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The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF; Lithuanian: Lietuvos futbolo federacija) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is based in Vilnius. LFF became a member of FIFA in 1923, but ...
Organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), I Lyga is contested by 16 teams, with the top team gaining promotion to A Lyga and replaced by the lowest-placed team in top division. The second-placed team qualifies to a promotion play-off with A Lyga's second to last team.
Veteran football is also played as a separate championship, at 35+, 50+, 60+ levels. Children and youth football is highly popular and strongly supported by Lithuanian Football Federation with a view to develop more professional players and increase the popularity of the sport.
Lithuanian Football Federation's II lyga, LFF II lyga – the third tier Lithuanian football championship. As of 2021, the II lyga is a single league, consisting of planned 16 teams. The two top teams gain promotion to the I Lyga.
The league consists of leagues organized by County Football Federations in each of the 10 Counties of Lithuania. Due to low participant numbers some counties do not run III lyga competitions. Vilniaus Region Football Association; Kaunas County Football Federation; Šiauliai County Football Federation; Klaipėda County Football Federation
Lithuanian I Sports Festival: 6 teams from Kaunas and 4 teams from Latvia competed in the tournament. [9] MSK Kaunas 2:2 Tauras Kaunas: 1938: Lithuanian National Olympics: 16 teams participated, including 1 team from Latvia. The tournament was a part of a prestigious Lithuanian National Olympics event. [10] KSS Klaipėda 2:0 LGSF Kaunas
The 2023 LFF I Lyga was the 34th season of I Lyga, the second tier football league of Lithuania. [1] [2] The champions (TransINVEST) were promoted to A Lyga, and also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Lithuanian Football Cup. The runners-up qualified for the A Lyga play-off.
The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. During the period of Soviet occupation, a Lithuanian amateur top division existed, while professional players played in USSR football competitions. The Lithuanian professional top division was restored in 1990.