2018 LFF I Lyga
The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018.
Teams
Changes from last season
A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as Šilutė withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018 Žemaitijos Taurė. Three of them were reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number.Utenis Utena|Utenis] were relegated from the 2017 A Lyga and replaced last year champions Palanga. Only the II Lyga South Zone winners National [Football Academy of Lithuania|NFA] were automatically promoted from the lower tier as other eligible teams failed to receive licenses. Finally Kupiškis made their debut in the league after a special permission was given by the Lithuanian Football Federation to compete for a newly created team.
| Relegated from 2017 A Lyga | Promoted from 2017 II Lyga | Debuting | Promoted to 2018 A Lyga | Relegated to 2018 II Lyga | Other |
| Utenis | NFA | Kupiškis | Palanga | Šilutė | Tauras Tauragė|Tauras] – Ceased operations Utenis B – Disbanded |