2021 Lithuanian Football Cup

The 2021 Lithuanian Football Cup was a single elimination association football tournament which began on 22 May 2021 and ended on 23 October 2021.[1] The winner of the competition earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]

2021 Lithuanian Football Cup
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
Teams30
Final positions
ChampionsŽalgiris
Runner-upPanevėžys
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored98 (3.38 per match)
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Teams from A lyga, LFF I lyga and LFF II lyga participated in the tournament this year. Same as last year, lower league teams were not invited in order to shorten the competition due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The "B" teams do not participate in the cup competition. The A lyga teams entered the tournament from the first round this year.[3]

FK Panevėžys were the defending champions after winning the final in the previous season against FK Sūduva on penalties.[4]

First round

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Fourteen first round matches were played on 22–25 May 2021.[1] Two random teams received a "bye" to the second round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Utenis 0–3 FK Šilutė
Sveikata 1–3 Babrungas
Panerys Vilnius 1–2 FA Šiauliai
Fortūna Kaunas 0–4 Saned Joniškis
Minija 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Dainava
BFA 0–2 Nevėžis
Atmosfera 0–3 Hegelmann Litauen
Viltis Vilnius 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) FK Garliava
Klaipėdos FM 0–6 Džiugas
Ekranas 2–5 (a.e.t.) Neptūnas
Sūduva 1–0 Riteriai
FK Jonava 1–2 Panevėžys
Žalgiris 5–0 Banga
Ateitis 1–6 Šilas
FK Kauno Žalgiris bye
Be1 NFA (II) bye

Second round

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Eight second round matches were played on 15–23 June 2021.[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dainava 0–3 Žalgiris
Be1 NFA 0–6 Džiugas
Panevėžys 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Kauno Žalgiris
Šilas 0–4 Hegelmann Litauen
FK Garliava 2–1 FK Šilutė
Nevėžis 0–2 Sūduva
Saned Joniškis 1–3 FA Šiauliai
Neptūnas 1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) Babrungas

Quarter–finals

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The quarter–final matches were played from 18 August to 22 September 2021.[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FK Garliava 0–2 Hegelmann Litauen
Sūduva 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Žalgiris
Babrungas 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) FA Šiauliai
Džiugas 1–3 Panevėžys

Semi–finals

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The semi–final matches were played on 28–29 September 2021.[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Babrungas 1–3 Panevėžys
Žalgiris 4–0 Hegelmann Litauen

Final

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FINAL
FK Žalgiris5–1FK Panevėžys
Francis Kyeremeh   5'
Elhadji Diaw   16'
Hugo Videmont   50'
Jakub Sylvestr   78'
Hugo Videmont   81'
Soccerway
lietuvosfutbolas.lt
lff.lt report
  44' Justinas Januševskij
  45' Jorge Elias
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Jurij Paškovskij


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "VK posėdžio metu patvirtinta LFF Konferencijos darbotvarkė".
  4. ^ "Panevėžys vs. Sūduva 1 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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