2014 A Lyga
The 2014 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes, is the 25th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season starts on 8 March 2014 and ends on 29 November 2014. VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius are the defending champions.
Changes from 2013
The league changed its number of teams for the fifth time in a row, increasing it from nine teams in 2013 A Lyga to ten sides, because it 2 new clubs from I Lyga, it is FK Trakai and FK Klaipėdos Granitas. As a consequence, the schedule increased from 32 to 36 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
FK Atlantas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | 2nd |
FK Banga Gargždai | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | 2000 | 6th |
FK Dainava Alytus | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | 3748 | 8th |
FK Ekranas | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | 4000 | 3rd |
FK Klaipėdos Granitas | Klaipėda | Central stadium of Klaipėda | 4940 | I Lyga, 1st |
FK Kruoja Pakruojis | Pakruojis | Pakruojis Stadium | 2000 | 5th |
Marijampolė | ARVI Football Arena | 6250 | 4th | |
Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | 4000 | 7th | |
FK Trakai | Trakai | LFF Stadium | 5500 | I Lyga, 3rd |
Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 5500 | 1st |
League table
Results
First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers
Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Niko Tokić | Šiauliai | 19 |
2 | Linas Pilibaitis | Žalgiris | 17 |
3 | Ričardas Beniušis | Kruoja | 15 |
3 | Lukas Kochanauskas | Trakai | 15 |
5 | Elivelto | Ekranas | 13 |
5 | Evaldas Razulis | Atlantas | 13 |
5 | Tomas Radzinevičius | Sūduva | 13 |