The Lithuanian A Lyga

A Lyga

The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...

 2008 was the 19th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 29 March 2008 and ended on 16 November 2008.

The league had to reduce the number of its teams from ten to nine prior to this season due to lacking of team able to earn promotion (see below). Shortly before the start of the season, Vilnius

FC Vilnius

FC Vilnius is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius.At first it was known under the name Šviesa. In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division...

 withdrew from participating in the league because of unknown reasons, leaving the league with 8 competing teams.

Clubs

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Atlantas FK Atlantas FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The team currently plays on the first level of the Lithuanian football league pyramid....	Klaipėda Klaipeda Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....	Žalgiris Stadium Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipeda) Žalgiris Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by FK Atlantas competing in A Lyga. FK Šilutė had used the stadium for few years till 2005. In the past the stadium had a capacity of 9,000 and now holds only 5,000....	5,000
Ekranas FK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...	Panevėžys Panevežys Panevėžys see also other names, is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2008, it occupied 50 square kilometers with 113,653 inhabitants. The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys is the Cido Arena...	Aukštaitija Stadium Aukštaitija Stadium Aukštaitija Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Panevėžys, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Ekranas Panevėžys. It is named after Aukštaitija, one of the five regions of Lithuania.-See also:**...	9,940
FBK Kaunas FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...	Kaunas Kaunas Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...	S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium	8,500
Sūduva	Marijampolė Marijampole Marijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700...	Sūduva Stadium Suduva stadium Arvi arena Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sūduva...	4,000
Šiauliai FK Šiauliai FK Šiauliai is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Šiauliai. The team plays in the Lithuanian top division A Lyga.Before 2004 it was known as "Sakalas Šiauliai".- Participation in Lithuanian Championships :* 2003 – 8th* 2004 – 1st...	Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:...	Savivaldybė Stadium Savivaldybe Stadium Savivaldybė Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Šiauliai. The stadium holds 4,000 people....	2,430
Šilutė FK Šilute FK Šilutė is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Šilutė. The team plays in the Lithuanian first division 1 Lyga.- Participation in Lithuanian Championships :* 2003 - 3rd * 2004 - 6th* 2005 - 6th...	Šilutė Šilute Šilutė is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė district municipality.-Name:...	Šilutė Stadium Šilute Stadium Šilutė Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Šilutė, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by FK Šilutė. The capacity of the stadium is 3,000 people. The reconstruction to meet all UEFA requirements lasted a year and a half and was completed in 2005. First official match was...	3,000
Vėtra FK Vetra FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium....	Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Vėtra Stadium Vetra Stadium LFF Stadium , formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. Currently is under construction to meet level 3 UEFA stadium status. Before it was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of FK Vėtra. The stadium holds 5 500 people and was built...	5,900
Žalgiris FK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white...	Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Žalgiris Stadium Žalgiris Stadium Žalgiris Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium holds 15,029 and was being used by the first division 1 Lyga - REO Vilnius...	15,030

Promotion and relegation

Interas-AE Visaginas

Interas-AE Visaginas

Interas was a Lithuanian football team from Visaginas.Before 2006 the club was fully amateur and many players of the team worked in an atomic plant....

 were relegated to the Lithuanian First League after finishing the 2007 season

2007 LFF Lyga

Final tables of the Lithuanian Championship in 2007 are presented below. The Lithuanian Football Federation organized three football leagues: A Lyga , 1 Lyga , and 2 Lyga , which comprised several zones...

 in last place with only 8 points. Šilutė

FK Šilute

FK Šilutė is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Šilutė. The team plays in the Lithuanian first division 1 Lyga.- Participation in Lithuanian Championships :* 2003 - 3rd * 2004 - 6th* 2005 - 6th...

 were originally scheduled to play the 2nd placed team of the First League, Rodiklis Kaunas, in a relegation play-off, but Rodiklis declined promotion due to lacking financial capabilities.

First League champions Alytis Alytus

Alytis Alytus

FK Dainava Alytus is a Lithuanian football club from Alytus. The club was established in 2003 as FK Alytis, before being renamed FK Dainava after a merger with FK Vidzgiris Alytus in December 2010.- History :...

 also had to forfeit their place in this year's league because their ground was not suitable for top-tier football, so no team was promoted.

Standings

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Results

Every team played each other four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 28 games.

First half of season

Second half of season 2 2The game from Round 25 was awarded to with a score of 3–0 because did not field a team for the match.