2020 Lithuanian Football Cup
2020 Lithuanian Football Cup - 32nd edition of the Independent Lithuania Football Cup. The official name of this year's competition for sponsorship reasons is Hegelmann LFF Cup .
| Hegelmann LFF Taurė | |
| Country |  |
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| Dates | 16 June – 7 November |
| Teams | 33 |
← 2019 2021 → | |
This year's tournament was scheduled to start in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to mid-June.
A total of 33 A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga teams are participating. The reserve teams do not participate in the cup competition. The A Lyga teams will join the tournament from the 1/8 final stage. [1] With a view to shorten the competition the teams of lower divisions were not invited this year.
Match and draw calendar
| Stage | Draw | Matches | Teams | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round I | 3 June[2] | 16-21 June | 25 | 17 teams from II Lyga, 8 randomly drawn teams from LFF I lyga |
| Preliminary Round II | 24-30 June | 16 | 9 winners of Round I, 7 randomly drawn teams advanced without play | |
| 1/8 final | 7-8 and 14-15 July | 16 | 8 winners of Round II, 6 teams from A lyga, 2 randomly drawn teams from LFF I lyga advanced without play | |
| 1/4 final | ||||
| Semifinal | ||||
| Final | 7 November[3] |
Participants
A total of 33 participants consisted of 6 A Lyga, 10 LFF I Lyga and 17 II Lyga teams.
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Results
Preliminary Round I
- The league that the team represents is indicated in brackets.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| BFA (I) | 1–0 | FK Nevėžis Kėdainiai (I) |
| FK TERA Vilnius (II) | 2–4 | FK Atmosfera (2012) (I) |
| FK Tauras Tauragė (II) | 4–0 | FK Rosa Klaipėda (II) |
| FK Juventa-99 Šiauliai (II) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | FK Vidzgiris Alytus (II) |
| FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda (II) | 5–1 | FK Neptūnas Klaipėda (II) |
| FK Šilutė (II) | 1–3 | FC Džiugas Telšiai (I) |
| FK Ekranas (2020) Panevėžys (II) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | DFK Dainava (I) |
| FK Utenis (II) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | FK Atlantas Klaipėda (II) |
| FM Ateitis Vilnius (II) | 0–4 | FK Minija (2017) (I) |
Randomly drawn teams that advanced to Round II without play:[3]
| FK Viltis Vilnius (II) |
| Vilniaus Vytis (I) |
| FK Babrungas Plungė (II) |
| FK Jonava (I) |
| SANED Joniškis (II) |
| FK Sveikata Kybartai (II) |
| ŠŠPC Radviliškis (II) |
Randomly drawn I Lyga teams that advanced to 1/8 final:
| FC Hegelmann Litauen |
| FA Šiauliai |
Round II
The Round II draw took place on 22 June 2020[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FK Viltis Vilnius (II) | v | SANED Joniškis (II) |
| DFK Dainava (I) | v | FK Atmosfera (2012) (I) |
| FK Vidzgiris Alytus (II) | v | FK Minija (2017) (I) |
| FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda (II) | v | BFA (I) |
| FK Utenis (II) | v | FK Sveikata Kybartai (II) |
| ŠŠPC Radviliškis (II) | v | FK Jonava (I) |
| FK Babrungas Plungė (II) | v | FK Tauras Tauragė (II) |
| Vilniaus Vytis (I) | v | FC Džiugas Telšiai (I) |
References
- http://www.pirmalyga.lt/naujiena/IA-lyga-gales-patekti-keturios-komandos/1385
- https://lff.lt/news/10849/hegelmann-lff-taures-burtai-bus-traukiami-birzelio-3-d/
- https://lff.lt/news/10858/istraukti-hegelmann-lff-taures-i-etapo-burtai/
- https://lff.lt/news/10961/istraukti-hegelmann-lff-antro-etapo-taures-burtai/