The 2022 A Lyga, for sponsorship reasons also called Optibet A lyga was the 33rd season of the A Lyga, the top-tier football league of Lithuania. The season began on 4 March and concluded on 23 November 2022.
Teams FK Žalgiris started the season as defending champions. DFK Dainava and FK Nevėžis were relegated, and replaced with FA Šiauliai and FK Jonava. All teams that were eligible to participate in A lyga based on sporting principle have successfully passed the licensing process for the first time in recent years.
+2022 A Lyga competitors Club Location Stadium Surface Capacity Seasons in A Lyga 2021 position Gargždai Gargždai Stadium Artificial 2,323 9 — — — Telšiai Telšiai Central Stadium Natural 2,400 2 Ateitis Progymnasium Stadium — — Kaunas LFF Kaunas training center stadium Artificial 500 2 — — — Jonava Central Stadium of Jonava Natural 2,000 3 Artificial Stadium of Jonava Artificial 500 Kaunas Kauno Žalgiris FA Stadium Natural 500 8 NFA Stadium Artificial 500 Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium Natural 6,600 4 Žemyna Progymnasium Stadium Artificial 500 Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial 5,067 9 Sportima Arena Artificial 3,157 Marijampolė Sūduva Stadium (Hikvision Arena) Natural 6,250 20 Marijampolė Football Indoor Arena (Hikvision FIA) Artificial 2,660 Šiauliai Savivaldybė Stadium Natural 4,000 1 Gytariai Stadium Artificial 500 Vilnius LFF Stadium Artificial 5,067 21 Sportima Arena Artificial 3,157
Managers Current Managers Team Coach Appointed In Charge Licence FK Banga David Afonso 3 June 2021 UEFA Pro FC Džiugas João Prates 15 June 2021 UEFA Pro FC Hegelmann Andrius Skerla 2 January 2021 UEFA Pro FK Jonava Petro Kushlyk 26 May 2022 UEFA Pro FK Kauno Žalgiris Rokas Garastas 3 December 2019 UEFA Pro FK Panevėžys Gino Lettieri 22 September 2022 UEFA Pro FK Riteriai Pablo Villar 24 May 2022 UEFA Pro FK Sūduva Matthew Silva (caretaker) 20 October 2022 UEFA Pro FA Šiauliai Mindaugas Čepas 1 December 2020 UEFA Pro FK Žalgiris Vladimir Cheburin 11 January 2021 UEFA Pro
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment João Luís Martins returned to C.S. Marítimo 30 November 2021 Valdas Urbonas 11 December 2021FK Riteriai Miguel Moreira end of contract 30 November 2021 Glenn Ståhl 27 January 2022FK Sūduva Víctor Basadre contract terminated 4 April 2022 Miguel Moreira 11 April 2022FK Jonava Eisvinas Utyra resigned 23 April 2022 Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) 23 April 2022FK Riteriai Glenn Ståhl resigned 7 May 2022 Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) 12 May 2022FK Jonava Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker) resigned 11 May 2022 Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) 14 May 2022FK Riteriai Vaidas Sabaliauskas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 24 May 2022 Pablo Villar 24 May 2022FK Jonava Martynas Matuzas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 26 May 2022 Petro KushlykОпыт украинского тренера понадобился в Литве. www.ua-football.com. 14 June 2022 26 May 2022FC Džiugas Marius Šluta sacked 13 June 2022 João Prates 15 June 2022FK Panevėžys Valdas Urbonas sacked 10 September 2022 Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) 10 September 2022FK Panevėžys Dainius Gleveckas (caretaker) appointment of permanent manager 22 September 2022 Gino Lettieri 22 September 2022FK Sūduva Miguel Moreira mutual consent 20 October 2022 Matthew Silva (caretaker) 20 October 2022FK Sūduva Matthew Silva end of caretaker spell 30 November 2022 - -
Regular season
League table
Fixtures and results Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–36
A Lyga play-off The 9th-placed team, Džiugas, played a play-off against the second-placed team from I Lyga, FK Neptūnas, for the remaining spot in the league.
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers GoalsAssistsPlayerClub172 Renan Oliveira FK Žalgiris136 Vilius Armanavičius FC Hegelmann133 Oleksiy Shchebetun FA Šiauliai111 Kule Mbombo FK Sūduva103 Rokas Filipavičius FK Riteriai92 Daniel Romanovskij FA Šiauliai92 Anton Fase FK Kauno Žalgiris92 Mathias Oyewusi FK Žalgiris90 Robertas Vėževičius FK Banga
See also Football in Lithuania 2022 Lithuanian Football Cup
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