The draw for the first stage of the 2026 LFF Cup was made at the Lithuanian Football Federation headquarters in Kaunas on Friday, with 56 teams set to take part in this season’s competition.
Under the competition rules, all clubs from TOPlyga, the Pirma Lyga and the LFF II Lyga A and B divisions enter automatically, while amateur sides from lower divisions can also register. Sixteen amateur teams signed up, taking the total field to 56. TOPlyga clubs are exempt from the opening stage, so 46 teams were included in Friday’s draw.
Two preliminary-round ties were drawn first, reducing the field to 44 teams before the main first round, in which 22 winners will advance to the next stage and then be joined by the top-flight sides. The draw was conducted by LFF president Edgaras Stankevičius and Lithuania men’s national team coach Edgaras Jankauskas.
In the preliminary round, Futboliukas will face Venta, while Nemunas take on Babrungas. Those matches must be played between 31 March and 4 April.
The first-round draw produced the following ties:
- Švyturys v Garliava
- Utenos Utena v Jonava
- Futboliukas/Venta v Granitas
- Inter Nemenčinė v Ataka
- Trivartis v Sveikata
- Šumskas v Viltis
- Jurbarko Imsrė v Radviliškis
- VGTU Vilkai v BFA
- Ketera v Atmosfera
- Cementininkas v Vilnius Football Academy
- Saned v Nemunas/Babrungas
- Geležinis Vilkas v Minija
- Nevėžis v Dainava
- Kaunas City FA v FM Vilniaus Vytis
- EDM-Statyba Sendvaris v Neptūnas
- Tauras v Ekranas
- Tera v Pempininkai
- Ukmergė v Širvėna
- Sirijus v Utenis
- Nadruvis v Alternatyvus futbolo klubas
- Šilutė v Be1
- O.G. Kaišiadorys v Klaipėdos FM
First-round matches are scheduled to be played from 9 to 14 April.
Source: https://www.lff.lt/istraukti-2026-uju-lff-taures-pirmojo-etapo-burtai/
