Latvia national football team

Men's association football team representing Latvia

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Latvia women's national football team.

Latvia

Nickname(s)| 11 vilki[1]
(11 Wolves)
Association| Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
Confederation| UEFA
Head coach| Paolo Nicolato
Captain| Kristers Tobers
Most caps| Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorer| Māris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadium| Skonto Stadium
Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA code| LVA

First colours

Second colours

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FIFA ranking
Current|  137  (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest| 45 (November 2009)
Lowest| 148 (September 2017)
First international
Latvia 1–1 Estonia
(Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922)
Biggest win
Latvia 6–1 Lithuania
(Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935)
Latvia 5–0 Lithuania
(Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012)
Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia
(Gibraltar; 29 March 2016)
Andorra 0–5 Latvia
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12–0 Latvia
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
European Championship
Appearances| 1 (first in 2004)
Best result| Group stage (2004)
Baltic Cup
Appearances| 29 (first in 1928)
Best result| Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

The Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) 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

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### Early years

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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.[4][5]

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.[6] Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after a Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal.[6] In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans,[6] but lost 1–2 in the decisive away match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Latvian fans at Euro 2004

In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004.[9] 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.[10] The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament.[11][12] 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.[11][12] At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.[13] Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.[14] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1.[14] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.[15] They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands,[16] and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses.[17]

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

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### Kits

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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

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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.[18]

### Kit suppliers

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Kit supplier  | Period

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Umbro | 1992-1994
Adidas | 1994-1996
Tro  | 1996–1998
Puma | 1998–2000
Tramondi  | 2000–2002
Adidas | 2002–present

## Media coverage

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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.[19] 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.[20][21] 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.[22] This means that the matches of the Latvian national football team are returning LTV7, in September 2024.[23][24]

## Stadium

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In recent years, the home venue of the team has fluctuated between Skonto Stadium and the Daugava Stadium in Riga. Daugava was the main venue of the team from 1992 to 2000, when Skonto Stadium was unveiled as a temporary location due to the planned renovation of the Daugava. However, the renovation of the complex only began in 2017, with the first stage completed a year later.

The team then returned to the Daugava after an 18-year absence in the summer of 2018 with a game against Estonia on June 2nd.[25] However, since mid-2022 home matches were once again temporarily moved to Skonto Stadium due to problems with the grass pitch and other issues. Works on replacing and upgrading the pitch began in October 2023.[26] At the time, Latvian Football Federation president Vadims Ļašenko said that Skonto would become the main home of the men's team, with Daugava serving as a backup and the venue for the women's and youth national teams.[27]

In the interwar era between 1921 and 1940, games were held in various locations such as the Army Sports Club Stadium in Riga and others.

### Home venues record

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The following table provides a summary of Latvia's results at home venues since 1992.

As of 7 November 2024.
Stadium  | City / town  | Pld | W | D | L | Win %  | Last match hosted

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Skonto Stadium | Riga | 69 | 21 | 15 | 33 | 030.4 | 2024
Daugava Stadium | Riga | 39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 038.5 | 2022
Daugava Stadium | Liepāja | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 062.5 | 2024
Olympic Stadium | Ventspils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 2002
ASK Stadium | Riga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | 1994
Ozolnieki Stadium | Ozolnieki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.0 | 1994
Totals | 102 | 35 | 23 | 44 |  | —

## Results and fixtures

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Main article: Latvia national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

### 2023

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Poland v  Latvia 21 November 2023 Friendly|  Poland | 2–0|  Latvia | Warsaw, Poland

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21:45 UTC+1 |

* Frankowski 7'
* Lewandowski 49'

| Report |  | Stadium: Kazimierz Górski National Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

### 2024

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Cyprus v  Latvia 21 March 2024 Friendly|  Cyprus | 1–1|  Latvia | Larnaca, Cyprus

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19:00 UTC+2 |

* Pittas 34'

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* Cigaņiks 85'

| Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

Latvia v  Liechtenstein 26 March 2024 Friendly|  Latvia | 1–1|  Liechtenstein | Larnaca, Cyprus

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19:00 UTC+2 |

* Krollis 11'

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* Ošs 1' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Latvia v  Lithuania 8 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup|  Latvia | 0–2|  Lithuania | Liepāja, Latvia

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16:00 UTC+3 |  | Report |

* Kučys 49'
* Dolžnikov 72'

| Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Latvia v  Faroe Islands 11 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup|  Latvia | 1–0|  Faroe Islands | Liepāja, Latvia

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19:00 UTC+3 |

* Cigaņiks 49'

| Report |  | Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Armenia v  Latvia 7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  Armenia | 4–1|  Latvia | Yerevan, Armenia

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20:00 UTC+4 |

* Bichakhchyan 6'
* Dubra 35' (o.g.)
* Zelarayán 48'
* Spertsyan 86'

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* Arutyunyan 9' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,437
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

Latvia v  Faroe Islands 10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  Latvia | 1–0|  Faroe Islands | Riga, Latvia

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19:00 UTC+3 |

* Varslavāns 64'

| Report |  | Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Latvia v  North Macedonia 10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  Latvia | 0–3|  North Macedonia | Riga, Latvia

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19:00 UTC+3 |  | Report |

* Atanasov 35'
* Qamili 70'
* Elmas 90+3'

| Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)

Faroe Islands v  Latvia 13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  Faroe Islands | 1–1|  Latvia | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

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19:45 UTC+1 |

* Sørensen 40'

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* Šits 69'

| Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

North Macedonia v  Latvia 14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  North Macedonia | 1–0|  Latvia | Skopje, North Macedonia

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20:45 UTC+1 |

* Serafimov 57'

| Report |  | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 8,851
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Latvia v  Armenia 17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League|  Latvia | 1–2|  Armenia | Riga, Latvia

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16:00 UTC+2 |

* Uldriķis 70'

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* Spertsyan 48'
* Miranyan 74'

| Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

### 2026

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TBD v  Latvia 20 March 2026 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs|  TBD | –|  Latvia | TBD

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Latvia v TBD 23 March 2026 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs|  Latvia | –|  TBD | Latvia

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## Coaching staff

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As of 5 March 2024.
Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Paolo Nicolato[28]
Assistant coach  |  Massimo Paganin
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Video Analyst  |  Leonardo Carletti
Video Analyst  |  Iļja Ščaņicins
Fitness coach  |  Māris Smirnovs
Fitness coach  |  Vincenzo Pincolini
Goalkeeping coach  |  Andris Vaņins
Physiotherapist  |  Artūrs Ivuškāns
Jurijs Ksenzovs
Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs
Masseur  |  Sergejs Avakovs
Doctor  |  Boriss Novikovs
Manager  |  Roberts Mežeckis
Kitman  |  Jānis Zeltiņš
Media officer  |  Iļja Poļakovs

### Manager statistics

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As of 7 November 2024.
Team  | From  | To  | Record

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G | W | D | L | Win %
Jānis Gilis | 1992  | 1997  | 61 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 027.87
Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 1998  | 1999  | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 027.78
Gary Johnson | 1999  | 2001  | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 020.00
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2001  | 2004  | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 037.21
Jurijs Andrejevs | 2004  | 2007  | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 018.52
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2007  | 2013  | 62 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 029.03
Marians Pahars | 2013  | 2017  | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 021.21
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2017  | 2018  | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 009.09
Mixu Paatelainen | 2018  | 2018  | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 011.11
Slaviša Stojanovič | 2019  | 2019  | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 010.00
Dainis Kazakevičs | 2020  | 2023  | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 026.83
Paolo Nicolato | 2024  |  | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 025.00

### Coaching history

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* Technical Commission (1922–1923)
* Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums (1924)
* Willy Malousek (1924)
* Walter Wilson (1925)
* Ferenc Molnár (1926)
* Karl Kurz (1927)
* Willy Malousek (1929)
* Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums (1930–1931)
* Jānis Lapiņš (1932–1934)
* Ferenc Voggenhuber (1935)
* Rudolf Stanzel (1936–1939)
* Kārlis Upenieks (1940)
* Jānis Gilis (1992–1997)
* Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1998–1999)
* Gary Johnson (1999–2001)
* Aleksandrs Starkovs (2001–2004)
* Jurijs Andrejevs (2004–2007)
* Aleksandrs Starkovs (2007–2013)
* Marians Pahars (2013–2017)
* Aleksandrs Starkovs (2017–2018)
* Mixu Paatelainen (2018)
* Slaviša Stojanovič (2019–2020)
* Dainis Kazakevičs (2020–2023)
* Paolo Nicolato (2024–present)

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C matches against North Macedonia and Armenia on 14 and 17 November 2024.

Caps and goals as of 7 November 2024, after the match against Faroe Islands.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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23  | 1GK | Rihards Matrevics |  (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) | 12  | 0  |  Riga FC-2
12  | 1GK | Frenks Orols  |  (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Daugavpils
1  | 1GK | Krišjānis Zviedris |  (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27) | 0  | 0  |  Auda

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4  | 2DF | Kaspars Dubra |  (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33) | 66  | 3  |  Panevėžys
11  | 2DF | Roberts Savaļnieks |  (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) | 65  | 2  |  RFS
14  | 2DF | Andrejs Cigaņiks |  (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27) | 59  | 4  |  Luzern
13  | 2DF | Raivis Jurkovskis |  (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27) | 49  | 0  |  Riga
5  | 2DF | Antonijs Černomordijs |  (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28) | 38  | 1  |  Riga
3  | 2DF | Vitālijs Jagodinskis |  (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32) | 34  | 0  |  Visakha
2  | 2DF | Daniels Balodis |  (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) | 15  | 1  |  Valmiera
21  | 2DF | Maksims Toņiševs |  (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) | 3  | 0  |  Valmiera
11  | 2DF | Emīls Birka |  (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) | 1  | 0  |  Auda
| 2DF | Oskars Vientiess  |  (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Metta

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16  | 3MF | Alvis Jaunzems |  (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) | 41  | 0  |  Stal Mielec
6  | 3MF | Kristers Tobers (captain) |  (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) | 37  | 1  |  Grasshopper
22  | 3MF | Aleksejs Saveļjevs |  (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) | 25  | 1  |  Auda
8  | 3MF | Renārs Varslavāns |  (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23) | 14  | 1  |  Valmiera
15  | 3MF | Dmitrijs Zelenkovs  |  (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24) | 12  | 0  |  RFS
17  | 3MF | Lukass Vapne |  (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) | 8  | 0  |  Valmiera
19  | 3MF | Deniss Meļņiks  |  (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 22) | 3  | 0  |  Valmiera

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10  | 4FW | Jānis Ikaunieks |  (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29) | 63  | 12  |  RFS
20  | 4FW | Roberts Uldriķis |  (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) | 55  | 8  |  Athens Kallithea
9  | 4FW | Vladislavs Gutkovskis |  (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29) | 50  | 11  |  Daejeon Hana Citizen
7  | 4FW | Eduards Dašķevičs |  (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | 16  | 0  |  Riga
18  | 4FW | Dario Šits |  (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 1  |  Helmond Sport
| 4FW | Raimonds Krollis |  (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 23) | 39  | 4  |  Triestina

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Roberts Ozols |  (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29) | 19  | 0  |  Qizilqum | v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024

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DF | Vjačeslavs Isajevs |  (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31) | 7  | 0  |  FK Auda | v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024
DF | Vitālijs Maksimenko |  (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33) | 54  | 1  |  Aiolikos | v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024
DF | Mārcis Ošs |  (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33) | 27  | 1  |  RFS | v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024
DF | Vladislavs Sorokins |  (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | 10  | 0  |  Kyzylzhar | v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024

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FW | Marko Regža |  (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25) | 10  | 0  |  Riga | v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024

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RET Retired from national team
INJ Injured player
WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

## Player records

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As of 21 November 2023.[29]
Players in bold are still active with Latvia.

### Most appearances

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Vitālijs Astafjevs is Latvia's most capped player with 167 appearances. Rank  | Player  | Caps  | Goals  | Period

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1  | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 167  | 16  | 1992–2010
2  | Andrejs Rubins | 117  | 9  | 1998–2011
3  | Juris Laizāns | 113  | 15  | 1998–2013
4  | Imants Bleidelis | 106  | 10  | 1995–2007
5  | Mihails Zemļinskis | 105  | 12  | 1992–2005
6  | Māris Verpakovskis | 104  | 29  | 1999–2014
7  | Igors Stepanovs | 100  | 4  | 1995–2011
Andris Vaņins | 100  | 0  | 2000–2019
9  | Aleksandrs Koliņko | 94  | 0  | 1997–2015
10  | Kaspars Gorkšs | 89  | 5  | 2005–2017

### Top goalscorers

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Māris Verpakovskis is Latvia's top scorer with 29 goals. Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Caps  | Average  | Period

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1\.  | Māris Verpakovskis | 29  | 104  | 0.28  | 1999–2014
2\.  | Ēriks Pētersons | 24  | 63  | 0.38  | 1929–1939
3\.  | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 16  | 167  | 0.1  | 1992–2010
4\.  | Marians Pahars | 15  | 75  | 0.2  | 1996–2007
Juris Laizāns | 15  | 113  | 0.13  | 1998–2013
6\.  | Alberts Šeibelis | 14  | 54  | 0.26  | 1925–1939
7\.  | Jānis Ikaunieks | 12  | 62  | 0.23  | 2014–present
8\.  | Iļja Vestermans | 13  | 23  | 0.57  | 1935–1938
Valērijs Šabala | 13  | 53  | 0.25  | 2013–2019
10\.  | Aleksandrs Cauņa | 12  | 45  | 0.27  | 2007–2015
Mihails Zemļinskis | 12  | 105  | 0.11  | 1992–2005

### Hat-tricks

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Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date

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Voldemārs Žins  | International Friendly |  Lithuania | Home | 6–3 | 27 July 1927
Voldemārs Plade  | 1929 Baltic Cup |  Lithuania | Home | 3–1 | 14 August 1929
Ēriks Pētersons  | 1930 Baltic Cup |  Lithuania | Away | 3–3 | 17 August 1930
Ēriks Pētersons  4 | International Friendly |  Lithuania | Home | 5–2 | 30 June 1931
Ēriks Pētersons  | International Friendly |  Lithuania | Home | 6–2 | 12 June 1933
Hugo Vītols | International Friendly |  Lithuania | Home | 6–1 | 30 May 1935
Fricis Kaņeps  | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Lithuania | Home | 4–2 | 29 July 1937

* 4 Player scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Games

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1  | Andris Vaņins | 25
2  | Aleksandrs Koliņko | 21
3  | Oļegs Karavajevs | 13
4  | Raimonds Laizāns | 12
5  | Arvīds Jurgens | 5
Jānis Bebris | 5
Pāvels Šteinbors | 5
8  | Jānis Kļaviņš | 4
Roberts Ozols | 4
10  | Andrejs Piedels | 2

## Competitive record

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### FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 | Did not enter | Declined invitation
1934 | Did not enter
1938 | Did not qualify | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 5
1950 | Part of the  Soviet Union | Part of the  Soviet Union
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994 | Did not qualify | 12  | 0  | 5  | 7  | 4  | 21
1998 | 10  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 10  | 14
2002 | 8  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 16
2006 | 12  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 21
2010 | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 18  | 15
2014 | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 10  | 20
2018 | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 7  | 18
2022 | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 11  | 14
2026 | To be determined | To be determined
2030
2034
Total  |  | 0/11 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85  | 21  | 18  | 46  | 93  | 144

### UEFA European Championship

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Main article: Latvia at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record  |  | Qualifying record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1960 | Part of the  Soviet Union | Part of the  Soviet Union
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 | Did not qualify | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 11  | 20
2000 | 10  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 13  | 12
2004 | Group stage  | 14th  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | Squad | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 13  | 8
2008 | Did not qualify | 12  | 4  | 0  | 8  | 15  | 17
2012 | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 9  | 12
2016 | 10  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 19
2020 | 10  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 3  | 28
2024 | 8  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 5  | 19
2028 | To be determined | To be determined
2032
Total  | Group stage  | 1/8  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | —  | 80  | 22  | 13  | 45  | 75  | 135

### UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record

Season  | Division  | Group  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK
2018–19 | D | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |  | 51st
2020–21 | D | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |  | 53rd
2022–23 | D | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |  | 50th
2024–25 | C | 4 | In progress
Total  | 18  | 5  | 9  | 4  | 22  | 15  | 50th

### Baltic Cup

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Baltic Cup record

Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1928 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
1929 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3
1930 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5
1931 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
1932 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1
1933 | Abandoned | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2
1935 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3
1936 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2
1937 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2
1938 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2
1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4
1993 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
1994 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1
1995 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
1996 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2
1998 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1
2001 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2
2003 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1
2005 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
2008 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
2012 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1
2014 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2016 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1
2018 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1
2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2
2024 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 13 Titles | 30/30 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 91 | 51

### Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record

Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1924 | Second round | 15th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Squad
Total | Second round | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | —

## Head-to-head record

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As of 17 November 2024 after match against  Armenia.[30]

Opponent  | Pld  | W  | D *  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Albania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0
Andorra | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21
Angola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Armenia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1
Austria | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | −15
Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
Belarus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6
Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6
China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1
Croatia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16
Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3
Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9
Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6
Estonia | 61 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 95 | 63 | +32
Finland | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14
Faroe Islands | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7
Georgia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8
Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1
Gibraltar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8
Greece | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7
Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1
Hungary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9
Iceland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0
Israel | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12
Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3
Kazakhstan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2
Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1
Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2
Liechtenstein | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14
Lithuania | 57 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 119 | 79 | +40
Luxembourg | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16
Malta | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3
Moldova | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2
Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3
Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −14
North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1
North Macedonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9
Northern Ireland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4
Norway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1
Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0
Poland | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 42 | −27
Portugal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2
Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14
Romania | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9
Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5
San Marino | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2
Scotland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6
Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4
Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2
Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9
Sweden | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 54 | −42
Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3
Turkey | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7
Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1
Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3
Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5
Total | 418 | 118 | 101 | 199 | 495 | 692 | −197

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Honours

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### Regional

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* U-21 Baltic Cup
* Champions (13): 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018

## See also

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* Association football portal
* Latvia portal

* Latvia men's national under-21 football team
* Latvia men's national under-19 football team
* Latvia men's national under-17 football team
* Latvia women's national football team
* Latvia women's national under-17 football team

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