A Lyga 1996/97
master
Kareda Šiauliai
Champions League qualification
Kareda Šiauliai
UEFA Cup qualification
Inkaras Grifas Kaunas
UI cup
FBK Kaunas
Cup winners
FK Žalgiris Vilnius
European Cup Winners' Cup
FK Žalgiris Vilnius
Relegated
FK Panerys Vilnius 2
Teams
16 (in two groups)
Games
210 (including 2 criminally verified)
Gates
491 (ø 2.36 per game) (excluding penalty-verified games)
Top scorer
Remigijus Pocius (Kareda Šiauliai)
← A Lyga 1995/96
The A Lyga 1996/97 was the 7th season of the highest Lithuanian league in men's football . It began on August 9, 1996 and ended on June 22, 1997.
The defending champion was Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas .
mode
The sixteen clubs played separately in two groups. The first eight teams last season played for the championship and international places. The teams in places ninth to thirteen from the previous year, as well as the promoted teams, played in a separate group against relegation. Each team played four times against each other team, twice at home and twice away.
societies
Group A
Closing table
(Žalgiris + Volmeta + Panerys)
Clubs of A Lyga 1996/97 Group A
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
Lithuanian champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League
Lithuanian cup winner and participation in the qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98
Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup
Participation in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Crosstab
1 The game Žalgiris-Volmeta Vilnius - Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas was considered a goalless win for Inkaras-Grifas.
Group B
Closing table
Clubs of A Lyga 1996/97 Group B
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
2 Vienybė Ukmergė withdrew during the winter break, but was admitted to the following season.
Descent to the 1 Lyga
Crosstab
3 The match Banga Gargždai - Interas Visaginas was considered a goalless win for Banga.
Individual evidence
↑ a b c d Lithuania 1996/97 results and tables. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
Playtime of the Lithuanian
A Lyga
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