The 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup, also known as LFF Cup, was the seventy-second season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. Forty-four teams entered the competitions, which started on 27 April and ended on 24 September in Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys.

Stumbras defeated defending champions Žalgiris 1–0 in the final and have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Participants Participation in the competition was mandatory for all clubs of the first three tiers (A Lyga, LFF I Lyga and II Lyga). Despite that two II Lyga sides - NFA and Šiauliai FA weren't competing. Teams of lower divisions were eligible to join if they met additional criterios. Rules prevented all reserve teams from entering the cup.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=140|A Lyga !width=140|LFF I Lyga !II Lyga !width=140|III Lyga !IV Lyga !Other |- |valign=top| Žalgiris (holders) Trakai Sūduva Atlantas Stumbras Jonava Utenis Kauno Žalgiris |valign=top| Banga Pakruojis Palanga Panevėžys Nevėžis Šilutė Koralas Džiugas Tauras Vilniaus Vytis DFK Dainava |valign=top| South Zone Panerys Hegelmann Litauen TERA Viltis Sveikata Šilas West Zone Babrungas Širvėna Gargždų Pramogos SC Juventa-99 Akmenės Cementas Atmosfera Minija |valign=top| Kaunas County Kėdainiai LŠS Garliava Prienai Marijampolė County Švyturys Klaipėda County Sendvaris Šiauliai County Saulininkas-OBLT Adiada Fanai |valign=top| A Division Elektrėnų Versmė D Division Geležinis Vilkas |valign=top| Veterans League Prelegentai

Schedule

The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:

Round Draw date and time New entries Clubs Date(s) Goals / games First Round 18 April, 13:00 36 36 → 24 27 April–3 May 57 / 12 Round of 32 16 May, 13:00 8 32 → 16 25 May–4 June 65 / 16 Round of 16 30 May, 13:00 none 16 → 8 23–26 June 42 / 8 Quarter-finals 27 June, 13:00 none 8 → 4 26–27 August 22 / 4 Semi-finals 30 August, 11:30 none 4 → 2 9 September 6 / 2 Final none 2 → 1 24 September 1 / 1

Matches First round The following pairs were drawn on 18 April 2017 by famous TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius and all-time most capped Lithuanian national team player Andrius Skerla. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Džiugas, Šilutė, Tauras, Koralas (I Lyga), Hegelmann Litauen, TERA, Viltis, Panerys (II Lyga), Adiada, Kėdainiai, Saulininkas-OBLT (III Lyga) and Prelegentai (Veterans League) received free passes to the next round.

Round of 32 The following pairs were drawn on 16 May 2017 by TV personality Paulius Ambrazevičius. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Round of 16 The following pairs were drawn on 30 May 2017. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Quarter-finals The following pairs were drawn on 27 June 2017 by Lithuania national team midfielder Vykintas Slivka. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Semi-finals The following pairs were drawn on 30 August 2017 by actor Andrius Bialobžeskis along with Lithuania national team players Emilijus Zubas and Linas Klimavičius. Dates and venues were confirmed after the draw.

Final The final match was played on Sunday 24 September 2017 at Aukštaitija Stadium in Panevėžys.

See also

Leagues 2017 A Lyga 2017 LFF I Lyga

Cups 2017 Lithuanian Supercup

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