2016 LFF I Lyga

1 Lyga

Season	2016
Champions	Šilas
Matches played	240
Goals scored	947 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Artur Skuratovič (31 goals)
Biggest home win	Vytis 14-0 Minija (15 October 2016)
Biggest away win	Šilutė 0-8 Nevėžis (23 June 2016) F.B.K. Kaunas 0-8 Hegelmann Litauen (5 October 2016)
Highest scoring	Vytis 14-0 Minija (15 October 2016)
Longest winning run	Šilas Nevėžis (7 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Palanga (18 games)
Longest winless run	Lokomotyvas F.B.K. Kaunas (17 games)
Longest losing run	F.B.K. Kaunas (14 games)
Highest attendance	1,000 Banga v DFK Dainava (25 March 2016)
Lowest attendance	20 F.B.K. Kaunas v Hegelmann Litauen (5 October 2016)
Total attendance	48,548[1]
Average attendance	204[1]
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2016 LFF I Lyga is a Lithuanian second-tier football league season which started on 25 March 2016 and will finish in 6 November 2016. It consists of 16 teams.^[2]

Teams

Banga

DFK Dainava

Džiugas

Hegelmann Litauen

Kaunas

Kražantė

Lokomotyvas

Minija

Nevėžis

Palanga

Panevėžys

Šilas

Šilutė

Trakai B

Vytis

Žalgiris B

Locations of the 2016 LFF I Lyga teams

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kitmaker	Sponsor	Stadium	Capacity
Banga	Vaidas Žutautas	Aurelijus Staponka	Nike	Litana, Neogroup	Gargždai Stadium, Gargždai	2,323
DFK Dainava	Darius Gvildys	Linas Savastas	Legea	TonyBet	Alytus Stadium, Alytus	3,748
Džiugas	Deivis Kančelskis	Andrius Lipskis	Joma	TonyBet	Telšiai Central Stadium, Telšiai	2,400
Hegelmann Litauen	Dainius Bučma	Marius Miškinis	Joma	BC Žalgiris	Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas	9,180
F.B.K. Kaunas	Mantas Babianskas	Kristijonas Gedgaudas	Rind	—	Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas	9,180
Kražantė	Rytis Tavoras	Deividas Lunskis	Hummel	—	Kelmė stadium, Kelmė	300
Lokomotyvas	Marijus Rimas	Justas Gulbinas	Joma	—	Radviliškis central stadium, Radviliškis	800
Minija	Gediminas Petrauskas	Audrius Tolis	Joma	—	Kretinga stadium, Kretinga	900
Nevėžis	Vitalijus Stankevičius	Nerijus Kestenis	Hummel	Daumantų	Kėdainiai Stadium, Kėdainiai	3,000
Palanga	Valdas Trakys	Gvidas Juška	Jako	Gabija****	Palanga Stadium, Palanga	1,400
Panevėžys	Virginijus Liubšys	Mantas Savėnas	Adidas	Kalnapilis	Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys	4,000
Šilas	Gediminas Jarmalavičius	Andrius Urbšys	Adidas	Frameda, Rasa Active Life	Kazlų Rūda stadium, Kazlų Rūda	700
Šilutė	Svajūnas Česnulis	Donatas Surblys	Hummel	—	Šilutė Stadium, Šilutė	3,000
Trakai B	Marius Bezykornovas		Nike	Ecoil	Trakai Stadium, Trakai	200
Vytis	Algimantas Liubinskas	Tadas Gražiūnas	Adidas	Forgiven	LFF Stadium, Vilnius	5,067
Žalgiris B	Andrius Skerla	Martin Moroz	Nike	TOP Sport	LFF Stadium, Vilnius	5,067

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Šilas (C, P)	30	23	3	4	95	25	+70	72	Promotion to A Lyga
2	Palanga (Q)	30	21	7	2	96	29	+67	70	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3	Vytis	30	19	3	8	102	34	+68	60
4	Nevėžis	30	17	9	4	76	38	+38	60
5	Panevėžys	30	17	8	5	68	35	+33	59
6	Banga	30	15	7	8	62	31	+31	52
7	Džiugas	30	15	3	12	51	44	+7	48
8	Žalgiris B	30	14	3	13	62	61	+1	45
9	DFK Dainava	30	13	4	13	57	46	+11	43
10	Hegelmann Litauen	30	13	3	14	55	56	−1	42
11	Trakai B	30	9	3	18	44	59	−15	30
12	Šilutė	30	8	6	16	38	60	−22	30
13	Kražantė	30	8	4	18	47	86	−39	28
14	Lokomotyvas (R)	30	6	5	19	42	86	−44	23	Relegation to II Lyga
15	F.B.K. Kaunas (R)	30	4	1	25	25	134	−109	13
16	Minija (R)	30	3	1	26	27	123	−96	10

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2016. Source: PirmaLyga
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;
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Attendance

Average home attendances Team GP Total High Low Average Banga 14 7,424 1,000 250 531 Panevėžys 15 6,261 820 101 418 DFK Dainava 15 5,753 700 100 384 Šilas 15 5,027 750 60 336 Džiugas 15 4,570 700 200 305 Vytis 15 3,165 430 30 211 Nevėžis 15 2,953 473 60 197 Palanga 15 2,619 300 54 175 Minija 15 2,073 250 30 139 Kražantė 15 1,587 200 30 106 Žalgiris B 15 1,554 200 45 104 Hegelmann Litauen 15 1,409 200 30 94 Šilutė 15 1,350 200 30 90 F.B.K. Kaunas 15 1,025 193 20 69 Lokomotyvas 14 893 120 30 64 Trakai B 15 885 100 30 59 Total 238 48,548 318[3] 116[4] 204

Highest attendances Rank Round Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium 1 1 Banga 1–1 DFK Dainava 1,000 25 March 2016 Gargždai Stadium 2 10 Panevėžys 0–1 Žalgiris B 820 27 May 2016 Aukštaitija Stadium 3 7 Banga 2–0 Palanga 814 6 May 2016 Gargždai Stadium 4 4 Banga 7–0 Minija 800 15 April 2016 Gargždai Stadium 5 30 Šilas 2–1 Banga 750 23 October 2016 Kazlų Rūda stadium

References

1. Calculations from 238 matches
2. http://pirmalyga.lt/naujiena/LFF-Pirmoje-lygoje-si-sezona-zais-sesiolika-komandu/635
3. Week 1
4. Week 25