2013 A Lyga
{{refimprove|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox football league season
| image =
| pixels =
| caption =
| competition = A Lyga
| season = 2013
| winners = VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
| premiers =
| promoted =
| relegated = Tauras
| Dissolved =
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (second qualifying round)
| continentalcup2 = Europa League
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = FK Atlantas, FK Ekranas (first qualifying round)
| continentalcup3 = Baltic League
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| matches = 144
| total goals = 443
| average goals =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|LTU}} Nerijus Valskis
(FK Sūduva – 27 goals)
| biggest home win = VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 7-0 FK Dainava
| biggest away win = FK Tauras 0-7 VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
| highest scoring = FK Ekranas 6-2 FK Kruoja
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| attendance = 99,140
| average attendance = 688
| prevseason = 2012
| nextseason = 2014
| extra information =
}}
The 2013 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas were the defending champions.
Changes from 2012
The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in 2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
= Stadiums and locations =
{{Location map+|Lithuania|float=right|width=350|caption=Location of teams in the 2013 A Lyga|places=
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.71|long=21.13|label=Atlantas|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.702778|long=21.403333|label=Banga}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.4 |long=24.05|label=Dainava}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.733333|long=24.35|label=Ekranas}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.97|long=23.85|label=Kruoja}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.683333|long=25.283333|label=Žalgiris}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.933333|long=23.316667|label=Šiauliai|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=54.566667|long=23.35|label=Sūduva}}
{{Location map~|Lithuania|lat=55.25|long=22.283333|label=Tauras}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
Club
!Location !Stadium |
---|
style="text-align:left;"|FK Atlantas
| Klaipėda | {{sort|09|8th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|FK Banga Gargždai
| Gargždai | {{sort|06|6th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|FK Dainava Alytus
| Alytus | {{sort|08|7th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|FK Ekranas
| {{sort|01|1st}} |
style="text-align:left;"|FK Kruoja Pakruojis
| {{sort|05|4th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sort|Suduva|FK Sūduva Marijampolė}}
| {{sort|03|3rd}} |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sort|Sziauliai|FK Šiauliai}}
| Šiauliai | {{sort|04|5th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|FK Tauras Tauragė
| Tauragė | {{sort|07|9th}} |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sort|Zalgiris|VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius}}
| Vilnius | {{sort|02|2nd}} |
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=ŽAL|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris
|team2=ATL|name_ATL=Atlantas
|team3=EKR|name_EKR=Ekranas
|team4=SŪD|name_SŪD=Sūduva
|team5=KRU|name_KRU=Kruoja
|team6=BAN|name_BAN=Banga
|team7=ŠIA|name_ŠIA=Šiauliai
|team8=DAI|name_DAI=Dainava
|team9=TAU|name_TAU=Tauras
|win_ŽAL=22|draw_ŽAL=7|loss_ŽAL=3|gf_ŽAL=77|ga_ŽAL=19|status_ŽAL=C
|win_ATL=22|draw_ATL=5|loss_ATL=5|gf_ATL=64|ga_ATL=23
|win_EKR=20|draw_EKR=4|loss_EKR=8|gf_EKR=58|ga_EKR=34
|win_SŪD=18|draw_SŪD=8|loss_SŪD=6|gf_SŪD=73|ga_SŪD=33
|win_KRU=13|draw_KRU=9|loss_KRU=10|gf_KRU=46|ga_KRU=47
|win_BAN=10|draw_BAN=5|loss_BAN=17|gf_BAN=39|ga_BAN=56
|win_ŠIA=6|draw_ŠIA=7|loss_ŠIA=19|gf_ŠIA=34|ga_ŠIA=65
|win_DAI=4|draw_DAI=5|loss_DAI=23|gf_DAI=27|ga_DAI=74
|win_TAU=3|draw_TAU=2|loss_TAU=27|gf_TAU=25|ga_TAU=92|status_TAU=R
|col_CL2=green1|text_CL2=Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
|result1=CL2
|col_EL1=blue1|text_EL1=Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
|col_EL1QCR=blue1|text_EL1QCR=Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
|note_res_EL1QCR=The runners-up of the 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
|result2=EL1|result3=EL1|result6=EL1QCR
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to I Lyga
|result9=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ltu/domestic/league/1065/ UEFA.com] [http://www.lff.lt/lt/a_lyga LFF.lt]
}}
Results
{{Col-start}}
{{Col-2}}
= First half of season =
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ATL|team2=BAN|team3=DAI|team4=EKR|team5=KRU
|team6=SŪD|team7=ŠIA|team8=TAU|team9=ŽAL
|name_ATL=Atlantas
|match_ATL_BAN=3–0
|match_ATL_DAI=6–1
|match_ATL_EKR=1–1
|match_ATL_KRU=2–0
|match_ATL_SŪD=2–2
|match_ATL_ŠIA=1–3
|match_ATL_TAU=4–0
|match_ATL_ŽAL=0–1
|name_BAN=Banga
|match_BAN_ATL=0–1
|match_BAN_DAI=4–1
|match_BAN_EKR=0–2
|match_BAN_KRU=0–0
|match_BAN_SŪD=1–2
|match_BAN_ŠIA=1–1
|match_BAN_TAU=2–0
|match_BAN_ŽAL=1–5
|name_DAI=FK Dainava
|match_DAI_ATL=1–2
|match_DAI_BAN=3–0
|match_DAI_EKR=1–3
|match_DAI_KRU=1–1
|match_DAI_SŪD=1–3
|match_DAI_ŠIA=1–2
|match_DAI_TAU=2–1
|match_DAI_ŽAL=0–3
|name_EKR=Ekranas
|match_EKR_ATL=1–2
|match_EKR_BAN=4–1
|match_EKR_DAI=2–1
|match_EKR_KRU=6–2
|match_EKR_SŪD=2–2
|match_EKR_ŠIA=2–1
|match_EKR_TAU=2–1
|match_EKR_ŽAL=0–3
|name_KRU=Kruoja
|match_KRU_ATL=2–0
|match_KRU_BAN=4–0
|match_KRU_DAI=2–0
|match_KRU_EKR=0–1
|match_KRU_SŪD=0–2
|match_KRU_ŠIA=1–1
|match_KRU_TAU=2–3
|match_KRU_ŽAL=0–0
|name_SŪD=Sūduva
|match_SŪD_ATL=0–1
|match_SŪD_BAN=2–1
|match_SŪD_DAI=4–0
|match_SŪD_EKR=0–1
|match_SŪD_KRU=0–1
|match_SŪD_ŠIA=0–0
|match_SŪD_TAU=3–0
|match_SŪD_ŽAL=0–5
|name_ŠIA=Šiauliai
|match_ŠIA_ATL=0–1
|match_ŠIA_BAN=1–4
|match_ŠIA_DAI=1–5
|match_ŠIA_EKR=1–4
|match_ŠIA_KRU=3–4
|match_ŠIA_SŪD=1–1
|match_ŠIA_TAU=4–2
|match_ŠIA_ŽAL=1–1
|name_TAU=Tauras
|match_TAU_ATL=0–1
|match_TAU_BAN=1–4
|match_TAU_DAI=0–0
|match_TAU_EKR=0–3
|match_TAU_KRU=1–2
|match_TAU_SŪD=1–6
|match_TAU_ŠIA=0–2
|match_TAU_ŽAL=0–7
|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris
|match_ŽAL_ATL=1–2
|match_ŽAL_BAN=4–2
|match_ŽAL_DAI=7–0
|match_ŽAL_EKR=2–0
|match_ŽAL_KRU=4–0
|match_ŽAL_SŪD=2–0
|match_ŽAL_ŠIA=1–0
|match_ŽAL_TAU=1–0
|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ltu/domestic/league/1065/ UEFA.com]
|update=complete
}}
{{Col-2}}
= Second half of season =
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ATL|team2=BAN|team3=DAI|team4=EKR|team5=KRU
|team6=SŪD|team7=ŠIA|team8=TAU|team9=ŽAL
|name_ATL=Atlantas
|match_ATL_BAN=1–1
|match_ATL_DAI=4–1
|match_ATL_EKR=1–0
|match_ATL_KRU=3–1
|match_ATL_SŪD=3–2
|match_ATL_ŠIA=3–0
|match_ATL_TAU=3–0
|match_ATL_ŽAL=3–1
|name_BAN=Banga
|match_BAN_ATL=0–0
|match_BAN_DAI=2–1
|match_BAN_EKR=1–2
|match_BAN_KRU=1–3
|match_BAN_SŪD=0–3
|match_BAN_ŠIA=3–0
|match_BAN_TAU=5–0
|match_BAN_ŽAL=1–1
|name_DAI=FK Dainava
|match_DAI_ATL=0–5
|match_DAI_BAN=0–1
|match_DAI_EKR=0–3
|match_DAI_KRU=1–1
|match_DAI_SŪD=0–5
|match_DAI_ŠIA=0–1
|match_DAI_TAU=1–3
|match_DAI_ŽAL=0–1
|name_EKR=Ekranas
|match_EKR_ATL=1–0
|match_EKR_BAN=2–0
|match_EKR_DAI=2–1
|match_EKR_KRU=1–3
|match_EKR_SŪD=1–3
|match_EKR_ŠIA=3–1
|match_EKR_TAU=5–0
|match_EKR_ŽAL=1–1
|name_KRU=Kruoja
|match_KRU_ATL=1–2
|match_KRU_BAN=1–0
|match_KRU_DAI=0–0
|match_KRU_EKR=1–0
|match_KRU_SŪD=2–4
|match_KRU_ŠIA=0–0
|match_KRU_TAU=2–1
|match_KRU_ŽAL=0–0
|name_SŪD=Sūduva
|match_SŪD_ATL=1–1
|match_SŪD_BAN=2–0
|match_SŪD_DAI=4–0
|match_SŪD_EKR=0–0
|match_SŪD_KRU=4–0
|match_SŪD_ŠIA=3–0
|match_SŪD_TAU=3–1
|match_SŪD_ŽAL=1–1
|name_ŠIA=Šiauliai
|match_ŠIA_ATL=0–1
|match_ŠIA_BAN=0–1
|match_ŠIA_DAI=0–0
|match_ŠIA_EKR=1–2
|match_ŠIA_KRU=2–5
|match_ŠIA_SŪD=1–5
|match_ŠIA_TAU=3–1
|match_ŠIA_ŽAL=2–4
|name_TAU=Tauras
|match_TAU_ATL=0–5
|match_TAU_BAN=1–2
|match_TAU_DAI=0–4
|match_TAU_EKR=0–1
|match_TAU_KRU=2–3
|match_TAU_SŪD=3–3
|match_TAU_ŠIA=3–1
|match_TAU_ŽAL=0–3
|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris
|match_ŽAL_ATL=1–0
|match_ŽAL_BAN=5–0
|match_ŽAL_DAI=1–0
|match_ŽAL_EKR=3–0
|match_ŽAL_KRU=2–2
|match_ŽAL_SŪD=1–3
|match_ŽAL_ŠIA=2–0
|match_ŽAL_TAU=3–0
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ltu/domestic/league/1065/ UEFA.com]
}}
{{Col-end}}
Top goalscorers
class="wikitable" |
Pos.
!Player !Club |
---|
align="center"|1
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Nerijus Valskis | align="center"|27 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|2
| {{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Biliński | align="center" rowspan="2"|21 |
{{flagicon|LTU}} Evaldas Razulis |
align="center" rowspan="1"|3
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Aurelijus Staponka | align="center" rowspan="1"|14 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|4
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Arsenij Buinickij | Ekranas | align="center" rowspan="2"|13 |
{{flagicon|LTU}} Ričardas Beniušis |
align="center"|5
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Mantas Kuklys | align="center"|11 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{A Lyga seasons}}
{{2012–13 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2013–14 in European football (UEFA)}}