The 2018 A Lyga was the 29th season of the
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Auk� ...
, the top-tier
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...
league of
Lithuania. The season began on 25 February 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018.
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In geography
* Sudovia/ Yotvingia, ancient Baltic land inhabited by Sudovians/ Yotvingians
* Suvalkija, one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania
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began the season as defending champions having won their first league title last year. They secured a second consecutive title in
ARVI Football Arena
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on 7 November, after they beaten
Atlantas 6–0.
Teams
Clubs and locations
The following teams are competing in the 2018 championship:
Stadium location
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Regular season
Table
Results
First half of season
Second half of season
Championship round
Table
Results
Relegation play-offs
The 7th placed team faced the runners-up of the
2018 LFF I Lyga
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.
Teams
Changes from last season
A total of fifteen clubs were con ...
for a two-legged play-off. The winner on
aggregate
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score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 A Lyga.
First leg
Second leg
''Palanga won 5–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.''
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Top assists
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Clean sheets
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Hat-tricks
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 9
**
Slavko Blagojević (Žalgiris)
* Most red cards: 2
**
Linas Klimavičius
Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national side.
Career
Klimavičius started his career as a teenage prodigy with Ekranas and then ...
(Žalgiris)
Club
* Most yellow cards: 68
** Kauno Žalgiris
* Most red cards: 5
** Žalgiris
Attendance
Awards
Yearly awards
Individual
Awards were presented at the Lithuanian Football Awards ceremony, which was held on 21 February 2019. Finalists for voted awards were announced after the season and winners were presented at the award ceremony.
Team of the Year
Monthly awards
Individual
Team of the Month
Notes
References
External links
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{{2018–19 in European football (UEFA)
LFF Lyga seasons
2018 in Lithuanian football
Lithuania
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