2013_A_Lyga
2013 A Lyga
Football league season
The 2013 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas were the defending champions.
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Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Relegated | Tauras |
| Champions League | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (second qualifying round) |
| Europa League | FK Atlantas, FK Ekranas (first qualifying round) |
| Matches played | 144 |
| Goals scored | 443 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Nerijus Valskis(FK Sūduva – 27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 7-0 FK Dainava |
| Biggest away win | FK Tauras 0-7 VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Highest scoring | FK Ekranas 6-2 FK Kruoja |
| Total attendance | 99,140 |
| Average attendance | 688 |
← 2012 2014 → | |
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The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in 2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
Stadiums and locations
More information Club, Location ...
| Club | Location | Stadium | 2012 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| FK Atlantas | Klaipėda | Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda) | 8th |
| FK Banga Gargždai | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | 6th |
| FK Dainava Alytus | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | 7th |
| FK Ekranas | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | 1st |
| FK Kruoja Pakruojis | Pakruojis | Pakruojis Stadium | 4th |
| FK Sūduva Marijampolė | Marijampolė | ARVI Football Arena | 3rd |
| FK Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | 5th |
| FK Tauras Tauragė | Tauragė | Vytauto Stadium | 9th |
| VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | 2nd |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Atlantas | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ekranas | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 64 | |
| 4 | Sūduva | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 62 | |
| 5 | Kruoja | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 6 | Banga | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 25 | |
| 8 | Dainava | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | |
| 9 | Tauras (R) | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 11 | Relegation to I Lyga |
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Source: UEFA.com LFF.lt
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The runners-up of the 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
First half of season
Source: UEFA.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Second half of season
Source: UEFA.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nerijus Valskis |
FK Sūduva | 27 |
| 2 |  Kamil Biliński |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 21 |
| Evaldas Razulis |
FK Atlantas | ||
| 3 | Aurelijus Staponka |
FK Banga Gargždai | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenij Buinickij |
Ekranas | 13 |
| Ričardas Beniušis |
FK Kruoja Pakruojis | ||
| 5 | Mantas Kuklys |
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 11 |
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