2022 A Lyga

A Lyga
Season2022
Dates4 March – 23 November 2022
Matches played180
Goals scored386 (2.14 per match)
Top goalscorerRenan Oliveira
(13 goals)
Biggest home winŽalgiris 6–0 Jonava
(4 March 2022)
Hegelmann 6–0 Jonava
(16 July 2022)
Biggest away winJonava 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 scoringDžiugas 3–5 Žalgiris
(13 April 2022)
Longest winning run8 matches
Žalgiris
(19 June - 28 August 2022)
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Žalgiris
(4 March - 14 May)
Longest winless run28 matches
Jonava
(4 March - 12 September 2022)
Longest losing run12 matches
Jonava
(4 March - 3 May 2022)
Highest attendance1237
Sūduva 4–1 Panevėžys
(7 August 2022)
Lowest attendance45
Kauno Žalgiris 5–1 Džiugas
(7 September 2022)
Total attendance66,834
Average attendance371
← 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

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]

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Home towns of the 2022 A Lyga teams
2022 A Lyga competitors
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

Current Managers

Team Coach Appointed In Charge Licence
FK Banga Portugal David Afonso 3 June 2021 3 years, 6 months UEFA Pro
FC Džiugas Portugal João Prates 15 June 2021 2 years, 6 months UEFA Pro
FC Hegelmann Lithuania Andrius Skerla 2 January 2021 3 years, 11 months UEFA Pro
FK Jonava Ukraine Petro Kushlyk 26 May 2022 2 years, 7 months UEFA Pro
FK Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania Rokas Garastas 3 December 2019 5 years UEFA Pro
FK Panevėžys Italy Gino Lettieri 22 September 2022 2 years, 3 months UEFA Pro
FK Riteriai Spain Pablo Villar 24 May 2022 2 years, 7 months UEFA Pro
FK Sūduva Portugal Matthew Silva (caretaker) 20 October 2022 2 years, 2 months UEFA Pro
FA Šiauliai Lithuania Mindaugas Čepas 1 December 2020 4 years UEFA Pro
FK Žalgiris Kazakhstan Vladimir Cheburin 11 January 2021 3 years, 11 months UEFA Pro

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
FK Panevėžys Portugal João Luís Martins returned to C.S. Marítimo 30 November 2021 Lithuania Valdas Urbonas 11 December 2021
FK Riteriai Portugal Miguel Moreira end of contract 30 November 2021 Sweden Glenn Ståhl 27 January 2022
FK Sūduva Spain Víctor Basadre contract terminated 4 April 2022 Portugal Miguel Moreira 11 April 2022
FK Jonava Lithuania Eisvinas Utyra resigned 23 April 2022 Ukraine Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) 23 April 2022
FK Riteriai Sweden Glenn Ståhl resigned 7 May 2022 Lithuania Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) 12 May 2022
FK Jonava Ukraine Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) resigned 11 May 2022 Lithuania Martynas Matuzas [a] (caretaker) 14 May 2022
FK Riteriai Lithuania Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 24 May 2022 Spain Pablo Villar 24 May 2022
FK Jonava Lithuania Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 26 May 2022 Ukraine Petro Kushlyk 26 May 2022
FC Džiugas Lithuania Marius Šluta sacked 13 June 2022 Portugal João Prates 15 June 2022
FK Panevėžys Lithuania Valdas Urbonas sacked 10 September 2022 Lithuania Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) 10 September 2022
FK Panevėžys Lithuania Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 22 September 2022 Italy Gino Lettieri 22 September 2022
FK Sūduva Portugal Miguel Moreira mutual consent 20 October 2022 Portugal Matthew Silva (caretaker) 20 October 2022
FK Sūduva Portugal Matthew Silva end of caretaker spell 30 November 2022 - -
  1. ^ Team's goalkeeper and U-19 youth coach, also playing as goalkeeper and the captain for the first team

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Fixtures and results

Rounds 1–18

Home \ Away BAN DZI HEG JON KAU PAN RIT SIA SUD ZAL
Banga — 3–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–4 0–0 0–1 0–2
Džiugas 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–5
Hegelmann Litauen 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2
Jonava 1–3 0–1 1–4 — 0–2 0–5 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–5
Kauno Žalgiris 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 — 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–2
Panevėžys 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 — 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–2
Riteriai 1–0 3–0 0–3 5–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–1
Šiauliai 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 — 0–0 0–1
Sūduva 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–5
Žalgiris 2–1 2–1 2–1 6–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: A Lyga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19–36

Home \ Away BAN DZI HEG JON KAU PAN RIT SIA SUD ZAL
Banga — 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–2
Džiugas 0–1 — 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–1
Hegelmann Litauen 5–0 5–0 — 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–4
Jonava 0–5 0–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–4
Kauno Žalgiris 3–0 5–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–2
Panevėžys 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1
Riteriai 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 — 3–1 2–3 1–5
Šiauliai 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 — 2–0 3–0
Sūduva 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–2
Žalgiris 2–1 6–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 —
Source: A Lyga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

A Lyga play-off

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

27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) 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

30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) Džiugas 1–0
(5–0 agg.)		NeptūnasTelšiai, Lithuania
13:00 EET (UTC+2) Virkšas 69' Report Stadium: Telšiai Central Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas

Top scorers

Goals Assists Player Club
17 2 Brazil Renan Oliveira FK Žalgiris
13 6 Lithuania Vilius Armanavičius FC Hegelmann
13 3 Ukraine Oleksiy Shchebetun FA Šiauliai
11 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kule Mbombo FK Sūduva
10 3 Lithuania Rokas Filipavičius FK Riteriai
9 2 Lithuania Daniel Romanovskij FA Šiauliai
9 2 Netherlands Anton Fase FK Kauno Žalgiris
9 2 Nigeria Mathias Oyewusi FK Žalgiris
9 0 Lithuania Robertas Vėževičius FK Banga

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pratęstas bendradarbiavimas su "Optibet" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  2. ^ "2022 metų "Optibet a lygos" sezono startas – kovo 4 dieną".
  3. ^ "Informacija apie licencijų pareiškėjus 2022-ųjų sezonui".
  4. ^ "Licencijavimo komitetas a lygos licencijas išdavė 8 klubams".
  5. ^ "Apeliacinis licencijavimo komitetas priėmė sprendimus dėl a lygos licencijos pareiškėjų apeliacijų".
  6. ^ "Pereinamosiose rungtynėse "Džiugas" buvo solidesnis". alyga.lt (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.