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Football league| File:A lyga logo.png | |
| Founded | 1991 |
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| Country | Lithuania |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | I Lyga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Lithuanian Football Cup, Lithuanian Supercup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League, Europa League |
| Current champions | FK Ekranas (2011) |
| Most championships | FBK Kaunas (10) |
| TV partners | Lietuvos Ryto TV |
| Current: 2012 A Lyga | |
The A Lyga (Template:Lang-en), currently also known as General Financing A Lyga for sponsoring purposes, is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija, Template:Lang-en). League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams. The season usually kicks off in late March/early April every year; because of the harsh climate there are no games in the winter.
A Lyga clubs (2012)
- FK Atlantas (Klaipėda)
- FK Banga (Gargždai)
- FK Dainava (Alytus)
- FK Ekranas (Panevėžys)
- FK Kruoja (Pakruojis)
- FK Šiauliai (Šiauliai)
- FK Sūduva (Marijampolė)
- FK Tauras (Tauragė)
- FK REO (Vilnius)
- VMFD Žalgiris (Vilnius)
Winners
(championships as independent nation from 1922–1940 and from 1990 onwards)
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Seasons Won |
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| FBK Kaunas | 8 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| FK Ekranas | 6 | 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| FK Žalgiris Vilnius | 3 | 1991, 1992, 98/99 |
| FK Inkaras Kaunas | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Kareda Šiauliai | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| FK Mažeikiai | 1 | 1994 |
Defunct club.
Player Statistics
Top Scorers
External links
- Template:Lt icon Futbolo.TV - A lyga streaming, video and stat center
- Template:Lt icon A lyga section on the Lithuanian Football Federation website
- Template:En icon Guide to football in Lithuania and A lyga - True Lithuania website
- Template:En icon Futbolinis - Lithuanian football results, fixtures, table and online encyclopaedia
- Template:En icon Lithuanian football history and statistics by Almantas Lauzadis
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| Clubs of the 2024 A Lyga season | |
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| Liechtenstein is the only UEFA member association without a national league. | |