2022 A Lyga
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| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 23 November 2022 |
| Champions | Žalgiris |
| Relegated | Jonava |
| Champions League | Žalgiris |
| Europa Conference League | Kauno Žalgiris Panevėzys Hegelmann |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 386 (2.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Renan Oliveira (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Žalgiris 6–0 Jonava (4 March 2022) Hegelmann 6–0 Jonava (16 July 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Jonava 0–5 Žalgiris (27 April 2022) Jonava 0–5 Panevėžys (22 June 2022) Sūduva 0–5 Žalgiris (26 June 2022) Jonava 0–5 Banga (7 September 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Džiugas 3–5 Žalgiris (13 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Žalgiris (19 June - 28 August 2022) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Žalgiris (4 March - 14 May) |
| Longest winless run | 28 matches Jonava (4 March - 12 September 2022) |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Jonava (4 March - 3 May 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 1237 Sūduva 4–1 Panevėžys (7 August 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 45 Kauno Žalgiris 5–1 Džiugas (7 September 2022) |
| Total attendance | 66,834 |
| Average attendance | 371 |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 12 September 2022. | |
The 2022 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga[1] was the 33rd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 4 March and concluded on 23 November 2022.[2]
Managers
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Kauno Žalgiris | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Panevėžys | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hegelmann | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 61 | |
| 5 | Riteriai | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 59 | |
| 6 | Sūduva | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 | |
| 8 | Banga | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 30 | |
| 9 | Džiugas (O) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | Qualification for A Lyga play-off |
| 10 | Jonava (R) | 36 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 103 | −91 | 3 | Relegation to I Lyga |
Source: A Lyga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 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; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (for champion only) 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; 10) Fairplay ranking; 11) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Fixtures and results
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–36
A Lyga play-off
The 9th-placed team, Džiugas, played a play-off against the second-placed team from I Lyga, FK Neptūnas, for the remaining spot in the league.[7]
First leg
| 27 November 2022 | Neptūnas | 0–4 | Džiugas | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| 13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Jorge Eduardo  29', 73', 77'Ankudinovas 67' |
Stadium: Klaipėdos dirbtinės dangos stadionas Attendance: 400 Referee: Donatas Rumšas |
Second leg
Top scorers
| Goals | Assists | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 |  Renan Oliveira | FK Žalgiris |
| 13 | 6 |  Vilius Armanavičius | FC Hegelmann |
| 13 | 3 |  Oleksiy Shchebetun | FA Šiauliai |
| 11 | 1 |  Kule Mbombo | FK Sūduva |
| 10 | 3 | Rokas Filipavičius | FK Riteriai |
| 9 | 2 | Daniel Romanovskij | FA Šiauliai |
| 9 | 2 |  Anton Fase | FK Kauno Žalgiris |
| 9 | 2 |  Mathias Oyewusi | FK Žalgiris |
| 9 | 0 | Robertas Vėževičius | FK Banga |