Country Profile - Lithuania
Name: Republic of Lithuania
Population: 2,885.891 inhabitants
Capital: Vilnius
Date of accession to the Council of Europe: 1993
Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events, 2016
Date of Signature: 03/07/2016
Date of Ratification: 02/02/2021
Date of entry into force: 01/04/2021
Coordination Arrangements
Presentation of the country's main government and sports institutions
- Ministry of Youth and Sport
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Ministry of Justice
- National Sports Safety and Security Committee
Independent sports safety bodies
- National committee on sport safety and security: at the moment there is no national authority responsible for sports venues safety licensing and inspection. This field is covered partly by municipalities and sport federations.
Main Sports/Sport Activities
Main sports in the country (by number of members)
- Basketball
- Football
- Swimming
- Athletics
National Olympic Committee
Main sports federations and leagues
- Federations
- Leagues
National football authorities
Relevant good practices in the S4 domain
- Club licensing system of Lithuanian football federation which covers stadium inspections and certifying, also mandatory personnel within clubs taking care of relations with fan groups, local community, persons with disabilities
Major Sports Events
Last major sports events organised since 2000 and key elements of their legacy
- Eurobasket 2011 – development of modern arenas
- FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 – futsal using available basketball infrastructure, no need to build new arenas additionally, for sustainability reasons
- Euroleague Final Four 2023
- European Figure Skating Championships 2024 – promoting less popular sports in the country
Future major sports events organised and/or co-organised within the next 5 years
- World Rowing U19 Championships 2025
- UEFA Futsal Euro 2026
- FIBA Europe women basketball championship, 2027
- UEFA U19 youth championship, 2027
The country's main sports competitions
Supporter Organisations
National supporter organisations or National team supporter organisations:
- National football team supporter`s organisation – Vyčio tribūna.
- Žalgiris Vilnius – fan group Pietų IV Ultras
- Main basketball groups: "Žalgiris" Kaunas fan group – Green White Boys and "Rytas“ Vilnius fan group – B tribune
Legal Framework
National legal framework on sports safety and security, including specific legal provisions on:
List of main laws and regulations
- The Law on Sport of the Republic of Lithuania
- The Law on Civil Protection of the Republic of Lithuania
National / local coordination bodies
- National coordinating body being created at the moment
Stewarding/ private security
- The Law on Personal and Property Protection of the Republic of Lithuania
Pyrotechnics and other forbidden items
- The Law on the Control of Circulation of Civil Pyrotechnics of the Republic of Lithuania
Social-educational preventative measures / projects
- The 2021 February 1 cooperation agreement no. 5-ST6-4, signed between the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, the Office of the Inspector of Journalistic Ethics and the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, on the European Commission-funded project # NoPlace4Hate: "Lithuanian authorities' response to hate speech "
Alcohol/drug policy
- The Law on the Control of Alcohol of the Republic of Lithuania
Specific sport-related misbehaviours typified as crimes
- The Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania
Specific sport-related misbehaviours typified as misdemeanours
- The Code of administrative offenses of the Republic of Lithuania
Exclusion policy (banning orders / exit bans)
- Government Resolution on determining the procedure for implementation of banning order
National Strategies/Policies
Major Risks and Incidents
Major risks and trends on sport-related violence and disorder
- Increasing numbers of major basketball and football fan groups, increasing number and intensity of rivalries between main fan groups
- Use of pyrotechnics
Please provide a graph of the evolution of total incidents over the last 10 years
Last updated on June 2024