The 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-second season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-four teams entered the competitions,[1] which started on 27 April and ended on 24 September in Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys.[2][3]
| LFF Taurė | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 27 April – 24 September |
| Teams | 44[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Stumbras |
| Runner-up | Žalgiris |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 193 (4.49 per match) |
Stumbras defeated defending champions Žalgiris 1–0 in the final and have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
Participants
Participation in the competition was mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that two II Lyga sides - NFA and Šiauliai FA weren't competing.[4] Teams of lower divisions were eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup.[5]
| A Lyga | LFF I Lyga | II Lyga | III Lyga | IV Lyga | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Zone
West Zone | Kaunas County
Marijampolė County
Klaipėda County
Šiauliai County
| A Division
D Division | Veterans League |
Schedule
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 | 18 April, 13:00[6] | 36 | 36 → 24 | 27 April–3 May[7] | 57 / 12 |
| Round of 32 | 16 May, 13:00[8] | 8 | 32 → 16 | 25 May–4 June[9] | 65 / 16 |
| Round of 16 | 30 May, 13:00[10] | none | 16 → 8 | 23–26 June[11] | 42 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 June, 13:00[12] | none | 8 → 4 | 26–27 August | 22 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 30 August, 11:30[13] | none | 4 → 2 | 9 September[14] | 6 / 2 |
| Final | none | 2 → 1 | 24 September | 1 / 1 |
Matches
First round
The following pairs were drawn on 18 April 2017 by famous TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius and all-time most capped Lithuanian national team player Andrius Skerla.[15] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[7]
Džiugas, Šilutė, Tauras, Koralas (I Lyga), Hegelmann Litauen, TERA, Viltis, Panerys (II Lyga), Adiada, Kėdainiai, Saulininkas-OBLT (III Lyga) and Prelegentai (Veterans League) received free passes to the next round.[15]
| 27 April 2017 | Juventa-99 (3) | 0–1 | Panevėžys (2) | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Tomas Rakašius  75' | Stadium: Gytariai Stadium Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas |
| 28 April 2017 | Šilas (3) | 0–5 | Nevėžis (2) | Kėdainiai, Lithuania[note 1] |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Šarūnas Činikas 24' Kirill Shreitor 29'Jonas Supronas 63', 84'Tautvydas Amalas 73' | Stadium: Kėdainiai Stadium Attendance: 23 Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius |
| 28 April 2017 | Gargždų Pramogos SC (3) | 0–4 | Banga (2) | Gargždai, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Simonas Urbys 46' Karolis Urbaitis 50' (pen.)Šarūnas Skulskis 55'Mikas Kura 83' | Stadium: Gargždai Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Linas Gedvila |
| 29 April 2017 | Sendvaris (4) | 0–2 | Garliava (4) | Gargždai, Lithuania[note 2] |
| 13:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Deividas Arlauskas 15' Benas Kudirka 86' | Stadium: Gargždai Stadium Attendance: 2 Referee: Orestas Abramavičius |
| 29 April 2017 | Širvėna (3) | 2–3 | Akmenės Cementas (3) | Biržai, Lithuania |
| 13:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Simonas Laužikas Mantas Gasiūnas | Report | Klaudijus Januitis Valdas Rubel | Stadium: Biržai Stadium Referee: Aurimas Strolė |
| 29 April 2017 | Pakruojis (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Vilniaus Vytis (2) | Pakruojis, Lithuania |
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mykola Barba 75' | Report | Mykolas Krasnovskis 40' | Stadium: Pakruojis Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Mindaugas Jackus |
| Penalties | ||||
Donatas Strockis  Aivaras Bagočius  Vilius Lapeikis Arūnas Šteinas Aivaras Renusas | Arsenij Buinickij Leonardo Soares Tomas Misiūnas Lukas Miščiukas Nikolaj Misiuk | |||
| 29 April 2017 | Prienai (4) | 2–5 | Palanga (2) | Birštonas, Lithuania[note 3] |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Robertas Ratkevičius 26', 55' | Report | Aurimas Jurgelevičius 40' Iurie Cebotari 75'Daniil Rubtsov 77', 90'Haroldas Vaineikis 85' | Stadium: Birštonas Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas |
| 29 April 2017 | Minija (3) | 0–1 | Atmosfera (3) | Kretinga, Lithuania |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Renatas Žebrauskas 82' | Stadium: Kretinga Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Vladimir Gerasimov |
| 29 April 2017 | Fanai (4) | 0–4 | Sveikata (3) | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Vaidotas Norkeliūnas Domas Ivanauskas Artūras Pečiulis Simonas Rekašius | Stadium: Gytariai Stadium Referee: Mantas Lešinskas |
| 29 April 2017 | Elektrėnų Versmė (5) | 8–0 | LŠS (4) | Vilnius, Lithuania[note 4] |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Julius Dranginis 2' (pen.) Žygimantas Grinevičius 8', 51'Tomas Čeliauskas 13'Benas Buzevičius 27', 30'Mindaugas Broga 35' | Report | Stadium: Senvagė Stadium Referee: Artiom Gutovskij |
| 1 May 2017 | Geležinis Vilkas (5) | 0–13 | DFK Dainava (2) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Kyrylo Silich 14' Sam Shaban 17', 20', 38', 53'Lukas Baranauskas 68', 70', 79', 81'Patrik Oiaran 74'Titas Vitukynas 75', 77', 83' | Stadium: LFF Stadium Referee: Robertas Valikonis |
| 3 May 2017 | Švyturys (4) | 4–1 | Babrungas (3) | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: ARVI Football Indoor Arena Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius |
Round of 32
The following pairs were drawn on 16 May 2017 by TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius.[16][17] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[9]
| 25 May 2017 | Švyturys (4) | 0–2 | Trakai (1) | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Lajo Traore 85', 88' | Stadium: Marijampolė Sport Center Stadium Attendance: 87 Referee: Saulius Dirda |
| 26 May 2017 | Akmenės Cementas (3) | 1–3 | Koralas (2) | Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Nedas Stankus 64' | Report | Valdas Rubel 50' (o.g.) Jonas Bičkus 52', 71' | Stadium: Naujoji Akmenė Stadium Attendance: 110 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė |
| 26 May 2017 | Kėdainiai (4) | 1–7 | Vilniaus Vytis (2) | Kėdainiai, Lithuania |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Aivaras Gėgžna 66' | Report | Tomas Misiūnas 12' Arsenij Buinickij 21'Mykolas Krasnovskis 31', 55', 72'Arminas Vaskela 42'Romanas Juška 75' | Stadium: Kėdainiai Stadium second pitch Attendance: 70 Referee: Fiodoras Petrovas |
| 27 May 2017 | Panevėžys (2) | 3–0 | Kauno Žalgiris (1) | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| 13:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mantas Savėnas 9' Arnas Ribokas 49'Charles Atsina 90+1' | Report | Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Mindaugas Jackus |
| 27 May 2017 | Sveikata (3) | 1–2 | Jonava (1) | Kybartai, Lithuania |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mindaugas Bičkovas 66' | Report | Tautvydas Eliošius 31' (pen.) Edgaras Makarovas 41' | Stadium: Kybartai Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius |
| 27 May 2017 | Garliava (4) | 1–0 | Atmosfera (3) | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Ignas Miliūnas 9' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: KTU Stadium Attendance: 96 Referee: Arūnas Dapkus |
| 27 May 2017 | Šilutė (2) | 0–1 | Stumbras (1) | Šilutė, Lithuania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Fábio Lopes 16' | Stadium: Šilutė Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Donatas Rumšas |
| 27 May 2017 | Adiada (4) | 0–8 | DFK Dainava (2) | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Savivaldybė Stadium Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas |
| 27 May 2017 | Džiugas (2) | 5–0 | Tauras (2) | Telšiai, Lithuania |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tomas Birškys 9' Rolandas Leščius 35'Marius Šluta 37', 90+1'Andrius Lipskis 53' | Report | Stadium: TFA Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Orestas Abramavičius |
| 27 May 2017 | Banga (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Žalgiris (1) | Gargždai, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mantas Gudauskas 90+4' | Report | Matija Ljujić 43' | Stadium: Gargždai Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ugnius Veprauskas |
| Penalties | ||||
| Algimantas Bačanskis Šarūnas Skulskis Mantas Gudauskas Tadas Norbutas | Mantas Kuklys Darvydas Šernas Vytautas Lukša Egidijus Vaitkūnas | |||
| 27 May 2017 | Panerys (3) | 2–1 | Nevėžis (2) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Benediktas Jakavičius 15' Audrius Veikutis 31' | Report | Jonas Supronas 50' | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 45 Referee: Vilius Paulauskas |
| 28 May 2017 | Palanga (2) | 1–0 | Utenis (1) | Palanga, Lithuania |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Gvidas Juška 9' | Report | Stadium: Palanga Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas |
| 28 May 2017 | Hegelmann Litauen (3) | 0–3 | Sūduva (1) | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Robertas Vėževičius 6', 32' Markas Kardokas 44' | Stadium: NFA Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas |
| 28 May 2017 | Viltis (3) | 1–13 | Atlantas (1) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Vaidas Pajarskas 89' | Report | Yuriy Vereshchak 5', 19', 26' Andrei Panyukov 13', 16', 22'Linas Pilibaitis 34', 37'Justas Raziūnas 38'Andrei Ciofu 47', 62'Sergei Obivalin 61', 82' | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jurij Paškovskij |
| 29 May 2017 | Prelegentai (Vet) | 2–0 | TERA (3) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Edgaras Jankauskas | Report | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Donatas Šimėnas |
| 4 June 2017 | Elektrėnų Versmė (5) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Saulininkas-OBLT (4) | Elektrėnai, Lithuania |
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Vytautas Zemleckas 40' Audrius Plytnikas 102'Deividas Marcinkevičius 115'Mindaugas Broga 118' | Report | 24' | Stadium: Elektrėnai Stadium Referee: Artiom Gutovskij |
Round of 16
The following pairs were drawn on 30 May 2017.[18][19] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[11]
| 23 June 2017 | Koralas (2) | 0–4 | Sūduva (1) | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Sergej Amirzian 14' Giedrius Matulevičius 77', 82'Robertas Vėževičius 90' | Stadium: Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch Attendance: 140 Referee: Vijūnas Vasiliauskas |
| 23 June 2017 | Panerys (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Palanga (2) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Aurimas Tamaliūnas 3' Ramūnas Radavičius 72'Tadas Gražiūnas 120' | Report | Aurimas Jurgelevičius 25' Ričardas Šveikauskas 65' | Stadium: Senvagė Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Darius Petraška |
| 24 June 2017 | Panevėžys (2) | 2–1 | Džiugas (2) | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Eduard Grygorenko 20' Ronaldas Misiūnas 88' | Report | Vitaliy Polyanskyi 79' | Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mindaugas Jackus |
| 24 June 2017 | Elektrėnų Versmė (5) | 0–4 | Jonava (1) | Elektrėnai, Lithuania |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Laurynas Stonkus 42' Tautvydas Eliošius 70', 80'Maksym Marusych 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Elektrėnai Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius |
| 24 June 2017 | Žalgiris (1) | 1–0 | Atlantas (1) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Elivelto 30' | Report | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Jurij Paškovskij |
| 25 June 2017 | Garliava (4) | 0–8 | Trakai (1) | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Maksimov 7', 24' Vaidotas Šilėnas 26'Mykhailo Shyshka 33'Oscar Dorley 38'Justinas Januševskij 79'Deividas Česnauskis 85'Lajo Traore 90' | Stadium: KTU Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas |
| 26 June 2017 | DFK Dainava (2) | 3–6 | Vilniaus Vytis (2) | Alytus, Lithuania |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kyrylo Silich 3' Linas Savastas 33', 64' (pen.) | Report | Mykolas Krasnovskis 5', 51' Leonardo Soares 19', 90+1'Mantas Makutunovičius 23'Ilya Tsyvilko 89' (o.g.) | Stadium: Alytus Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ugnius Veprauskas |
| 26 June 2017 | Prelegentai (Vet) | 0–8 | Stumbras (1) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Donatas Konikas 8', 24', 31' Girius Kalvaitis 12' (o.g.)Lukas Artimavičius 17', 79'Vilius Armalas 47'Kgaogelo Sekgota 76' | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Donatas Šimėnas |
Quarter-finals
The following pairs were drawn on 27 June 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Vykintas Slivka.[20][21] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[22]
| 26 August 2017 | Panerys (3) | 0–8 | Žalgiris (1) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Diego Oyarzún 21' Karolis Uzėla 49', 86'Vytautas Lukša 67', 90+1'Ernestas Stočkūnas 75', 89'Darvydas Šernas 79' | Stadium: Senvagė Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Donatas Šimėnas |
| 27 August 2017 | Panevėžys (2) | 0–1 | Vilniaus Vytis (2) | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Arminas Vaskela 41' | Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Darius Petraška |
| 27 August 2017 | Jonava (1) | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Stumbras (1) | Jonava, Lithuania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tadas Eliošius 8', 109' Maksym Marusych 39' | Report | Jaisen Clifford 88' Lucas Villela 90+2', 113', 118'Kgaogelo Sekgota 101' | Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava Attendance: 200 Referee: Robertas Valikonis |
| 27 August 2017 | Sūduva (1) | 4–1 | Trakai (1) | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Karolis Laukžemis 5', 81' Modestas Vorobjovas 17' (o.g.)Jérémy Manzorro 84' | Report | Arūnas Klimavičius 62' (pen.) | Stadium: ARVI Football Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika |
Semi-finals
The following pairs were drawn on 30 August 2017 by actor Andrius Bialobžeskis along with Lithuania national team players Emilijus Zubas and Linas Klimavičius.[23][24] Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.[14]
| 9 September 2017 | Sūduva (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Žalgiris (1) | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Karolis Chvedukas 14' Algis Jankauskas 120+1' | Report | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 90+3' Liviu Antal 94' | Stadium: ARVI Football Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Donatas Rumšas |
| Penalties | ||||
| Andro Švrljuga Jérémy Manzorro Ovidijus Verbickas Semir Kerla | Darvydas Šernas Mantas Kuklys Liviu Antal Slavko Blagojević | |||
| 9 September 2017 | Vilniaus Vytis (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Stumbras (1) | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mykolas Krasnovskis 64' | Report | Nazaré 76' | Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Robertas Valikonis |
| Penalties | ||||
| Mantas Makutunovičius Marius Šoblinskas Arminas Vaskela Markas Kardokas | Armanavičius Lucas Villela Nazaré Levan Macharashvili Alexandre Kore | |||
Final
The final match was played on Sunday 24 September 2017 at Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.
See also
Notes
References
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