2011 A Lyga
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| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ekranas 6th title |
| Champions League | Ekranas |
| Europa League | Žalgiris Sūduva Šiauliai |
| Baltic League | Ekranas Žalgiris Sūduva Šiauliai Kruoja |
| 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.
| 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 |
