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Latvia national football team

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Latvia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)11 vilki[1]
(11 Wolves)
AssociationLatvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachPaolo Nicolato
CaptainKristers Tobers
Most capsVitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorerMāris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadiumSkonto Stadium
Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA codeLVA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 137 Steady (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest45 (November 2009)
Lowest148 (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
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage (2004)
Baltic Cup
Appearances29 (first in 1928)
Best resultChampions (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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latvia national football team 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

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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
England Umbro 1992-1994
Germany Adidas 1994-1996
Austria Tro 1996–1998
Germany Puma 1998–2000
Switzerland Tramondi 2000–2002
Germany 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 14 June 2023.
Stadium City / town Pld W D L Win % Last match hosted
Skonto Stadium Riga 63 19 15 29 030.2 2023
Daugava Stadium Riga 39 15 7 17 038.5 2022
Daugava Stadium Liepāja 6 4 0 2 066.7 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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18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  0–2  Croatia Riga, Latvia
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
21 November 2023 Friendly Poland  2–0  Latvia Warsaw, Poland
21:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Kazimierz Górski National Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

2024

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21 March 2024 Friendly Cyprus  1–1  Latvia Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
26 March 2024 Friendly Latvia  1–1  Liechtenstein Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
8 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  0–2  Lithuania Liepāja, Latvia
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
11 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  1–0  Faroe Islands Liepāja, Latvia
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Armenia  4–1  Latvia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,437
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  1–0  Faroe Islands Riga, Latvia
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  0–3  North Macedonia Riga, Latvia
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)
13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Faroe Islands  1–1  Latvia Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  v  Latvia Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  v  Armenia Riga, Latvia
16:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium

Coaching staff

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As of 5 March 2024.
Position Name
Head coach Italy Paolo Nicolato[28]
Assistant coach Italy Massimo Paganin
Latvia Aleksandrs Cauņa
Video Analyst Italy Leonardo Carletti
Video Analyst Latvia Iļja Ščaņicins
Fitness coach Latvia Māris Smirnovs
Fitness coach Italy Vincenzo Pincolini
Goalkeeping coach Latvia Andris Vaņins
Physiotherapist Latvia Artūrs Ivuškāns
Latvia Jurijs Ksenzovs
Latvia Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs
Masseur Latvia Sergejs Avakovs
Doctor Latvia Boriss Novikovs
Manager Latvia Roberts Mežeckis
Kitman Latvia Jānis Zeltiņš
Media officer Latvia Iļja Poļakovs

Manager statistics

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Team From To Record
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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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 Faroe Islands on 10 and 13 October 2024.

Caps and goals as of 2 October 2024, after the match against Faroe Islands.

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


1 1GK Krišjānis Zviedris (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Latvia FK Auda
23 1GK Rihards Matrevics (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Latvia Riga
12 1GK Frenks Orols (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Latvia BFC Daugavpils
4 2DF Kaspars Dubra (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33) 66 3 Lithuania Panevėžys
11 2DF Roberts Savaļnieks (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) 63 2 Latvia RFS
5 2DF Antonijs Černomordijs (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28) 36 1 Latvia Riga FC
3 2DF Vitālijs Jagodinskis (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32) 33 0 Cambodia Visakha FC
14 2DF Andrejs Cigaņiks (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27) 57 4 Switzerland FC Luzern
13 2DF Raivis Jurkovskis (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27) 47 0 Latvia Riga
2 2DF Daniels Balodis (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) 14 1 Latvia Valmiera
21 2DF Maksims Toņiševs (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Latvia Valmiera
11 2DF Emīls Birka (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Latvia FK Auda
19 3MF Deniss Meļņiks (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Latvia Valmiera FC
16 3MF Alvis Jaunzems (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) 40 0 Poland Stal Mielec
6 3MF Kristers Tobers (captain) (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) 35 1 Switzerland Grasshopper
22 3MF Aleksejs Saveļjevs (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) 24 1 Latvia Auda
8 3MF Renārs Varslavāns (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23) 12 1 Latvia Valmiera
15 3MF Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Latvia RFS
17 3MF Lukass Vapne (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Latvia Valmiera FC
10 4FW Jānis Ikaunieks (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29) 62 12 Latvia RFS
20 4FW Roberts Uldriķis (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) 53 7 Greece Athens Kallithea
9 4FW Vladislavs Gutkovskis (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29) 48 11 South Korea Daejeon Hana Citizen
7 4FW Eduards Dašķevičs (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) 14 0 Latvia Riga
18 4FW Dario Šits (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20) 2 1 Netherlands Helmond Sport

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
GK Nils Toms Puriņš (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Latvia Riga v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
GK Roberts Ozols (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29) 19 0 Uzbekistan Qizilqum v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024
DF Vjačeslavs Isajevs (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31) 7 0 Latvia FK Auda v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024
DF Vitālijs Maksimenko (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33) 54 1 Greece Aiolikos v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024
DF Kirils Iļjins (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Latvia Riga v.  Turkey, 15 October 2023
DF Mārcis Ošs (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33) 27 1 Latvia RFS v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024
DF Vladislavs Sorokins (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) 10 0 Kazakhstan Kyzylzhar v.  Liechtenstein, 26 March 2024
MF Oskars Vientiess (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Latvia Metta v.  Turkey, 15 October 2023
MF Krišs Kārkliņš (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) 17 0 Latvia Auda v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
MF Bogdans Samoilovs (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Latvia Tukums v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
FW Dāvis Ikaunieks (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30) 45 6 Lithuania Šiauliai v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
FW Raimonds Krollis (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 23) 38 4 Italy Triestina v.  Lithuania, 8 June 2024
FW Marko Regža (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Latvia Riga v.  Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024

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
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
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
Jānis Ikaunieks 14 60 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
Voldemārs Žins International Friendly Lithuania Lithuania Home 6–3 27 July 1927
Voldemārs Plade 1929 Baltic Cup Lithuania Lithuania Home 3–1 14 August 1929
Ēriks Pētersons 1930 Baltic Cup Lithuania Lithuania Away 3–3 17 August 1930
Ēriks Pētersons 4 International Friendly Lithuania Lithuania Home 5–2 30 June 1931
Ēriks Pētersons International Friendly Lithuania Lithuania Home 6–2 12 June 1933
Hugo Vītols International Friendly Lithuania Lithuania Home 6–1 30 May 1935
Fricis Kaņeps 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania Lithuania Home 4–2 29 July 1937
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Games
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
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Did not enter
France 1938 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 10 5
Brazil 1950 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify 12 0 5 7 4 21
France 1998 10 3 1 6 10 14
South Korea Japan 2002 8 1 1 6 5 16
Germany 2006 12 4 3 5 18 21
South Africa 2010 10 5 2 3 18 15
Brazil 2014 10 2 2 6 10 20
Russia 2018 10 2 1 7 7 18
Qatar 2022 10 2 3 5 11 14
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 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
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 0 6 11 20
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 3 4 3 13 12
Portugal 2004 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 10 6 2 2 13 8
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 4 0 8 15 17
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 3 2 5 9 12
France 2016 10 0 5 5 6 19
Europe 2020 10 1 0 9 3 28
Germany 2024 8 1 0 7 5 19
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 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 Same position 51st
2020–21 D 1 6 1 4 1 8 4 Same position 53rd
2022–23 D 1 6 4 1 1 12 5 Rise 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
France 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 13 October 2024 after match against  Faroe Islands.[30]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

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Regional

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Friendly

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See also

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References

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