Latvia national under-17 football team
The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Latvian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Aleksandrs Basovs | ||
| Captain | Reinis Flaksis | ||
| Most caps | Vitālijs Maksimenko (17) | ||
| Top scorer | Vitālijs Maksimenko (9) | ||
| FIFA code | LVA | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
Latvia 7 - 0  San Marino(Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Latvia 0 - 5  Israel(Kyiv, Ukraine; 27 August 2019) .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia(Orhei, Moldova; 28 October 2018) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia(Warsaw, Poland; 29 August 2014) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia(Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; 25 October 2012) | |||
| European U-17 Championships | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
The team is for Latvian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history
Prior to Latvia's independence in 1991, Latvian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Latvian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Latvia U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 18 September 1993 against Russia U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Russia and Norway.[1]
Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.
Under-16 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1994 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1996 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1997 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1998 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1999 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2001 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under-17 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2003 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2004 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2005 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2006 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2008 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2010 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2011 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2012 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2013 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2014 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2015 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2016 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2017 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | TBD | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current players
The following players have been called up for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Serbia, Hungary and Belarus in Belarus in October 2019.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kristers Kļava | 25 March 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| GK | Ņikita Šaraņins | 4 January 2003 | Daugavpils | |||
| DF | Maksims Rodčenko | 19 May 2003 | Daugavpils | |||
| DF | Maksims Jurkovļaņecs | 3 August 2003 | Dinamo Rīga | |||
| DF | Kārlis Pikšens | 1 April 2003 | Liepāja | |||
| DF | Ričards Dāvids Ceds | 6 February 2003 | Liepāja | |||
| DF | Kārlis Vilnis | 3 July 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| DF | Jegors Novikovs | 9 February 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| DF | Mikuss Vasiļevskis | 29 May 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| MF | Oļģerts Raščevskis | 18 February 2003 | Daugavpils | |||
| MF | Niklāvs Konrāds Skrinda | 19 May 2003 | Daugavpils | |||
| MF | Maksims Fjodorovs | 24 September 2003 | Liepāja | |||
| MF | Rolands Bočs | 3 July 2003 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||
| MF | Lūkass Vapne | 31 August 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| MF | Kristofers Rēķis | 21 January 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| MF | Kristers Penkevics | 28 January 2003 | Tukums 2000 | |||
| MF | Arsenijs Ostapenko | 28 August 2003 | Rīgas Futbola skola | |||
| MF | Artūrs Ostapenko | 28 August 2003 | Rīgas Futbola skola | |||
| FW | Kristiāns Kaušelis | 14 March 2003 | BFC Daugavpils | |||
| FW | Artjoms Puzirevskis | 11 January 2003 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | |||
| FW | Gustavs Riekstiņš | 6 August 2003 | Liepāja | |||
See also
References
- Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
External links
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