Summary
The Lithuanain A Lyga (LTU1), or TOPsport A Lyga, is the top professional division of Lithuania's football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the LTU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 LTU1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024 LTU1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė (Lithuanian Football Federation Cup), typically a LTU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Lithuania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| LTU1 | A Lyga (TOPsport A Lyga) | 10 |
| LTU2 | I Lyga | 14 |
| LTU3A | II Lyga (Southern Zone) | - |
| LTU3B | II Lyga (Western Zone) | - |
| LTU4 | III Lyga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 1 Mar 2024 - 24 Nov 2024 | 10: LTU1 (8 minimum), LTU2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
During the 2024 LTU1 Regular season, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 LTU1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches. Table rankings ties are broken by (1) playoff (to decide champion only), (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, then (8) matches won.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 LTU1 season, the 10th place LTU1 team was relegated to the LTU2 and the 9th place LTU1 team will have a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins Relegation/Promotion Playoff with the 2nd place LTU2 team.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | - | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 4 | FK Banga Gargšdai | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | - | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | - | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 6 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FK Dainava Alytus | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 8 | FA Šiauliai | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 9 | FK Panevėžys | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 10 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LTU2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
 | FA Šiauliai | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
 | FK Panevėžys | Alytus Stadium |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
| FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Stadium |
| FK Dainava Alytus | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Alytus Stadium |
| FK Džiugas Telšiai | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Panevėžys | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
| FA Šiauliai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Alytus Stadium |
| FA Šiauliai | Alytus Stadium |
| FC Hegelmann Litauen | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| FK Banga Gargšdai | Telšių centrinis stadionas |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | LFF Stadium |
Results
| 40 | FK Dainava Alytus | LFF Stadium |
| 03 | FK Banga Gargšdai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| 12 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
| PSPD | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
| 01 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
| 31 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | LFF Stadium |
| 22 | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |
| 11 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas |
| 10 | FK Dainava Alytus | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
| 21 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| 10 | FK Dainava Alytus | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| 12 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Aukštaitija Stadium |
| 21 | FA Šiauliai | Telšių dirbtinės dangos stadionas |
| 01 | FC Hegelmann Litauen | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| 01 | FK Banga Gargšdai | LFF Stadium |
| 20 | FK TransINVEST Vilnius | LFF Stadium |
| 30 | FK Džiugas Telšiai | Darius and Girenas Stadium |
| 11 | FK Panevėžys | Šiaulių Gytarių stadionas |
| 00 | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Gargždų miesto stadionas |
| 01 | FK Dainava Alytus | LFF Kauno treniruočių centras |