2016 FK Žalgiris season

Žalgiris 2016 football season

Žalgiris2016 season

Chairwoman| Vilma Venslovaitienė
Manager| Valdas Dambrauskas
Stadium| LFF Stadionas
SMSCredit.lt A Lyga| Winners
LFF Sportland Supercup| Winners
LFF Cup (15–16)| Winners
LFF Cup (16)| Winners
UEFA Champions League (16–17)| Second Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer| League:
Andrija Kaluđerović
(20 goals)
All:
Andrija Kaluđerović
(23 goals)
Highest home attendance| 4,100
(Jul. 13 vs. Astana)
Lowest home attendance| 350
(Apr. 27 vs. Stumbras)
Average home league attendance| 1,061
Biggest win| Radviliškis 0–7 Žalgiris
Biggest defeat| Žalgiris 1–3 Trakai

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2016 season is FK Žalgiris 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Lithuanian football and 3rd consecutive as A Lyga title defenders. They also participated in the Lithuanian Cup, the SuperCup and entered the UEFA Champions League at the second qualifying round stage.

After winning the 2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup, the club has achieved the longest active consecutive domestic cup run in Europe with five victories in a row.[1] After another consecutive win in the 2016 LFF Cup, they extended the record to six victories, while also setting a new Lithuanian record – winning two domestic cups in a single calendar year.[2]

Žalgiris were crowned champions for the fourth year in a row on 30 October after a 2–0 win against Atlantas.[3]

After the season, club leaders received multiple personal awards. Long time club servant Mantas Kuklys was included among the final seven candidates to win Lithuanian footballer of the year award and remained fourth overall. Furthermore, he was elected as the best player in Lithuania, managing to beat teammates Andrija Kaluđerović and Vytautas Lukša, who respectively remained in second and fourth places. Despite joining only in the summer, Kaluđerović was also declared Fans Player of the Year – traditional award given by club supporters group Pietų IV. According to the fans, club defender Mamadou Mbodj remained in 2nd and 3rd place was taken by Kuklys. Justas Lasickas and Daniel Romanovskij remained respectively 3rd and 5th in the most promising player of the season elections; midfielder Matija Ljujić received the prize for the best goal of the season; and head coach Valdas Dambrauskas also received the coach of the year award.[4][5][6]

The 2016 season concluded with a special event where the film "„Žalgiris-2016“. The year of triumph", about a historical season highlighted with the victory of four domestic titles was premiered.[7]

## Players[edit]

Squad No.  | Name  | Nat.  | Position(s)  | Date of Birth (Age)  | Signed from  | Signed in

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Goalkeepers
1 | Armantas Vitkauskas |  | GK |  (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 34) |  FK Sūduva | 2012[8]
12 | Karolis Čirba |  | GK |  (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 26) | Academy | 2016
55 | Saulius Klevinskas |  | GK |  (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 39) |  Torpedo Moscow | 2015[9]
Defenders
2 | Linas Klimavičius |  | CB |  (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 34) |  FK Trakai | 2016[10]
5 | Donovan Slijngard |  | LB |  (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 36) |  SC Cambuur | 2015[11]
6 | Mamadou Mbodj[12] |  | CB |  (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 30) |  Red Star Belgrade | 2016[13]
8 | Egidijus Vaitkūnas |  | RB |  (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 35) |  FK Tauras | 2010[14]
18 | Aldas Korsakas |  | RB |  (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 27) | Academy | 2014
20 | Dominykas Barauskas |  | DF |  (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 26) | Academy | 2015
26 | Marius Žaliūkas |  | CB |  (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40) |  Rangers F.C. | 2016[15]
71 | Jonas Skinderis |  | DF |  (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 26) |  FK Panevėžys | 2016[16]
Midfielders
4 | Marin Matoš |  | CM |  (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 35) |  NK Istra 1961 | 2016[17]
7 | Slavko Blagojević |  | DM / CM |  (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 (age 36) |  RNK Split | 2016[18]
9 | Jorge Chula |  | RW / LW |  (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 33) |  C.D. Aves | 2015[19]
21 | Vytautas Lukša |  | RW / LW |  (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 39) |  FK Trakai | 2015[20]
22 | Justas Lasickas |  | LW |  (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26) | Academy | 2014
23 | Saulius Mikoliūnas |  | RB / RW / LW |  (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 39) |  FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2016[21]
27 | Matija Ljujić |  | CM / AM |  (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) |  FK Rad | 2016[22]
75 | Ernestas Stočkūnas |  | MF |  (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 25) | Academy | 2015
77 | Linas Pilibaitis |  | CM / AM / CF |  (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 (age 38) |  Győri ETO FC | 2014[23]
88 | Mantas Kuklys |  | CM / AM |  (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 36) |  KFC Turnhout | 2012[24]
Forwards
19 | Edvinas Baniulis |  | CF |  (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy | 2013
28 | Julius Momkus |  | ST |  (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 25) | Academy | 2016
33 | Bahrudin Atajić[25] |  | AM / LW / RW / CF / SS |  (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30) |  SJK Seinäjoki | 2016[26]
80 | Elivelto |  | CM / AM / LW / RW / SS |  (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) |  FK Ekranas | 2015[27]
99 | Andrija Kaluđerović[28] |  | CF |  (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 36) |  FK Rad | 2016[29]

## Transfers[edit]

### Winter 2016[edit]

#### In[edit]

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MF |  Elton | 26  |  FC Voluntari | Free  | [30]
DF |  Marius Žaliūkas | 32  |  Rangers F.C. | Free  | [15]
FW |  Simonas Stankevičius | 20  |  Leicester City F.C. | Undisclosed  | [31]
MF |  Marin Matoš | 26  |  NK Istra 1961 | Free  | [17]
DF |  Mamadou Mbodj | 22  |  Red Star Belgrade | Free  | [13]
FW |  Bahrudin Atajić | 22  |  SJK Seinäjoki | Free  | [26]
DF |  Linas Klimavičius | 26  |  FK Trakai | Free  | [21]
MF |  Saulius Mikoliūnas | 31  |  FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Free  | [21]
MF |  Tautvydas Eliošius | 23  |  FK Kruoja Pakruojis | Free  | [32]

#### Out[edit]

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MF |  Yury Kendysh | 25  |  FC BATE Borisov | €150,000  | [33][34]
MF |  Deividas Šemberas | 37  | \-  | Retired  | [35]
DF |  Georgas Freidgeimas | 28  |  FC Irtysh Pavlodar | On loan until 2017  | [36]
FW |  Darvydas Šernas | 31  |  Alanyaspor | Free  | [37]
DF |  Semir Kerla | 28  |  FC Irtysh Pavlodar | Free  | [37]
DF |  Andro Švrljuga | 30  |  FK Sūduva | Free  | [38]
DF |  Algis Jankauskas | 33  |  FK Sūduva | Free  | [39]
MF |  Paulius Janušauskas  | 26  |  FK Sūduva | Free  | [39]
FW |  Serge Nyuiadzi | 24  |  1461 Trabzon | Free  | [35]
FW |  Kristis Andreou | 21  |  Ayia Napa F.C. | Free  | [35]
FW |  Eliandro | 25  |  Batatais Futebol Clube | Free  | [35]
FW |  Darius Kazubovičius | 21  |  FK RFS | On loan until 2017  | [40]

### Summer 2016[edit]

#### In[edit]

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FW |  Andrija Kaluđerović | 28  |  FK Rad | Free  | [29]
MF |  Matija Ljujić | 22  |  FK Rad | Free  | [22]
MF |  Slavko Blagojević | 29  |  RNK Split | Free  | [18]
MF |  Jonas Skinderis  | 19  |  FK Panevėžys | Undisclosed  | [16]

#### Out[edit]

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DF |  Lukas Valvonis | 18  |  FK Utenis | On loan until December 2016  | [41]
MF |  Daniel Romanovskij | 19  |  FK Utenis | On loan until 2017  | [41]
MF |  Elton | 26  |  Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Free  | [42]
FW |  Lucas Gaúcho | 25  |  Thespakusatsu Gunma | Free  | [43]
MF |  Tautvydas Eliošius | 24  |  FK Lietava | On loan until 2017  | [44]
FW |  Simonas Stankevičius | 20  |  HNK Šibenik | On loan until 2017  | [45]

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

FK Žalgiris v  Jagiellonia 16 January 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 1–0|  Jagiellonia | Vilnius, Lithuania

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13:30 EET (UTC+2) | Darius Kazubovičius  90' | [1] |  | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FK Žalgiris v  FK Liepāja 23 January 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 1–0|  FK Liepāja | Vilnius, Lithuania

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20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Georgas Freidgeimas 70' | [2] |  | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FK Žalgiris v  FS METTA 26 January 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 0–1|  FS METTA | Vilnius, Lithuania

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12:30 EET (UTC+2) |  | [3] | Artūrs Švalbe  89' | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FK Žalgiris v  FK Spartaks 30 January 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 5–1|  FK Spartaks | Vilnius, Lithuania

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20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Bahrudin Atajić 6' 44'
Tautvydas Eliošius 13' 37'
Vytautas Lukša 46' | [4] | Sergej Vorobjov  75' | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FC Minsk v  FK Žalgiris 3 February 2016 Friendly|  FC Minsk | 0–1|  FK Žalgiris | Minsk, Belarus

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15:00 FET (UTC+3) |  | [5] | Bahrudin Atajić 52' |

FK Žalgiris v  FK Jelgava 6 February 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 1–2|  FK Jelgava | Vilnius, Lithuania

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20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Linas Pilibaitis 82' | [6] | Verners Zalaks  51'
Andrejs Kovaļovs 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FK Žalgiris v  Wigry Suwałki 11 February 2016 Friendly|  FK Žalgiris | 1–1|  Wigry Suwałki | Vilnius, Lithuania

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12:30 EET (UTC+2) | Daniel Romanovskij 70'
Linas Pilibaitis 76'
Egidijus Vaitkūnas 76' | [7] | Bartosz Biel  68' | Stadium: Sportima Arena

FC Flora v  FK Žalgiris 3 February 2016 Friendly|  FC Flora | 1–2|  FK Žalgiris | Tallinn, Estonia

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20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Maksim Gussev 35' | [8] | Bahrudin Atajić 44'
Marin Matoš 74' | Stadium: EJL Sisehall

FC Flora v  FK Žalgiris 21 February 2016 Friendly|  FC Flora | 0–3|  FK Žalgiris | Tallinn, Estonia

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13:15 EET (UTC+2) |  | [9] | Elivelto  4'
Simonas Stankevičius 30'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 69' | Stadium: EJL Sisehall

HNK Hajduk Split v  FK Žalgiris 30 June 2016 Friendly|  HNK Hajduk Split | 2–1|  FK Žalgiris | Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ignacio Maganto 5'
Hrvoje Milić 75'
Jefferson 81'
Zvonimir Kožulj 85' | Report | Matija Ljujić 36' 36'
Vytautas Lukša 44'
Andrija Kaluđerović 59'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 77' | Stadium: Dobrava Stadium
Attendance: 20
Referee:  Vojko Goričan

FC Oleksandriya v  FK Žalgiris 3 July 2016 Friendly|  FC Oleksandriya | 2–0|  FK Žalgiris | Beltinci, Slovenia

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stanislav Kulish 8' | Report | Linas Klimavičius 33' (o.g.) | Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park

FC Terek Grozny v  FK Žalgiris 6 July 2016 Friendly|  FC Terek Grozny | 2–1|  FK Žalgiris | Graz, Austria

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bekim Balaj 60'
Magomed Mitrishev 75' | Report | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 72' | Stadium: Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl

Riga FC v  FK Žalgiris 8 October 2016 Friendly|  Riga FC | 3–2|  FK Žalgiris | Riga, Latvia

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15:00 CEST (UTC+3) | Roberts Savaļnieks 25'
Sergei Shumeyko 27'
Džerards  75' | Report | Linas Pilibaitis 2'
Karolis Uzėla 90+3' | Stadium: Daugava Stadium

FC Dinamo Brest v  FK Žalgiris 10 November 2016 Friendly|  FC Dinamo Brest | 2–1|  FK Žalgiris | Brest, Belarus

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13:00 FET (UTC+3) | Latif Amadu 31'
Jahongir Ergashev 86' | Report | Elivelto  9' | Stadium: Yunost Stadium[46]
Attendance: 100
Referee:  Vitaly Sevostyanik

## Competitions[edit]

### Lithuanian Supercup[edit]

Main article: 2016 Lithuanian Supercup

FK Žalgiris v FK Trakai 28 February 2016 |  FK Žalgiris | 4–1 (a.e.t.)|  FK Trakai | Vilnius, Lithuania

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15:30 CET (UTC+2) | Vytautas Lukša 45+1' 99'
Linas Pilibaitis 45+3'
Mamadou Mbodj 65'
Tautvydas Eliošius 112'
Mantas Kuklys 120+1' (pen.) | Report | David Arshakyan 22'
Arūnas Klimavičius 45+3'
Artem Gurenko 57'
Eugen Zasavitchi 68'
Deividas Česnauskis 90+3'
Justinas Januševskij  116'
Marius Rapalis 120' | Stadium: Sportima Arena
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Jurij Paškovskij

### A Lyga[edit]

Main article: 2016 A Lyga

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
33  | 24  | 4  | 5  | 74  | 29  |  +45  | 76  | 13  | 2  | 2  | 39  | 16  |  +23  | 11  | 2  | 3  | 35  | 13  |  +22

Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round[edit]

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H
Result| W| W| W| W| D| L| W| L| W| L| W| W| W| D| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| D| W| W| L| W| W| W| W| D| L
Position| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3| 2| 3| 2| 4| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1[a]| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

1. ^ Match was postponed and played after 23rd tour

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Regular season[edit]

##### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Žalgiris Vilnius | 28  | 21  | 3  | 4  | 62  | 22  | +40  | 66  | Qualification to Championship round
2  | Trakai | 28  | 18  | 4  | 6  | 47  | 22  | +25  | 58
3  | Sūduva Marijampolė | 28  | 15  | 6  | 7  | 42  | 32  | +10  | 51[a]
4  | Atlantas | 28  | 15  | 6  | 7  | 38  | 25  | +13  | 51[a]
5  | Lietava Jonava | 28  | 7  | 8  | 13  | 28  | 44  | −16  | 29

Source: UEFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head matches won 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won.[47]
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1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Sūduva–Atlantas 1–0, Atlantas–Sūduva 1–2, Sūduva–Atlantas 3–3, Atlantas–Sūduva 2–1.

##### Matches[edit]

FK Žalgiris v FK Trakai 2 March 2016 1|  FK Žalgiris | 2–0|  FK Trakai | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:00 CET (UTC+2) | Bahrudin Atajić 13' 46', 57'
Elton 37'
Tautvydas Eliošius 40' | Report | Eugen Zasavitchi 22'
Artem Gurenko 24'
Nerijus Valskis 43'
Martynas Dapkus 74' | Stadium: Sportima Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FC Stumbras v FK Žalgiris 12 March 2016 2|  FC Stumbras | 3–6|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Andrius Račkus  8'
Klaidas Janonis  17'
Kennedy Eriba 53' 54'
Lukas Baranauskas  63'
Klaudijus Upstas  73'
Martynas Zaleckis  83' | Report | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 2'
Bahrudin Atajić 9', 32'
Linas Pilibaitis 19'
Mantas Kuklys 37'
Marin Matoš 70'
Elivelto  78' | Stadium: NFA Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas

FK Žalgiris v FK Sūduva 16 March 2016 3|  FK Žalgiris | 3–2|  FK Sūduva | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Mamadou Mbodj 50'
Linas Pilibaitis 51'
Donovan Slijngard 53'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 79'
Mantas Kuklys 90' (pen.)
Elivelto  90+1' | Report | Predrag Pavlović 16'
Ivan Kardum 32'
Andro Švrljuga 51'
Ernestas Veliulis  57'
Karolis Laukžemis  69' | Stadium: Sportima Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sergėjus Slyva

FK Utenis Utena v FK Žalgiris 19 March 2016 4|  FK Utenis Utena | 0–1|  FK Žalgiris | Visaginas, Lithuania

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14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Jevgenij Moroz  28' | Report | Elton 78'
Linas Klimavičius 90+2' | Stadium: Visaginas Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Robertas Valikonis

FK Žalgiris v FK Lietava Jonava 2 April 2016 5|  FK Žalgiris | 2–2|  FK Lietava Jonava | Vilnius, Lithuania

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15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Saulius Mikoliūnas 51'
Marius Žaliūkas 65'
Mantas Kuklys 72'
Egidijus Vaitkūnas 80'
Mamadou Mbodj 89'
Bahrudin Atajić 90+1' | Report | Dominykas Galkevičius 2' (pen.)
Tomas Salamanavičius  12'
Aleksandar Šušnjar 33'
Giedrius Kvedaras  65'
Tadas Eliošius  72'
Laurynas Stonkus  75' | Stadium: Sportima Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus

FK Atlantas v FK Žalgiris 6 April 2016 6|  FK Atlantas | 2–1|  FK Žalgiris | Klaipėda, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Alexey Epifanov  41'
Maksimov 59'
Kazimeras Gnedojus  74'
Oleg Dmitriyev 90+4' | Report | Mamadou Mbodj 90+7' | Stadium: Klaipėda Artificial Football Pitch
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FK Žalgiris v FK Kauno Žalgiris 16 April 2016 7|  FK Žalgiris | 3–0|  FK Kauno Žalgiris | Vilnius, Lithuania

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16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Linas Pilibaitis 28' (pen.)
Egidijus Vaitkūnas 54'
Simonas Stankevičius 56'
Bahrudin Atajić 64'
Lucas Gaúcho 79' | Report | Lukas Sendžikas  26' 67'
Tomas Bučma  50'
Ignas Dedura 50' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Donatas Rumšas

FK Trakai v FK Žalgiris 20 April 2016 8|  FK Trakai | 1–0|  FK Žalgiris | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | David Arshakyan 15' | Report |  | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sergėjus Slyva

FK Žalgiris v FC Stumbras 27 April 2016 9|  FK Žalgiris | 2–0|  FC Stumbras | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mantas Kuklys 45' (pen.)
Saulius Mikoliūnas 59'
Vytautas Lukša 90' | Report | Rimvydas Sadauskas  44'
Tomas Snapkauskas  82' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas

FK Sūduva v FK Žalgiris 4 May 2016 10|  FK Sūduva | 1–0|  FK Žalgiris | Marijampolė, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Paulius Janušauskas  16'
Ernestas Veliulis 25' | Report |  | Stadium: ARVI Football Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Donatas Rumšas

FK Žalgiris v FK Utenis Utena 8 May 2016 11|  FK Žalgiris | 2–0|  FK Utenis Utena | Vilnius, Lithuania

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15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 25'
Marin Matoš 52'
Vytautas Lukša 70' 90+4' | Report | Benas Spietinis  18' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 730
Referee: Darius Petraška

FK Lietava Jonava v FK Žalgiris 18 May 2016 12|  FK Lietava Jonava | 0–1|  FK Žalgiris | Jonava, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Aleksandar Šušnjar 81' | Report | Marin Matoš 37'
Linas Klimavičius 42' | Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Vijūnas Vasiliauskas

FK Žalgiris v FK Atlantas 21 May 2016 13|  FK Žalgiris | 1–0|  FK Atlantas | Vilnius, Lithuania

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17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mamadou Mbodj 18'
Elivelto  59' | Report | Maksimov 18'
Markas Beneta 78' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Sergėjus Slyva

FK Kauno Žalgiris v FK Žalgiris 9 June 2016 14|  FK Kauno Žalgiris | 1–1|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Pijus Širvys  62'
Edvinas Kloniūnas  90+2' | Report | Justas Lasickas 46' | Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee:  Evan Boyce

FK Žalgiris v FK Trakai 15 June 2016 15|  FK Žalgiris | 3–1|  FK Trakai | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Linas Pilibaitis 46', 62'
Matija Ljujić 71' 72' | Report | Dzmitry Rekish 85' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Robertas Valikonis

FC Stumbras v FK Žalgiris 24 June 2016 16|  FC Stumbras | 0–5|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Giorgio Russo  60'
Ainas Bareikis  86' | Report | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 6'
Linas Pilibaitis 17', 48'
Marin Matoš 40'
Andrija Kaluđerović 50'
Mantas Kuklys 74'
Donovan Slijngard 80' | Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas

FK Utenis Utena v FK Žalgiris 23 July 2016 18|  FK Utenis Utena | 2–4|  FK Žalgiris | Utena, Lithuania

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Kiril Levšin  6'
Yuriy Vereshchak  23'
Gabrielius Zagurskas  39' | Report | Andrija Kaluđerović 18', 37', 83'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 36'
Linas Pilibaitis 51' 66'
Slavko Blagojević 80' | Stadium: Utenis Stadium
Attendance: 475
Referee: Darius Petraška

FK Žalgiris v FK Lietava Jonava 27 July 2016 19|  FK Žalgiris | 4–1|  FK Lietava Jonava | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Andrija Kaluđerović 8', 27', 51'
Bahrudin Atajić 46'
Mamadou Mbodj 63' | Report | Tomas Salamanavičius  65'
Tadas Eliošius  86' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Robertas Šmitas

FK Atlantas v FK Žalgiris 2 August 2016 20|  FK Atlantas | 0–1|  FK Žalgiris | Klaipėda, Lithuania

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Aleksey Epifanov  17'
Vytas Gašpuitis 27'
Ovidijus Verbickas 71'
Maksimov 86'
Oleg Dmitriyev 90+1' | Report | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 21'
Andrija Kaluđerović 39' 87'
Elivelto  67' 83'
Jorge Chula 90+1' | Stadium: Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FK Žalgiris v FK Kauno Žalgiris 11 August 2016 21|  FK Žalgiris | 3–1|  FK Kauno Žalgiris | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Linas Pilibaitis 2'
Bahrudin Atajić 25'
Andrija Kaluđerović 83' | Report | Rokas Sikorskis  55'
Leonid Mushnikov  70' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vijūnas Vasiliauskas

FK Trakai v FK Žalgiris 17 August 2016 22|  FK Trakai | 1–2|  FK Žalgiris | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Arūnas Klimavičius 52'
Nerijus Valskis 69' (pen.)
Alyaksandr Bychanok 78' | Report | Andrija Kaluđerović 21', 50'
Slavko Blagojević 36'
Linas Pilibaitis 44'
Elivelto  76'
Saulius Klevinskas 86' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Robertas Valikonis

FK Žalgiris v FC Stumbras 24 August 2016 23|  FK Žalgiris | 3–1|  FC Stumbras | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Matija Ljujić 21'
Mamadou Mbodj 34'
Slavko Blagojević 45+1'
Saulius Klevinskas 58'
Vytautas Lukša 64' | Report | Robertas Vėževičius  16'
Tomas Snapkauskas  70'
Cristian Alex  90+3' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 675
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas

FK Žalgiris v FK Sūduva 28 August 2016 17|  FK Žalgiris | 4–1|  FK Sūduva | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Andrija Kaluđerović 5' (pen.)
Vytautas Lukša 51'
Elivelto  89'
Marin Matoš 90+1' | Report | Tomas Radzinevičius 72' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FK Sūduva v FK Žalgiris 7 September 2016 24|  FK Sūduva | 0–0|  FK Žalgiris | Marijampolė, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Algis Jankauskas 53'
Povilas Leimonas 57'
Andro Švrljuga 76' | Report | Matija Ljujić 62' | Stadium: ARVI Football Arena
Attendance: 720
Referee: Donatas Rumšas

FK Žalgiris v FK Utenis Utena 15 September 2016 25|  FK Žalgiris | 2–1|  FK Utenis Utena | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Justas Lasickas 49'
Elivelto  64'
Linas Klimavičius 77'
Mantas Kuklys 86'
Vytautas Lukša 90' | Report | Daniel Romanovskij 81'
Gabrielius Zagurskas  84'
Ivan Lukaniuk 90+2' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Donatas Šimėnas

FK Lietava Jonava v FK Žalgiris 20 September 2016 26|  FK Lietava Jonava | 0–4|  FK Žalgiris | Jonava, Lithuania

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16:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Eisvinas Utyra  36'
Artūras Rocys  40' | Report | Elivelto  12'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 48'
Bahrudin Atajić 56', 66', 78' | Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Attendance: 800
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FK Žalgiris v FK Atlantas 1 October 2016 27|  FK Žalgiris | 0–1|  FK Atlantas | Vilnius, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Saulius Mikoliūnas 76'
Mamadou Mbodj 83' | Report | Rolandas Baravykas  30'
Rokas Gedminas  37'
Andrius Bartkus  71'
Ovidijus Verbickas 84' (pen) | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 810
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas

FK Kauno Žalgiris v FK Žalgiris 16 October 2016 28|  FK Kauno Žalgiris | 0–2|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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14:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Andrius Velička 33'
Ignas Dedura 45'
Ernestas Pilypas  60' | Report | Saulius Mikoliūnas 49'
Linas Pilibaitis 90+2' | Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Referee: Darius Petraška

#### Championship round[edit]

##### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

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1  | Žalgiris Vilnius (C) | 33  | 24  | 4  | 5  | 74  | 29  | +45  | 76  | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2  | Trakai | 33  | 20  | 7  | 6  | 55  | 26  | +29  | 67  | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3  | Sūduva Marijampolė | 33  | 17  | 7  | 9  | 55  | 41  | +14  | 58
4  | Atlantas | 33  | 16  | 8  | 9  | 42  | 32  | +10  | 56
5  | Stumbras Kaunas | 33  | 8  | 9  | 16  | 43  | 63  | −20  | 33  |
6  | Lietava Jonava | 33  | 8  | 8  | 17  | 35  | 58  | −23  | 32

Source: UEFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head matches won 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won.[48]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Žalgiris Vilnius qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Lithuanian Football Cup. However, since they qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

##### Matches[edit]

FK Lietava Jonava v FK Žalgiris 22 October 2016 1|  FK Lietava Jonava | 1–4|  FK Žalgiris | Jonava, Lithuania

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13:00 | Valdemaras Borovskis 75'
Dominykas Galkevičius 85' | Report | Andrija Kaluđerović 14', 41', 46'
Vytautas Lukša 82' | Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus

FK Žalgiris v FK Atlantas 30 October 2016 2|  FK Žalgiris | 2–0|  FK Atlantas | Vilnius, Lithuania

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15:00 | Matija Ljujić 34'
Vytautas Lukša 41'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 63'
Justas Raziūnas  71' (o.g.) | Report | Šimkus 2' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 575
Referee: Robertas Šmitas

FK Sūduva v FK Žalgiris 5 November 2016 3|  FK Sūduva | 1–3|  FK Žalgiris | Marijampolė, Lithuania

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14:00 | Nermin Jamak 26'
Marius Činikas 38'
Tomas Radzinevičius 54' | Report | Andrija Kaluđerović 37', 42'
Mamadou Mbodj 64'
Mantas Kuklys 71' | Stadium: ARVI Football Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Donatas Rumšas

FK Žalgiris v FC Stumbras 18 November 2016 5|  FK Žalgiris | 2–2|  FC Stumbras | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:15 | Andrija Kaluđerović 25', 62'
Justas Lasickas 38'
Mantas Kuklys 73'
Matija Ljujić 73'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 79' | Report | Lukas Artimavičius  36'
Armanavičius 45+1'
Oumar Sissoko  82'
Matas Radžiukynas  90+1' | Stadium: Sportima Arena
Attendance: 850
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas

FK Žalgiris v FK Trakai 26 November 2016 4|  FK Žalgiris | 1–3|  FK Trakai | Vilnius, Lithuania

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12:00 | Mamadou Mbodj 34'
Slavko Blagojević 59'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 69'
Andrija Kaluđerović 81'
Linas Klimavičius 83'
Mantas Kuklys 90' | Report | Nerijus Valskis 24', 61' 59'
Eugen Zasavitchi  40' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 837
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

### LFF Taurė[edit]

#### 2015–16 LFF Taurė[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Lithuanian Football Cup

All previous rounds were played during the 2015 FK Žalgiris season.

##### Semifinals[edit]

FK Žalgiris v FC Stumbras 12 April 2016 First leg|  FK Žalgiris | 1–1|  FC Stumbras | Vilnius, Lithuania

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mamadou Mbodj 32'
Linas Pilibaitis 90+2' | Report | Giorgio Russo  66' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas

FC Stumbras v FK Žalgiris 24 April 2016 Second leg|  FC Stumbras | 0–2
(1–3 agg.)|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Klaidas Janonis  2' | Report | Elton 22' 52'
Vytautas Lukša 32' 41' 83'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 78' | Stadium: NFA Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Donatas Rumšas

##### Final[edit]

FK Žalgiris v FK Trakai 15 May 2016 |  FK Žalgiris | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  FK Trakai | Telšiai, Lithuania

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17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Egidijus Vaitkūnas 96'
Linas Klimavičius 99'
Linas Pilibaitis 116' | Report | Deividas Česnauskis 57'
Vaidas Šilėnas 108' | Stadium: Telšiai Central Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas

#### 2016 LFF Taurė[edit]

Main article: 2016 Lithuanian Football Cup

FK Kauno Žalgiris v FK Žalgiris 18 June 2016 Round of 32|  FK Kauno Žalgiris | 0–6|  FK Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania

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19:30 EEST (UTC+3) |  | Report | Matija Ljujić 14', 50'
Vytautas Lukša 36'
Mantas Kuklys 37'
Andrija Kaluđerović 44'
Linas Pilibaitis 83', 86' | Stadium: NFA Stadium
Referee: Darius Petraška

FK Palanga v FK Žalgiris 6 August 2016 Round of 16|  FK Palanga | 0–4|  FK Žalgiris | Palanga, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mindaugas Bagužis  34' 47'
Mantas Perepliotovas  74'
Donatas Navikas 86' | Report | Elivelto  28', 50'
Linas Klimavičius 35'
Linas Pilibaitis 79' | Stadium: Palanga Central Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Orestas Abramavičius

ŠSPC Radviliškis v FK Žalgiris 20 August 2016[49] Quarter-finals|  ŠSPC Radviliškis | 0–7|  FK Žalgiris | Radviliškis, Lithuania

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18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Aurimas Šulnys  78' | Report | Marin Matoš 3'
Jorge Chula 10'
Elivelto  20', 77'
Julius Momkus  23', 31' 84'
Saulius Mikoliūnas 44' | Stadium: Radviliškis Central Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mindaugas Jackus

FK Atlantas v FK Žalgiris 11 September 2016[50] Semi-finals|  FK Atlantas | 1–2|  FK Žalgiris | Klaipėda, Lithuania

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Vytas Gašpuitis 19'
Donatas Kazlauskas 64' | Report | Saulius Mikoliūnas 10'
Mantas Kuklys 39'
Egidijus Vaitkūnas 58'
Andrija Kaluđerović 90+2' | Stadium: Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

FK Sūduva v FK Žalgiris 25 September 2016 Final|  FK Sūduva | 0–2|  FK Žalgiris | Klaipėda, Lithuania

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14:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tomas Radzinevičius 37'
Predrag Pavlović 41'
Algis Jankauskas 90'
Marius Činikas 90+3'
Vaidas Slavickas 90+3' | Report | Slavko Blagojević 27'
Mamadou Mbodj 62'
Andrija Kaluđerović 64' 90'
Mantas Kuklys 90+3' (pen)
Saulius Mikoliūnas 90+4' | Stadium: Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas[51]
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Sergejus Slyva

### UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

#### Second qualifying round[edit]

FK Žalgiris v  FC Astana 13 July 2016 First leg|  FK Žalgiris | 0–0|  FC Astana | Vilnius, Lithuania

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20:15 EEST (UTC+3) | Vytautas Lukša 70' | Report | Junior Kabananga 85' | Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee:  Vlado Glođović[52]

FC Astana v  FK Žalgiris 20 July 2016[53] Second leg|  FC Astana | 2–1
(2–1 agg.)|  FK Žalgiris | Astana, Kazakhstan

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20:00 (UTC+6) | Marin Aničić 31', 90+2' 90+3'
Serikzhan Muzhikov 64'
Dmitri Shomko 80' | Report | Linas Klimavičius 42'
Elivelto  57' | Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 18,449
Referee:  Sandro Schärer[54]

## Statistics[edit]

### Appearances and goals[edit]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | A Lyga | Supercup | LFF Taurė | Champions League

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Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  LTU | Armantas Vitkauskas | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  LTU | Karolis Čirba  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
55  | GK |  LTU | Saulius Klevinskas | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  LTU | Linas Klimavičius | 38 | 3 | 26+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0
5  | DF |  NED | Donovan Slijngard | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0
6  | DF |  SEN | Mamadou Mbodj | 42 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0
8  | DF |  LTU | Egidijus Vaitkūnas | 37 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0
18  | DF |  LTU | Aldas Korsakas  | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | DF |  LTU | Dominykas Barauskas | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
26  | DF |  LTU | Marius Žaliūkas | 18 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
71  | DF |  LTU | Jonas Skinderis  | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
4  | MF |  CRO | Marin Matoš | 28 | 4 | 12+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  CRO | Slavko Blagojević | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
9  | MF |  POR | Jorge Chula | 11 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  LTU | Vytautas Lukša | 41 | 9 | 28+3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5+2 | 3 | 2 | 0
22  | MF |  LTU | Justas Lasickas | 22 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | MF |  LTU | Saulius Mikoliūnas | 37 | 5 | 19+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0
27  | MF |  SRB | Matija Ljujić | 22 | 5 | 11+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+2 | 0
75  | DF |  LTU | Ernestas Stočkūnas  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
77  | MF |  LTU | Linas Pilibaitis | 38 | 14 | 20+10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4+2 | 4 | 1 | 0
88  | MF |  LTU | Mantas Kuklys | 40 | 7 | 29+2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0
Forwards
19  | FW |  LTU | Edvinas Baniulis  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
28  | FW |  LTU | Julius Momkus  | 3 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
33  | FW |  BIH | Bahrudin Atajić | 32 | 8 | 16+8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
80  | FW |  BRA | Elivelto  | 31 | 8 | 15+9 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 1
99  | FW |  SRB | Andrija Kaluđerović | 24 | 23 | 18+1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0
Players transferred out during the season
7  | MF |  BRA | Elton | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
10  | FW |  BRA | Lucas Gaúcho | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  LTU | Simonas Stankevičius | 12 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | MF |  LTU | Daniel Romanovskij | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  LTU | Tautvydas Eliošius | 9 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0

Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers[edit]

Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name  | A Lyga | Supercup | LFF Taurė | UEFA CL | Total

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1 | 99  | FW |  | Andrija Kaluđerović | 20  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 23
2 | 77  | MF |  | Linas Pilibaitis | 9  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 14
3 | 21  | MF |  | Vytautas Lukša | 5  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 9
4 | 33  | FW |  | Bahrudin Atajić | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8
80  | FW |  | Elivelto  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 8
6 | 88  | MF |  | Mantas Kuklys | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 7
7 | 6  | DF |  | Mamadou Mbodj | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
8 | 23  | MF |  | Saulius Mikoliūnas | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5
27  | MF |  | Matija Ljujić | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5
10 | 4  | MF |  | Marin Matoš | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4
11 | 2  | DF |  | Linas Klimavičius | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3
12 | 8  | DF |  | Egidijus Vaitkūnas | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
28  | FW |  | Julius Momkus  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2
14 | 7  | MF |  | Elton | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
9  | MF |  | Jorge Chula | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
10  | FW |  | Lucas Gaúcho | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
11  | FW |  | Simonas Stankevičius | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
17  | MF |  | Tautvydas Eliošius | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
22  | MF |  | Justas Lasickas | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
26  | DF |  | Marius Žaliūkas | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
Own goal  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
Totals  | 74  | 4  | 25  | 1  | 104

### Clean sheets[edit]

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1 | 1  | GK |  | Armantas Vitkauskas | 10  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 14
2 | 55  | GK |  | Saulius Klevinskas | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 6
3 | 12  | GK |  | Karolis Čirba  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Totals | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21

### Disciplinary record[edit]

No. | Pos |  Nat  | Player | A Lyga | Supercup | LFF Taurė | UEFA CL | Total

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2  | DF |  | Linas Klimavičius | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 4 | 0 | 0
4  | MF |  | Marin Matoš | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  | Donovan Slijngard | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
6  | DF |  | Mamadou Mbodj | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  | Elton | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 0
7  | MF |  | Slavko Blagojević | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 0 | 0
8  | DF |  | Egidijus Vaitkūnas | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 0 | 0
9  | MF |  | Jorge Chula | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  | Tautvydas Eliošius | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  | Vytautas Lukša | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 6 | 0 | 0
22  | MF |  | Justas Lasickas | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
23  | MF |  | Saulius Mikoliūnas | 7  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 0 | 0
27  | MF |  | Matija Ljujić | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 | 0
33  | FW |  | Bahrudin Atajić | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 | 0
55  | GK |  | Saulius Klevinskas | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
77  | MF |  | Linas Pilibaitis | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 0 | 0
80  | FW |  | Elivelto  | 3  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1
88  | MF |  | Mantas Kuklys | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 0 | 0
99  | FW |  | Andrija Kaluđerović | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
Totals | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 1

## Awards[edit]

### A Lyga Player of the Year[edit]

|  Mantas Kuklys

2nd  |  Andrija Kaluđerović
4th  |  Vytautas Lukša

### Fans' Player of the Season[edit]

|  Andrija Kaluđerović

2nd  |  Mamadou Mbodj
3rd  |  Mantas Kuklys

### A Lyga Goal of the Year[edit]

|  Matija Ljujić

### Lithuania Coach of the Year[edit]

|  Valdas Dambrauskas

### A Lyga Team of the Week[edit]

The following players were named in the A lyga Team of the Week.

| Player  | Position(s)  | Week(s)  | Ref.

|
|
|

| Name
| Andrija Kaluđerović | FW  | 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 31, 32 | [55][56][57][58][59][60][61]
| Armantas Vitkauskas | GK  | 14, 15 | [62][63]
| Bahrudin Atajić | MF/FW  | 1, 2, 7, 21, 26 | [64][65][66][67][68]
| Donovan Slijngard | DF  | 1, 4, 13, 26, 28, 30 | [64][68][69][70][71][72]
| Egidijus Vaitkūnas | DF  | 9, 16, 19, 20, 29 | [56][57][59][73][74]
| Elivelto  | MF  | 2 | [65]
| Elton | MF  | 4 | [69]
| Linas Klimavičius | DF  | 1, 12, 20 | [57][64][75]
| Linas Pilibaitis | MF/FW  | 7, 15, 16, 18 | [55][63][66][74]
| Mamadou Mbodj | DF  | 3, 13, 15, 19, 31 | [56][60][63][70][76]
| Mantas Kuklys | MF  | 9, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 30, 31 | [56][58][60][70][72][73][74][75][77]
| Matija Ljujić | MF  | 28, 29 | [59][71]
| Saulius Klevinskas | GK  | 22 | [58]
| Saulius Mikoliūnas | DF/MF  | 24, 26, 28 | [68][71][78]
| Slavko Blagojević | MF  | 20, 31 | [57][60]
| Vytautas Lukša | MF  | 1, 9, 11, 15, 21 | [63][64][67][73][79]

### Fans' Player of the Month[edit]

| Month  | Nationality  | Player  | Position  | Ref

|
|
|
|

March  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bahrudin Atajić | FW  | [80]
April  |  Lithuania | Vytautas Lukša | MF  | [81]
May  |  Lithuania | Linas Klimavičius | DF  | [82]
June  |  Lithuania | Vytautas Lukša | MF  | [83]
July  |  Serbia | Andrija Kaluđerović | FW  | [84]
August  |  Lithuania | Vytautas Lukša | MF  | [85]
September  |  Serbia | Andrija Kaluđerović | FW  | [86]
October  |  Lithuania | Vytautas Lukša | MF  | [87]

## External links[edit]

* 2016 FK Žalgiris - Triumfo metai (in Lithuanian)

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