2023 A Lyga
The 2023 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga is the 34th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season is scheduled to begin on 3 March and will conclude in November 2023.[1]
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 March – November 2023 |
← 2022 | |
Teams
FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions. FK Jonava was relegated and replaced with DFK Dainava, returning after one year's absence.[2][3] Ninth placed FC Džiugas remained in A lyga after winning the playoff with I lyga's FK Neptūnas.[4]
Home towns of the 2023 A Lyga teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Surface | Capacity | Seasons in A Lyga |
Position in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banga | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | Artificial | 2,323 | 10 | 8th |
| DFK Dainava | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | Natural | 3,726 | 12 | 1st in I lyga |
| Marijampolė | Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena | Artificial | 2,660 | |||
| Džiugas | Telšiai | Telšiai Central Stadium | Natural | 2,320 | 3 | 9th |
| Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 300 | ||||
| Hegelmann | Kaunas | LFF Kaunas Training Center Stadium | Artificial | 500 | 3 | 4th |
| Kauno Žalgiris | Kaunas | Darius and Girėnas Stadium | Hybrid | 15,315 | 9 | 2rd |
| Akademija | VDU Stadium | Artificial | 1,000 | |||
| Panevėžys | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | Natural | 6,600 | 5 | 3rd |
| Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 620 | ||||
| Riteriai | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 10 | 5th |
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | ||||
| Sūduva | Marijampolė | Marijampolė Football Arena | Natural | 6,250 | 21 | 6th |
| Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena | Artificial | 2,660 | ||||
| FA Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | Natural | 4,000 | 2 | 7th |
| Gytariai Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| Žalgiris | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 22 | 1st |
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 |
Current Managers
| Team | Coach | Appointed | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| FK Banga |  David Afonso |
23 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| DFK Dainava |  Syarhey Kuznyatsow |
12 months ago | UEFA A |
| FC Džiugas | João Prates |
23 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FC Hegelmann |  Andrius Skerla |
28 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Marius Stankevičius |
0 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Panevėžys |  Gino Lettieri |
7 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Riteriai |  Vladimir Janković |
46 days ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Sūduva | Dovydas Lastauskas |
3 months ago | |
| FA Šiauliai | Mindaugas Čepas |
29 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Žalgiris |  Vladimir Cheburin |
28 months ago | UEFA Pro |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Sūduva | Matthew Silva |
end of caretaker spell | 30 November 2022 | Dovydas Lastauskas |
1 February 2023 |
| FK Riteriai |  Pablo Villar |
sacked | 24 March 2023 | Vladimir Janković |
1 April 2023 |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Rokas Garastas |
sacked | 1 May 2023 | Marius Stankevičius |
1 May 2023 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panevėžys | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 33 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Šiauliai | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Žalgiris | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 29 | |
| 4 | Kauno Žalgiris | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Dainava | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Hegelmann | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Banga | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 13 | |
| 8 | Riteriai | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Sūduva | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 10 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Džiugas | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 8 | Relegation to I Lyga |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. 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.
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.
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–36
Top scorers
- As of 26 April 2023[5]
| Goals | Assists | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 |  Ariagner Smith | FK Panevėžys |
| 6 | 0 |  Filip Dangubić | FC Hegelmann |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Romanovskij | FA Šiauliai |
| 4 | 2 |  Cesinha | FC Hegelmann |
| 4 | 1 | Eligijus Jankauskas | FA Šiauliai |
| 4 | 0 | Linas Klimavičius | FK Panevėžys |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesinha | FC Hegelmann | FK Banga | 5:0 | 31 March 2023 | [6] |
See also
References
- "Optibet A lyga 2023". lietuvosfutbolas.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Licencijavimo komitetas A lygos licencijas išdavė 8 klubams". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Apeliacinis licencijavimo komitetas priėmė sprendimus dėl A lygos licencijos pareiškėjų apeliacijų". LFF.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Pereinamosiose rungtynėse „Džiugas" buvo solidesnis". alyga.lt (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "A Liga 2023 live scores, results, Football Lithuania". Flashscore.
- https://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/rungtynes/banga-fc-hegelmann-14347086/
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian and English)
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