Season 2013 Relegated Polonija Start date 2013 | Matches played 162 | |
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Top goalscorer Aivaras LyberisEdgaras Mastianica(18 goals) | ||
The 2013 1 Lyga (also known as LFF 1 lyga) is the 24th season of the 1 Lyga, the second-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 8 April 2013 and end is planned for 24 September 2013.
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Changes from 2013
The league changed its number of teams, increasing it from 10 teams in 2012 1 Lyga to 12 teams in 2013. Two teams of 2012 resigned – FK Granitas Vilnius and NFA Kaunas (replaced by FM Spyris Kaunas), and another two were relegated – FK Venta Kuršėnai and FK Kėdainiai. From LFF II lyga were admitted 5 teams – 3 from zone South (FK Žalgiris-3 Vilnius, FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda and FM Spyris Kaunas) and 2 from zone West (FK Lokomotyvas Radviliškis and FK Klaipėdos Granitas). A newly created team of FK Baltija Panevėžys was also allowed to start at I lyga in 2013.
Promotion Play-Offs
Semi-finals: Syris 2-3(a.e.t.) Kaunas
Nevėžis 0-1 Trakai
Final: Kaunas 0-0 (a.e.t.), 1-3p Trakai