The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th 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 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018.

Teams

Changes from last season

A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as

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withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018 Žemaitijos Taurė. Three of them were reserve teams of the

A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Auk� ...

sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number. Utenis were relegated from the

2017 A Lyga The 2017 A Lyga was the 28th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 3 March 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017. All eight teams from the previous season remained and competed in the league ...

and replaced last year champions

Palanga Palanga (; bat-smg, Palonga; pl, Połąga; german: Polangen) is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Palanga is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long ...

. Only 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 ...

South Zone winners NFA were automatically promoted from the lower tier as other eligible teams failed to receive licenses. Finally

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made their debut in the league after a special permission was given by the

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to compete for a newly created team.

Stadiums, personnel and sponsorship

League table

Results

Attendance

Average home attendances

Highest attendances

References

External links

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