A lyga
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| Country | Lithuania |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Number of teams | 8 (from 2016) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | I Lyga |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Lithuanian Football Cup Lithuanian Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
Champions League Europa League |
| Current champions |
Žalgiris (7th title) (2016 A Lyga) |
| Most championships | FBK Kaunas (8 titles) |
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| Website | Alyga.lt |
 2016 A Lyga
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The A Lyga, called SMScredit.lt A lyga for commercial reasons, is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2016 season, the league features 8 teams. The season usually kicks off in late March/early April every year; because of the harsh climate there are no games in the winter.
The following clubs are participating in the 2016 season.
Note: In 1924–1930, 1935, 1942, 1942–1943 and 1945 seasons there was no unified league and winners were decided using either a play–off format or a single game between winners of separate divisions.
All champions from this period are defunct.
The competition was not contested by teams participating in the Soviet Union football league system.
Note: Some clubs like Žalgiris Vilnius played in Soviet Divisions like Soviet Top League instead of Lithuanian SSR Divisions.
Clubs currently playing in A Lyga are written in Bold.
† - Defunct clubs.
Clubs currently playing in A Lyga are written in Bold.
† - Defunct clubs.
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