Latvia national amateur football team

Latvia

Association	Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Ervīns Pērkons
Captain	Reinis Niks Brenards
Most caps	Many players (3)
Top scorer	Daniels Lērme, Dāniels Ričards Geidāns (1)
Home stadium	LNK Sporta Parks, BSS Stadium
First international
Latvia 0-0 Ialoveni District (Riga, Latvia; 24 August 2022)
Biggest win
(none)
Biggest defeat
Latvia 0–5 Western Slovakia (Riga, Latvia; 27 August 2022) Lower Silesian Football Association 5-0 Latvia (Riga, Latvia, 30 August 2022)
Regions' Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2023 )
Best result	Intermediate round (2023, 2025)
Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
Appearances	1 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Qualification groups (1979)

The Latvia national amateur football team represents Latvia in the UEFA Regions' Cup in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have represented Latvia in the 2023 and 2025 editions of the UEFA Regions' Cup, where its players are selected from the tier 3 Latvian Second League and tier 4 Latvian Third League Latvian leagues. The team has yet to reach the Final 8 main phase of the Regions' Cup.

Latvia had previously been represented in the tournament by the winning clubs of Latvia's tier 3 Latvian Second League, for instance by FC Caramba in the 2017 edition, and by FC Noah Jurmala in the 2019 edition.

Results and fixtures

Latvia v Ialoveni

24 August 2022 (2022-08-24) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup	Latvia	0–0	Ialoveni	LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
19:00  UTC+3		Report		Attendance: 30 [1] Referee: Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)

Latvia v West Slovakia

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup	Latvia	0–5	West Slovakia	LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
09:00  UTC+3		Report	Holíček 3' (pen.) Matuškovič 10' Molnár 21' Janek 76' Londák 79'	Attendance: 40 [2] Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Lower Silesia v Latvia

30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup	Lower Silesia	5–0	Latvia	BSS Stadium, Salaspils
18:00  UTC+3	Moseičenko 53' (o.g.) Bońkowski 80' Wojciechowski 81, 90+2' Sadowski 89'	Report		Attendance: 30 [3] Referee: Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)

Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys v Latvia

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup	Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys	5–1	Latvia	Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
17:30  UTC+3	Rahkola 19' Partanen 23' Nyholm 25' Nurmi 39' Jmaali 80'	Report	Lērme 48'	Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Lisbon v Latvia

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup	Lisbon	3–0	Latvia	Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
11:00  UTC+3	Botas 13' Kiala 22' Job 86'	Report		Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Latvia v Arthurian League

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup	Latvia	1–2	Arthurian League	Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
11:00  UTC+3	Geidāns 43'	Report	Bonnar 15' Thomas 59'	Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup matches against Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys, Lisbon Football Association, and Arthurian League on 31 July, 3 August, and 6 August 2024. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Patriks Punnenovs	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Aliance
12	1 GK	Niks Iesalnieks	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Sigulda
2	2 DF	Matīss Baškevics	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 22)	{{{caps}}}	0	JFC Viola  [ lv ]
6	2 DF	Reinis Niks Brenards (captain)	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Aliance
7	2 DF	Emīls Draška	{{{age}}}	{{{caps}}}	0
10	2 DF	Ralfs Apsītis	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 29)	{{{caps}}}	0	FC Gauja  [ lv ]
14	2 DF	Daniels Lērme	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	1	FC Gauja  [ lv ]
18	2 DF	Daniels Viesturs Melbārdis	(2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	Riga Stradiņš University
20	2 DF	Artis Ķempelis	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	Futbola Parks Academy
4	3 MF	Edžus Samharadze	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)	{{{caps}}}	0	SK Kengaroos
5	3 MF	Toms Cinglers	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30)	{{{caps}}}	0	Balvu Sporta centrs  [ lv ]
8	3 MF	Aleksejs Krasivorons	(2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Salaspils
9	3 MF	Kristaps Kančs	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)	{{{caps}}}	0	Talsu futbols
13	3 MF	Rihards Kuzņecovs	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Aliance
15	3 MF	Ģirts Vaskis	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)	{{{caps}}}	0	Balvu Sporta centrs  [ lv ]
16	3 MF	Kārlis Zernis	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32)	{{{caps}}}	0	FK Aliance
19	3 MF	Dāniels Ričards Geidāns	(2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19)	{{{caps}}}	1	Babīte SK
11	4 FW	Markuss Mārtiņš Stabulnieks	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)	{{{caps}}}	0	Madonas BJSS

No players who were on the Latvian team in the 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup ^[5] were brought back for the 2025 edition.

Latvian SSR senior football team

An amateur team representing the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic entered the football tournament at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR while Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union. The team recorded 1 win (against the Armenian SSR team) and 5 losses, and ended 15th out of the 16 teams, only above the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic team.

Only junior teams were allowed in the 1983 Spartakiad onwards. As such, the Latvian SSR's senior team never played again.

References

1. "Latvia vs. Ialoveni" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "Latvia vs. West Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. "Dolny Śląsk vs. Latvia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
4. "Latvia Amateur (LAT)". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
5. "Latvia Amateur (LAT)". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.