Английская Википедия:2017 Lithuanian Football Cup

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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, which started on 27 April and ended on 24 September in Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys.

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. Teams of lower divisions were eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup.

A Lyga	LFF I Lyga	II Lyga	III Lyga	IV Lyga	Other
Žalgiris (holders) Trakai Sūduva Atlantas Stumbras Jonava Utenis Kauno Žalgiris	Banga Pakruojis Palanga Panevėžys Nevėžis Šilutė Koralas Džiugas Tauras Vilniaus Vytis DFK Dainava	South Zone Panerys Hegelmann Litauen TERA Viltis Sveikata Šilas West Zone Babrungas Širvėna Gargždų Pramogos SC Juventa-99 Akmenės Cementas Atmosfera Minija	Kaunas County Kėdainiai LŠS Garliava Prienai Marijampolė County Švyturys Klaipėda County Sendvaris Šiauliai County Saulininkas-OBLT Adiada Fanai	A Division Elektrėnų Versmė D Division Geležinis Vilkas	Veterans League Prelegentai

Schedule

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The Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys hosted the final.

The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:

Round	Draw date and time	New entries	Clubs	Date(s)	Goals / games
First Round	18 April, 13:00	36	36 → 24	27 April–3 May	57 / 12
Round of 32	16 May, 13:00	8	32 → 16	25 May–4 June	65 / 16
Round of 16	30 May, 13:00	none	16 → 8	23–26 June	42 / 8
Quarter-finals	27 June, 13:00	none	8 → 4	26–27 August	22 / 4
Semi-finals	30 August, 11:30	none	4 → 2	9 September	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. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

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.

Round of 32

The following pairs were drawn on 16 May 2017 by TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Round of 16

The following pairs were drawn on 30 May 2017. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Quarter-finals

The following pairs were drawn on 27 June 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Vykintas Slivka. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

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. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Final

The final match was played on Sunday 24 September 2017 at Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.

See also

Leagues

• 2017 A Lyga
• 2017 LFF I Lyga

Cups

• 2017 Lithuanian Supercup