1990 Lithuanian Top League
{{Infobox football league season
|season = 1990
|dates =
|competition = A Lyga
|winners = Panerys Vilnius {{small|(league)}}
Sirijus Klaipėda {{small|(playoffs)}}
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|prevseason = 1989
|nextseason = 1991
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{{also|1990 Baltic League}}
The Lithuanian A Lyga 1990 was the first season of top-tier football in Lithuania since it broke off from the Soviet Union.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito90.html |first=Almantas |last=Laužadis |date=8 November 1999 |title=Lithuania 1990 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2 December 2020 }}
The competition consisted of two stages: the first stage with double round robin tournaments (this league as well as Lithuanian teams of the 1990 Baltic League) and second stage championship title playoffs among the best Lithuanian teams from both leagues. The league competitions started on 7 April 1990 and ended on 9 October 1994.{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/3801/ch/LTU_1_1993_1994/stg/all/tour/all |publisher=Wildstat.com |title=Lithuania 1993/94, Lietuvos lyga, all matches |access-date=2 December 2020 }} The championship title playoffs kicked off on 20 October with quarter-finals and ended with a final match on 4 November 1990.
Final table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
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|team1=PAN|name_PAN=Panerys Vilnius
|team2=GRA|name_GRA=Granitas Klaipėda
|team3=SRJ|name_SRJ=Sirijietis Klaipėda
|team4=ELE|name_ELE=Elektronas Tauragė
|team5=VIE|name_VIE=Vienybe Ukmerge
|team6=VLJ|name_VLJ=Vilija Kaunas
|team7=ATL|name_ATL=Atletas Kaunas
|team8=TAU|name_TAU=Tauras Šiauliai
|team9=VLT|name_VLT=Viltis Vilnius
|team10=DAI|name_DAI=Dainava Alytus
|team11=NEV|name_NEV=Nevėžis Kėdainiai
|team12=GEL|name_GEL=Gel.Vilkas Vilnius
|team13=POL|name_POL=Poli Kaunas
|team14=MAS|name_MAS=Mastis Telšiai
|team15=SVE|name_SVE=Sveikata Kybartai
|team16=SRV|name_SRV=Sirvinta Vilkaviskis
|win_PAN=20|draw_PAN=6|loss_PAN=4|gf_PAN=48|ga_PAN=18
|win_GRA=20|draw_GRA=6|loss_GRA=4|gf_GRA=57|ga_GRA=16
|win_SRJ=14|draw_SRJ=9|loss_SRJ=7|gf_SRJ=38|ga_SRJ=27
|win_ELE=15|draw_ELE=6|loss_ELE=9|gf_ELE=35|ga_ELE=29
|win_VIE=14|draw_VIE=8|loss_VIE=8|gf_VIE=51|ga_VIE=32
|win_VLJ=14|draw_VLJ=7|loss_VLJ=9|gf_VLJ=64|ga_VLJ=39
|win_ATL=11|draw_ATL=11|loss_ATL=8|gf_ATL=30|ga_ATL=22
|win_TAU=13|draw_TAU=6|loss_TAU=11|gf_TAU=53|ga_TAU=41
|win_VLT=10|draw_VLT=10|loss_VLT=10|gf_VLT=50|ga_VLT=32
|win_DAI=11|draw_DAI=7|loss_DAI=12|gf_DAI=33|ga_DAI=46
|win_NEV=10|draw_NEV=7|loss_NEV=13|gf_NEV=40|ga_NEV=40
|win_GEL=10|draw_GEL=7|loss_GEL=13|gf_GEL=39|ga_GEL=41
|win_POL=8|draw_POL=6|loss_POL=16|gf_POL=27|ga_POL=56
|win_MAS=5|draw_MAS=10|loss_MAS=15|gf_MAS=28|ga_MAS=55
|win_SVE=5|draw_SVE=6|loss_SVE=19|gf_SVE=20|ga_SVE=61
|win_SRV=2|draw_SRV=4|loss_SRV=24|gf_SRV=19|ga_SRV=77
|col_CP=green1|text_CP=Qualification to Lithuanian championship play-off and qualification to the 1991 LFF Lyga
|result1=CP|result2=CP|result3=CP|result4=CP
|col_AL=green2|text_AL=Qualification to the 1991 LFF Lyga
|result5=AL|result6=AL
|col_WD1=black1|text_WD1=Defunct after end of season
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1 Lyga
|result15=
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lito90.html rsssf.com]
}}
Play-offs for the football champion title of Lithuania
Play-offs were organized between the Lithuanian clubs of all-Union Soviet professional competitions and competitions of the Lithuanian SSR.
- 1990 Baltic League qualifiers: 1. Žalgiris Vilnius, 2. Sirijus Klaipėda, 3. Ekranas Panevėžys, 5. Jovaras Mažeikiai
| class="wikitable"
!width="170"|Team #1 !width="80" |Agg. !width="170"|Team #1 !width="80" |1st leg !width="80" |2nd leg | ||||||||
| style="background:#E0E0E0; font-size:95%"
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| {{TwoLegResult|Elektronas Tauragė | 0–9|Žalgiris Vilnius | 0–6|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Panerys Vilnius | 2–1|Yovaras Mazeikiai | 1–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Granitas Klaipėda | 1–3|Ekranas Panevėžys | 1–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sirijietis Klaipėda | 2–3|Sirijus Klaipėda | 0–2|2–1}} |
| style="background:#E0E0E0; font-size:95%"
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Semifinals {{TwoLegResult|Ekranas Panevėžys | 2–1|Žalgiris Vilnius | 2–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Panerys Vilnius | 3–5|Sirijus Klaipėda | 2–3|1–2}} | ||||
| style="background:#E0E0E0; font-size:95%"
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Third place | ||||||||
| style="text-align:right"|Žalgiris Vilnius
|style="text-align:center"|1–0 |Panerys Vilnius |colspan="2"| | ||||||||
| style="background:#E0E0E0; font-size:95%"
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Final | ||||||||
| style="text-align:right"|Sirijus Klaipėda
|style="text-align:center"|0–0 |Ekranas Panevėžys |colspan="2"|penalty kicks 3–2 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{A Lyga seasons}}
{{1989–90 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{1990–91 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1990 Lithuanian Top League}}