2016 A Lyga
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Žalgiris |
| Relegated | Kauno Žalgiris |
| Champions League | Žalgiris |
| Europa League |
Trakai Sūduva Marijampolė Atlantas |
| Matches played | 129 |
| Goals scored | 358 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Andrija Kaluđerović (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Sūduva 6–1 Stumbras (22 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Stumbras 0–5 Žalgiris (24 June 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Stumbras 3–6 Žalgiris (12 March 2016) |
| Longest winning run |
Žalgiris (9 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Žalgiris (16 games) |
| Longest winless run |
Kauno Žalgiris (16 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Utenis (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 1,500 Žalgiris 2–0 Trakai (2 March 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 Kauno Žalgiris 1–3 Utenis (22 April 2016) |
| Total attendance | 63,515 |
| Average attendance | 501 |
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The 2016 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes was the 27th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 2 March and ended on 26 November 2016.Žalgiris Vilnius were the defending champions.
FK Šiauliai failed to obtain a license to play in the A Lyga and were relegated alongside FK Kruoja, which withdrew and FK Klaipedos Granitas, which was disqualified. They were replaced by FK Lietava Jonava, which will make its debut at the top level. FK Spyris Kaunas changed its name to FK Kauno Žalgiris.
The league reduced its number of teams from ten sides down to eight. As a consequence, each team will play every other four times, twice at home and twice away with the top six then playing an additional round against each other.
The following teams are competing in the 2016 championship:
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Top six will play each other once.
Source: A Lyga
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The 7th placed team will face the runners-up of the 2016 LFF I Lyga for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into the 2017 A Lyga.
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