1 Lyga is a men’s football league in Lithuania, with recorded coverage from 2012 to 2025. Use this competition page to follow live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside player and team statistics across the available seasons.
Upcoming matches, 1 Lyga
Regular Season - 25
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- Regular Season - 25
Be1 NFA
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- Regular Season - 25
Jonava
Tauras
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- Regular Season - 25
Hegelmann II
Dainava
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- Regular Season - 25
Minija
Neptūną Klaipėda
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- Regular Season - 25
Atmosfera
BFA
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- Regular Season - 25
Kauno Žalgiris II
Garliava
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- Regular Season - 25
Žalgiris II
Babrungas
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- Regular Season - 25
Ekranas
FA Šiauliai II
Regular Season - 16
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- Regular Season - 16
Garliava
Dainava
Regular Season - 26
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- Regular Season - 26
Be1 NFA
Dainava
Latest played matches, 1 Lyga
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season - 23
1 Lyga Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Minija | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 12 | 49 | 61 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Babrungas | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 58 | WLWDW |
| 3 |
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Be1 NFA | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 47 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
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Neptūną Klaipėda | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 44 | WLWLL |
| 5 |
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Žalgiris II | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 43 | WWWWW |
| 6 |
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BFA | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 42 | WWDWD |
| 7 |
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Tauras | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 40 | LLDDW |
| 8 |
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Dainava | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 37 | LDLDD |
| 9 |
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Atmosfera | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 29 | LWLDL |
| 10 |
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Jonava | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 | LDWLL |
| 11 |
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Garliava | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 22 | LLLLL |
| 12 |
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Hegelmann II | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 55 | -25 | 22 | LWLWL |
| 13 | Transinvest 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 21 | WLLLW | |
| 14 |
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Kauno Žalgiris II | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 19 | WLWWL |
| 15 |
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Ekranas | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 52 | -29 | 14 | LWLLL |
| 16 |
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FA Šiauliai II | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 54 | -33 | 14 | LLLWL |
1 Lyga Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
1 Lyga teams participation since 2012
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Nevėžis | 13 |
| Žalgiris II | 10 |
| Jonava | 9 |
| Minija | 9 |
| Trakai II | 9 |
| BFA | 7 |
| Šilas | 7 |
| Atmosfera | 6 |
| Dainava | 6 |
| Džiugas Telšiai | 6 |
| Palanga | 6 |
| Šilutė | 6 |
| Panevėžys II | 6 |
| Banga | 5 |
| Vilniaus Vytis | 5 |
| Tauras | 5 |
| Kauno Žalgiris II | 5 |
| Babrungas | 5 |
| Neptūną Klaipėda | 5 |
| Ekranas | 4 |
| Lokomotyvas Radviliškis | 4 |
| Be1 NFA | 4 |
| FA Šiauliai II | 4 |
| FK Trakai | 3 |
| Hegelmann Litauen | 3 |
| Pakruojis | 3 |
| Stumbras II | 3 |
| Šiauliai | 3 |
| Panevėžys | 3 |
| Banga II | 3 |
| Garliava | 3 |
| Kupiškis | 2 |
| Kauno Žalgiris | 2 |
| Koralas | 2 |
| NFA Kaunas | 2 |
| Utenis Utena | 2 |
| Kaunas | 2 |
| Kražantė | 2 |
| MRU | 2 |
| Baltija | 2 |
| Žalgirietis | 2 |
| Polonija | 2 |
| TransINVEST Vilnius | 2 |
| Hegelmann II | 2 |
| Stumbras | 1 |
1 Lyga top scorer teams
1 Lyga About
1 Lyga is Lithuania’s top men’s football league, known as the Lithuanian A Lyga; the 2025 competition carried the TOPsport A Lyga sponsorship brand, with TOPLYGA scheduled as the competition name from 2026. It is the highest level of Lithuania’s domestic football pyramid and the country’s principal route into UEFA club competitions.
Identity and purpose
The competition is a national professional league administered by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF). Its central sporting purpose is to determine Lithuania’s national champion while providing the country’s leading clubs and players with a regular high-level platform. Success in the league also has a wider significance: finishing near the top can lead to qualification for UEFA competitions, giving Lithuanian clubs an opportunity to test themselves beyond the domestic game.
The modern competition was established in 1991, following the restoration of Lithuania’s independence. Although Lithuanian football has a longer historical tradition, 1991 marks the formation of the modern national top division. The LFF oversees the competition’s regulations, club licensing, disciplinary framework and alignment with wider FIFA and UEFA standards. Xtra-Stats records coverage from the 2012 season through 2025, comprising 14 recorded seasons, with the first recorded match dated 6 March 2020.
How clubs gain access
Sporting performance is the foundation of entry, but promotion alone does not guarantee a place. Clubs must satisfy the LFF licensing requirements, which examine areas including financial stability, legal compliance, stadium and infrastructure standards, and youth development. This licensing system is intended to ensure that participating clubs can operate at an appropriate professional level as well as compete successfully on the pitch.
The league is connected to Lithuania’s second tier, the I Lyga, through promotion and relegation. In the standard arrangement described for the competition, the team finishing tenth is relegated directly. The ninth-placed side must normally contest a two-legged relegation play-off against the I Lyga runners-up, with the tie deciding which club occupies the remaining top-flight place for the following season. Licensing approval remains an important part of the access process.
Competition format
The established format features 10 clubs in a quadruple round-robin league. Each team plays every other team four times: twice at home and twice away. That produces 36 matches for each club and 180 matches across the full league programme. There is no regular championship play-off after the league schedule; the team finishing first is crowned champion once the season’s table has been completed.
Teams receive three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. If clubs finish level on points, ranking is normally resolved through head-to-head criteria, followed by overall goal difference and overall goals scored. The head-to-head comparison considers points between the tied teams, then head-to-head goal difference and goals scored. A special play-off, sometimes described as a golden match, may be used if required to determine the champion when the leading teams cannot otherwise be separated. This title-deciding provision should not be confused with the separate promotion and relegation play-off involving the ninth-placed team.
The competition also places emphasis on developing Lithuanian footballers. The rules described for the league restrict clubs to a maximum of five foreign players on the pitch at one time, encouraging opportunities for locally developed talent while still allowing clubs to recruit internationally.
Season calendar and match conditions
A Lyga follows a spring-to-autumn calendar, reflecting Lithuania’s severe winter conditions. Seasons generally begin in late February or March and finish in November, with the coldest part of the year outside the main competitive programme. Early-season fixtures may be staged in indoor venues or on artificial turf when weather and pitch conditions make conventional outdoor play difficult. This calendar gives the league a distinctive rhythm compared with many major European competitions that run from late summer into the following spring.
Titles and European consequences
The championship is the primary domestic prize, but the final table also determines access to the next level of club football. The Lithuanian champion enters the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. Other high-ranking league finishers, together with the Lithuanian Football Cup winner where applicable, provide Lithuania’s entries to UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying. The precise allocation can depend on the relevant season’s UEFA access list and domestic cup outcome, so European places should be read in the context of the individual edition.
Žalgiris Vilnius is the competition’s most successful club, with a record 11 titles recorded through 2024. Its dominance forms an important part of the league’s modern identity, although every season combines the title race with the separate pressures of European qualification, licensing and the fight to avoid relegation. For readers exploring 1 Lyga statistics, the competition’s tables, fixtures, results, scorers and club records offer a detailed view of Lithuania’s leading domestic league across the recorded 2012–2025 period.