2019 II Lyga explained

Competition:	II Lyga
Season:	2019
Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

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.

II Lyga South Zone

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

Competition:	II Lyga South Zone
Season:	2019
Promoted:	Šilas
Matches:	156
Total Goals:	789
Biggest Home Win:	(24 November 2019)
Biggest Away Win:	(30 April 2019)
Highest Scoring:	(24 November 2019)
Highest Attendance:	(19 August 2019)
Lowest Attendance:	(15 May 2019) (15 October 2019)
Attendance:	7,793
Average Attendance:	52
Updated:	3 December 2019

League table

Attendance

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.

Competition:	II Lyga West Zone
Season:	2019
Winners:	Radviliškis
Promoted:	Radviliškis
Relegated:	Saned
Matches:	90
Total Goals:	455
Biggest Home Win:	(20 September 2019)
Biggest Away Win:	(20 April 2019)
Highest Scoring:	(20 September 2019)
Highest Attendance:	(25 August 2019)
Lowest Attendance:	(14 September 2019) (10 October 2019)
Attendance:	4,206
Average Attendance:	51
Updated:	27 November 2018

League table

Attendance

Number of teams by counties

Number of teams	County	Team(s)
4	23px Klaipėda	Atlantas B, Banga B, Palanga B and Šilutė
	23px Marijampolė	Marijampolė City, Sūduva B, Sveikata and Šilas
	23px Šiauliai	Akmenės Cementas, Kražantė, Radviliškis and Saned
3	23px Vilnius	FM Ateitis, TERA and Viltis
2	23px Kaunas	Kauno Žalgiris B and Nevėžis B
	23px Panevėžys	Aukštaitija and Panevėžys B
	23px Telšiai	Babrungas and Džiugas B
1	23px Alytus	Vidzgiris
	23px Utena	Utenis

Notes and References

1. Web site: LFF Competition Regulations 2019 . Lithuanian Football Federation . Lithuanian . 25 November 2019.