2018 LFF I Lyga

I Lyga
Season2018
ChampionsPanevėžys
PromotedPanevėžys
RelegatedKupiškis
Matches played182
Goals scored658 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorerEvaldas Kugys (20 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPanevėžys 10–0 Koralas
(8 September 2018)
Biggest away winKoralas 0–12 Kupiškis
(22 May 2018)
Highest scoringKoralas 0–12 Kupiškis
(22 May 2018)
Longest winning run6 games
Pakruojis
Panevėžys
Džiugas
Longest unbeaten run15 games
DFK Dainava
Longest winless run13 games
Koralas
Longest losing run13 games
Koralas
Highest attendance1,630
DFK Dainava v Kupiškis
(20 October 2018)
Lowest attendance20
Koralas v Vilniaus Vytis
(18 May 2018)
Vilniaus Vytis v NFA
(4 August 2018)
Total attendance40,193
Average attendance237
← 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

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Locations of the 2017 LFF I Lyga teams
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Vilnius teams

Changes from last season

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
Utenis NFA Kupiškis Palanga Šilutė Tauras – Ceased operations
Utenis B – Disbanded

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Lietuvos Futbolas
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:
  1. ^ Koralas failed to appear twice for league matches and was subsequently disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club had already played over 50% of the season's matches its results were kept and a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[8]

Results

Home \ Away BAN DFK DŽI KOR KUP NEV NFA PAK PAN STB TRB UTE VYT ŽLB
Banga — 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 4–0
DFK Dainava 2–1 — 0–1 4–0 6–0 4–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
Džiugas 2–0 0–3 — 5–1 4–0 0–3 1–0 3–4 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 1–0
Koralas 0–3[a] 1–3 0–2 — 0–12 0–7 2–1 0–3[b] 0–6 0–4 0–3[c] 0–3[d] 0–7 1–3
Kupiškis 0–3 2–6 0–4 3–0[e] — 4–0 0–2 3–3 0–6 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–2
Nevėžis 1–0 0–2 3–1 9–0 3–0 — 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1
NFA 0–2 2–2 2–3 3–0[f] 5–1 3–4 — 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 6–0
Pakruojis 0–1 0–4 0–3 3–0[g] 2–1 0–3 0–0 — 2–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0
Panevėžys 2–0 1–1 2–2 10–0 6–2 2–2 5–2 1–0 — 2–1 6–1 2–1 4–1 1–0
Stumbras B 0–4 1–1 3–1 3–0 5–3 0–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 — 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Trakai B 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–0[h] 2–3 1–5 3–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 — 2–3 3–2 2–0
Utenis 2–3 2–2 1–2 3–0[i] 6–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 1–1
Vilniaus Vytis 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0[j] 8–1 2–2 3–1 5–1 4–2 3–0 5–2 0–3 — 5–2
Žalgiris B 3–2 0–3 1–5 3–0[k] 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–6 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source: Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Koralas received a 0–3 technical loss in a home game against Banga due to violation of regulations.[10]
  2. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  3. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  4. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  5. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  6. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  7. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  8. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  9. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
  10. ^ Koralas received a 0–3 technical loss in a away game against Vilniaus Vytis due to violation of regulations.[10]
  11. ^ Koralas was disqualified from the league on 19 September 2018. As club already played over 50% of the season's matches a 0–3 technical loss was applied for all unplayed fixtures.[10]
Promotion play-off
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DFK Dainava 0 : 5 FK Palanga 0 : 3 0 : 2

Attendance

References

  1. ^ "Dėl kelialapio į A lygą kausis trys komandos" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "I LYGA Tvarkaraštis 2018" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ ""Šilutė" traukiasi iš Pirmos lygos, atnaujintas pirmenybių tvarkaraštis" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Keičiasi Pirmos lygos statistikos ir naujienų publikavimo platformos" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 metų LFF A lygos čempionato tvarkaraštis" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Pirmos lygos licencijos suteiktos 10 klubų ir komandų" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Pirmos lygos licencijas gavo 12 klubų" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Klaipėdos "Koralo" klubo neliks LFF I lygoje" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "LFF I Lyga 2018 - Season rules" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ 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.