| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | A Lyga |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa Conference League |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 386 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches Žalgiris |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches Žalgiris |
| Longest Winless: | 28 matches Jonava |
| Longest Losses: | 12 matches Jonava |
| League Topscorer: | Renan Oliveira |
| Highest Attendance: | 1237 Sūduva 4–1 Panevėžys |
| Lowest Attendance: | 45 Kauno Žalgiris 5–1 Džiugas |
| Attendance: | 66,834 |
| Average Attendance: | 371 |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
| Updated: | 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]
FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions. DFK Dainava and FK Nevėžis were relegated, and replaced with FA Šiauliai and FK Jonava. All teams that were eligible to participate in A lyga based on sporting principle have successfully passed the licensing process for the first time in recent years.[3] [4] [5]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Surface | Capacity | Seasons in A Lyga | 2021 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargždai | Gargždai Stadium | Artificial | 2,323 | 9 | ||
| — | — | — | ||||
| Telšiai | Telšiai Central Stadium | Natural | 2,400 | 2 | ||
| Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium | — | — | ||||
| Kaunas | LFF Kaunas training center stadium | Artificial | 500 | 2 | ||
| — | — | — | ||||
| Jonava | Central Stadium of Jonava | Natural | 2,000 | 3 | ||
| Artificial Stadium of Jonava | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| Kaunas | Kauno Žalgiris FA Stadium | Natural | 500 | 8 | ||
| NFA Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| Panevėžys | Aukštaitija Stadium | Natural | 6,600 | 4 | ||
| Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 9 | ||
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 | ||||
| Marijampolė | Sūduva Stadium (Hikvision Arena) | Natural | 6,250 | 20 | ||
| Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena (Hikvision FIA) | Artificial | 2,660 | ||||
| Šiauliai | Savivaldybė Stadium | Natural | 4,000 | 1 | ||
| Gytariai Stadium | Artificial | 500 | ||||
| Vilnius | LFF Stadium | Artificial | 5,067 | 21 | ||
| Sportima Arena | Artificial | 3,157 |
| Team | Coach | Appointed | In Charge | Licence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Banga | David Afonso | 3 June 2021 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FC Džiugas | João Prates | 15 June 2021 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FC Hegelmann |  Andrius Skerla | 2 January 2021 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FK Jonava |  Petro Kushlyk | 26 May 2022 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | Rokas Garastas | 3 December 2019 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FK Panevėžys | 22 September 2022 | UEFA Pro | |||
| FK Riteriai |  Pablo Villar | 24 May 2022 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FK Sūduva | Matthew Silva (caretaker) | 20 October 2022 | UEFA Pro | ||
| FA Šiauliai | 1 December 2020 | UEFA Pro | |||
| FK Žalgiris |  Vladimir Cheburin | 11 January 2021 | UEFA Pro |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Luís Martins | returned to C.S. Marítimo | 30 November 2021 | Valdas Urbonas | 11 December 2021 | ||
| FK Riteriai | Miguel Moreira | end of contract | 30 November 2021 |  Glenn Ståhl | 27 January 2022 | |
| FK Sūduva | Víctor Basadre | contract terminated | 4 April 2022 | Miguel Moreira | 11 April 2022 | |
| FK Jonava | Eisvinas Utyra | resigned | 23 April 2022 | Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) | 23 April 2022 | |
| FK Riteriai | Glenn Ståhl | resigned | 7 May 2022 | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | 12 May 2022 | |
| FK Jonava | Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) | resigned | 11 May 2022 | Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) | 14 May 2022 | |
| FK Riteriai | Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 24 May 2022 | Pablo Villar | 24 May 2022 | |
| FK Jonava | Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 26 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | ||
| FC Džiugas | sacked | 13 June 2022 | João Prates | 15 June 2022 | ||
| FK Panevėžys | Valdas Urbonas | sacked | 10 September 2022 | Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) | 10 September 2022 | |
| FK Panevėžys | Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) | appointment of permanent manager | 22 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 | ||
| FK Sūduva | Miguel Moreira | mutual consent | 20 October 2022 | Matthew Silva (caretaker) | 20 October 2022 | |
| FK Sūduva | end of caretaker spell | 30 November 2022 | - | - |
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.[6]
| Goals | Assists | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 | FK Žalgiris | ||
| 13 | 6 | FC Hegelmann | ||
| 13 | 3 | FA Šiauliai | ||
| 11 | 1 | FK Sūduva | ||
| 10 | 3 | FK Riteriai | ||
| 9 | 2 | FA Šiauliai | ||
| 9 | 2 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| 9 | 2 | FK Žalgiris | ||
| 9 | 0 | FK Banga |