2014 A Lyga
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| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Žalgiris |
| Relegated | Dainava |
| Champions League | Žalgiris |
| Europa League | Kruoja |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 559 (3.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Niko Tokić (19) |
| Biggest home win | Atlantas 12-0 Dainava |
| Biggest away win | Dainava 0-8 Žalgiris Dainava 0-8 Sūduva |
| Highest scoring | Atlantas 12-0 Dainava |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 25th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season starts on 8 March 2014 and ends on 29 November 2014. VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius are the defending champions.
Changes from 2013
[edit]The league changed its number of teams for the fifth time in a row, increasing it from nine teams in 2013 A Lyga to ten sides, because it 2 new clubs from I Lyga, it is FK Trakai and FK Klaipėdos Granitas. As a consequence, the schedule increased from 32 to 36 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
Stadiums and locations
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Atlantas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | 2nd |
| FK Banga Gargždai | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | 2000 | 6th |
| FK Dainava Alytus | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | 3748 | 8th |
| FK Ekranas | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | 4000 | 3rd |
| FK Klaipėdos Granitas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | I Lyga, 1st |
| FK Kruoja Pakruojis | Pakruojis | Pakruojis Stadium | 2000 | 5th |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Marijampolė | ARVI Football Arena | 6250 | 4th |
| FK Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | 4000 | 7th |
| FK Trakai | Trakai | LFF Stadium | 5500 | I Lyga, 3rd |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 5500 | 1st |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 92 | 17 | +75 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Kruoja | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Atlantas | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 65 | |
| 4 | Trakai | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 63 | |
| 5 | Sūduva | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 62 | |
| 6 | Ekranas (R) | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 45 | Relegation to I Lyga |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 40 | |
| 8 | Klaipėdos Granitas | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 37 | |
| 9 | Banga (R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to I Lyga |
| 10 | Dainava (R) | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 143 | −131 | 9 |
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The winners of the 2014–15 Lithuanian Football Cup competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niko Tokić | Šiauliai | 19 |
| 2 |  Linas Pilibaitis | Žalgiris | 17 |
| 3 | Ričardas Beniušis | Kruoja | 15 |
| Lukas Kochanauskas | Trakai | 15 | |
| 5 |  Elivelto | Ekranas | 13 |
| Evaldas Razulis | Atlantas | 13 | |
| Tomas Radzinevičius | Sūduva | 13 |