2023 Lithuanian Football Cup
Football tournament season
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| Teams | 48 |
| Defending champions | Žalgiris |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | TransINVEST |
| Runner-up | Šiauliai |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 188 (4.7 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Lithuanian Football Cup, for sponsorship reasons also called Lithuanian: Hegelmann LFF Taurė[1] was a single elimination football tournament in Lithuania.[2] The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round on a sporting merit (subject to receiving an UEFA licence).
TransINVEST won the cup on 1 October 2023 with a 2–1 win over Šiauliai.
Draw and match calendar
Having had participants numbers limited to the first three tiers for the last two years, this year's tournament was open to clubs from any division. As before, the "B" teams do not participate in the cup competition. The A lyga teams entered the tournament from the second round this year. A total number of participants this year was 48: 10 A lyga clubs, 11 LFF I lyga clubs, 10 LFF II lyga clubs, 13 LFF III lyga clubs and 4 SFL clubs.
| Round | Draw dates | Match dates | Teams | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round I | April 13 | April 18–25[3] | 32 | Clubs from I, II, III ir SFL leagues |
| Round of 32 | April 28[4] | May 5–9[5] | 32 | 16 Round I winners, 6 teams drawn without competition, and 10 A lyga teams |
| Round of 16 | May 12[6] | May 23–31 | 16 | Winners of the Round of 32 |
| Quarter-finals | June 17 | August 15–29 | 8 | Winners of the Round of 16 |
| Semi-finals | August 17 | September 9–17 | 4 | Winners of the Quarterfinals |
| Final | October 1 | 2 | Winners of the Semifinals |
Round I
The following teams received byes:[7]
- I lyga: TransINVEST
- III lyga: AFK, Ataka, Navigatoriai, and Vova
- SFL C: Trivartis
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2023 | ||
| Top Kickers (SFL A) | 0–1 | Fortūna (II lyga) |
| 22 April 2023 | ||
| Granitas (III lyga) | 2–1 | Šturmas (III lyga) |
| Sirijus (III lyga) | 1–8 | Neptūnas (I lyga) |
| 23 April 2023 | ||
| Pabradė Zina (SFL A) | 0–4 | Klaipėdos (II lyga) |
| 24 April 2023 | ||
| Vilkai (III lyga) | 0–4 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai (I lyga) |
| 25 April 2023 | ||
| Baltijos Futbolo Akademija (I lyga) | 2–0 | Ekranas (I lyga) |
| Minija (I lyga) | 0–2 | Be1 NFA (I lyga) |
| Saned (II lyga) | 0–8 | Babrungas Plungė (I lyga) |
| Tera (III lyga) | 1–4 | Šilutė (II lyga) |
| Ukmergė (II lyga) | 2–0 | Sveikata Kybartai (II lyga) |
| Tauras Tauragė (II lyga) | 1–2 | Viltis (II lyga) |
| Statyba-Sendvaris (III lyga) | 2–7 | Garliava (I lyga) |
| 26 April 2023 | ||
| Futboliukas (SFL C) | 1–8 | Atmosfera (II lyga) |
| Geležinis Vilkas (III lyga) | 1–10 | Jonava (I lyga) |
| Nadruvis (III lyga) | 1–9 | Marijampolė City (I lyga) |
| Venta (III lyga) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Dembava (II lyga) |
Round of 32
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2023 | ||
| Trivartis (SFL C) | 0–8 | Navigatoriai (III lyga) |
| 5 May 2023 | ||
| Granitas (III lyga) | 1–2 | Viltis (II lyga) |
| 6 May 2023 | ||
| Garliava (I lyga) | 1–2 | Be1 NFA (I lyga) |
| TransINVEST (I lyga) | 5–1 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai (I lyga) |
| Klaipėdos (II lyga) | 3–0 | Jonava (I lyga) |
| 7 May 2023 | ||
| Šiauliai (A lyga) | 2–1 | Dainava (A lyga) |
| Babrungas (I lyga) | 0–3 | Banga (A lyga) |
| Ataka (III lyga) | 0–9 | Riteriai (A lyga) |
| Neptūnas (I lyga) | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Panevėžys (A lyga) |
| AFK (III lyga) | 0–6 | Žalgiris (A lyga) |
| Vova (III lyga) | w/o | Marijampolė City (I lyga) |
| 8 May 2023 | ||
| Dembava (II lyga) | 0–6 | Kauno Žalgiris (A lyga) |
| 9 May 2023 | ||
| Atmosfera (II lyga) | 0–4 | Hegelmann (A lyga) |
| Šilutė (II lyga) | 0–5 | Džiugas (A lyga) |
| Ukmergė (II lyga) | 0–3 | Sūduva (A lyga) |
| 10 May 2023 | ||
| Fortūna (II lyga) | 0–6 | Baltijos Futbolo Akademija (I lyga) |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2023 | ||
| Marijampolė City (I lyga) | 1–4 | Banga (A lyga) |
| 24 May 2023 | ||
| Kauno Žalgiris (A lyga) | 3–0 | Žalgiris (A lyga) |
| Hegelmann (A lyga) | 0–3 | Riteriai (A lyga) |
| 30 May 2023 | ||
| Be1 NFA (I lyga) | 0–2 | Šiauliai (A lyga) |
| Viltis (II lyga) | 1–6 | Džiugas (A lyga) |
| Neptūnas (I lyga) | 0–2 | Sūduva (A lyga) |
| 31 May 2023 | ||
| Klaipėdos (II lyga) | 1–2 | Baltijos Futbolo Akademija (I lyga) |
| Navigatoriai (III lyga) | 0–3 | TransINVEST (I lyga) |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2023 | ||
| Džiugas (A lyga) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Sūduva (A lyga) |
| 16 August 2023 | ||
| Baltijos Futbolo Akademija (I lyga) | 0–5 | Kauno Žalgiris (A lyga) |
| TransINVEST (I lyga) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Banga (A lyga) |
| 29 August 2023 | ||
| Šiauliai (A lyga) | 2–0 | Riteriai (A lyga) |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2023 | ||
| TransINVEST (I lyga) | 1–0 | Džiugas (A lyga) |
| 17 September 2023 | ||
| Šiauliai (A lyga) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Kauno Žalgiris (A lyga) |
Final
| TransINVEST | 2–1 | Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|
Kawachi  54'Zingertas 80' | Jankauskas 41' |
Referee: Donatas Rumšas
See also
References
- ^ "Hegelmann LFF Taurė - Lietuvos Futbolas".
- ^ "Tęsiasi registracija į 2022-ųjų Hegelmann LFF taurės turnyrą".
- ^ "Finišavo pirmasis 2023-ųjų LFF taurės etapas".
- ^ "Finišavo LFF taurės antrasis etapas: dvi pajūrio komandų staigmenos ir neįvykęs mačas".
- ^ "Paaiškėjo LFF taurės antrojo etapo poros".
- ^ "LFF taurės turnyre paaiškėjo aštuntfinalio etapo poros".
- ^ https://www.lff.lt/istraukti-2023-uju-lff-taures-pirmojo-etapo-burtai/
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