2019 II Lyga

II Lyga
Season	2019
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The 2019 II Lyga season is the third season since return to two divisions system, the twenty-first after switch to spring-to-fall format and the thirty-first overall after the restoration of Independence.

The II Lyga is the third-tier of football in Lithuania. It is divided into the South Zone and the West Zone, this season containing respectively thirteen and ten clubs. The winning teams from each division are promoted to the I Lyga, while the last placed teams from both divisions are relegated to the appropriate regional division of the III Lyga, except in separately regulated cases for the B teams of higher-tier clubs.^[1] The final list of participants often does not correlate to the final results of the previous season, as the participation is finalized through the Lithuanian Football Federation league licensing process.

Team changes

In

Utenis was relegated from the 2018 LFF I Lyga.
Atlantas B, although relegated, remained in from II Lyga in 2019 as their first team participates in the 2019 A Lyga.
As FK Panevėžys gained promotion to the 2019 A Lyga, the Panevėžys B was formed and added to 2019 A Lyga.
Aukštaitija returned to LFF league system for the first time since 2011.
Newly formed Marijampolė City licensed to the league.
Vidzgiris returned to LFF league system for the first time since 2011.

Out

FK Polonija withdrew from participation in any league
FK Panerys Vilnius withdrew from participation in any league

II Lyga South Zone
Season	2019
Champions	Kauno Žalgiris B
Promoted	Kauno Žalgiris B Šilas
Relegated	Nevėžis B
Matches	156
Goals	789 (5.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ričardas Beniušis (35 goals)
Biggest home win	Panevėžys B 14–0 Nevėžis B (24 November 2019)
Biggest away win	Sūduva B 0–10 Kauno Žalgiris B (30 April 2019)
Highest scoring	Panevėžys B 14–0 Nevėžis B (24 November 2019)
Highest attendance	200 Aukštaitija v Panevėžys B (19 August 2019)
Lowest attendance	7 TERA v Kauno Žalgiris B (15 May 2019) FM Ateitis v Šilas (15 October 2019)
Total attendance	7,793
Average attendance	52
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2019.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kauno Žalgiris B (C, P)	24	19	2	3	94	33	+61	59	Promotion to LFF I Lyga
2	Šilas (P)	24	19	1	4	92	26	+66	58	Promotion to LFF I Lyga
3	Aukštaitija	24	15	5	4	97	37	+60	50
4	Panevėžys B	24	14	4	6	85	37	+48	46	Ineligible for relegation
5	Marijampolė City	24	12	6	6	53	35	+18	42
6	Viltis	24	12	4	8	60	53	+7	40
7	FM Ateitis	24	11	3	10	70	59	+11	36
8	Sveikata	24	9	3	12	45	44	+1	30
9	Vidzgiris	24	7	1	16	46	81	−35	22
10	TERA	24	6	2	16	45	78	−33	20
11	Utenis	24	5	4	15	27	71	−44	19
12	Nevėžis B (R)	24	4	2	18	45	117	−72	14	Relegation to III Lyga
13	Sūduva B	24	4	1	19	30	118	−88	13	Ineligible for relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2019. Source: Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied) 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won.^[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ATE	AUK	KŽB	MCT	NVB	PNB	SDB	SVK	ŠIL	TER	UTE	VDZ	VLT
FM Ateitis	—	3–4	1–0	1–1	8–4	4–0	5–1	4–2	3–5	2–1	7–0	5–2	3–3
Aukštaitija	4–4	—	3–5	5–0	7–0	1–1	12–0	0–1	2–1	5–0	5–1	8–1	0–3
Kauno Žalgiris B	6–1	3–5	—	2–1	7–1	7–1	3–1	4–2	1–1	4–0	1–0	6–0	7–2
Marijampolė City	2–1	2–2	1–3	—	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	0–2	4–1	1–1	4–1	1–1
Nevėžis B	1–0	3–3	0–4	1–3	—	3–3	6–3	0–2	2–5	4–7	1–4	4–8	2–0
Panevėžys B	10–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	14–0	—	7–0	1–0	2–1	9–1	1–0	3–0	1–2
Sūduva B	0–7	0–9	0–10	2–7	3–6	0–2	—	2–1	0–5	1–6	3–0	1–0	4–5
Sveikata	1–3	2–5	1–1	2–2	5–0	1–2	3–0	—	0–5	3–2	5–0	5–1	2–3
Šilas	4–1	0–7	6–1	0–2	11–0	2–0	5–0	3–1	—	3–0	5–1	8–0	4–2
TERA	1–0	0–2	2–3	0–4	6–3	4–6	4–1	0–2	0–6	—	3–1	2–4	2–7
Utenis	1–4	1–4	1–5	0–4	3–1	1–0	2–2	4–3	0–5	0–0	—	1–1	2–0
Vidzgiris	3–2	0–1	1–4	1–3	6–1	2–7	7–3	0–1	0–3	2–1	5–1	—	1–3
Viltis	3–1	5–2	0–4	0–3	2–1	2–7	5–0	0–0	1–2	2–2	5–2	4–0	—

Source: Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Sveikata	1,203	150	49	101	+3.1%^†
2	Šilas	1,083	155	50	91	−9.9%^†
3	Utenis	777	100	35	65	−64.3%¹
4	Aukštaitija	742	200	24	62	n/a^†
5	Vidzgiris	623	100	25	57	n/a²
6	Panevėžys B	663	100	15	56	n/a^†
7	Marijampolė City	521	120	15	53	n/a³
8	Viltis	468	70	10	39	+21.9%^†
9	Kauno Žalgiris B	455	56	15	38	+2.7%^†
10	Nevėžis B	371	65	10	31	−31.1%^†
11	Sūduva B	364	44	8	31	−8.8%^†
12	FM Ateitis	341	70	7	29	−38.3%^†
13	TERA	182	30	7	17	−37.0%⁴
	League total	7,793	200	7	52	+8.3%⁵

Updated to games played on complete
Source: Lietuvos Futbolas
Notes:
1: Team played in the I Lyga last season.
2: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the Vidzgiris home matches was not publicly released.
3: Official attendance statistic from 2 of the Marijampolė City home matches was not publicly released.
4: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the TERA home matches was not publicly released.
5: Official attendance statistic from 4 leagues matches was not publicly released.

II Lyga West Zone

Team changes

In

FSK Radviliškis gained promotion from 2018 III Lyga Šiauliai Zone.
Kražantė finished 7th in 2018 III Lyga Šiauliai Zone, but succeeded in licensing to 2019 II Lyga.

Out

FK Minija won 2018 II league title and advanced to 2019 I Lyga.
FK Atmosfera (2012) took 3rd place in 2018 II league, but succeeded in licensing to 2019 I Lyga.
FA Šiauliai took 6th place in 2018 II league, but succeeded in licensing to 2019 I Lyga.
Gargždų Pramogos-SC withdrew from association football and only played futsal in 2019.
FK Širvėna Biržai withdrew from participation in any league.
FK Akmenė withdrew from participation in any league.

II Lyga West Zone
Season	2019
Champions	Radviliškis
Promoted	Radviliškis Akmenės Cementas
Relegated	Saned
Matches	90
Goals	455 (5.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Deividas Dargužas (34 goals)
Biggest home win	Babrungas 18–0 Saned (20 September 2019)
Biggest away win	Atlantas B 1–11 Radviliškis (20 April 2019)
Highest scoring	Babrungas 18–0 Saned (20 September 2019)
Highest attendance	200 Banga B v Babrungas (25 August 2019)
Lowest attendance	5 Atlantas B v Banga B (14 September 2019) Saned v Džiugas B (10 October 2019)
Total attendance	4,206
Average attendance	51
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2018.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Radviliškis (C, P)	18	14	2	2	79	20	+59	44	Promotion to LFF I Lyga
2	Banga B	18	14	0	4	67	33	+34	42	Eligible for promotion only as league champions
3	Akmenės Cementas (P)	18	11	2	5	45	22	+23	35	Promotion to LFF I Lyga
4	Šilutė	18	11	1	6	52	25	+27	34
5	Babrungas	18	10	2	6	69	38	+31	32
6	Džiugas B	18	8	4	6	44	29	+15	28	Ineligible for relegation
7	Palanga B	18	5	4	9	37	35	+2	19	Ineligible for promotion
8	Kražantė	18	3	1	14	22	87	−65	10^[a]
9	Saned (R)	18	3	1	14	19	78	−59	10^[a]	Relegation to III Lyga
10	Atlantas B	18	1	3	14	21	88	−67	6	Ineligible for relegation

Source: Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied) 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won.^[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1 2 Kražantė ahead of Saned on head-to-head record; Saned–Kražantė 3–1, Kražantė–Saned 3–0.

Results

Home \ Away	AKC	ATB	BAB	BGB	DŽB	KRŽ	PLB	RDV	SAN	ŠLT
Akmenės Cementas	—	5–0	3–0	6–0	1–1	3–0^[a]	2–1	0–1	7–0	0–2
Atlantas B	0–3	—	0–9	2–7	0–7	5–1	0–0	1–11	2–2	2–5
Babrungas	3–3	5–2	—	5–0	2–0	4–2	1–3	1–3	18–0	2–2
Banga B	4–2	4–1	6–1	—	0–1	14–0	4–3	1–2	7–2	2–1
Džiugas B	1–2	4–2	0–4	1–2	—	4–2	0–0	2–2	2–1	0–1
Kražantė	1–2	3–3	0–4	2–4	1–10	—	3–0	0–3	3–0	0–6
Palanga B	3–2	8–0	7–3	0–2	2–2	1–2	—	2–2	5–1	0–2
Radviliškis	1–2	5–1	7–1	3–4	4–1	14–1	3–1	—	6–0	2–0
Saned	1–2	3–0^[b]	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	3–0^[c]	1–6	—	2–5
Šilutė	3–0	6–0	0–2	1–4	3–4	7–0	3–1	1–4	4–0	—

Source: Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

↑ Kražantė received a 0–3 technical loss in a away game against Akmenės Cementas due to violation of regulations.^[2]
↑ Atlantas B received a 0–3 technical loss in a away game against Saned due to violation of regulations. The original match ended in a 2–3 victory for Atlantas B.^[3]
↑ Palanga B received a 0–3 technical loss in a away game against Saned due to violation of regulations.^[4]

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Banga B	838	200	30	94	+168.6%^†
2	Babrungas	522	120	32	66	−21.4%²
3	Šilutė	575	150	20	64	+42.2%^†
4	Akmenės Cementas	480	100	25	60	+57.9%^†
5	Radviliškis	485	70	35	54	+20.0%¹
6	Džiugas B	400	80	15	45	−21.1%^†
7	Palanga B	289	70	11	37	−38.3%³
8	Saned	185	50	5	27	+12.5%⁴
9	Kražantė	210	30	20	27	+58.8%^1,5
10	Atlantas B	222	50	5	25	n/a¹
	League total	4,206	200	5	51	−8.9%⁶

Updated to games played on complete
Source: Lietuvos Futbolas
Notes:
1: Team played in the III Lyga last season.
2: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the Babrungas home matches was not publicly released.
3: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the Palanga B home matches was not publicly released.
4: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the Saned home matches was not publicly released.
5: Official attendance statistic from 1 of the Kražantė home matches was not publicly released.
8: Official attendance statistic from 4 leagues matches was not publicly released.

Number of teams	County	Team(s)
4	Klaipėda	Atlantas B, Banga B, Palanga B and Šilutė
	Marijampolė	Marijampolė City, Sūduva B, Sveikata and Šilas
	Šiauliai	Akmenės Cementas, Kražantė, Radviliškis and Saned
3	Vilnius	FM Ateitis, TERA and Viltis
2	Kaunas	Kauno Žalgiris B and Nevėžis B
	Panevėžys	Aukštaitija and Panevėžys B
	Telšiai	Babrungas and Džiugas B
1	Alytus	Vidzgiris
1	Utena	Utenis

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League competitions	A Lyga I Lyga II Lyga South West A Lyga (women)
Cup competitions	Lithuanian Cup (Final) Super Cup
European competitions	Champions League '19–'20 Europa League '19–'20
Related to National team	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying (Group B) Valdas Urbonas
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