How the Lithuanian league works
The Lithuanian top division, known as the A Lyga, is a 10 team league with a slightly different format compared to most European competitions.
Each team plays every other team four times during the season, making it a total of 36 matches per club. This is called a quadruple round robin format and ensures teams face each other both home and away twice.
At the bottom end of the table, the team that finishes last is directly relegated to the second division, the I Lyga. The team that finishes ninth does not go down immediately but instead plays a promotion or relegation play off against the runner up from the I Lyga.
At the top, the league champion earns a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. Teams finishing second and third usually qualify for the UEFA Conference League qualifiers.
There is also a rule on foreign players. Only five foreign players are allowed on the field at the same time for each team.