Lithuanian Supercup
The Lithuanian Supercup (Lithuanian: Lietuvos futbolo supertaurė) or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation and played at the beginning of the season. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently also known as the LFF TOPsport Supercup.
Until 2016, if the Lithuanian championship and the Cup was won by the same team, the match was not held and the Supercup was awarded automatically to the winning team. Since 2016 the format was changed and double winners then play the league runners-up.
The trophy has been contested since 1995 with four interruptions.[1][2]
The current holders are Panevėžys who defeated TransInvest in the 2024 Lithuanian Supercup.
Sponsorship
[edit]Four companies signed title sponsorship agreements after the 2016 revisions of the competition regulations. The current tournament partner is Top sport who signed a broad league partnership agreement with the Lithuanian Football Federation in 2024.[3]
Previously, Enlabs AB replaced Betsson in 2020 and then extended contract for a further two years in 2022.[4] Betsson had signed a four-year deal with the Lithuanian Football Federation shortly after the 2017 competition, but only remained as the name holder for a two-year stint.[5]
| Period | Sponsor | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–2015 | No sponsor | LFF Supercup |
| 2016 | Sportland International Group | LFF Sportland Supercup[6] |
| 2017 | No sponsor | LFF Supercup |
| 2018–2019 | Betsson[5] | LFF Betsafe Supercup[7] |
| 2020–2023 | Enlabs AB[4] | LFF Optibet Supercup |
| 2024–current | Top sport[3] | LFF TOPsport Supercup |
Past winners
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Performance by club
[edit]Clubs in italics are defunct.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 8 | 3 |
| Sūduva Marijampolė | 4 | 2 |
| Ekranas Panevėžys | 4 | 2 |
| FBK Kaunas | 4 | 2 |
| Panevėžys | 2 | 0 |
| Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas | 1 | 1 |
| Kareda Šiauliai | 1 | 1 |
| Trakai / Riteriai | — | 2 |
| Kauno Žalgiris | — | 1 |
| TransInvest | — | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lithuania - List of Super Cup Winners".
- ^ "Summary - Super Cup - Lithuania - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
- ^ a b ""TOPsport" tapo generaliniu LFF rėmėju". Eurofootball.lt (in Lithuanian). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ a b "Plečiasi Lietuvos futbolo federacijos ir "Optibet" bendradarbiavimas". sportas.info (in Lithuanian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Prieš rinktinės išvyką LFF pristatė didžiausią savo rėmėją" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "LFF "Sportland" Supertaurės dvikova - vasario 28-ąją Vilniuje" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Dvikova dėl tradicinio trofėjaus, kurio oficialiu partneriu šiemet tapo „Sportland", pirmą kartą vyks Vilniuje, „Sportimos" arenoje.
- ^ ""Betsafe LFF Supertaurė" atkeliauja į Marijampolę" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- The history of the Supercup on the Lithuanian Football Federation website (in Lithuanian)
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