Latvia national football team

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
FIFA ranking
Current	137 1 (18 July 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

Early years

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 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. ^[6]

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]

Latvian fans at Euro 2004

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, 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

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

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. ^[17]

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period
Umbro	1992-1994
Adidas	1994-1996
Tro	1996–1998
Puma	1998–2000
Tramondi	2000–2002
Adidas	2002–present

Media coverage

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. ^[18] 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. ^{[19] [20]} 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. ^[21]

Stadium

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. ^[22] 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. ^[23] 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. ^[24]

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

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

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

Latvia   v   Armenia

12 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Latvia	2–0	Armenia	Riga, Latvia
19:00  UTC+3	Ikaunieks 39' Balodis 68'	Report		Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Turkey   v   Latvia

15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Turkey	4–0	Latvia	Konya, Turkey
21:45  UTC+3	Akgün 58' Tosun 84', 90+2' Aktürkoğlu 88'	Report		Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Attendance: 35,925 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Latvia   v   Croatia

18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Latvia	0–2	Croatia	Riga, Latvia
19:00  UTC+2		Report	Majer 7' Kramarić 16'	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Poland   v   Latvia

21 November 2023 Friendly	Poland	2–0	Latvia	Warsaw, Poland
21:45  UTC+1	Frankowski 7' Lewandowski 49'	Report		Stadium: Kazimierz Górski National Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

2024

Cyprus   v   Latvia

21 March 2024 Friendly	Cyprus	1–1	Latvia	Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00  UTC+2	Pittas 34'	Report	Cigaņiks 85'	Stadium: AEK Arena Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

Latvia   v   Liechtenstein

26 March 2024 Friendly	Latvia	1–1	Liechtenstein	Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00  UTC+2	Krollis 11'	Report	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
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
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
20:00  UTC+4	Bichakhchyan 6' Dubra 35' (o.g.) Zelarayán 48' Spertsyan 86'	Report	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
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	v	North Macedonia	Riga, Latvia
21:45  UTC+3				Stadium: Skonto Stadium

Faroe Islands   v   Latvia

13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Faroe Islands	v	Latvia	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45  UTC+1				Stadium: Tórsvøllur

North Macedonia   v   Latvia

14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	North Macedonia	v	Latvia	Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45  UTC+1				Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena

Latvia   v   Armenia

17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Latvia	v	Armenia	Riga, Latvia
16:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Skonto Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 5 March 2024.

Position	Name
Head coach	Paolo Nicolato [25]
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

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		6	2	2	2	033.33

Coaching history

• 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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C matches against Armenia and Faroe islands on 7 and 10 September 2024.

Caps and goals as of 7 September 2024, after the match against Armenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Roberts Ozols	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)	19	0	Qizilqum
23	1 GK	Rihards Matrevics	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Riga
12	1 GK	Frenks Orols	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24)	0	0	BFC Daugavpils
4	2 DF	Kaspars Dubra	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)	65	3	Panevėžys
11	2 DF	Roberts Savaļnieks	(1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)	60	2	RFS
14	2 DF	Andrejs Cigaņiks	(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)	54	4	FC Luzern
13	2 DF	Raivis Jurkovskis	(1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)	43	0	Riga
2	2 DF	Daniels Balodis	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)	11	1	Valmiera
21	2 DF	Maksims Toņiševs	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Valmiera
5	2 DF	Vjačeslavs Isajevs	(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31)	7	0	FK Auda
8	2 DF	Emīls Birka	(2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	FK Auda
19	3 MF	Deniss Meļņiks	(2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Valmiera FC
16	3 MF	Alvis Jaunzems	(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)	39	0	Stal Mielec
6	3 MF	Kristers Tobers (captain)	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)	30	1	Grasshopper
22	3 MF	Aleksejs Saveļjevs	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)	21	1	Auda
3	3 MF	Renārs Varslavāns	(2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Valmiera
15	3 MF	Dmitrijs Zelenkovs	(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24)	7	0	RFS
17	3 MF	Lukass Vapne	(2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Valmiera FC
10	4 FW	Jānis Ikaunieks	(1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29)	59	12	RFS
20	4 FW	Roberts Uldriķis	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)	50	7	Athens Kallithea
9	4 FW	Vladislavs Gutkovskis	(1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)	46	11	Daejeon Hana Citizen
7	4 FW	Eduards Dašķevičs	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Riga
18	4 FW	Marko Regža	(1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Riga

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	Nils Toms Puriņš	(1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Riga	v.   Poland , 21 November 2023
GK	Krišjānis Zviedris	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Auda	v.   Wales , 11 September 2023
GK	Pāvels Šteinbors	(1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 38)	31	0	RFS	v.   Liechtenstein , 26 March 2023
DF	Antonijs Černomordijs INJ	(1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 27)	31	1	Riga	v.   Cyprus , 21 March 2024
DF	Vitālijs Maksimenko	(1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33)	54	1	Aiolikos	v.   Liechtenstein , 26 March 2024
DF	Kirils Iļjins	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Riga	v.   Turkey , 15 October 2023
DF	Dāvis Dāvids Sprūds	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	FC Victoria Rosport	v.   Wales , 11 September 2023
DF	Vitālijs Jagodinskis	(1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32)	32	0	Visakha	v.   Cyprus , 21 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
MF	Oskars Vientiess	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Metta	v.   Turkey , 15 October 2023
MF	Krišs Kārkliņš	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28)	17	0	Auda	v.   Poland , 21 November 2023
MF	Artūrs Zjuzins	(1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33)	62	9	Liepāja	v.   Liechtenstein , 26 March 2023
MF	Bogdans Samoilovs	(2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Tukums	v.   Poland , 21 November 2023
MF	Eduards Emsis	(1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)	33	2	Raufoss	v.   Liechtenstein , 26 March 2023
FW	Dāvis Ikaunieks	(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)	45	6	Šiauliai	v.   Poland , 21 November 2023
FW	Raimonds Krollis	(2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 22)	38	4	Triestina	v.   Lithuania , 8 June 2024
RET Retired from national team INJ Injured player WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Player records

As of 21 November 2023. ^[26]

Players in bold are still active with Latvia.

Most appearances

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

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
7.	Iļja Vestermans	13	23	0.57	1935–1938
	Valērijs Šabala	13	53	0.25	2013–2019
9.	Aleksandrs Cauņa	12	45	0.27	2007–2015
	Jānis Ikaunieks	12	58	0.25	2014–present
	Mihails Zemļinskis	12	105	0.11	1992–2005

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 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

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
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

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
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

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

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

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

As of 7 September 2024 after match against   Armenia . ^[27]

Opponent	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	GD
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	5	2	1	2	6	6	0
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	6	1	4	1	4	5	−1
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	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
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	413	117	100	196	493	686	−193

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

• King's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2005
• Baltic Cup
  • Winners (13)
  • Runners-up (14)
  • Third place (2)

See also

• 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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External links

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