2018 Lithuanian Football Cup
| LFF Taurė | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 27 April – 30 September |
| Teams | 48[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FK Žalgiris |
| Runner-up | FC Stumbras |
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]
The winners qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Stumbras were the defending champions.
Participants
[edit]Participation 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
[edit]The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:[2]
| Round | Draw date and time | New entries | Clubs | Date(s) | Goals / games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]First round
[edit]The 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 |
| 27 April 2018 | Merkys (4) | 0–7 | DFK Dainava (2) | Alytus |
| 27 April 2018 | Geležinis Vilkas (5) | 0–8 | Sveikata (3) | Vilnius |
| 28 April 2018 | Šilas (3) | 4–3 | Ateitis (3) | Kazlų Rūda |
| 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 May 2018 | FK Panevėžys | 0-0; 3:4 (Pn) | FK Palanga | Panevėžys |
| 26 May 2018 | FK Babrungas Plungė | 5–3 | FK Sveikata Kybartai | Plungė |
Round of 16
[edit]| 23 June 2018. | Kupiskis (2) | 1–7 | FK Kauno Žalgiris (1) |
| 1 July 2018. | Elektrenu Versme (3) | 0–10 | DFK Dainava Alytus (2) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 2 September 2018 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 2 : 0 | Palanga | S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas, (Kaunas) |
| 2 August 2018 | Sūduva | 1 : 4 | Žalgiris | "Arvi" arena, (Marijampolė) |
| 31 August 2018 | Banga | 1 : 2 | DFK Dainava | Gargždų stadionas, (Gargždai) |
| 1 September 2018 | Viltis | 0 : 3 | Stumbras | LFF stadionas, (Vilnius) |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 16 September 2018 | DFK Dainava (II) | 0–4 | FC Stumbras (I) | Alytus |
| 15 September 2018 | FK Kauno Žalgiris (I) | 0–3 | FK Žalgiris Vilnius (I) | Kaunas |
Final
[edit]The final match was played on Sunday 30 September 2018.
| FC Stumbras | 0–3 | FK Žalgiris |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report |
 34' Tomáš Šimkovič 43' Marko Tomić 88' Marquinhos Carioca |
         "Stumbras"
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 "Žalgiris"
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.