The Board of the Lithuanian League has decided to let the BetsafeLKL championship as it is for next seasson, this is with 10 teams. The Board also decided to keep the current competition format and took decisions on corrections in the championship regulations.

Other decisions approved by the Board were to increase the minimum budget of the participating teams from 400.000 to 600.000 euros. Regardinmg the calendar of the competition, the Board decided that the priority will be that 2019-20 championship starts on Saturday September 21

LKL club representatives agreed to make a decision during summer on whether to prepare the next season with the same games frequency during the playoffs as this year, or to make more breaks between games. Several amendments to the LKL regulations related to player registration were also adopted at the meeting.

The Board also approved to increase the number of players allowed to be registered simultaneously from 16 to 18. During the season, clubs will be entitled to register up to 20 players without including the Lithaunain nationals for up to 21 years.

Also, the minimum number of basketball players registered for any game increases from 8 to 10.

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