The 2013 A Lyga, also known as SMSCredit.lt A Lyga for sponsoring purposes,[citation needed] is the 24th season of the A Lyga, the top-tier association football league of Lithuania. The season started on 9 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. FK Ekranas were the defending champions.
Changes from 2012
The league changed its number of teams for the fourth time in a row, reducing it from ten teams in 2012 A Lyga to nine sides. As a consequence, the schedule reduced from 36 to 32 matches per team, with each team playing every other team four times in total, twice at home and twice away.
Stadiums and locations
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Atlantas | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ekranas | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 64 | |
| 4 | Sūduva | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 62 | |
| 5 | Kruoja | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 6 | Banga | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Šiauliai | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 25 | |
| 8 | Dainava | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | |
| 9 | Tauras (R) | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 11 | Relegation to I Lyga |
Source: UEFA.com LFF.lt
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The runners-up of the 2013–14 Lithuanian Football Cup competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Results
First half of season
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Second half of season
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Top goalscorers
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nerijus Valskis
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FK Sūduva | 27 |
| 2 |  Kamil Biliński
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VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 21 |
| Evaldas Razulis
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FK Atlantas | ||
| 3 | Aurelijus Staponka
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FK Banga Gargždai | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenij Buinickij
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Ekranas | 13 |
| Ričardas Beniušis
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FK Kruoja Pakruojis | ||
| 5 | Mantas Kuklys
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VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 11 |
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