2015 A Lyga

A Lyga

Season	2015
Champions	Žalgiris
Champions League	Žalgiris
Europa League	Trakai Atlantas
Matches played	180
Goals scored	573 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tomas Radzinevičius
Biggest home win	6-0 (2 Matches)
Biggest away win	Kl.Granitas 1-8 Sūduva
Highest scoring	Kl.Granitas 1-8 Sūduva
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The 2015 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes was the 26th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started in February 2015 and ended in November 2015. Žalgiris Vilnius are the defending champions.

Teams

FK Ekranas and FK Banga failed to obtain a license to play in the A Lyga and were relegated alongside FK Dainava, which finished last in the 2014 A Lyga. They were replaced by FC Stumbras and FK Spyris from Kaunas, giving the city two football teams in the highest league for the first time since 2002, and FK Utenis from Utena. All three teams make their debut at the top level.

Stadiums and locations

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2014 season
FK Atlantas	Klaipėda	Central stadium of Klaipėda	5,000	3rd
FK Klaipėdos Granitas	Klaipėda	Central stadium of Klaipėda	5,000	8th
FK Kruoja Pakruojis	Pakruojis	Pakruojis Stadium	2,000	2nd
FK Spyris Kaunas	Kaunas	Darius and Girėnas Stadium	9,180	I Lyga, 5th
FK Stumbras	Kaunas	Darius and Girėnas Stadium	9,180	I Lyga, 1st
FK Sūduva Marijampolė	Marijampolė	ARVI Football Arena	6,250	5th
FK Šiauliai	Šiauliai	Savivaldybė Stadium	4,000	7th
FK Trakai	Trakai	LFF Stadium	5,500	4th
FK Utenis Utena	Utena	Utenis Stadium	3,000	I Lyga, 3rd
FK Žalgiris Vilnius	Vilnius	LFF Stadium	5,500	1st

Kit manufacturer and sponsors

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Club	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors
Atlantas	Jako
Granitas	Errea	Orakulas
Kruoja	Errea
Spyris	Joma	BC Žalgiris
Stumbras	Hummel	Novecorum Group
Sūduva	Joma	Sumeda
Šiauliai	Patrick	Gubernija
Trakai	Nike	Ecoil
Utenis	Hummel	Utenos Alus
Žalgiris	Kappa	TOP Sport

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris Vilnius (C)	36	31	1	4	104	25	+79	94	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2	Trakai	36	27	3	6	92	33	+59	84	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Atlantas	36	21	7	8	65	34	+31	70
4	Sūduva Marijampolė	36	21	4	11	76	34	+42	67
5	Spyris Kaunas	36	13	6	17	47	74	−27	45
6	Utenis Utena	36	11	9	16	41	50	−9	42
7	Stumbras Kaunas	36	11	8	17	51	74	−23	41
8	Klaipėdos Granitas (D)	36	6	9	21	37	83	−46	27	Disqualified[b]
9	Šiauliai (D, R)	36	5	5	26	37	94	−57	20[c]
10	Kruoja Pakruojis (D, R)	36	4	8	24	23	72	−49	20[c]	Withdrawn and relegation to I Lyga[d]

Source: UEFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Highest placed Reserves-team in the Reserve league.^[7]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Žalgiris Vilnius qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
2. On 29 October 2015, Klaipėdos Granitas was disqualified from the 2015 A Lyga after breach of fairplay regulations.^[1] Klaipėdos Granitas, made an appeal,^[2] but The Appeals Committee upheld the decision.^[3] Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time of the withdrawal, the results from played matches were maintained and matches scheduled to take place after the withdrawal were decided as 3–0 losses.^[4]
3. Head-to-head record: Kruoja Pakruojis–Šiauliai 2–2, Šiauliai–Kruoja Pakruojis 1–0, Kruoja Pakruojis–Šiauliai 2–3, Šiauliai–Kruoja Pakruojis 3–0
4. On 25 August 2015, Kruoja Pakruojis withdrew from the 2015 A Lyga after repeated accusations of match-fixing and breach of fairplay regulations.^[5] Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time of the withdrawal, the results from played matches were maintained and matches scheduled to take place after the withdrawal were decided as 3–0 losses.^[6]

Results

First half of season Home \ Away ATL KLG KRU SPY STU SŪD ŠIA TRA UTE ŽAL Atlantas 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 5–0 5–1 1–1 4–2 Klaipėdos Granitas 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–5 1–2 2–2 2–4 2–1 0–2 Kruoja 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 Spyris 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 Stumbras 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 0–2 3–1 2–3 0–1 0–4 Sūduva 1–1 3–1 3–0 5–1 1–1 6–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 Šiauliai 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 0–2 1–6 Trakai 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 4–0 5–1 2–1 Utenis 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 Žalgiris 2–0 6–0 3–0[a] 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 Source: ^[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: walkover

Second half of season Home \ Away ATL KLG KRU SPY STU SŪD ŠIA TRA UTE ŽAL Atlantas 1–1 3–0[a] 2–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 Klaipėdos Granitas 1–5 2–0 2–2 0–3[a] 1–8 4–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 Kruoja 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 1–2 2–3 0–3[a] 2–1 2–2 Spyris 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 2–4 Stumbras 0–2 1–1 3–0[a] 1–0 0–4 3–2 0–5 3–1 1–7 Sūduva 3–1 1–0 3–0[a] 5–1 3–0 5–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 Šiauliai 0–2 3–0[a] 3–0[a] 1–2 11–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 1–4 Trakai 5–1 3–0 0–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–2 Utenis 0–0 0–0 3–0[a] 4–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 Žalgiris 0–1 2–0 3–0[a] 3–0 4–0 3–0 5–0 3–0 4–3 Source: ^[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: walkover

Top goalscorers

Pos.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tomas Radzinevičius	Sūduva	28
2	David Arshakyan	Trakai	25
3	Andrey Panyukov	Atlantas	20
4	Artūras Rimkevičius	Stumbras	20
5	Darvydas Šernas	Žalgiris	17
6	Linas Pilibaitis	Žalgiris	16
7	Andrius Velička	Spyris	12

References

1. ""Klaipėdos granitas" šalinamas iš A lygos čempionato" ["Klaipėdos granitas" is removed from A Lyga championship] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
2. "Gauta "Klaipėdos granito" apeliacija" [Try "Klaipėdos granitas" appeal] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
3. "Apeliacinis komitetas paskelbė sprendimą dėl "Klaipėdos granito"" [The Appeals Committee issued a decision on Klaipėdos Granitas] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
4. "Pašalinto "Klaipėdos granito" sužaistų varžybų rezultatai paliekami" [Removed Klaipėdos Granitas, played results kept] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
5. "Kruojos" klubo komandos traukiasi iš varžybų" [Kruoja club teams withdrawing from the race] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
6. ""Kruojai" skirtos sankcijos už komandų pasitraukimą" [Kruoja for infringement of the command's withdrawal] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
7. "A Lyga 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.