The 2025 Lithuanian Football Awards were held on the evening of February 9 in Kaunas, bringing together the country’s football community for its annual celebration of the previous season. For the second consecutive year, Italian Serie A side Torino FC midfielder Gvidas Gineitis and RSC Anderlecht forward Rimantė Jonušaitė were named Lithuania’s Footballers of the Year.
This year’s ceremony took place at the Kaunas Archdiocese Conference Hall and gathered players, coaches, football officials, specialists from across the game, and invited guests under one roof.
As is tradition, awards were presented to the most prolific players of the previous season in the A Lyga, the Pirma Lyga, and the women’s A Lyga.
For the second consecutive year, Gvidas Gineitis was named Lithuanian Footballer of the Year. In the women’s category, Rimantė Jonušaitė successfully defended her title, having also claimed the award last year.
Gineitis enjoyed a standout evening, winning a total of three awards. In addition to being named the country’s best footballer, he also received the Best Young Footballer prize, while his strike against the Finland national football team was voted Goal of the Year.
In other categories, Mantas Makutunovičius was named Lithuanian Beach Soccer Player of the Year for the second time, while Lithuania national futsal team captain Justinas Zagurskas reclaimed the Lithuanian Futsal Player of the Year award after a two-year gap.
The Men’s Coach of the Year honor went to Eivinas Černiauskas, who guided Kauno Žalgiris to the Lithuanian championship title. In the women’s category, Kotryna Kulbytė was named Women’s Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.
2025 Lithuanian Football Awards – All Winners
- Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: Gvidas Gineitis
- Lithuanian Women’s Footballer of the Year: Rimantė Jonušaitė
- Lithuanian Young Footballer of the Year: Gvidas Gineitis
- Lithuanian Young Women’s Footballer of the Year: Justina Blaževičiūtė
- A Lyga Player of the Year: Amine Benchaib
- Women’s A Lyga Player of the Year: Laura Spenazzatto
- Men’s Coach of the Year (Lithuanian or working in Lithuania): Eivinas Černiauskas
- Women’s Football Coach of the Year: Kotryna Kulbytė
- Lithuanian Futsal Player of the Year: Justinas Zagurskas
- Futsal Coach of the Year (working in Lithuania): Dentinho
- Lithuanian Beach Soccer Player of the Year: Mantas Makutunovičius
- Goal of the Year: Gvidas Gineitis
- Lithuanian Football Content Creators of the Year: Padkastas
Source: https://www.lff.lt/kaune-ivertinti-ir-apdovanoti-2025-uju-lietuvos-futbolo-geriausieji/
