2020 II Lyga

The 2020 II Lyga is the fourth season since return to two divisions system, the twenty-second after switch to spring-to-fall format and the thirty-second overall after the restoration of Independence.

II Lyga
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The II Lyga is the third-tier of football in Lithuania. It is divided into the South Zone and the West Zone, ran respectively by Kaunas County Football Federation and Telšiai County Football Federation. This season South Zone contains fourteen teams and the West Zone twelve. 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.

The competition was affected by the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the season start was postponed until the middle of June.

Team changes
Arrivals to II Lyga
Relegated from I Lyga Promoted from III Lyga New joiners
FK Atlantas (expelled from A Lyga)FK Juventa-99 ŠiauliaiFK Neptūnas Klaipėda (newly formed)
FK Palanga (expelled from A Lyga)Klaipėdos raj. FK Sakuona PlikiaiFK Rosa Klaipėda (did not compete last season)
FC Kupiškis (expelled from I Lyga)FK Tauras Tauragė (did not compete last season)
FC PakruojisFA Šiauliai B (newly formed)
FK Nevėžis B (newly formed)
BFA B (newly formed)
Dainava B (newly formed)
FK Žalgiris C (newly formed)
Kauno Žalgiris C (newly formed)
Departures from II Lyga
Promoted to I Lyga Relegated to III Lyga Withdrawn
Kauno Žalgiris BKelmės FK Kražantė (withdrawn)FK Palanga (expelled from A Lyga)
Panevėžys BFC Kupiškis (expelled from I Lyga)
FC Pakruojis (relegated from I Lyga)
FK Akmenės Cementas (withdrawn due to lack of players)
Palanga B (withdrawn)
Atlantas B (withdrawn)
Marijampolė City (obtained license, but pulled out)
FK Sakuona Plikiai (obtained license, but pulled out to III Lyga)
2020 II Lyga teams
Western Zone teams marked in blue, Southern Zone in green.

Banga B
SANED
Radviliškis
FK Atlantas
FK Neptūnas
FK Rosa
FK Juventa-99
FA Šiauliai B
Utenis
Sūduva B
FK Ekranas
FK Tera
FK Viltis
FM Ateitis
BFA B
FK Žalgiris-C
Nevėžis B
FK Vidzgiris
Dainava B

II Lyga South Zone

Participants

Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the start of the competition was postponed until 20 June.

FK Aukštaitija purchased the trade name and trade mark of legendary club FK Ekranas and obtained approval from Lithuania Football Federation to change the name.

Marijampolė City obtained II Lyga license however, pulled out before the season start.

Team Town Established Stadium Capacity Notes
FK „Šilas“Kazlų Rūda1940Kazlų Rūdos miesto stadionas500
FK „Ekranas“Panevėžys2018?Panevėžio Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas500formerly FK Aukštaitija
„FK Viltis“Vilnius1980sVingio stadionas2000
„FM Ateitis“Vilnius2012Sportima arena3157
„FK Sveikata“Kybartai1919Kybartų miesto stadionas360
„FK Vidzgiris“Alytus2019 (2000)Alytaus miesto stadionas4000
„FK Tera“Vilnius~1956Fanų stadionas
„FK Utenis“Utena2014 (1933)Utenio stadionas3000
FK „Nevėžis“ BKėdainiai2020Kėdainių stadionas3000Newly formed team
FK „Sūduva“ BMarijampolė2016Hikvision arena6250
FK „Žalgiris“ CVilnius2020Newly formed team
„BFA“ BVilnius2020BFA ArenaNewly formed team
„Dainava“ BAlytus2020Alytaus miesto stadionas4000Newly formed team
FK „Kauno Žalgiris“ CKaunas2020Newly formed team

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II Lyga West Zone

Participants

Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the start of the competition was postponed until 20 June.

FK Sakuona Plikiai obtained II Lyga license however, pulled out to III Lyga.

Team Town Established Stadium Capacity Notes
„FSK Radviliškis“Radviliškis2014Radviliškio miesto centrinis stadionas482Gained promotion but decided to remain in II Lyga
„Banga B“Gargždai1991Gargždų miesto stadionas3250
„FK Šilutė“Šilutė1991Šilutės miesto stadionas3000
„FK Babrungas“Plungė1935Plungės centrinis stadionas1200
„Džiugas B“Telšiai2014Telšių miesto centrinis stadionas3000
„Saned“Joniškis2013?Žagarės stadionas
„FK Atlantas“Klaipėda1962Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas5000Expelled from A Lyga
„FK Tauras“Tauragė1942Vytauto stadionas3200Did not compete last season
„FK Juventa-99“Šiauliai1999Juventa 99 stadionas0Promoted from 2019 III Lyga
„FK Neptūnas“Klaipėda2020Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas5000Newly formed team
„FK Rosa“Klaipėda2014Did not compete last season
„FA Šiauliai B“Šiauliai2020Šiaulių savivaldybės stadionas4000Newly formed team

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Number of teams by county
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See also

References
  1. "LFF Competition Regulations 2019" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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