Latvia national football team

The Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in 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, however, they qualified for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

Latvia

Nickname(s)	11 vilki[1] (11 Wolves)
Association	Latvijas Futbola federācija
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Dainis Kazakevičs
Captain	Antonijs Černomordijs
Most caps	Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorer	Māris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadium	Daugava Stadium
FIFA code	LVA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	136 (10 December 2020)[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, 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)

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 is the current champion, having won the tournament in 2018. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament.

Latvia's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga.

History

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.[3][4]

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.[5] Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after a Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal.[5] In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans,[5] but lost 1–2 in the decisive away match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans.[5] In April 1938, the Austrian Anschluss relegated the Austrian team, however, Latvia was not invited to the tournament by FIFA as the group's runner-up.[6]

Latvian fans at Euro 2004

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.[7]

In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004.[8] 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.[9] The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament.[10][11] 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.[10][11] At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.[12] Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.[13] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1.[13] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.[14] They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands,[15] and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses.[16]

Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament, though 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.

Stadium

The majority of home matches take place at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. Between 2000 and 2018, the main base for the team was the Skonto Stadium, which was built as a temporary location due to the planned renovation of Daugava Stadium, which started only in 2017, with the first stage completed a year later.

Home venues record

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

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

Stadium	City / town	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	Last match hosted
Skonto stadions	Rīga	62	19	15	28	030.6	2017
Daugavas stadions	Rīga	31	11	7	13	035.5	2018
Daugavas stadions	Liepāja	6	4	0	2	066.7	2016
Olimpiskais stadions	Ventspils	1	1	0	0	100.0	2002
ASK stadions	Rīga	1	0	0	1	000.0	1994
Ozolnieku stadions	Ozolnieki	1	0	1	0	000.0	1994
Totals		102	35	23	44		—

Last updated: Latvia v. Azerbaijan, June 8, 2018.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Declined participation
1934
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	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total		0/23								75	19	15	41	82	130

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record										UEFA European Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		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		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	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best: Group Stage	1/7	3	0	1	2	1	5		72	21	13	38	70	116

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2018–19	D	1	Group stage	3rd	6	0	4	2	2	6		51st
2020–21	D	1	Group stage	3rd	6	1	4	1	8	4		53rd
2022–23	D	TBA	To be determined
Total			Group stage	2/2	12	1	8	3	10	10	51st

Baltic Cup Championship record

13-time winners – 1928, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018

Baltic Cup Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1928	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	0
1929	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	5	3
1930	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	6	5
1931	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	3
1932	Champions	2	2	0	0	5	1
1933	Champions	2	1	1	0	3	2
1935	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	3	3
1936	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	2
1937	Champions	2	1	1	0	6	2
1938	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	2	2
1991	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	3	1
1992	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	4	4
1993	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	0
1994	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	1
1995	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	0
1996	Third place	2	0	1	1	2	3
1997	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	2
1998	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	1
2001	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	2
2003	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1
2005	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	2
2008	Champions	2	2	0	0	3	1
2010	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	0	0
2012	Champions	2	2	0	0	6	1
2014	Champions	2	2	0	0	1	0
2016	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1
2018	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1
Total	27/27	53	28	18	7	84	45

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games record
Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1924 Olympics	22nd	1	0	0	1	0	7
Total		1	0	0	1	0	7

All-time team record

As of 19 November 2019 after match against  Austria[17]

Opponent	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	5	0	5	0	6	6	0
Andorra	7	5	2	0	14	1	+13
Angola	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Armenia	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Austria	9	2	1	6	9	24	−15
Azerbaijan	4	0	3	1	3	5	−2
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 PR	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Croatia	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9
Cyprus	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
Czech Republic	5	0	1	4	4	13	−9
Denmark	4	0	1	3	1	7	−6
Estonia	59	28	21	10	93	60	+33
Finland	17	4	3	10	18	32	−14
Faroe Islands	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2
France	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7
Georgia	10	3	2	5	10	18	−8
Germany	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Gibraltar	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4
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	6	2	2	2	11	11	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	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Liechtenstein	9	7	1	1	15	4	+11
Lithuania	55	28	12	15	116	76	+40
Luxembourg	7	6	1	0	20	4	+16
Malta	5	3	0	2	7	3	+4
Moldova	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1
Montenegro	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11
North Korea	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
Northern Ireland	7	2	0	5	4	8	−4
Norway	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Oman	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Poland	15	2	2	11	15	40	−25
Portugal	6	0	0	6	4	18	−14
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Republic of Ireland	5	0	0	5	1	14	−13
Romania	5	0	1	4	0	9	−9
Russia	4	0	1	3	2	7	−5
San Marino	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5
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	6	1	4	1	9	10	−1
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	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Total	392	112	91	189	467	660	−193

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Results and fixtures

Recent and forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	City	Opponent	Result	Scorers
16 November 2019	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Ljubljana	Slovenia	0–1
19 November 2019	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Riga	Austria	1–0	Mārcis Ošs
2020
TBD	2020 Baltic Cup		Lithuania
TBD	2020 Baltic Cup	Kuressaare	Estonia
3 September 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Riga	Andorra	0–0
6 September 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Ta' Qali	Malta	1–1	Matthew Guillaumier (o.g.)
7 October 2020	Friendly	Podgorica	Montenegro	1–1	Igors Tarasovs
10 October 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Tórshavn	Faroe Islands	1–1	Jānis Ikaunieks
13 October 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Riga	Malta	0–1
11 November 2020	Friendly	Serravalle	San Marino	3–0	Cristian Brolli (o.g.), Kaspars Dubra, Vladislavs Gutkovskis
14 November 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Riga	Faroe Islands	1–1	Vladimirs Kamešs
17 November 2020	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Andorra la Vella	Andorra	5–0	Antonijs Černomordijs, Jānis Ikaunieks, Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Raimonds Krollis

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Dainis Kazakevičs
Assistant coach	Jurģis Pučinsks
	Jānis Intenbergs
	Marians Pahars
Analyst	Vladimirs Serbins
Fitness coach	Māris Smirnovs
Goalkeeping coach	Aleksandrs Proskurņins
Physiotherapist	Artūrs Ivuškāns
	Jurijs Ksenzovs
	Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs
Masseur	Sergejs Avakovs
Doctor	Boriss Novikovs
Manager	Aivars Vaivods
Kitman	Jānis Zeltiņš
Media officer	Viktors Sopirins

List of managers

Head coaches

1922–1923 Technical Commission 1924 Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums 1924 Willy Malousek 1925 Walter Wilson 1926 Ferenc Molnár 1927 Karl Kurz 1929 Willy Malousek 1930–1931 Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums 1932–1934 Jānis Lapiņš 1935 Ferenc Voggenhuber 1936–1939 Rudolf Stanzel 1940 Kārlis Upenieks

1992–1997 Jānis Gilis 1998–1999 Revaz Dzodzuashvili 1999–2001 Gary Johnson 2001–2004 Aleksandrs Starkovs 2004–2007 Jurijs Andrejevs 2007–2013 Aleksandrs Starkovs 2013–2017 Marians Pahars 2017–2018 Aleksandrs Starkovs 2018 Mixu Paatelainen 2019–2020 Slaviša Stojanovič 2020–present Dainis Kazakevičs

Players

Vitālijs Astafjevs played for Latvia more than anyone else, with 167 caps from 1992 to 2010.[18] He also held the European record for 7 years for most matches played for the national team from 2009 until March 2017, when his record was beaten by Gianluigi Buffon.[19] Astafjevs has netted 16 times.[19] Aleksejs Višņakovs is the most capped active player for Latvia with 81 appearances, as of November 2020.[19] Māris Verpakovskis is the nation's top goalscorer with 29 goals.[19] Other high scorers include Ēriks Pētersons with 24 goals scored in the 1930s and Marians Pahars and Juris Laizāns, who both scored 15 goals each for Latvia.[19]

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the friendly game against San Marino on 11 November 2020 and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Faroe Islands on 14 November 2020 and Andorra on 17 November 2020.
All caps and goals as of 13 October 2020 after the match against Malta.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	GK	Roberts Ozols	10 September 1995	4	0	Riga
-	GK	Kaspars Ikstens	5 June 1988	2	0	RFS
23	GK	Dāvis Ošs	3 December 1994	0	0	Spartaks Jūrmala
4	DF	Kaspars Dubra	20 December 1990	42	3	Oleksandriya
3	DF	Mārcis Ošs	25 July 1991	14	1	Lugano
13	DF	Raivis Jurkovskis	7 December 1996	11	0	Dundalk F.C.
6	DF	Antonijs Černomordijs	26 September 1996	8	1	Riga
21	DF	Krišs Kārkliņš	31 January 1996	6	0	Valmiera
5	DF	Elvis Stuglis	4 July 1993	3	0	Riga
2	DF	Vladislavs Sorokins	10 May 1997	1	0	RFS
17	MF	Artūrs Zjuzins	18 June 1991	40	7	RFS
-	MF	Ritvars Rugins	17 October 1989	39	0	Riga
10	MF	Jānis Ikaunieks	16 February 1995	32	6	RFS
-	MF	Vladimirs Kamešs	28 October 1988	27	3	Riga
11	MF	Roberts Savaļnieks	4 February 1993	24	0	RFS
14	MF	Andrejs Cigaņiks	12 April 1997	13	0	Zorya Luhansk
15	MF	Vladislavs Fjodorovs	27 September 1996	8	1	Riga
19	MF	Mārtiņš Ķigurs	31 March 1997	9	0	Liepāja
16	MF	Alvis Jaunzems	16 June 1999	5	0	Valmiera
8	MF	Daniels Ontužāns	7 March 2000	5	0	Bayern Munich II
-	MF	Aleksejs Saveljevs	30 January 1999	3	0	Mantova
2	MF	Eduards Tīdenbergs	18 December 1994	1	0	Liepāja
-	MF	Ingars Stuglis	12 February 1996	1	0	Liepāja
9	FW	Dāvis Ikaunieks	7 January 1994	27	4	Mladá Boleslav
22	FW	Vladislavs Gutkovskis	2 April 1995	23	2	Raków Częstochowa
16	FW	Raimonds Krollis	28 October 2001	4	1	METTA/LU

Recent call-ups

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	Pāvels Šteinbors	21 September 1985	15	0	Jagiellonia Białystok	v.  Malta, 13 October 2020
MF	Igors Tarasovs	16 October 1988	36	2	Ethnikos Achna	v.  Faroe Islands, 14 November 2020^INJ
MF	Gļebs Kļuškins	1 October 1992	19	2	Sūduva	v.  Malta, 13 October 2020
MF	Eduards Emsis	23 February 1996	5	0	Noah	v.  San Marino, 11 November 2020^INJ
MF	Kristers Tobers	13 December 2000	8	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v.  Malta, 13 October 2020
FW	Roberts Uldriķis	3 April 1998	18	1	Sion	v.  Faroe Islands, 14 November 2020^CLUB
Notes ^COV = Withdrew because of COVID-19. ^U21 = Was called up from national U21 squad. ^WD = The player withdrew for private reasons. ^PRE = Preliminary squad. ^CLUB = It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed him to join. ^INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.

Most capped players

• Progression of Latvia association football caps record

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1.	Vitālijs Astafjevs	1992–2010	167	16
2.	Andrejs Rubins	1998–2011	117	9
3.	Juris Laizāns	1998–2013	113	15
4.	Imants Bleidelis	1995–2007	106	10
5.	Mihails Zemļinskis	1992–2005	105	12
6.	Māris Verpakovskis	1999–2014	104	29
7.	Igors Stepanovs	1995–2011	100	4
	Andris Vaņins	2000–2019	100	0
9.	Aleksandrs Koļinko	1997–2015	94	0
10.	Kaspars Gorkšs	2005–2017	89	5
11.	Andrejs Štolcers	1994–2005	81	7
	Aleksejs Višņakovs	2004–present	81	9
13.	Marians Pahars	1996–2007	75	15
14.	Vīts Rimkus	1995–2008	73	11
15	Oļegs Blagonadeždins	1992–2004	70	2
16.	Valērijs Ivanovs	1992–2001	69	1
17.	Dzintars Zirnis	1997–2010	67	0
18.	Oskars Kļava	2005–2013	65	1
19.	Ēriks Pētersons	1929–1939	63	24
20.	Deniss Ivanovs	2003–2013	60	2

Players in bold are still active.

Top goalscorers

• Latvia goalscoring record

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)
1.	Māris Verpakovskis	1999–2014	29 (104)
2.	Ēriks Pētersons	1929–1939	24 (63)
3.	Vitālijs Astafjevs	1992–2010	16 (167)
4.	Marians Pahars	1996–2007	15 (75)
	Juris Laizāns	1998–2013	15 (113)
6.	Alberts Šeibelis	1925–1939	14 (54)
7.	Iļja Vestermans	1935–1938	13 (23)
8.	Aleksandrs Cauņa	2007–2015	12 (45)
	Valērijs Šabala	2013–present	12 (52)
	Mihails Zemļinskis	1992–2005	12 (105)
11.	Vīts Rimkus	1995–2008	11 (73)
12.	Arnolds Tauriņš	1925–1935	10 (39)
	Imants Bleidelis	1995–2007	10 (106)
14.	Ādolfs Sīmanis	1932–1940	9 (9)
	Voldemārs Plade	1923–1929	9 (16)
	Aleksandrs Vanags	1937–1940	9 (18)
	Ģirts Karlsons	2003–2017	9 (51)
	Aleksejs Višņakovs	2004–present	9 (81)
	Andrejs Rubins	1998–2011	9 (117)
20.	Vaclavs Borduško	1934–1939	8 (25)
	Arkādijs Pavlovs	1924–1933	8 (37)

Players in bold are still active.

Hat-tricks

Player	Competition	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
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

Rank	Player	Games
1	Andris Vaņins	25
2	Aleksandrs Koļinko	21
3	Oļegs Karavajevs	13
4	Raimonds Laizāns	12
5	Arvīds Jurgens	5
	Jānis Bebris	5
7	Jānis Kļaviņš	4
8	Andrejs Piedels	2
	Pāvels Šteinbors	2
	Roberts Ozols	2

See also

• Latvia national under-21 football team
• Latvia national under-19 football team
• Latvia national under-17 football team

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External links

• Official website (in Latvian)
• Latvia at FIFA
• Latvia at UEFA
• Latvia at RSSSF