The

Lithuanian Football Cup The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup (), also known as Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian football cup competition contested in a knockout tournament format. The winner of the cup gains entitlement to participate in th ...

2008–09 was the 20th season of the

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tournament. The competition started on May 7, 2008, with the First Round games and ended on May 16, 2009, with the Final. The defending champions were

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First round

In this round entered 38 teams from Lithuanian third, fourth and fifth division. The games were played on May 7 – 11, 2008. ¹Teams did not arrive to the pitch.

Second round

This round featured 19 winners from the previous round and 5 teams from the Lithuanian second division (LFF I lyga). The matches were played on June 1 – 6, 2008.

Third round

In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as 4 other LFF I lyga teams. The games were played on July 2 – 9, 2008.

Fourth round

In this round entered winners from the previous round together with 2 remaining LFF I lyga teams and 6 lowest-placed

2007 LFF Lyga Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2007 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) organized three football leagues: A Lyga (the highest), 1 Lyga (second-tier), and 2 Lyga (third-tier), which comprised several zones. ...

teams. 2 out of 6 2007 LFF Lyga were relegated to the Lithuanian second division while the rest remained in A lyga. The games were played on August 20 – 27, 2008.

Fifth round

This round featured winners from the previous round. The games were played on September 12 – 17, 2008.

Quarterfinals

In this round entered winners from the previous round and teams placed first to fourth in

. The games were played on October 1, 2008.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on April 8, 2009. The second legs were played on April 22, 2009.

Final

External links

Official site

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