# 2025 A Lyga

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.

## 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).
2025 A Lyga competitors :
| Club | Location | Stadium | Surface | Capacity | Seasons in A Lyga | Position in 2024 |
| Banga | Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | Artificial | 2,323 | 12 | 5th |
| DFK Dainava | Alytus | Alytus Stadium | Natural | 3,726 | 14 | 4th |
| DFK Dainava | Marijampolė | Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena | Artificial | 2,660 | 14 | 4th |
| Džiugas | Telšiai | Telšiai Central Stadium | Natural | 2,320 | 5 | 6th |
| Džiugas | Telšiai | Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 300 | 5 | 6th |
| Hegelmann | Kaunas | LFF Kaunas Training Center Stadium | Artificial | 500 | 5 | 2nd |
| Kauno Žalgiris | Kaunas | Darius and Girėnas Stadium | Hybrid | 15,315 | 11 | 3rd |
| Kauno Žalgiris | Akademija | VDU Stadium | Artificial | 1,000 | 11 | 3rd |
| Panevėžys | Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | Natural | 6,600 | 7 | 8th |
| Panevėžys | Panevėžys | Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 620 | 7 | 8th |
| FK Riteriai | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 11 | 1st in I Lyga |
| FA Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | Natural | 4,000 | 4 | 7th |
| FA Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Gytariai Stadium | Artificial | 500 | 4 | 7th |
| FA Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | 4 | 7th |
| Sūduva | Marijampolė | Marijampolė Football Arena | Natural | 6,250 | 23 | 9th |
| Sūduva | Marijampolė | Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena | Artificial | 2,660 | 23 | 9th |
| Žalgiris | Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 24 | 1st |
| Žalgiris | Vilnius | Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | 24 | 1st |

### Managers

| Team | Coach | Appointed | Licence |
| FK Banga | David Afonso | 45 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| DFK Dainava | Syarhey Kuznyatsow | 34 months ago | UEFA A |
| FC Džiugas | Andrius Lipskis | 14 months ago | UEFA A |
| FC Hegelmann | Andrius Skerla | 50 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Saulius Širmelis | 9 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Panevėžys | Stijn Vreven | 9 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Riteriai | Nicolas Vitorović | 32 days ago | UEFA Pro |
| FA Šiauliai | Mindaugas Čepas | 51 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Sūduva | Dovydas Lastauskas | 25 months ago | UEFA Pro |
| FK Žalgiris | Vladimir Cheburin | 50 months ago | UEFA Pro |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Džiugas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sūduva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Hegelmann | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Žalgiris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Šiauliai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Kauno Žalgiris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Banga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Panevėžys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Riteriai | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | Qualification for the A Lyga play-off |
| 10 | Dainava | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to the I Lyga |

## Fixtures and results

| Home \ Away | BAN | DAI | DZI | HEG | KAU | PAN | RIT | SIA | SUD | ZAL |
| Banga | | 20 APR | 16 APR | 2–0 | 30 JUN | 23 MAY | 12 APR | 5 APR | 11 MAY | 3 MAY |
| Dainava | 24 JUN | | 0–2 | 14 JUN | 1–3 | 16 APR | 26 APR | 11 MAY | 16 MAY | 24 MAY |
| Džiugas | 19 JUN | 3 MAY | | 6 APR | 9 MAY | 13 JUN | 25 JUN | 26 APR | 25 MAY | 31 MAY |
| Hegelmann | 31 MAY | 12 APR | 17 MAY | | 19 JUN | 2–1 | 29 MAR | 1–0 | 30 JUN | 20 APR |
| Kauno Žalgiris | 27 APR | 30 MAY | 1–2 | 16 APR | | 24 JUN | 4 MAY | 23 MAY | 12 APR | 18 MAY |
| Panevėžys | 30 MAR | 19 JUN | 12 APR | 10 MAY | 18 APR | | 17 MAY | 1–3 | 2–0 | 29 JUN |
| Riteriai | 15 JUN | 29 JUN | 19 APR | 25 MAY | 0–0 | 5 APR | | 19 JUN | 3–4 | 3–3 |
| Šiauliai | 18 MAY | 2–2 | 29 JUN | 2 MAY | 29 MAR | 1 JUN | 16 APR | | 25 JUN | 12 APR |
| Sūduva | 1–0 | 4 APR | 28 MAR | 27 APR | 13 JUN | 4 MAY | 1 JUN | 19 APR | | 19 JUN |
| Žalgiris | 1–1 | 30 MAR | 2–1 | 24 JUN | 6 APR | 25 APR | 9 MAY | 13 JUN | 16 APR | |

## 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.