2010 A Lyga Explained

Competition:A Lyga
Season:2010
Winners:Ekranas
6th title
Relegated:Atletas Kaunas
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Ekranas
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sūduva Marijampolė
Tauras Tauragė
Banga Gargždai
Continentalcup3:Baltic League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Ekranas
Sūduva Marijampolė
Žalgiris Vilnius
Tauras Tauragė
Šiauliai
League Topscorer:Povilas Lukšys (16 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Sūduva 7–0 Klaipėda
Biggest Away Win:Klaipėda 0–7 Šiauliai
Highest Scoring:Klaipėda 1–6 Sūduva
Sūduva 7–0 Klaipėda
Klaipėda 0–7 Šiauliai
Matches:135
Total Goals:370
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Lithuanian A Lyga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season began on 20 March 2010 and ended on 14 November 2010. Ekranas were the defending champions and retained the title. This was their sixth league title and third in a row.

Teams

Stadia, locations and coaches

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityCurrent manager
AtletasKaunasS. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium9,180 Saulius Širmelis
BangaGargždaiGargždai Stadium1,800 Arminas Narbekovas
EkranasPanevėžysAukštaitija Stadium4,000 Valdas Urbonas
KlaipėdaKlaipėdaŽalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda)5,000 Saulius Mikalajūnas
KruojaPakruojisPakruojis Stadium2,000 Albertas Klimavičius
MažeikiaiMažeikiaiSports Centre Stadium2,300 Nerijus Gudaitis
SūduvaMarijampolėSūduva Stadium6,260 Donatas Vencevičius
ŠiauliaiŠiauliaiSavivaldybė Stadium3,000 Deivis Kančelskis
TaurasTauragėVytauto Stadium1,600 Gedeminas Jarmalavičius
VėtraVilniusVėtra Stadium5,300 Virginijus Liubšys
ŽalgirisVilniusŽalgiris Stadium15,030 Igoris Pankratjevas

Results

Every team will play each other three times for a total of 30 games.[1]

Note: All Vėtra results listed below were annulled after the club was expelled from championship. They are listed here for information purposes. Matches which were to be competed after Vėtra's exemption have been shaded.

Third round

Goalscorers

Including matches played on 14 November 2010; Source: Lietuvos futbolo statistika

Top goalscorers

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1 Povilas LukšysSūduva16
2 Vits RimkusEkranas15
3 Dominykas GalkevičiusEkranas12
4 Artūras JeršovasŽalgiris11
5 Andrius UrbšysSūduva10
6 Aurelijus StaponkaBanga9
7 Egidijus VarnasEkranas8
Tautvydas ŠvelnaKruoja8
Viktor RaskovŠiauliai8
10 Ramūnas RadavičiusEkranas7
Mantas KuklysŠiauliai7
123 players6
159 players5
2413 players4
3718 players3
5523 players2
7837 players1
Own goals7
Total:370
Games:135
Average:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.futbolas.lt/2010/03/15/lff-3-ratu-sistema-optimalus-variantas/ LFF: 3 ratų sistema – optimalus variantas