2020 A Lyga

FK Sūduva Marijampolė begin the season as defending champions having won their third consecutive league title last year.

Three clubs dropped out of A Lyga last season - Stumbras folded in the summer, while Atlantas and Palanga were disqualified after the end of the season after investigation revealed numerous match-fixing incidents.

The top 5 previous season's teams - FK Sūduva Marijampolė, FK Žalgiris, FK Riteriai, FK Kauno Žalgiris and FK Panevėžys met licensing criteria and received a straight pass to their licenses. Disqualified FK Palanga and FK Atlantas appealed the disqualification decision and expressed interest in playing in A Lyga. Their appeals were rejected.

Five of the I Lyga teams applied for A Lyga licenses - FK Banga Gargždai, FC Džiugas, Vilniaus Vytis, DFK Dainava and FC Hegelmann Litauen. The previous year's I Lyga winners FC Džiugas failed to meet A Lyga licensing criteria, and their application was rejected. FC Džiugas will continue playing in I Lyga this season. FK Banga Gargždai won the play-off match against FK Palanga and earned the right to play in A Lyga. Their A Lyga license was granted upon appeal. Vilniaus Vytis and DFK Dainava did not earn promotion to A Lyga, however they were hoping for exceptions which are common in Lithuanian football. In this instance their applications were rejected on the grounds of failing to meet several critical criteria. FC Hegelmann Litauen withdrew their application prior to the licensing committee's meeting. This meant that only six teams will play in the 2020 A Lyga championship. The LFF announced that four I Lyga teams will qualify for promotion to A Lyga next season.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/9599/vykdomojo-komiteto-posedzio-metu-patvirtintas-i-ir-a-lygu-komandu-skaicius/

|website=LFF

|title=Vykdomojo komiteto posėdžio metu patvirtintas I ir A lygų komandų skaičius

|date=2020-02-26

|access-date=2020-02-26

}}

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{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.909962 |long=23.899174 |label=Kauno
Žalgiris}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=55.715468 |long=21.403887 |label=Banga}}

{{location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.668634 |long=25.294156 |label=Vilnius |mark=Black pog.svg|position=bottom}}

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{{nowrap|
Riteriai
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On 12 March all sports events were postponed for two weeks in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/news/9654/svarbi-informacija-del-lff-vykdomu-varzybu-ir-renginiu-sustabdymo/

|website=LFF

|title= Svarbi informacija dėl LFF vykdomų varžybų ir renginių sustabdymo

|date=2020-03-12

|access-date=2020-03-12

|language = lt

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Regular season

|source=[https://alyga.lt/turnyrine-lentele/1 A Lyga] {{in lang|lt}}, [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ltu/domestic/league/1065/ UEFA],

[https://int.soccerway.com/national/lithuania/a-lyga/2020/regular-season/r56650/ Soccerway]

|team1=ZAL |team2=SUD |team3=KZA |team4=BAN |team5=PAN |team6=RIT

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result3=ECL1Q |result5=ECL2Q

|update=complete

|win_BAN=3 |draw_BAN=7 |loss_BAN=10|gf_BAN=16|ga_BAN=30

|win_KZA=12|draw_KZA=2 |loss_KZA=6 |gf_KZA=30|ga_KZA=18

|win_PAN=2 |draw_PAN=6 |loss_PAN=12|gf_PAN=19|ga_PAN=38

|win_RIT=2 |draw_RIT=6 |loss_RIT=12|gf_RIT=17|ga_RIT=38

|win_SUD=13|draw_SUD=4 |loss_SUD=3 |gf_SUD=32|ga_SUD=18

|win_ZAL=14|draw_ZAL=3 |loss_ZAL=3 |gf_ZAL=42|ga_ZAL=14

|status_ZAL=C

|note_res_ECL2Q = Panevėžys qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup winners.

|name_BAN=Banga

|name_KZA=Kauno Žalgiris

|name_PAN=Panevėžys

|name_RIT=Riteriai

|name_SUD=Sūduva

|name_ZAL=Žalgiris

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won.{{cite web|url=https://lff.lt/files/documents/514/2019%20m.%20LFF%20var%C5%BEyb%C5%B3%20nuostatai.docx |title=A Lyga 2019 - Season rules |publisher=Lithuanian Football Federation |language=lt |access-date=5 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |format=DOCX}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round}}

|col_ECL2Q=yellow1 |text_ECL2Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round

|col_ECL1Q=yellow2 |text_ECL1Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round

}}

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://alyga.lt/rezultatai A Lyga] {{in lang|lt}}

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BAN | team2= KŽA | team3= PAN | team4= RIT | team5= SŪD | team6= ŽAL

| name_BAN = Banga

| name_KŽA = Kauno Žalgiris

| name_PAN = Panevėžys

| name_RIT = Riteriai

| name_SŪD = Sūduva

| name_ŽAL = Žalgiris

| match_BAN_KŽA = 1–1

| match_BAN_PAN = 2–0

| match_BAN_RIT = 1–1

| match_BAN_SŪD = 0–2

| match_BAN_ŽAL = 0–1

| match_KŽA_BAN = 2–0

| match_KŽA_PAN = 2–0

| match_KŽA_RIT = 2–1

| match_KŽA_SŪD = 0–1

| match_KŽA_ŽAL = 0–1

| match_PAN_BAN = 2–1

| match_PAN_KŽA = 0–2

| match_PAN_RIT = 2–1

| match_PAN_SŪD = 1–3

| match_PAN_ŽAL = 1–2

| match_RIT_BAN = 0–1

| match_RIT_KŽA = 0–3

| match_RIT_PAN = 1–1

| match_RIT_SŪD = 1–3

| match_RIT_ŽAL = 0–7

| match_SŪD_BAN = 1–0

| match_SŪD_KŽA = 1–0

| match_SŪD_PAN = 3–0

| match_SŪD_RIT = 1–0

| match_SŪD_ŽAL = 1–1

| match_ŽAL_BAN = 0–0

| match_ŽAL_KŽA = 2–3

| match_ŽAL_PAN = 4–0

| match_ŽAL_RIT = 0–1

| match_ŽAL_SŪD = 4–0

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://alyga.lt/rezultatai A Lyga] {{in lang|lt}}

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BAN | team2= KŽA | team3= PAN | team4= RIT | team5= SŪD | team6= ŽAL

| name_BAN = Banga

| name_KŽA = Kauno Žalgiris

| name_PAN = Panevėžys

| name_RIT = Riteriai

| name_SŪD = Sūduva

| name_ŽAL = Žalgiris

| match_BAN_KŽA = 1–2

| match_BAN_PAN = 3–3

| match_BAN_RIT = 1–1

| match_BAN_SŪD = 1–2

| match_BAN_ŽAL = 0–4

| match_KŽA_BAN = 2–3

| match_KŽA_PAN = 3–2

| match_KŽA_RIT = 1–0

| match_KŽA_SŪD = 3–0

| match_KŽA_ŽAL = 0–1

| match_PAN_BAN = 1–1

| match_PAN_KŽA = 0–1

| match_PAN_RIT = 1–1

| match_PAN_SŪD = 1–1

| match_PAN_ŽAL = 1–2

| match_RIT_BAN = 4–0

| match_RIT_KŽA = 0–1

| match_RIT_PAN = 1–1

| match_RIT_SŪD = 1–2

| match_RIT_ŽAL = 2–2

| match_SŪD_BAN = 0–0

| match_SŪD_KŽA = 1–1

| match_SŪD_PAN = 1–0

| match_SŪD_RIT = 7–1

| match_SŪD_ŽAL = 2–0

| match_ŽAL_BAN = 1–0

| match_ŽAL_KŽA = 3–1

| match_ŽAL_PAN = 3–2

| match_ŽAL_RIT = 1–0

| match_ŽAL_SŪD = 3–0

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{{small|Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2020.}}

{{small|Source: soccerway.com{{cite web|title=Top Scorers|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/lithuania/a-lyga/2020/regular-season/r56650/}}}}

• 2020 LFF I Lyga
• Football in Lithuania
• 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup

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