The 2020 Lithuanian Football Cup was a single elimination association football tournament and the 32rd edition of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. The official name of thecompetition was Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons.
The tournament was scheduled to start in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start was postponed to mid-June.
A total of 33 A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga teams participated in the tournament, reserve teams are not allowed to participate in the cup competition. The A Lyga teams joined the tournament in the round of 16. Due to the postponed start, the teams of lower divisions were not invited to participate this year in order to shorten the length of the competition.
FK Panevėžys defeated defending champions FK Sūduva 5–4 on penalties in the final and have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
Match and draw calendar Stage Draw Matches Teams Participants Preliminary Round I 3 June 16-21 June 25 17 teams from II Lyga, 8 randomly drawn teams from LFF I lyga Preliminary Round II 22 June 24-30 June 16 9 winners of Round I, 7 randomly drawn teams advanced without play 1/8 final 2 July 7-8 and 14-15 July 16 8 winners of Round II, 6 teams from A lyga, 2 randomly drawn teams from LFF I lyga advanced without play 1/4 final 17 July 11 August and 11-12 September 1/2 final 15 September 17 October and 20 October Final 24 October
Participants The 33 participants consisted of 6 A Lyga, 10 LFF I Lyga and 17 II Lyga teams.
A lyga FK Banga Gargždai FK Kauno ŽalgirisFK PanevėžysFK RiteriaiFK Sūduva MarijampolėFK Žalgiris
I lyga FK Atmosfera (2012) BFA DFK Dainava FC Hegelmann Litauen FK Jonava FC Džiugas FK Minija (2017) Nevėžis FA Šiauliai Vilniaus Vytis
II lyga FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda FK Aukštaitija FK Sveikata Kybartai FK Vidzgiris Alytus FK Utenis Utena FK Tauras Tauragė FSK Radviliškis FK Šilutė FK Babrungas Plungė SANED Joniškis FK Juventa-99 Šiauliai FK Neptūnas Klaipėda FK Rosa Klaipėda FK Atlantas Klaipėda FK TERA Vilnius FK Viltis Vilnius FM Ateitis Vilnius
Results Preliminary Round I
The league that the team represents is indicated in brackets. Note: FK Aukštaitija changed the club's name to FK Ekranas.
Randomly drawn teams that advanced to Round II:
FK Viltis Vilnius (II) Vilniaus Vytis (I) FK Babrungas Plungė (II) FK Jonava (I) SANED Joniškis (II) FK Sveikata Kybartai (II) ŠŠPC Radviliškis (II)
Randomly drawn I Lyga teams that advanced to the round of 16:
FC Hegelmann Litauen FA Šiauliai
Round II The second round draw took place on 22 June 2020.
Round of 16 The Round of 16 draw took place on 2 July 2020.
Quarter-finals The 1/4 Final draw took place on 17 July 2020
Semi-finals
Final The final was broadcast on the Lithuanian TV3 channel for the first time.
See also 2020 A Lyga 2020 LFF I Lyga Football in Lithuania
References
External links Lietuvos Futbolas Lithuanian Football Federation