2013 A Lyga
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| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Relegated | Tauras |
| Champions League | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (second qualifying round) |
| Europa League | FK Atlantas, FK Ekranas (first qualifying round) |
| Matches played | 144 |
| Goals scored | 443 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Nerijus Valskis(FK Sūduva – 27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius 7-0 FK Dainava |
| Biggest away win | FK Tauras 0-7 VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius |
| Highest scoring | FK Ekranas 6-2 FK Kruoja |
| Total attendance | 99,140 |
| Average attendance | 688 |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas were the defending champions.
Changes from 2012
[edit]The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in 2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
Stadiums and locations
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League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Atlantas | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ekranas | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 64 | |
| 4 | Sūduva | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 62 | |
| 5 | Kruoja | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 6 | Banga | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 25 | |
| 8 | Dainava | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | |
| 9 | Tauras (R) | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 11 | Relegation to I Lyga |
Source: UEFA.com LFF.lt
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The runners-up of the 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nerijus Valskis
|
FK Sūduva | 27 |
| 2 |  Kamil Biliński
|
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 21 |
| Evaldas Razulis
|
FK Atlantas | ||
| 3 | Aurelijus Staponka
|
FK Banga Gargždai | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenij Buinickij
|
Ekranas | 13 |
| Ričardas Beniušis
|
FK Kruoja Pakruojis | ||
| 5 | Mantas Kuklys
|
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 11 |