2025 A Lyga

{{Infobox football league season

| logo =

| pixels = 250

| caption =

| competition = A Lyga

| season = 2025

| dates = {{nowrap|28 February 2025 – TBD}}

| winners =

| relegated =

| matches = 40

| total goals = 103

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| league topscorer =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| continentalcup2 = Conference League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| prevseason = 2024

| nextseason = 2026

}}

The 2025 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called TOPsport A Lyga, is the 36th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 28 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/varzybos/vyru/a-lyga/|website=lietuvosfutbolas.lt|title=A Lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas|language=lt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alyga.lt/naujiena/2025-metu-a-lygos-klubu-tarpsezonio-sudetys/8879|website=alyga.lt|title=2025 metų A lygos klubų tarpsezonio sudėtys|language=lt}}

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the LFF I Lyga. Žalgiris entered the season as defending champions.

Riteriai were promoted as champions of the 2024 LFF I Lyga, replacing the 2024 A Lyga bottom-placed team (TransINVEST).{{cite web | title=TransINVEST fail to avoid relegation in an end-of-season thriller | date=10 November 2024 | url=https://balticfootballnews.com/?p=1489| access-date=10 November 2024}}

{{Location map+ |Lithuania |width=400 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 2025 A Lyga teams|places=

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=55.9848 |long=22.2426 |label=Džiugas |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=55.9368 |long=23.2954 |label=FA Šiauliai |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=55.7392 |long=24.3595 |label=Panevėžys |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=55.7155 |long=21.4043 |label=Banga |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.9149 |long=23.7727 |label=Hegelmann |position=top|link=FC Hegelmann}}

{{location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.8974 |long=23.9374 |label=Kauno Žalgiris |position=bottom|link=FK Kauno Žalgiris}}

{{location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.6682 |long=25.2952 |label=Žalgiris |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.5746 |long=23.3647 |label=Sūduva |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Lithuania |lat=54.3921 |long=24.0548 |label=Dainava |position=bottom}}

}}

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|+2025 A Lyga competitors

Club

! Location

! Stadium

! Surface

! {{Abbr|Capacity|Seating capacity}}

! Seasons
in A Lyga

! Position
in 2024

{{sort|Banga|Banga}}

| Gargždai

| Gargždai Stadium

| Artificial

| 2,323

| 12

| {{sort|5|5th}}

rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|{{sort|Dainava|DFK Dainava}}}}

| Alytus

| Alytus Stadium

| Natural

| 3,726

|rowspan=2| 14

|rowspan=2 | {{sort|4|4th}}

Marijampolė

| Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena

| Artificial

| 2,660

rowspan=2 | {{sort|Dziugas|Džiugas}}

|rowspan=2 | Telšiai

| Telšiai Central Stadium

| Natural

| 2,320

|rowspan=2| 5

|rowspan=2 | {{sort|6|6th}}

Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium

| Artificial

| 300

{{sort|Hegelmann|Hegelmann}}

| Kaunas

| LFF Kaunas Training Center Stadium

| Artificial

| 500

| 5

|{{sort|2|2nd}}

rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|{{sort|Kauno Zalgiris|Kauno Žalgiris}}}}

|Kaunas

| Darius and Girėnas Stadium

| Hybrid

| 15,026

|rowspan=2| 11

|rowspan=2| {{sort|3|3rd}}

Akademija

| VDU Stadium

| Artificial

| 1,000

rowspan=2 | {{sort|Panevezys|Panevėžys}}

|rowspan=2 | Panevėžys

| Aukštaitija Stadium

| Natural

| 6,600

|rowspan=2| 7

|rowspan=2 | {{sort|8|8th}}

Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium

| Artificial

| 620

{{nowrap|{{sort|Riteriai|FK Riteriai}}}}

|Vilnius

| LFF Stadium

| Artificial

| 5,067

|11

|{{sort|10|1st in I Lyga}}

rowspan=3 | {{nowrap|{{sort|Siauliai|FA Šiauliai}}}}

|rowspan=3 | Šiauliai

| Savivaldybė Stadium

| Natural

| 4,000

|rowspan=3| 4

|rowspan=3 | {{sort|7|7th}}

Gytariai Stadium

| Artificial

| 500

Sportima Arena

| Artificial

| 3,157

rowspan=2 | {{sort|Suduva|Sūduva}}

|rowspan=2 | Marijampolė

| Marijampolė Football Arena

| Natural

| 6,250

|rowspan=2| 23

|rowspan=2 | {{sort|9|9th}}

Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena

| Artificial

| 2,660

rowspan=2 | {{sort|Zalgiris|Žalgiris}}

|rowspan=2 | Vilnius

| LFF Stadium

| Artificial

| 5,067

|rowspan=2| 24

|rowspan=2 | {{sort|1|1st}}

Sportima Arena

| Artificial

| 3,157

= Managers =

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! Team

! Coach

! Appointed

! Licence

FK Banga

| {{flagicon|POR}} David Afonso

| {{Time ago|2021-6-3|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

DFK Dainava

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Syarhey Kuznyatsow

| {{Time ago|2022-5-11|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA A

FC Džiugas

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Andrius Lipskis

| {{Time ago|2024-1-10|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA A

FC Hegelmann

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Andrius Skerla

| {{Time ago|2021-1-2|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

FK Kauno Žalgiris

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Saulius Širmelis

| {{Time ago|2024-6-5|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

FK Panevėžys

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stijn Vreven

| {{Time ago|2024-6-1|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

FK Riteriai

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicolas Vitorović

| {{sort|0|{{Time ago|2025-2-14|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}}}}}

| UEFA Pro

FA Šiauliai

| {{Flagicon|Lithuania}} Mindaugas Čepas

| {{Time ago|2020-12-1|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

FK Sūduva

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Dovydas Lastauskas

| {{Time ago|2023-2-1|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

FK Žalgiris

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Cheburin

| {{Time ago|2021-1-11|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|magnitude=months}}

| UEFA Pro

League table

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

|source=[https://alyga.lt/turnyrine-lentele/1 A Lyga], [https://uk.soccerway.com/national/lithuania/a-lyga/2025/regular-season/r85431/ Soccerway]

|team_order=HEG, KAU, DZI, SUD, SIA, ZAL, RIT, BAN, PAN, DAI

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result3=ECL1Q |result9=RPO |result10=REL

|update=20 April 2025

|win_BAN=2 |draw_BAN=2 |loss_BAN=4 |gf_BAN=8 |ga_BAN=10

|win_DAI=0 |draw_DAI=1 |loss_DAI=7 |gf_DAI=7 |ga_DAI=17

|win_DZI=5 |draw_DZI=0 |loss_DZI=3 |gf_DZI=8 |ga_DZI=6

|win_HEG=6 |draw_HEG=0 |loss_HEG=2 |gf_HEG=13|ga_HEG=10

|win_KAU=4 |draw_KAU=3 |loss_KAU=1 |gf_KAU=12|ga_KAU=7

|win_PAN=2 |draw_PAN=1 |loss_PAN=5 |gf_PAN=10|ga_PAN=13

|win_RIT=2 |draw_RIT=3 |loss_RIT=3 |gf_RIT=15|ga_RIT=14

|win_SIA=3 |draw_SIA=3 |loss_SIA=2 |gf_SIA=14|ga_SIA=11

|win_SUD=4 |draw_SUD=2 |loss_SUD=2 |gf_SUD=8 |ga_SUD=9

|win_ZAL=3 |draw_ZAL=3 |loss_ZAL=2 |gf_ZAL=11|ga_ZAL=9

|name_BAN=Banga

|name_DAI=Dainava

|name_DZI=Džiugas

|name_HEG=Hegelmann

|name_KAU=Kauno Žalgiris

|name_PAN=Panevėžys

|name_RIT=Riteriai

|name_SIA=Šiauliai

|name_SUD=Sūduva

|name_ZAL=Žalgiris

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.

|res_col_header=QR

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

|col_ECL1Q=yellow1 |text_ECL1Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round}}

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the A Lyga play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the I Lyga}}

Fixtures and results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://alyga.lt/turnyrine-lentele/1 A Lyga], [https://uk.soccerway.com/national/lithuania/a-lyga/2025/regular-season/r85431/ Soccerway]

|update=20 April 2025

|matches_style=FBR

|solid_cell=grey

|legs=2

|team_order=BAN, DAI, DZI, HEG, KAU, PAN, RIT, SIA, SUD, ZAL

|name_BAN=Banga

|name_DAI=Dainava

|name_DZI=Džiugas

|name_HEG=Hegelmann

|name_KAU=Kauno Žalgiris

|name_PAN=Panevėžys

|name_RIT=Riteriai

|name_SIA=Šiauliai

|name_SUD=Sūduva

|name_ZAL=Žalgiris

|match1_BAN_DAI=2–1

|match1_BAN_DZI=0–1

|match1_BAN_HEG=2–0

|match1_BAN_KAU=30 JUN

|match1_BAN_PAN=23 MAY

|match1_BAN_RIT=1–3

|match1_BAN_SIA=1–2

|match1_BAN_SUD=11 MAY

|match1_BAN_ZAL=3 MAY

|match1_DAI_BAN=24 JUN

|match1_DAI_DZI=0–2

|match1_DAI_HEG=14 JUN

|match1_DAI_KAU=1–3

|match1_DAI_PAN=1–3

|match1_DAI_RIT=26 APR

|match1_DAI_SIA=11 MAY

|match1_DAI_SUD=16 MAY

|match1_DAI_ZAL=0–1

|match1_DZI_BAN=19 JUN

|match1_DZI_DAI=3 MAY

|match1_DZI_HEG=0–2

|match1_DZI_KAU=9 MAY

|match1_DZI_PAN=13 JUN

|match1_DZI_RIT=25 JUN

|match1_DZI_SIA=26 APR

|match1_DZI_SUD=25 MAY

|match1_DZI_ZAL=31 MAY

|match1_HEG_BAN=31 MAY

|match1_HEG_DAI=3–2

|match1_HEG_DZI=17 MAY

|match1_HEG_KAU=19 JUN

|match1_HEG_PAN=2–1

|match1_HEG_RIT=2–1

|match1_HEG_SIA=1–0

|match1_HEG_SUD=30 JUN

|match1_HEG_ZAL=2–1

|match1_KAU_BAN=27 APR

|match1_KAU_DAI=30 MAY

|match1_KAU_DZI=1–2

|match1_KAU_HEG=3–1

|match1_KAU_PAN=24 JUN

|match1_KAU_RIT=4 MAY

|match1_KAU_SIA=23 MAY

|match1_KAU_SUD=0–0

|match1_KAU_ZAL=18 MAY

|match1_PAN_BAN=1–1

|match1_PAN_DAI=19 JUN

|match1_PAN_DZI=0–1

|match1_PAN_HEG=10 MAY

|match1_PAN_KAU=0–2

|match1_PAN_RIT=17 MAY

|match1_PAN_SIA=1–3

|match1_PAN_SUD=2–0

|match1_PAN_ZAL=29 JUN

|match1_RIT_BAN=15 JUN

|match1_RIT_DAI=29 JUN

|match1_RIT_DZI=0–1

|match1_RIT_HEG=25 MAY

|match1_RIT_KAU=0–0

|match1_RIT_PAN=3–1

|match1_RIT_SIA=19 JUN

|match1_RIT_SUD=3–4

|match1_RIT_ZAL=3–3

|match1_SIA_BAN=18 MAY

|match1_SIA_DAI=2–2

|match1_SIA_DZI=29 JUN

|match1_SIA_HEG=2 MAY

|match1_SIA_KAU=2–3

|match1_SIA_PAN=1 JUN

|match1_SIA_RIT=2–2

|match1_SIA_SUD=25 JUN

|match1_SIA_ZAL=2–0

|match1_SUD_BAN=1–0

|match1_SUD_DAI=1–0

|match1_SUD_DZI=1–0

|match1_SUD_HEG=27 APR

|match1_SUD_KAU=13 JUN

|match1_SUD_PAN=4 MAY

|match1_SUD_RIT=1 JUN

|match1_SUD_SIA=1–1

|match1_SUD_ZAL=19 JUN

|match1_ZAL_BAN=1–1

|match1_ZAL_DAI=24 MAY

|match1_ZAL_DZI=2–1

|match1_ZAL_HEG=24 JUN

|match1_ZAL_KAU=0–0

|match1_ZAL_PAN=25 APR

|match1_ZAL_RIT=9 MAY

|match1_ZAL_SIA=13 JUN

|match1_ZAL_SUD=3–0

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A Lyga play-off

The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2025 LFF I Lyga in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 A Lyga.

See also

References

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