{{Short description|Former Lithuanian basketball league}}
{{Infobox sports league |name = Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga (LKAL) |logo=LKAL logo.jpg |sport= Basketball |founded = 1994 |folded = Spring of 2005 |teams = - |country = {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Lithuania |champion= BC Šilutė }}
'''LKAL''' - '''Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga''' (English: Lithuanian Basketball A League) was the second tier Lithuanian basketball league.<ref name="StonkusLSE">{{cite web |last1=Stonkus |first1=Stanislovas |title=Krepšinis |url=https://www.lse.lt/krepsinis-2/ |website=Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija |access-date=29 June 2025 |language=lt |date=21 June 2022}}</ref> It was established in 1994 and was active until it ceased to exist in the spring of 2005.<ref name="StonkusLSE"/>
The newly created league named ''NKL'', Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga (National Basketball League), replaced LKAL as the second tier Lithuanian basketball league.<ref name="StonkusLSE"/>
The prime Lithuanian basketball league during the LKAL existence was and still is the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (Lithuanian Basketball League).<ref name="StonkusLSE"/>
==Champions== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season !! image:Med 1.png Champion !! image:Med 2.png Vice Champion !! image:Med 3.png Third Place |- | 2004–2005 || Šilutės „Šilutė“ || Jonavos „SK“ || Vilniaus „KK Akademija“ |- | 2003–2004 || Joniškio „Žiemgala“ || Pakruojo „Merseta“ || Jonavos „SK“ |- | 2002–2003 || Kauno „LKKA-Žalgiris“ || Šilutės „Šilutė“ || Prienų „Rūdupis“ |- | 2001–2002 || - || - || Kauno „LKKA-Žalgiris“ |- | 2000–2001 || Mažeikių „Nafta“ || Anykščių „Puntukas“ || - |- | 1999–2000 || - || - || Kauno „LKKA-Žalgiris“ |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lkal}} Category:Basketball leagues in Lithuania Category:Defunct basketball leagues in Europe Category:Second-level basketball leagues in Europe