The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th season of the
I Lyga, the second tier
association football league of
Lithuania
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. The season began on 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018.
Teams
Changes from last season
A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as
Å ilutÄ— withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018
Žemaitijos Taurė
The Žemaitijos Taurė () is an annual pre-season football tournament between teams from Samogitia. It is organized by the Telšiai County Football Federation and takes place in early March at the Telšiai Artificial Football Pitch in Telšiai, Lit ...
. Three of them were reserve teams of the
A Lyga sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number.
were relegated from the
2017 A Lyga
The 2017 A Lyga was the 28th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 3 March 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.
All eight teams from the previous season remained and competed in the league ...
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.
Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship
League table
Results
Attendance
Average home attendances
Highest attendances
References
External links
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