007 Alytis Alytus Rimantas Cepovas Rodiklis Kaunas 25 2008 Tauras Taurage Martynas Karalius Glestum Klaipeda 19 2009 Silute Gvidas Juska Silute 21 2010 FBK Kaunas Arsenij Buinickij Lietava Jonava 28 2011 REO Vilnius Aivaras Lyberis Nevezis Kedainiai 24 2012 Lietava Jonava Aivaras Lyberis Nevezis Kedainiai 24 2013 Klaipedos Granitas Aivaras Lyberis Nevezis Kedainiai Edgaras Mastianica Klaipedos Granitas 18 2014 Stumbras Kaunas Arturas Rimkevicius Stumbras Kaunas 26 2015 Lietava Jonava Laurynas Stonkus Lietava Jonava 30 2016 Silas Kazlu Ruda Artur Skuratovic Vilniaus Vytis 31 2017 Palanga Gvidas Juska Palanga 31 2018 Panevezys Evaldas Kugys Nevezis Kedainiai 20 2019 Dziugas Telsiai Evaldas Kugys Nevezis Kedainiai Jose Luis Balanta DFK Dainava 19 2020 Nevezis Kedainiai Evaldas Kugys Nevezis Kedainiai 16 2021 FA Siauliai Ricardas Beniusis FK Silas 21 2022 DFK Dainava Yevheniy Mohil FK Nevezis Alessandro Pinheiro Martins Junior Juninho FK Babrungas 16 2023 FK Transinvest Henrique Devens FK Transinvest 22References editExternal links editOfficial website Lithuanian football history and statistics by Almantas Lauzadis archived League321 com Lithuanian football 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