A Lyga 2002

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A Lyga 2002
master FBK Kaunas
Champions League
qualification		 FBK Kaunas
UEFA Cup
qualification		 Atlantas Klaipėda
Ekranas Panevėžys
UI cup FK Žalgiris Vilnius
Cup winners Atlantas Klaipeda
Relegation ↓ Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius
Relegated Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius
Nevėžis Kėdainiai
Teams 9
Games 144 + 2 relegation games
Gates 385  (ø 2.67 per game)
Top scorer Audrius Šlekys
(FBK Kaunas)
← A Lyga 2001

The A Lyga 2002 was the 13th season of the highest Lithuanian league in men's football . It started on April 6, 2002 and ended on November 9, 2002.

The defending champion was FBK Kaunas .

mode

The nine teams played against each other four times in the course of a season; twice at home and twice away. So each team played 32 games per season.

societies

society city Stadion capacity
FK Žalgiris Vilnius Vilnius Žalgiris Stadium 15,030
FBK Kaunas Kaunas S.Dariaus and S.Girėno stadiums 08,248
Sūduva Marijampolė Marijampolė Sūduva Stadium 06,250
Atlantas Klaipeda Klaipeda Klaipeda Central Stadium 04,950
Ekranas Panevėžys Panevėžys Aukštaitija Stadium 04,000
FK Inkaras Kaunas Kaunas Inkaras Stadium 04,000
FK Sakalas Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Stadium 02,430
Nevėžis Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Kedainiai Stadium 01,500
Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius Vilnius Kariškiai Stadium 00500

Closing table

A Lyga 2002 (Lithuania)
(Žalgiris + Geležinis)
(Žalgiris + Geležinis)
(FBK + Inkaras)
(FBK + Inkaras)
Associations of A Lyga 2002
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FBK Kaunas (M, P)  32  24  6th  2 085:200 +65 78
 2. Atlantas Klaipeda  32  20th  7th  5 058:230 +35 67
 3. Ekranas Panevėžys  32  16  7th  9 043:250 +18 55
 4th FK Žalgiris Vilnius  32  12  11  9 046:370  +9 47
 5. FK Inkaras Kaunas 1  32  13  7th  12 034:290  +5 46
 6th Sūduva Marijampolė (N)  32  11  8th  13 044:500  −6 41
 7th FK Sakalas Šiauliai  32  8th  10  14th 030:560 −26 34
 8th. Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius  32  4th  6th  22nd 026:750 −49 18th
 9. Nevėžis Kėdainiai  32  2  6th  24 019:700 −51 12

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

1 Inkaras Kaunas was dissolved after the season.
  • Lithuanian champion and participation in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Descent to the 1 Lyga
    • (M) reigning Lithuanian champion
    (P) reigning Lithuanian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–16 FBK Kaunas Atlantas Klaipeda Ekranas Panevėžys FK Žalgiris Vilnius Incaras Kaunas Sūduva Marijampolė Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius Nevėžis Kėdainiai
    FBK Kaunas 1-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 5-0 2: 1 3-0 10-0
    Atlantas Klaipeda 0-0 2: 1 1: 3 3-0 3: 1 4: 1 4-0 1-0
    Ekranas Panevėžys 1-0 3: 1 0-0 0: 1 2-0 3: 1 0: 1 4: 1
    FK Žalgiris Vilnius 2: 2 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 3-0 3: 1 2-0 1-0
    FK Inkaras Kaunas 0: 1 0: 2 1-0 0: 2 2-0 0: 1 3: 1 3-0
    Sūduva Marijampolė 1: 5 1: 4 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0
    FK Sakalas Šiauliai 0: 6 1: 2 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 2-0 3: 1 0-0
    Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius 1: 4 0: 1 0: 2 1: 3 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 4
    Nevėžis Kėdainiai 0: 2 1: 4 0: 2 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1: 2
    Match days 17–32 FBK Kaunas Atlantas Klaipeda Ekranas Panevėžys FK Žalgiris Vilnius Incaras Kaunas Sūduva Marijampolė Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius Nevėžis Kėdainiai
    FBK Kaunas 1: 1 0: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 4: 1 4: 1 5: 2
    Atlantas Klaipeda 1: 1 0-0 0-0 0: 1 0-0 3-0 5: 2 0-0
    Ekranas Panevėžys 2: 2 1: 4 0-0 2: 1 4: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1-0
    FK Žalgiris Vilnius 2: 3 1: 3 2: 3 1: 1 2: 2 3-0 2: 2 5: 3
    FK Inkaras Kaunas 0: 1 1: 2 0-0 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0
    Sūduva Marijampolė 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 2-0 7: 1 4: 2 2: 1
    FK Sakalas Šiauliai 0: 1 0: 2 0-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 4 3: 2 1: 1
    Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius 0: 2 1-0 0: 3 1: 1 0: 8 0: 4 1: 1 1-0
    Nevėžis Kėdainiai 1: 3 1: 3 1: 3 0-0 0: 2 1-0 0: 3 1: 1

    Relegation

    The games took place on November 14th and 17th, 2002.

    total First leg Return leg
    FK Sviesa Vilnius ( a ) 2: 2(a) Geležinis Vilkas Vilnius 1-0 1: 2

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b Lithuania 2002 results and tables. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .