Cross-border Baltic League plan
Regular season
Domestic competitions
Mar - Jun
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
All three leagues play 18 rounds. Teams play every other team twice
Top four from each country qualify for cross-border Baltic League
Remaining six go into ‘relegation groups’, playing twice more against each other domestically
Champions group
Cross-border competition
Jul - Oct
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
1
1
1
2
2
2
+
+
3
3
3
4
4
4
12 teams retain points gained in regular season against other teams who progress. They then play each of the other countries' top four twice, home and away
Uefa club competitions
Jun onwards
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best team from each country become national champions and reach the Champions League qualifiers. Of those three the best-ranked become Baltic champions. Second-best team from each country also qualify for Europe (the competition depends on Uefa rankings)
UCC playoffs
November
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
3
3
3
v
v
v
5
5
5
Third-best team from each country play off to win a European spot against the top team from their national relegation group
Regular season
Domestic competitions
Mar - Jun
Cross-border
Baltic League plan
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
All three leagues play 18 rounds. Teams play every other team twice
Top four from each country qualify for cross-border Baltic League
Remaining six go into ‘relegation groups’, playing twice more against each other domestically
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
Champions group
Cross-border competition
Jul - Oct
UCC playoffs
November
Uefa club competitions
Jun onwards
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
v
v
v
2
2
2
2
2
2
+
+
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
12 teams retain points gained in regular season against other teams who progress. They then play each of the other countries' top four twice, home and away
Best team from each country become national champions and reach the Champions League qualifiers. Of those three the best-ranked become Baltic champions. Second-best team from each country also qualify for Europe (the competition depends on Uefa rankings)
Third-best team from each country play off to win a European spot against the top team from their national relegation group