2017 Lithuanian Football Cup

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2017 Lithuanian Football Cup
LFF Taurė
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
Dates27 April – 24 September
Teams44[1]
Final positions
ChampionsStumbras
Runner-upŽalgiris
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored193 (4.49 per match)
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The 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-second season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-four teams entered the competitions,[1] which started on 27 April and ended on 24 September in Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys.[2][3]

Stumbras defeated defending champions Žalgiris 1–0 in the final and have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Participants[edit]

Participation in the competition was mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that two II Lyga sides - NFA and Šiauliai FA weren't competing.[4] Teams of lower divisions were eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup.[5]

A Lyga LFF I Lyga II Lyga III Lyga IV Lyga Other

South Zone

West Zone

Kaunas County

Marijampolė County

Klaipėda County

Šiauliai County

A Division

D Division

Veterans League

Schedule[edit]

The Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys hosted the final.

The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:[2]

Round Draw date and time New entries Clubs Date(s) Goals / games
First Round 18 April, 13:00[6] 36 36 → 24 27 April–3 May[7] 57 / 12
Round of 32 16 May, 13:00[8] 8 32 → 16 25 May–4 June[9] 65 / 16
Round of 16 30 May, 13:00[10] none 16 → 8 23–26 June[11] 42 / 8
Quarter-finals 27 June, 13:00[12] none 8 → 4 26–27 August 22 / 4
Semi-finals 30 August, 11:30[13] none 4 → 2 9 September[14] 6 / 2
Final none 2 → 1 24 September 1 / 1

Matches[edit]

First round[edit]

The following pairs were drawn on 18 April 2017 by famous TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius and all-time most capped Lithuanian national team player Andrius Skerla.[15] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[7]

Džiugas, Šilutė, Tauras, Koralas (I Lyga), Hegelmann Litauen, TERA, Viltis, Panerys (II Lyga), Adiada, Kėdainiai, Saulininkas-OBLT (III Lyga) and Prelegentai (Veterans League) received free passes to the next round.[15]

27 April 2017 Juventa-99 (3)0–1 Panevėžys (2) Šiauliai, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tomas Rakašius 75' Stadium: Gytariai Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas
28 April 2017 Šilas (3)0–5 Nevėžis (2) Kėdainiai, Lithuania[note 1]
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Šarūnas Činikas 24'
Kirill Shreitor 29'
Jonas Supronas 63', 84'
Tautvydas Amalas 73'
Stadium: Kėdainiai Stadium
Attendance: 23
Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius
28 April 2017 Gargždų Pramogos SC (3)0–4 Banga (2) Gargždai, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Simonas Urbys 46'
Karolis Urbaitis 50' (pen.)
Šarūnas Skulskis 55'
Mikas Kura 83'
Stadium: Gargždai Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Linas Gedvila
29 April 2017 Sendvaris (4)0–2 Garliava (4) Gargždai, Lithuania[note 2]
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Deividas Arlauskas 15'
Benas Kudirka 86'
Stadium: Gargždai Stadium
Attendance: 2
Referee: Orestas Abramavičius
29 April 2017 Širvėna (3)2–3 Akmenės Cementas (3) Biržai, Lithuania
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Simonas Laužikas
Mantas Gasiūnas
Report Klaudijus Januitis
Valdas Rubel
Stadium: Biržai Stadium
Referee: Aurimas Strolė
29 April 2017 Pakruojis (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Vilniaus Vytis (2) Pakruojis, Lithuania
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mykola Barba 75' Report Mykolas Krasnovskis 40' Stadium: Pakruojis Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus
Penalties
Donatas Strockis soccer ball with red X
Aivaras Bagočius soccer ball with check mark
Vilius Lapeikis soccer ball with check mark
Arūnas Šteinas soccer ball with check mark
Aivaras Renusas soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Arsenij Buinickij
soccer ball with red X Leonardo Soares
soccer ball with check mark Tomas Misiūnas
soccer ball with check mark Lukas Miščiukas
soccer ball with check mark Nikolaj Misiuk
29 April 2017 Prienai (4)2–5 Palanga (2) Birštonas, Lithuania[note 3]
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Robertas Ratkevičius 26', 55' Report Aurimas Jurgelevičius 40'
Iurie Cebotari 75'
Daniil Rubtsov 77', 90'
Haroldas Vaineikis 85'
Stadium: Birštonas Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas
29 April 2017 Minija (3)0–1 Atmosfera (3) Kretinga, Lithuania
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Renatas Žebrauskas 82' Stadium: Kretinga Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Vladimir Gerasimov
29 April 2017 Fanai (4)0–4 Sveikata (3) Šiauliai, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Vaidotas Norkeliūnas
Domas Ivanauskas
Artūras Pečiulis
Simonas Rekašius
Stadium: Gytariai Stadium
Referee: Mantas Lešinskas
29 April 2017 Elektrėnų Versmė (5) 8–0LŠS (4)Vilnius, Lithuania[note 4]
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Julius Dranginis 2' (pen.)
Žygimantas Grinevičius 8', 51'
Tomas Čeliauskas 13'
Benas Buzevičius 27', 30'
Mindaugas Broga 35'
Report Stadium: Senvagė Stadium
Referee: Artiom Gutovskij
1 May 2017 Geležinis Vilkas (5)0–13 DFK Dainava (2) Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Kyrylo Silich 14'
Sam Shaban 17', 20', 38', 53'
Lukas Baranauskas 68', 70', 79', 81'
Patrik Oiaran 74'
Titas Vitukynas 75', 77', 83'
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Robertas Valikonis
3 May 2017 Švyturys (4) 4–1Babrungas (3)Marijampolė, Lithuania
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: ARVI Football Indoor Arena
Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius

Round of 32[edit]

The following pairs were drawn on 16 May 2017 by TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius.[16][17] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[9]

25 May 2017 Švyturys (4)0–2 Trakai (1) Marijampolė, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Lajo Traore 85', 88' Stadium: Marijampolė Sport Center Stadium
Attendance: 87
Referee: Saulius Dirda
26 May 2017 Akmenės Cementas (3)1–3 Koralas (2) Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Nedas Stankus 64' Report Valdas Rubel 50' (o.g.)
Jonas Bičkus 52', 71'
Stadium: Naujoji Akmenė Stadium
Attendance: 110
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė
26 May 2017 Kėdainiai (4)1–7 Vilniaus Vytis (2) Kėdainiai, Lithuania
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Aivaras Gėgžna 66' Report Tomas Misiūnas 12'
Arsenij Buinickij 21'
Mykolas Krasnovskis 31', 55', 72'
Arminas Vaskela 42'
Romanas Juška 75'
Stadium: Kėdainiai Stadium second pitch
Attendance: 70
Referee: Fiodoras Petrovas
27 May 2017 Panevėžys (2) 3–0Kauno Žalgiris (1)Panevėžys, Lithuania
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mantas Savėnas 9'
Arnas Ribokas 49'
Charles Atsina 90+1'
Report Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus
27 May 2017 Sveikata (3)1–2 Jonava (1) Kybartai, Lithuania
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mindaugas Bičkovas 66' Report Tautvydas Eliošius 31' (pen.)
Edgaras Makarovas 41'
Stadium: Kybartai Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius
27 May 2017 Garliava (4) 1–0Atmosfera (3)Kaunas, Lithuania
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ignas Miliūnas 9' (pen.) Report Stadium: KTU Stadium
Attendance: 96
Referee: Arūnas Dapkus
27 May 2017 Šilutė (2)0–1 Stumbras (1) Šilutė, Lithuania
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Fábio Lopes 16' Stadium: Šilutė Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Donatas Rumšas
27 May 2017 Adiada (4)0–8 DFK Dainava (2) Šiauliai, Lithuania
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Savivaldybė Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas
27 May 2017 Džiugas (2) 5–0Tauras (2)Telšiai, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tomas Birškys 9'
Rolandas Leščius 35'
Marius Šluta 37', 90+1'
Andrius Lipskis 53'
Report Stadium: TFA Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Orestas Abramavičius
27 May 2017 Panerys (3) 2–1Nevėžis (2)Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Benediktas Jakavičius 15'
Audrius Veikutis 31'
Report Jonas Supronas 50' Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 45
Referee: Vilius Paulauskas
28 May 2017 Palanga (2) 1–0Utenis (1)Palanga, Lithuania
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Gvidas Juška 9' Report Stadium: Palanga Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas
28 May 2017 Hegelmann Litauen (3)0–3 Sūduva (1) Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Robertas Vėževičius 6', 32'
Markas Kardokas 44'
Stadium: NFA Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas
28 May 2017 Viltis (3)1–13 Atlantas (1) Vilnius, Lithuania
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Vaidas Pajarskas 89' Report Yuriy Vereshchak 5', 19', 26'
Andrei Panyukov 13', 16', 22'
Linas Pilibaitis 34', 37'
Justas Raziūnas 38'
Andrei Ciofu 47', 62'
Sergei Obivalin 61', 82'
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jurij Paškovskij
29 May 2017 Prelegentai (Vet) 2–0TERA (3)Vilnius, Lithuania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Edgaras Jankauskas Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Donatas Šimėnas
4 June 2017 Elektrėnų Versmė (5) 4–1 (a.e.t.)Saulininkas-OBLT (4)Elektrėnai, Lithuania
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Vytautas Zemleckas 40'
Audrius Plytnikas 102'
Deividas Marcinkevičius 115'
Mindaugas Broga 118'
Report 24' Stadium: Elektrėnai Stadium
Referee: Artiom Gutovskij

Round of 16[edit]

The following pairs were drawn on 30 May 2017.[18][19] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[11]

23 June 2017 Koralas (2)0–4 Sūduva (1) Klaipėda, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Sergej Amirzian 14'
Giedrius Matulevičius 77', 82'
Robertas Vėževičius 90'
Stadium: Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch
Attendance: 140
Referee: Vijūnas Vasiliauskas
23 June 2017 Panerys (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Palanga (2)Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Aurimas Tamaliūnas 3'
Ramūnas Radavičius 72'
Tadas Gražiūnas 120'
Report Aurimas Jurgelevičius 25'
Ričardas Šveikauskas 65'
Stadium: Senvagė Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Darius Petraška
24 June 2017 Panevėžys (2) 2–1Džiugas (2)Panevėžys, Lithuania
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Eduard Grygorenko 20'
Ronaldas Misiūnas 88'
Report Vitaliy Polyanskyi 79' Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus
24 June 2017 Elektrėnų Versmė (5)0–4 Jonava (1) Elektrėnai, Lithuania
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Laurynas Stonkus 42'
Tautvydas Eliošius 70', 80'
Maksym Marusych 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Elektrėnai Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius
24 June 2017 Žalgiris (1) 1–0Atlantas (1)Vilnius, Lithuania
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Elivelto 30' Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jurij Paškovskij
25 June 2017 Garliava (4)0–8 Trakai (1) Kaunas, Lithuania
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Maksimov 7', 24'
Vaidotas Šilėnas 26'
Mykhailo Shyshka 33'
Oscar Dorley 38'
Justinas Januševskij 79'
Deividas Česnauskis 85'
Lajo Traore 90'
Stadium: KTU Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas
26 June 2017 DFK Dainava (2)3–6 Vilniaus Vytis (2) Alytus, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kyrylo Silich 3'
Linas Savastas 33', 64' (pen.)
Report Mykolas Krasnovskis 5', 51'
Leonardo Soares 19', 90+1'
Mantas Makutunovičius 23'
Ilya Tsyvilko 89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Alytus Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ugnius Veprauskas
26 June 2017 Prelegentai (Vet)0–8 Stumbras (1) Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Donatas Konikas 8', 24', 31'
Girius Kalvaitis 12' (o.g.)
Lukas Artimavičius 17', 79'
Vilius Armalas 47'
Kgaogelo Sekgota 76'
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Donatas Šimėnas

Quarter-finals[edit]

The following pairs were drawn on 27 June 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Vykintas Slivka.[20][21] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[22]

26 August 2017 Panerys (3)0–8 Žalgiris (1) Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Diego Oyarzún 21'
Karolis Uzėla 49', 86'
Vytautas Lukša 67', 90+1'
Ernestas Stočkūnas 75', 89'
Darvydas Šernas 79'
Stadium: Senvagė Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Donatas Šimėnas
27 August 2017 Panevėžys (2)0–1 Vilniaus Vytis (2) Panevėžys, Lithuania
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Arminas Vaskela 41' Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Darius Petraška
27 August 2017 Jonava (1)3–5 (a.e.t.) Stumbras (1) Jonava, Lithuania
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tadas Eliošius 8', 109'
Maksym Marusych 39'
Report Jaisen Clifford 88'
Lucas Villela 90+2', 113', 118'
Kgaogelo Sekgota 101'
Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Attendance: 200
Referee: Robertas Valikonis
27 August 2017 Sūduva (1) 4–1Trakai (1)Marijampolė, Lithuania
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Karolis Laukžemis 5', 81'
Modestas Vorobjovas 17' (o.g.)
Jérémy Manzorro 84'
Report Arūnas Klimavičius 62' (pen.) Stadium: ARVI Football Arena
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

Semi-finals[edit]

The following pairs were drawn on 30 August 2017 by actor Andrius Bialobžeskis along with Lithuania national team players Emilijus Zubas and Linas Klimavičius.[23][24] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[14]

9 September 2017 Vilniaus Vytis (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Stumbras (1) Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mykolas Krasnovskis 64' Report Nazaré 76' Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Robertas Valikonis
Penalties
Mantas Makutunovičius soccer ball with check mark
Marius Šoblinskas soccer ball with check mark
Arminas Vaskela soccer ball with red X
Markas Kardokas soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Armanavičius
soccer ball with check mark Lucas Villela
soccer ball with check mark Nazaré
soccer ball with red X Levan Macharashvili
soccer ball with check mark Alexandre Kore

Final[edit]

The final match was played on Sunday 24 September 2017 at Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.

Žalgiris0–1Stumbras
Summary Nasro Bouchareb 84'
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Saulius Dirda[25]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The match took place at the Nevėžis home stadium in Kėdainiai instead of Šilas home stadium.
  2. ^ The match took place at the Gargždai Stadium in Gargždai instead of Sendvaris home stadium.
  3. ^ The match took place at the Birštonas Stadium in Birštonas instead of Prienai home stadium.
  4. ^ The match took place at the Senvagė Stadium in Vilnius instead of Elektrėnų Versmė home stadium.

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