The 2017 LFF I Lyga is the 28th season of the

I Lyga The I Lyga, LFF I Lyga, Pirma Lyga, is the second tier of professional Lithuanian football championship. Format Organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), I Lyga is contested by 14-16 teams, with the top team gaining promotion to ...

, the second tier

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league of Lithuania. The season began on 24 March 2017 and is scheduled to end on 5 November 2017.

Teams

Changes from last season

A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, a decrease of one spot compared to the last year sixteen. Four of them are reserve teams of the

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sides - one more than last season and absolute maximum allowed for the competitions. No teams were relegated from the top tier, due to last year I Lyga winners Šilas owner decision to relegate his club into the

II Lyga 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. Until the end ...

after an investigation of match-fixing during a pre-season tournament was started (and later completed). Three teams were automatically promoted from the

– West zone winners

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, South zone winners Stumbras B and East zone winners Utenis B, while II Lyga West zone silver medalists Koralas have received a special permission to compete in the league, after meeting all licensing criterios. Such permission was also given for

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, who were recreated after one season of complete inactivity in any football related activity.

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship

League table

Results

Attendance

Average home attendances

Highest attendances

References

External links

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