Zalgiris Vilnius believe moving to the Ekstraklasa is the right choice for their club development / Ekstraklasa

Zalgiris Vilnius Considering Switch from A Lyga to Polish Ekstraklasa

WARSAW, Poland. January 17 (PSN) – FC Zalgiris Vilnius officials are seriously considering leaving the A Lyga and moving to the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Lithuanian media reported today that their domestic champion is thinking about changing leagues, as the current is not seen competitive enough, which inhibits the development of the club.

The club from the capital admittedly has only six titles on their account, but recently won the A Lyga three times in a row, and since 2009 they had not finished any lower than third place.

It is worth noting that UEFA, in contrast to other European federations representing other sports, presents a much tougher stance on changing leagues.

The idea of switching leagues has been confirmed by the city authorities, which cites the example of the basketball and hockey sections of Vilnius, who are already playing in other countries.

Sometime ago there were discussions regarding the creation of a Baltic League which would have included teams from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

The idea of clubs playing in a league of a different country in football is nothing new. The English Premiership features Swansea FC, a team from Wales with the same in the French Ligue 1 with AS Monaco FC.

Meanwhile, the United States MLS holds several teams from Canada – Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

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