2011 A Lyga (original) (raw)
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Football league season
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ekranas6th title |
| Champions League | Ekranas |
| Europa League | ŽalgirisSūduvaŠiauliai |
| Baltic League | EkranasŽalgirisSūduvaŠiauliaiKruoja |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 560 (2.83 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Sūduva 13–0 Atlantas |
| Biggest away win | Dainava 0–6 Sūduva |
| Highest scoring | Sūduva 13–0 Atlantas |
| Longest winning run | Ekranas, Žalgiris(8 games each)[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | Ekranas(19 games)[1] |
| Longest winless run | FC Klaipėda(20 games)[1] |
| Longest losing run | FC Klaipėda(17 games)[1] |
| ← 2010 2012 → |
The 2011 A Lyga was the 22nd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 12 March 2011 and ended on 6 November 2011.[2] Ekranas were the defending champions, having won their third consecutive title at the end of the 2010 season.
The league will see a change in the number of teams once again as twelve teams were granted a licence for 2011,[3] one more than in the 2010 season.
FK Vėtra were expelled over financial troubles after 16 matches of the 2010 season;[4] their records were annulled and the team was subsequently disbanded.[_citation needed_] From the remaining ten clubs, Atletas Kaunas, who finished in last place at the end of the season, were the only team not to apply for a 2011 top-level licence. Atletas therefore played at the second level in 2011.
Three new teams were admitted to the league, unbeaten[5] 2010 I Lyga champions FBK Kaunas, seventh-placed team Atlantas Klaipėda and Dainava Alytus, a merger between I Lyga runners-up Alytis Alytus and third-placed city rivals Vidzgiris.[6] FBK Kaunas and Atlantas made their return after two seasons in the lower divisions of the Lithuanian league system, while Dainava had their debut in the A Lyga, as neither of its predecessor clubs played at the Lithuanian top level in its history.
Location of teams in the 2010 A Lyga
| Club | Location | Stadium | 2010 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantas | Klaipėda | Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda) | I Lyga, 7th |
| Banga | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | A Lyga, 6th |
| Dainava | Alytus | I Lyga, 2nd/3rd | |
| Ekranas | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | A Lyga, 1st |
| FBK Kaunas | Kaunas | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium | I Lyga, 1st |
| FC Klaipėda | Klaipėda | Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda) | A Lyga, 8th |
| Kruoja | Pakruojis | Pakruojis Stadium | A Lyga, 7th |
| Mažeikiai | Mažeikiai | Sports Centre Stadium | A Lyga, 9th |
| Sūduva | Marijampolė | Sūduva Stadium | A Lyga, 2nd |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | A Lyga, 5th |
| Tauras | Tauragė | Vytauto Stadium | A Lyga, 4th |
| Žalgiris | Vilnius | Žalgiris Stadium | A Lyga, 3rd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekranas (C) | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 14 | +54 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 17 | +39 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Sūduva | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 19 | +51 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Šiauliai | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Kruoja | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Banga | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 46 | |
| 7 | Tauras | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 45[b] | |
| 8 | Dainava | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 45[b] | |
| 9 | Mažeikiai (R) | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to Lower leagues[c] |
| 10 | FBK Kaunas[d] (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 26 | Relegation to I Lyga[c] |
| 11 | Atlantas | 33 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 121 | −93 | 11 | |
| 12 | Klaipėda (R) | 33 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 89 | −70 | 9 | Relegation to Lower leagues[c] |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th number of wins.[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b The winners of the 2011–12 Lithuanian Football Cup competition, Žalgiris Vilnius, qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. As they finished second, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
- ^ a b TAU: 7 pts; DAI: 1 pt
- ^ a b c FK Mažeikiai, FBK Kaunas and FC Klaipėda were not granted a 2012 A Lyga licence; Kaunas will compete in the second-level I Lyga, while Mažeikiai and Klaipėda will not play in any of the two highest leagues in 2012.[7]
- ^ FBK Kaunas were deducted six points before the start of the season because of outstanding debts to a former player.[8]
Teams played each other three times, either twice at home and once away or vice versa, for a total of 33 matches per team.[2]
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ This match was played in Panevėžys. It is shown here as a Tauras home match for organizational purposes.
- ^ This match was played in Pakruojis. It is shown here as a Žalgiris home match for organizational purposes.
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Including matches played on 6 November 2011; Source: Lietuvos futbolo statistika
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deivydas Matulevičius |
Žalgiris | 19 |
| 2 |  Goran Jerković |
Tauras | 17 |
| Arsenij Buinickij |
Dainava | 17 | |
| 4 | Tadas Eliošius |
Sūduva | 13 |
| 5 | Povilas Lukšys |
Sūduva | 12 |
 Sergej Zhygalov |
Mažeikiai/Sūduva | 12 | |
| 7 |  Regilio Seedorf |
Tauras | 11 |
| Evaldas Razulis |
Kaunas | 11 | |
| 9 |  Marko Anđelković |
Ekranas | 9 |
| Andrius Velička |
Ekranas | 9 | |
| Ričardas Beniušis |
Sūduva | 9 | |
| Artūras Rimkevičius |
Šiauliai | 9 |
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- ^ "2011 metų LFF A lygoje žais 12 komandų, paskelbtas tvarkaraštis" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ ""Vėtrai" gresia pašalinimas į žemesnę lygą" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Lithuania - 1 Lyga 2010". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "FK Dainava Alytus". Weltfussballarchiv. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "2012 metų Lietuvos futbolo A lygoje rungtyniaus 10 komandų" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "FIFA įpareigojimu iš FBK "Kaunas" atimti šeši taškai". Lithuanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "2011 METŲ LIETUVOS FUTBOLO FEDERACIJOS VARŽYBŲ NUOSTATAI" (PDF). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2011.[_permanent dead link_]
- Official site Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)