Latvia national futsal team

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Latvia
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Nickname(s)11vilki
Association Latvian Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachMassimiliano Bellarte (ITA)
CaptainGermans Matjušenko
Most caps Aigars Bondars (86)
Top scorerMaksims Seņs (40)
FIFA code LVA
FIFA ranking 78 [1]
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0–0 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg [2]
(Liège, Belgium; 7 December 1998)
Biggest win
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 13–0 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(Ogre, Latvia; 26 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–10 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 28 September 2000)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2026 )

The Latvian national futsal team is governed by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Latvia and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.

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Latvia will make their international futsal debut at the UEFA Futsal Euro in 2026 as co-host alongside Lithuania.

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 did not compete
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024
Total0/100000000

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 did not compete
Flag of Spain.svg 1999 did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2001
Flag of Italy.svg 2003
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2005
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007
Flag of Hungary.svg 2010
Flag of Croatia.svg 2012
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2014
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2018
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2022
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2026 Qualified as co-host
Total0/13000000

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References

  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. Viktors Sopirins (2024-02-08). "Sestdien Ogrē īpaša telpu futbola veterānu spēle" (in Latvian). LFF.lv. Retrieved 2024-02-08.