The 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-third season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-eight teams entered the competitions,[1] which started on 27 April and ended on 30 September.[2]
| LFF Taurė | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 27 April – 30 September |
| Teams | 48[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FK Žalgiris |
| Runner-up | FC Stumbras |
The winners qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Stumbras were the defending champions.
Participants
editParticipation in the competition is mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that NFA aren't competing for the second year in a row.[1] Teams of lower divisions are eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup.[3]
| A Lyga | LFF I Lyga | II Lyga | III Lyga | IV Lyga |
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South Zone West Zone |
Alytus County Kaunas County Klaipėda County Marijampolė County Šiauliai County Vilnius County |
A Division B Division |
Schedule
editThe rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:[2]
| Round | Draw date and time | New entries | Clubs | Date(s) | Goals / games |
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| First Round | 20 April, 13:00[1] | 40 | 40 → 24 | 27 April – 1 May | / 16 |
| Round of 32 | 8 | 32 → 16 | 24–27 May | / 16 | |
| Round of 16 | none | 16 → 8 | 23 June – 1 July | / 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | none | 8 → 4 | 1–2 September | / 4 | |
| Semi-finals | none | 4 → 2 | 15–16 September | / 2 | |
| Final | none | 2 → 1 | 30 September | 1 / 1 |
Matches
editFirst round
editThe following pairs were drawn on 20 April 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Saulius Mikoliūnas.[4][5] Dates and venues will be confirmed after the draw.
Nevėžis, Pakruojis (I Lyga), Babrungas, Hegelmann Litauen, Gargždų Pramogos SC, Saned (II Lyga), Elektrėnų Versmė (III Lyga) and Top Kickers (IV Lyga) received free passes to the next round.[4]
| 25 April 2018 | Akmenės Cementas (3) | 3–6 | FA Šiauliai (3) | Mažeikiai |
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Stadium: Mažeikių miesto centrinis stadionas Referee: Mindaugas Jackus |
| 27 April 2018 | Merkys (4) | 0–7 | DFK Dainava (2) | Alytus |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: AAFF dirbtinės dangos aikštė Referee: Arūnas Dapkus |
| 27 April 2018 | Banga (2) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Džiugas (2) | Gargždai |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Gargždai Stadium Referee: Mindaugas Jackus |
| 27 April 2018 | Panerys (3) | 4–1 | Koralas (2) | Vilnius |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Vilniaus Senvagės gimnazijos stadionas Referee: Robertas Valikonis |
| 27 April 2018 | Geležinis Vilkas (5) | 0–8 | Sveikata (3) | Vilnius |
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Stadium: Fanų Stadionas Referee: Donatas Šimėnas |
| 28 April 2018 | Šilas (3) | 4–3 | Ateitis (3) | Kazlų Rūda |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Kazlų Rūdos miesto stadionas Referee: Arūnas Dapkus |
| VGTU Vilkai (4) | v | Viltis (3) |
| Atmosfera Mažeikiai (3) | v | Panevėžys (2) |
| ŠSPC Radviliškis (4) | v | Utenis (2) |
| Kaišiadorys-Baltai (4) | v | Saulininkas-OBLT (4) |
| Širvėna (4) | v | Vilniaus Vytis (2) |
| ****************** (4) | v | TERA (3) |
| Sakuona-Rugpienių kaimas (4) | v | BFA (3) |
Round of 32
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| FA Šiauliai | 0-7 | FK Sūduva | ||
| ⚽ 27` Bruno De Araujo Dybal ⚽ 33` Alassane N'Diaye ⚽ 34` Rigino Ruben Cicilia ⚽ 60` Karolis Laukžemis ⚽ 71` Karolis Laukžemis ⚽ 83` Darius Isoda ⚽ 87` Karolis Laukžemis |
| 27 May 2018 | FK Panevėžys | 0-0; 3:4 (Pn) | FK Palanga | Panevėžys |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Panevėžio "Aukštaitijos" stadionas Attendance: 200 Referee: Orestas Abramavičius |
| 26 May 2018 | FK Babrungas Plungė | 5–3 | FK Sveikata Kybartai | Plungė |
| 16:00 | Tomas Birškys Edvinas Alimas Tomas Birškys Martynas Turskis Tomas Birškys |
Report | Aurelijus Barusas |
Stadium: Plungės stadionas Attendance: 120 Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas |
Round of 16
edit| 23 June 2018. | Kupiskis (2) | 1–7 | FK Kauno Žalgiris (1) | |
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| 1 July 2018. | Elektrenu Versme (3) | 0–10 | DFK Dainava Alytus (2) | |
| 13:00 | Report |
Quarter-finals
edit| 2 September 2018 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 2 : 0 | Palanga | S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas, (Kaunas) |
| 19:30 | Arūnas Klimavičius Joao Vitor Brandao Figueiredo Ilya Kalpachuk |
report | Attendance: 180 Referee: Mantas Pomeckis |
| 2 August 2018 | Sūduva | 1 : 4 | Žalgiris | "Arvi" arena, (Marijampolė) |
| 13:00 | Giedrius Matulevičius |
report | Attendance: 1 700 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas |
| 31 August 2018 | Banga | 1 : 2 | DFK Dainava | Gargždų stadionas, (Gargždai) |
| 19:00 | Valdas Pocevičius |
Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas |
| 1 September 2018 | Viltis | 0 : 3 | Stumbras | LFF stadionas, (Vilnius) |
| 13:00 | Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: Vilius Paulauskas |
Semi-finals
edit| 16 September 2018 | DFK Dainava (II) | 0–4 | FC Stumbras (I) | Alytus |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Alytaus stadionas Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vijūnas Vasiliauskas |
| 15 September 2018 | FK Kauno Žalgiris (I) | 0–3 | FK Žalgiris Vilnius (I) | Kaunas |
| 13:00 | Report | Liviu Antal Tomaš Malec Liviu Antal |
Stadium: S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas Attendance: 400 Referee: Darius Petraška |
Final
editThe final match was played on Sunday 30 September 2018.
| FC Stumbras | 0–3 | FK Žalgiris |
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Patvirtintas 2018 m. sezono taurės varžybų formatas ir dalyviai" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b "LFF Kalendorius" (DOC) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 m. LFF varžybų nuostatai" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ištraukti 2018 m. taurės sezono pirmo etapo burtai" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "LFF taurės I etapo burtų traukimas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.