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.
| Season | 2020 |
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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 | ||
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| FK Atlantas (expelled from A Lyga) | FK Juventa-99 Šiauliai | FK Neptūnas Klaipėda (newly formed) |
| FK Palanga (expelled from A Lyga) | Klaipėdos raj. FK Sakuona Plikiai | FK Rosa Klaipėda (did not compete last season) |
| FC Kupiškis (expelled from I Lyga) | FK Tauras Tauragė (did not compete last season) | |
| FC Pakruojis | FA 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kauno Žalgiris B | Kelmės FK Kražantė (withdrawn) | FK Palanga (expelled from A Lyga) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panevėžys B | FC 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| FK Akmenės Cementas (withdrawn due to lack of players) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palanga B (withdrawn) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantas B (withdrawn) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  Banga B SANED Radviliškis Utenis Sūduva B FK Ekranas Nevėžis B |
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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 |
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| FK „Šilas“ | Kazlų Rūda | 1940 | Kazlų Rūdos miesto stadionas | 500 | |
| FK „Ekranas“ | Panevėžys | 2018? | Panevėžio Žemynos progimnazijos stadionas | 500 | formerly FK Aukštaitija |
| „FK Viltis“ | Vilnius | 1980s | Vingio stadionas | 2000 | |
| „FM Ateitis“ | Vilnius | 2012 | Sportima arena | 3157 | |
| „FK Sveikata“ | Kybartai | 1919 | Kybartų miesto stadionas | 360 | |
| „FK Vidzgiris“ | Alytus | 2019 (2000) | Alytaus miesto stadionas | 4000 | |
| „FK Tera“ | Vilnius | ~1956 | Fanų stadionas | ||
| „FK Utenis“ | Utena | 2014 (1933) | Utenio stadionas | 3000 | |
| FK „Nevėžis“ B | Kėdainiai | 2020 | Kėdainių stadionas | 3000 | Newly formed team |
| FK „Sūduva“ B | Marijampolė | 2016 | Hikvision arena | 6250 | |
| FK „Žalgiris“ C | Vilnius | 2020 | Newly formed team | ||
| „BFA“ B | Vilnius | 2020 | BFA Arena | Newly formed team | |
| „Dainava“ B | Alytus | 2020 | Alytaus miesto stadionas | 4000 | Newly formed team |
| FK „Kauno Žalgiris“ C | Kaunas | 2020 | Newly formed team |
League table
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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 |
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| „FSK Radviliškis“ | Radviliškis | 2014 | Radviliškio miesto centrinis stadionas | 482 | Gained promotion but decided to remain in II Lyga |
| „Banga B“ | Gargždai | 1991 | Gargždų miesto stadionas | 3250 | |
| „FK Šilutė“ | Šilutė | 1991 | Šilutės miesto stadionas | 3000 | |
| „FK Babrungas“ | Plungė | 1935 | Plungės centrinis stadionas | 1200 | |
| „Džiugas B“ | Telšiai | 2014 | Telšių miesto centrinis stadionas | 3000 | |
| „Saned“ | Joniškis | 2013? | Žagarės stadionas | ||
| „FK Atlantas“ | Klaipėda | 1962 | Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas | 5000 | Expelled from A Lyga |
| „FK Tauras“ | Tauragė | 1942 | Vytauto stadionas | 3200 | Did not compete last season |
| „FK Juventa-99“ | Šiauliai | 1999 | Juventa 99 stadionas | 0 | Promoted from 2019 III Lyga |
| „FK Neptūnas“ | Klaipėda | 2020 | Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas | 5000 | Newly formed team |
| „FK Rosa“ | Klaipėda | 2014 | Did not compete last season | ||
| „FA Šiauliai B“ | Šiauliai | 2020 | Šiaulių savivaldybės stadionas | 4000 | Newly formed team |
League table
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Results
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Attendance
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Number of teams by county
References
- "LFF Competition Regulations 2019" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2019.