The Lithuanian A Lyga 2000 was the 11th season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 25 March 2000 and ended on 4 November 2000.[1] 10 teams participated with FBK Kaunas winning the championship.

A Lyga
Season2000
Dates25 may - 4 november
ChampionsFBK Kaunas
RelegatedFK Kareda Kaunas
KS Polonia Vilnius
FK Banga Gargzdai
UEFA Champions LeagueFBK Kaunas
UEFA CupFK Zalgiris
FK Atlantas
UEFA Intertoto CupFK Ekranas
1999
2001

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FBK Kaunas (C) 36 26 8 2 115 24 +91 86 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Žalgiris 36 25 8 3 108 28 +80 83 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Atlantas 36 21 4 11 70 45 +25 67
4 Ekranas 36 18 8 10 57 31 +26 62 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Kareda (R) 36 17 9 10 56 49 +7 60 Relegation to 1 Lyga[a]
6 Nevėžis 36 11 14 11 31 44 −13 47
7 Dainava 36 8 9 19 34 66 −32 33
8 Polonija[b] (R) 36 6 7 23 27 82 −55 25 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Atletas-Inkaras (O) 36 5 6 25 28 95 −67 21
10 Banga (R) 36 3 7 26 19 81 −62 16 Relegation to 1 Lyga
Source: RSSSF.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kareda were demoted to the lower league due to the regulations of LFF, as were a reserve team of FBK Kaunas.
  2. ^ Polonija were won the play-off, but were demoted to the lower league due to the regulations of LFF, as were a reserve team of Žalgiris.

Results

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Relegation play-off

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Laisvė Šilutė 1–3 Atletas-Inkaras 0–1 1–2
Klevas Šiauliai 3–4 Polonija 3–3 0–1

References

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  1. ^ Laužadis, Almantas (16 March 2001). "Lithuania 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 December 2020.