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{{Short description|Men's association football team representing Latvia}}{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Latvia women's national football team}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}







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(11 Wolves)| Badge = Latvia_national_team_logo.png| Badge_size = 190pxLatvian Football Federation>Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)| Confederation = UEFA| Coach = Paolo Nicolato| Captain = Kristers Tobers| Most caps = Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)| Top scorer = Māris Verpakovskis (29)Skonto StadiumDaugava Stadium (Riga)>Daugava Stadium (rare matches)| FIFA Trigramme = LVALVA}}| FIFA max = 45| FIFA max date = November 2009| FIFA min = 148| FIFA min date = September 2017Latvia}}| Elo max = 45| Elo max date = 25 September 1938| Elo min = 155| Elo min date = October 2019| pattern_la1 = _lva24h| pattern_b1 = _lva24h| pattern_ra1 = _lva24h| pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = AA0000| body1 = AA0000| rightarm1 = AA0000| shorts1 = AA0000| socks1 = AA0000| pattern_la2 = _lva24a| pattern_b2 = _lva24a| pattern_ra2 = _lva24a| pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF| body2 = FFFFFF| rightarm2 = FFFFFF| shorts2 = FFFFFF| socks2 = FFFFFFLAT}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|EST}}(Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922){{fbLTURiga, Latvia; 30 May 1935){{fb>LAT}} 5–0 {{fb-rtVõru, Estonia; 1 June 2012){{fb>Gibraltar}} 0–5 {{fb-rtGibraltar; 29 March 2016){{fb>Andorra}} 0–5 {{fb-rt|LAT}}(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 November 2020)}}SWE}} 12–0 {{fb-rt|LAT}}(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)UEFA European Football Championship>European Championship| Regional cup apps = 12004 European Football Championship>2004UEFA Euro 2004>2004)}}The Latvia national football team () represents Latvia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but did qualify for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.Latvia, alongside their Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, have also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament, most recently in 2018.Latvia's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga, although since the autumn of 2022 most games have been held at Skonto Stadium.

History

Early years

Latvia played their first match in 1922, a game against Estonia, which finished in a 1–1 draw. Latvia have won the Baltic Cup 12 times, and played 99 official games during its pre-war period from 1922 to 1940.WEB,weblink Latvian national team history, Latvian Football Federation, 1 June 2012, 27 February 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120227074155weblink">weblink live, WEB,weblink 1922–1940. gads (99 spēles), Latvian Football Federation, 1 June 2012, lv, 24 May 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120524115911weblink">weblink live, In 1937, the Latvian team participated in the first qualification tournament for the 1938 World Cup. Latvia were placed in Group 8, alongside Austria and Lithuania.WEB,weblink World Cup 1938 – Qualifying, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 31 May 2012, 20 July 2022,weblink live, Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after a Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal. In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans, but lost 1–2 in the decisive away match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans. In April 1938, the Austrian Anschluss made the Austrian team unable to participate, however, despite being the group's runner-up, Latvia was not invited to the tournament by FIFA to replace Austria.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070606225431weblink">weblink dead, 6 June 2007, 1938 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries, International Federation of Association Football, 31 May 2012, In 1940, Latvia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match against Estonia on 16 November of that year in the Baltic Cup, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Romania on 8 April 1992 in Bucharest, a match, which Latvia lost 2–0.WEB,weblink 1992. gads, Latvian Football Federation, 1 June 2012, lv, 30 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091230062544weblink">weblink live, (File:Latvian kannattajia.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Latvian fans at Euro 2004)In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004.NEWS, How they qualified: Latvia,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 21 May 2004, 31 May 2012, 21 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141021214938weblink">weblink live, This meant they qualified for the play-offs, where they were drawn against Turkey. Latvia won the first leg 1–0, through top goalscorer, Māris Verpakovskis.NEWS, Verpakovskis sparks Latvian joy,weblink Unions of European Football Associations, 16 November 2003, 31 May 2012, 2 March 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140302231429weblink">weblink live, The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament.NEWS, Joyful Latvia make history,weblink Unions of European Football Associations, 20 November 2003, 31 May 2012, 2 March 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140302231444weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Latvia claim historic win,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 19 November 2003, 31 May 2012, 10 January 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150110144609weblink">weblink live, This resulted in Latvia being the first and only Baltic team, as well as being the second former-Soviet state in Europe at the time (after Russia) to qualify for a European Championship. At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.WEB, Euro 2004 draw,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 31 May 2012, 23 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120623104828weblink">weblink live, Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.NEWS, Czech Rep 2–1 Latvia,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 15 June 2004, 31 May 2012, 3 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140203012211weblink">weblink live, However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1. Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.NEWS, Latvia 0–0 Germany,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 19 June 2004, 31 May 2012, 16 January 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140116122420weblink">weblink live, They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands,NEWS, Holland 3–0 Latvia,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 23 June 2004, 31 May 2012, 16 January 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140116124629weblink">weblink live, and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses.NEWS, Group D,weblink BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 28 May 2004, 31 May 2012, 11 June 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120611005144weblink">weblink dead, Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament, although they came close to qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After eight qualifying matches, Latvia were level on points with their next opponent, second-placed Greece, but a 5–2 defeat virtually ended all hopes of qualification and Latvia finished third in UEFA Group 2. Recent years have seen a sharp decline with many losses. In the EURO 2020 qualifiers, Latvia lost 9 out of 10 games, including a woeful 0-5 home loss to Slovenia.

Team image

Kits

Latvia's kit is traditionally a carmine red jersey with white trim, carmine red shorts and socks, whilst their current away kit is all predominantly white. Latvia's kits have been produced by various manufacturers.

Crest

Until July 2018, the team crest consisted of the Latvian Football Federation logo, when it was switched to a shield with a football in the colors of the Latvian flag and 'LATVIJA' written above. A similar crest with a head of a howling wolf was also unveiled as a secondary logo for use in souvenirs etc as part of the #11vilki (#11wolves) brand.WEB, 2018-07-18, Vilks - Latvijas futbola izlases jaunā identitāte, Wolf - the new identity of the Latvian national football team,weblink 2023-05-07, TVNET, lv, 7 May 2023,weblink live,

Kit suppliers{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: left"

!Kit supplier!PeriodEngland}} Umbro|1992-1994Germany}} Adidas|1994-1996Austria}} Tro| 1996-1998Germany}} Puma| 1998-2000Switzerland|}} Tramondi| 2000-2002Germany}} Adidas| 2002–present

Media coverage

All Latvian matches are currently broadcast with full commentary on the Go3 web streaming service, owned by TV3 Group. Since the 1990s, LTV7 (initially LTV2) was the broadcaster of all of the team games, before the All Media Baltics conglomerate took over broadcasting rights in September 2018. WEB, All Media Baltics pārraidīs visas Latvijas izlases spēles,weblink 2024-04-10, LFF.lv, lv, Games were broadcast on the group's TV6 channel and the TVPlay and Viaplay streaming platforms. All Media Baltics later became TV3 Group.From the 2022 season until the 2028 season, Latvia's home and away qualifiers, and friendlies both home and away were broadcast live exclusively by Swedish Viaplay Group on their web streaming service. On 20 July 2023, Viaplay announced that it will leave the market of the Baltic states.WEB, Eliņš, Rolands, Futbola izlases, NHL un F1 raidtiesību īpašniece "Viaplay" atstās Baltijas valstu tirgu,weblink Sportacentrs.com, 20 July 2023, Sportacentrs, 20 July 2023, WEB, Straumēšanas pakalpojumu sniedzējs 'Viaplay' aiziet no Baltijas tirgus,weblink Delfi.lv, LETA, 20 July 2023, Upon exiting, all sports licences owned by Viasat - including the Baltic broadcasting rights for the Baltic Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premier League, Formula 1 and the NHL - were acquired by TV3 Group.WEB, "Viaplay" un TV3 grupas noslēdz vienošanos Baltijas valstīs,weblink 2024-04-10, LFF.lv, lv,

Stadium

The current home matches take place at the Skonto Stadium. This stadium between 2000 and 2018 was the main base for the national team. In 2017 Daugava Stadium (Riga) reconstruction started with the first stage completed a year later. But due to the bad pitch quality which was not included in the reconstruction phase, national team all the matches played in the Skonto Stadium. There is no clarity, which stadium will be the main stadium in the future after the Daugava Stadium (Riga) pitch replacement.

Home venues record

The following table provides a summary of Latvia's results at home venues since 1992.{{updated|14 June 2023}}.{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"!scope="col"| Stadium!scope="col"| City / town!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|W|Games won}}!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|D|Games drawn, including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks}}!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}!scope="col"| Win %!scope="col"| Last match hosted!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Skonto StadiumRiga{{WDL|decimals=1|63|19|15|29}}|2022!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Daugava StadiumRiga{{WDL|decimals=1|39|15|7|17}}|2022!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Daugava StadiumLiepāja{{WDL|decimals=1|6|4|0|2}}|2016!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Olympic StadiumVentspils{{WDL|decimals=1|1|1|0|0}}|2002!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|ASK StadiumRiga{{WDL|decimals=1|1|0|0|1}}|1994!scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Ozolnieki StadiumOzolnieki{{WDL|decimals=1|1|0|1|0}}|1994! colspan="2"|Totals !! 102!! 35 !! 23 !! 44 !! !!

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

2023

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2024

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Coaching staff

{{updated|5 March 2024.}}{| class="wikitable" ;font-size:50%;"! Position! Name| Head coachITA}} Paolo NicolatoHTTPS://SPORTACENTRS.COM/FUTBOLS/LATVIJAS_IZLASE/05022024-ITALIS_NIKOLATO_GALVENAIS_KANDIDATS_UZ_TR > TITLE=OFICIāLI: PAR LATVIJAS IZLASES NāKAMO TRENERI KļūST ITāLIS NIKOLATO, 5 February 2024, Assistant coachITA}} Massimo PaganinLVA}} Aleksandrs Cauņa| Video AnalystITA}} Leonardo Carletti| Video AnalystLVA}} Iļja Ščaņicins| Fitness coachLVA}} Māris Smirnovs| Fitness coachITA}} Vincenzo Pincolini| Goalkeeping coachLVA}} Andris VaņinsPhysiotherapistLVA}} Artūrs IvuškānsLVA}} Jurijs KsenzovsLVA}} Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs| MasseurLVA}} Sergejs Avakovs| DoctorLVA}} Boriss Novikovs| Manager LVA}} Roberts Mežeckis| KitmanLVA}} Jānis Zeltiņš| Media officerLVA}} Iļja Poļakovs

Manager statistics

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"!rowspan="2"|Team!rowspan="2"|From!rowspan="2"|To!colspan="5"|Record!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %Jānis Gilis19921997{{WDL|61|17|11|33}}Revaz Dzodzuashvili19981999{{WDL|18|5|3|10}}Gary Johnson19992001{{WDL|15|3|3|9}}Aleksandrs Starkovs20012004{{WDL|43|16|8|19}}Jurijs Andrejevs20042007{{WDL|27|5|8|14}}Aleksandrs Starkovs20072013{{WDL|62|18|13|31}}Marians Pahars20132017{{WDL|33|7|11|15}}Aleksandrs Starkovs20172018{{WDL|11|1|2|8}}Mixu Paatelainen20182018{{WDL|9|1|5|3}}Slaviša Stojanovič20192019{{WDL|10|1|0|9}}Dainis Kazakevičs20202023{{WDL|41|11|12|18}}Paolo Nicolato2024|{{WDL|1|0|1|0}}

Coaching history

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Cyprus and Liechtenstein on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively.WEB,weblink GUTKOVSKIS UN VĒL ČETRI ATGRIEŽAS LATVIJAS IZLASĒ, lff.lv, 9 March 2024, Caps and goals as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Liechtenstein.WEB,weblink Most Latvia Caps - EU-Football.info, eu-football.info, 9 June 2022, 9 June 2022,weblink live, {{nat fs g start|background=maroon|color=white}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Pāvels Šteinbors|age={{birth date and age|1985|9|22|df=y}}|caps=31|goals=0|club=RFS|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Roberts Ozols|age={{birth date and age|1995|9|10|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=Qizilqum|clubnat=UZB}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Rihards Matrevics|age={{birth date and age|1999|3|18|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Kaspars Dubra|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|20|df=yes}}|caps=63|goals=3|club=Panevėžys|clubnat=LTU}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Roberts Savaļnieks|age={{birth date and age|1993|2|4|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=2|club=RFS|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Vitālijs Maksimenko|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|8|df=y}}|caps=54|goals=1|club=Aiolikos|clubnat=GRE}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Andrejs Cigaņiks|age={{Birth date and age|1997|4|12|df=y}}|caps=51|goals=3|club=Widzew Łódź|clubnat=POL}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Raivis Jurkovskis|age={{Birth date and age|1996|12|7|df=y}}|caps=41|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Vitālijs Jagodinskis|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|28|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=0|club= Pirin|clubnat=BUL}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Mārcis Ošs|age={{Birth date and age|1991|7|25|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=1|club= RFS|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Vladislavs Sorokins|age={{Birth date and age|1997|5|10|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Kyzylzhar|clubnat=KAZ}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Daniels Balodis|age={{Birth date and age|1998|6|10|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Valmiera|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Maksims Toņiševs|age={{Birth date and age|2000|5|12|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Valmiera|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Artūrs Zjuzins|age={{birth date and age|1991|6|18|df=y}}|caps=62|goals=9|club=Liepāja|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Alvis Jaunzems|age={{Birth date and age|1999|6|16|df=yes}}|caps=36|goals=0|club=Stal Mielec|clubnat=POL}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Eduards Emsis|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|23|df=yes}}|caps=33|goals=2|club=Raufoss|clubnat=NOR}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Kristers Tobers|other=captain|age={{birth date and age|2000|12|13|df=y}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=Grasshopper|clubnat=SUI}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Aleksejs Saveļjevs|age={{Birth date and age|1999|1|30|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=Auda|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Renārs Varslavāns|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|23|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Valmiera|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Dmitrijs Zelenkovs|age={{Birth date and age|2000|5|15|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=RFS|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Jānis Ikaunieks|age={{birth date and age|1995|2|16|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=12|club=RFS|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Roberts Uldriķis|age={{Birth date and age|1998|4|3|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=7|club=Cambuur|clubnat=NED}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Vladislavs Gutkovskis|age={{Birth date and age|1995|4|2|df=y}}|caps=45|goals=11|club=Daejeon Hana Citizen|clubnat=KOR}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Raimonds Krollis|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|28|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=4|club=MFK Vyškov|clubnat=CZE}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Eduards Dašķevičs|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|12|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Marko Regža|age={{Birth date and age|1999|1|20|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA}}{{nat fs end|background=maroon}}

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.{{nat fs r start|background=maroon|color=white}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Nils Toms Puriņš|age={{birth date and age|1998|8|1|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|POL}}, 21 November 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Krišjānis Zviedris|age={{birth date and age|1997|1|25|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Auda|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 11 September 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Jānis Beks|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|1|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Metta|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|ARM}}, 19 June 2023}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Antonijs Černomordijs INJ |age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|27|df=y}}|caps=31|goals=1|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|CYP}}, 21 March 2024}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Kirils Iļjins|age={{Birth date and age|2001|5|3|df=yes}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Riga|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|TUR}}, 15 October 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Dāvis Dāvids Sprūds|age={{Birth date and age|1998|12|28|df=yes}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=FC Victoria Rosport|clubnat=LUX|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 11 September 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Elvis Stuglis|age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|4|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=RFS|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|ARM}}, 19 June 2023}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Oskars Vientiess|age={{Birth date and age|2002|10|08|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Metta|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|TUR}}, 15 October 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Deniss Meļņiks|age={{Birth date and age|2002|9|7|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Auda|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|ARM}}, 19 June 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Krišs Kārkliņš|age={{Birth date and age|1996|1|31|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=Auda|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|POL}}, 21 November 2023}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Bogdans Samoilovs|age={{Birth date and age|2000|05|13|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Tukums|clubnat=LVA|latest=v. {{fb|POL}}, 21 November 2023}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Dāvis Ikaunieks|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|7|df=yes}}|caps=45|goals=6|club=Šiauliai|clubnat=LIT|latest=v. {{fb|POL}}, 21 November 2023}}{{nat fs break|background=maroon}}RET Retired from national teamINJ Injured playerWD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Player records

{{updated|21 November 2023.}}WEB, Latvia,weblink National Football Teams,
Players in bold are still active with Latvia.

Most appearances

(File:Vitālijs Astafjevs LVA.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Vitālijs Astafjevs is Latvia's most capped player with 167 appearances.){| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"!width=30px|Rank!width=150px|Player!width=50px|Caps!width=50px|Goals!width=100px|Period|1Vitālijs Astafjevs|167|16|1992–2010|2Andrejs Rubins|117|9|1998–2011|3Juris Laizāns|113|15|1998–2013|4Imants Bleidelis|106|10|1995–2007|5Mihails Zemļinskis|105|12|1992–2005|6Māris Verpakovskis|104|29|1999–20147Igors Stepanovs|100|4|1995–2011Andris Vaņins|100|0|2000–2019|9Aleksandrs Koliņko|94|0|1997–2015|10Kaspars Gorkšs|89|5|2005–2017

Top goalscorers

(File:Māris Verpakovskis.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Māris Verpakovskis is Latvia's top scorer with 29 goals.){| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"!width=30px|Rank!width=175px|Player!width=50px|Goals!width=50px|Caps!width=50px|Average!width=100px|Period|1.Māris Verpakovskis|29|104|{{#expr: 29/104 round 2}}|1999–2014|2.Ēriks Pētersons|24|63|{{#expr: 24/63 round 2}}|1929–1939|3.Vitālijs Astafjevs|16|167|{{#expr: 16/167 round 2}}|1992–20104.Marians Pahars|15|75|{{#expr: 15/75 round 2}}|1996–2007Juris Laizāns|15|113|{{#expr: 15/113 round 2}}|1998–2013|6.Alberts Šeibelis|14|54|{{#expr: 14/54 round 2}}|1925–19397.Iļja Vestermans|13|23|{{#expr: 13/23 round 2}}|1935–1938Valērijs Šabala|13|53|{{#expr: 13/53 round 2}}|2013–20199.Aleksandrs Cauņa|12|45|{{#expr: 12/45 round 2}}|2007–2015Jānis Ikaunieks|12|58|{{#expr: 12/48 round 2}}|2014–presentMihails Zemļinskis|12|105|{{#expr: 12/105 round 2}}|1992–2005">

Hat-tricks{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Player !! style="text-align:center" | Competition !! Against !! style="text-align:center" | Home/Away !! style="text-align:center;"| Result !! Date style="text-align:center;"LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Home style="text-align:center;"format=dmy7|27}} style="text-align:center;"1929 Baltic Cup >LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Home style="text-align:center;"format=dmy8|14}} style="text-align:center;"1930 Baltic Cup >LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Away style="text-align:center;"format=dmy8|17}} style="text-align:center;"LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Home style="text-align:center;"format=dmy6|30}} style="text-align:center;"LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Home style="text-align:center;"format=dmy6|12}}Hugo Vītols> International Friendly {{flagiconLithuania national football team>Lithuania style="text-align:center;" 6–1{{dts193530}} style="text-align:center;"1938 FIFA World Cup qualification >LIT}} Lithuania national football team > Home style="text-align:center;"format=dmy7|29}}
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
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Clean sheets{| class"wikitable"

! Rank! Player! Games!rowspan=1 align=center|1|Andris Vaņins25!rowspan=1 align=center|2|Aleksandrs Koliņko21!rowspan=1 align=center|3|Oļegs Karavajevs13!rowspan=1 align=center|4|Raimonds Laizāns12!rowspan=3 align=center|5|Arvīds Jurgens5|Jānis Bebris5|Pāvels Šteinbors5!rowspan=2 align=center|8|Jānis Kļaviņš4Roberts Ozols (footballer)>Roberts Ozols4!align=center|10|Andrejs Piedels2

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|FIFA World Cup record!width=1% rowspan=28|!colspan=6|Qualification record!Year!Result!Position!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}Uruguay}} 1930Did not enterDeclined invitationItaly1934 FIFA World Cup>1934Did not enterFrance1938 FIFA World Cup>1938Did not qualify| 3| 2| 0| 1| 10| 5Brazil1950 FIFA World Cup>1950 to {{flagicon1990 FIFA World Cup>1990Part of the {{fb|Soviet Union}}Part of the {{fb|Soviet Union}}United States}} 1994Did not qualify| 12| 0| 5| 7| 4| 21France1998 FIFA World Cup>1998| 10| 3| 1| 6| 10| 14South KoreaJapan}} 2002| 8| 1| 1| 6| 5| 16Germany}} 2006| 12| 4| 3| 5| 18| 21South Africa}} 2010| 10| 5| 2| 3| 18| 15Brazil}} 2014| 10| 2| 2| 6| 10| 20Russia}} 2018| 10| 2| 1 | 7| 7| 18Qatar}} 2022| 10| 2| 3| 5| 11| 14Canada}} {{flagiconUnited States}} 2026To be determinedTo be determinedMorocco}} {{flagiconSpain}} 2030Saudi Arabia}} 2034!Total! !{{Tooltip|0/11|Number of tournaments qualified for}}! ! ! ! !!!85!21!18!46!93!144

UEFA European Championship

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"!colspan=10|UEFA European Championship record ! style="width:1%;" rowspan=22|!colspan=6|Qualifying record!Year!Result!Position!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}!Squad !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}France1960 European Nations' Cup>1960Part of the {{fb|Soviet Union}}Part of the {{fb|Soviet Union}}Spain1964 European Nations' Cup>1964Italy}} 1968Belgium}} 1972Yugoslavia}} 1976Italy}} 1980FranceUEFA Euro 1984>1984West Germany}} 1988 Sweden}} 1992England}} 1996Did not qualify| 10| 4| 0| 6| 11| 20Belgium}} {{flagiconUEFA Euro 2000>2000| 10| 3| 4| 3| 13| 12Portugal}} 2004| Group stage| 14th| 3| 0| 1| 2| 1| 5UEFA Euro 2004 squads#Latvia>Squad| 10| 6| 2| 2| 13| 8Austria}} {{flagiconUEFA Euro 2008>2008Did not qualify| 12| 4| 0| 8| 15| 17Poland}} {{flagiconUEFA Euro 2012>2012| 10| 3| 2| 5| 9| 12FranceUEFA Euro 2016>2016| 10| 0| 5| 5| 6| 19Europe}} 2020| 10| 1| 0| 9| 3| 28Germany}} 2024| 8| 1| 0| 7| 5| 19United Kingdom}} {{flagiconUEFA Euro 2028>2028To be determinedTo be determinedItaly}} {{flagiconUEFA Euro 2032>2032!Total!Group stage!1/8!3!0!1!2!1!5!—!80!22!13!45!75!135">

UEFA Nations League{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center;"

!colspan=11|UEFA Nations League record!Season!Division!Group!width=28|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}!width=35|{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}}!width=28|{{Tooltip|RK|Overall rank}}2018–19 UEFA Nations League>2018–192018–19 UEFA Nations League D>D2018–19 UEFA Nations League D#Group 1>1|51st2020–21 UEFA Nations League>2020–212020–21 UEFA Nations League D>D2020–21 UEFA Nations League D#Group 1>1614184{{same position}}53rd2022–23 UEFA Nations League>2022–232022–23 UEFA Nations League D>D2022–23 UEFA Nations League D#Group 1>16411125{{rise}}50th2024–25 UEFA Nations League>2024–252024–25 UEFA Nations League C>C2024–25 UEFA Nations League C#Group 4>4To be determined}}!colspan=3|Total!18!5!9!4!22!15!colspan=2|50th">

Baltic Cup{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|Baltic Cup record!Year||Result||Position||Pld||W||D||L||GF||GAstyle="background:gold;"1928 Baltic Cup>1928 Champions1st220040style="background:Silver;"1928 Baltic Cup>1929 Runners-up2nd211053style="background:Silver;"1930 Baltic Cup>1930 Runners-up2nd211065style="background:Silver;"1931 Baltic Cup>1931 Runners-up2nd210123style="background:gold;"1932 Baltic Cup>1932 Champions1st2200511933 Baltic Cup>1933 Abandoned1st211032style="background:Silver;"1935 Baltic Cup>1935 Runners-up2nd202033style="background:gold;"1936 Baltic Cup>1936 Champions1st220042style="background:gold;"1937 Baltic Cup>1937 Champions1st211062style="background:Silver;"1938 Baltic Cup>1938 Runners-up2nd202022style="background:Silver;"1991 Baltic Cup>1991 Runners-up2nd211031style="background:Silver;"1992 Baltic Cup>1992 Runners-up2nd210144style="background:gold;"1993 Baltic Cup>1993 Champions1st211020style="background:Silver;"1994 Baltic Cup>1994 Runners-up2nd210121style="background:gold;"1995 Baltic Cup>1995 Champions1st220040style="background:#cd7f32;"1996 Baltic Cup>1996 Third place3rd201123style="background:Silver;"1997 Baltic Cup>1997 Runners-up2nd210122style="background:Silver;"1998 Baltic Cup>1998 Runners-up2nd210121style="background:gold;"2001 Baltic Cup>2001 Champions1st220072style="background:gold;"2003 Baltic Cup>2003 Champions1st211021style="background:Silver;"2005 Baltic Cup>2005 Runners-up2nd100102style="background:gold;"2008 Baltic Cup>2008 Champions1st220031style="background:Silver;"2010 Baltic Cup>2010 Runners-up2nd202000style="background:gold;"2012 Baltic Cup>2012 Champions1st220061style="background:gold;"2014 Baltic Cup>2014 Champions1st220010style="background:gold;"2016 Baltic Cup>2016 Champions1st211021style="background:gold;"2018 Baltic Cup>2018 Champions1st211021style="background:Silver;"2020 Baltic Cup>2020 Runners-up2nd210143style="background:Silver;"2022 Baltic Cup>2022 Runners-up2nd210122! Total ||13 Titles||28/28||55||31||16||8||88||47">

Olympic Games{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center;"

!colspan=10|Olympic Games record!Year!Result!Position!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}!SquadFranceFootball at the 1924 Summer Olympics>1924Second round 15th100107Squad!Total||Second round||1/1||1||0||0||1||0||7||—

Head-to-head record

As of November 21 2023 after match against {{fb|POL}}.WEB,weblink World Football Elo Ratings: Latvia, Elo Ratings, 6 July 2017, 29 January 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180129004602weblink">weblink live, {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"! Opponent! Pld! W! D *! L! GF! GA! GD bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +21 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −15 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −8 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −16 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −9 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +32 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −14 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −7 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −8 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −11 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +8 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −7 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −9 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −12 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −2 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +14 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +42 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +16 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +3 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −14 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −5 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −4 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| -1 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −27 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −14 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −14 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −9 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −5 bgcolor="#CCFFCC" {{fb| +8 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| –2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −4 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −7 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −9 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −42 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −6 bgcolor="#FFFACD" {{fb| 0 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −7 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −2 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −1 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −3 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" {{fb| −5class="sortbottom"! Total || 408 || 116 || 98 || 194 || 489 || 678 || −189
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

  • King's Cup
    • {{Gold1}} Winners (1): 2005
  • Baltic Cup
    • {{Gold1}} Winners (13)
    • {{Silver2}} Runners-up (14)
    • {{Bronze3}} Third place (1)

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

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