Lithuania national football team

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Lithuania
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Nickname(s) Rinktine (National team)
Association Lithuanian Football Federation
(Lietuvos futbolo federacija – LFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Edgaras Jankauskas [1]
Captain Ernestas Šetkus
Most caps Saulius Mikoliūnas (101)
Top scorer Tomas Danilevičius (19)
Home stadium Darius and Girėnas Stadium
FIFA code LTU
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FIFA ranking
Current 144 Steady2.svg (22 December 2022) [2]
Highest37 (October 2008)
Lowest148 (November 2017)
First international
Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg  Lithuania 0–5 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923)
Biggest win
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 7–0 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 10–0 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg
(Paris, France; 27 May 1924)

The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian : Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.

Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 11 times, only Latvia has won it more frequently. Despite this Lithuania holds the record for winning the most consecutive Baltic Cup championships, four titles in a row from 1996 to 2000.

From 2012 until 2022, the national team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.

History

On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in Kaunas. [3] On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the first Soviet annexation of the country. [4]

Lithuania's first game following the declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi on 27 May 1990. [5] In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.

Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the World Cup final.

On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated Romania 3–0 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." [6] It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė on 10 September 2008.

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

2022

25 March 2022 Friendly San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg1–2Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Serravalle, San Marino
  • Fabbri Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
29 March 2022 Friendly Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Dublin, Ireland
19:45
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 30,686
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
4 June 2022 Nations League Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg0–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
7 June 2022 Nations League Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg0–6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Vilnius, Lithuania
21:45 Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 2,843
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
11 June 2022 Nations League Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg2–1Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
17:00
Report Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)
14 June 2022 Nations League Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania İzmir, Turkey
21:45
Report Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
22 September 2022 Nations League Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg1–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Vilnius, Lithuania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (Iceland)
25 September 2022 Nations League Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
19 November 2022 Baltic Cup 3rd Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tallinn, Estonia
16:00 (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonņikovs (Latvia)

2023

24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Belgrade, Serbia
20:45
Report Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 21,125
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
27 March 2023 Friendly Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Athens, Greece
18:00  UTC+2 Report Stadium: OPAP Arena
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Budapest, Hungary
20:45 Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 Report Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
19 November 2023 Friendly Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Cyprus
Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

Position [7] Name
Manager Flag of Lithuania.svg Edgaras Jankauskas
Assistant coach Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrius Velička
Assistant coach Flag of Lithuania.svg Vaidas Sabaliauskas
Fitness coach Flag of Lithuania.svg Georgas Freidgeimas
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Lithuania.svg Audrius Paškevičius
Analyst Flag of Lithuania.svg Rokas Pranaitis

Managers history

Name Nat FromToGamesWonDrawnLostGFGAWin%
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 19901991312074033.33
Algimantas Liubinskas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 199219942978142948024.14
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 1995199729126114541041.38
Kęstutis Latoža Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 19981999185491524027.78
Robertas Tautkus  (caretaker) Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 19991999100103000.00
Stasys Stankus Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 200020008206818025.00
Julius Kvedaras  (caretaker) Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 20002000100116000.00
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg 200120031943122041021.05
Algimantas Liubinskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2003200850186265465036.00
José Couceiro Flag of Portugal.svg 20082009156361715040.00
Raimondas Žutautas Flag of Lithuania.svg 20102011164391122025.00
Csaba László Flag of Hungary.svg 201220131624101228012.50
Igoris Pankratjevas Flag of Lithuania.svg 201320152155111431023.81
Edgaras Jankauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 201620182635181450011.54
Valdas Urbonas Flag of Lithuania.svg 201920212454151749020.83
Valdas Ivanauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 20212022132110629015.38
Reinhold Breu  (interim) Flag of Germany.svg 20222022402214000.00
Edgaras Jankauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2023present

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the international matches in March 2023. [8]

Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Emilijus Zubas (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 (age 32)130 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
121 GK Džiugas Bartkus (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 33)120 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC
161 GK Lukas Paukštė (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 24)00 Flag of Lithuania.svg FA Šiauliai

22 DF Linas Klimavičius (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 33)370 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Panevėžys
32 DF Markas Beneta (1993-11-08) November 8, 1993 (age 29)140 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Panevėžys
42 DF Edvinas Girdvainis (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 30)410 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Kauno Žalgiris
52 DF Kipras Kažukolovas (2000-11-20) November 20, 2000 (age 22)10 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris
62 DF Vilius Armalas (2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 22)10 Flag of Lithuania.svg FC Hegelmann
132 DF Justas Lasickas (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 25)392 Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija
172 DF Pijus Širvys (1998-04-01) April 1, 1998 (age 24)40 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Panevėžys
232 DF Rolandas Baravykas (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 27)342 Flag of Romania.svg FCV Farul Constanța

73 MF Gratas Sirgėdas (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 28)145 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Kauno Žalgiris
83 MF Eligijus Jankauskas (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 24)30 Flag of Lithuania.svg FA Šiauliai
103 MF Fedor Černych (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 31)8112 Flag of Cyprus.svg AÉL Lemesós
113 MF Arvydas Novikovas (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 32)8612 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Haifa FC
143 MF Vykintas Slivka (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 27)553 Flag of Greece.svg PAS Lamia 1964
153 MF Gvidas Gineitis (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 18)30 Flag of Italy.svg Torino FC
183 MF Daniel Romanovskij (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 26)70 Flag of Lithuania.svg FA Šiauliai
203 MF Domantas Šimkus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 27)290 Flag of Slovenia.svg NŠ Mura
213 MF Klaudijus Upstas (1994-10-30) October 30, 1994 (age 28)20 Flag of Lithuania.svg FC Hegelmann
223 MF Paulius Golubickas (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 23)211 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris

94 FW Karolis Laukžemis (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 31)302 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Banga
194 FW Gytis Paulauskas (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 23)20 Flag of Albania.svg Egnatia

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Edvinas Gertmonas INJ (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25)40 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
GK Ignas Plūkas (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 29)10 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Kauno Žalgiris Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
GK Marius Adamonis (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25)10 Flag of Italy.svg SS Lazio Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
GK Ernestas Šetkus RET (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 37)380unattachedFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022

DF Saulius Mikoliūnas RET (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 38)1015 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
DF Artemijus Tutyškinas INJ (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19)40 Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
DF Natanas Žebrauskas (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 21)30 Flag of Germany.svg SpVgg Greuther Fürth BFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
DF Benas Šatkus (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 21)140 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Osnabrück (on loan to FK Banga)Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
DF Dominykas Barauskas INJ (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 25)110 Flag of Poland.svg FKS Stal Mielec Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
DF Edgaras Utkus INJ (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 22)100 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cercle Brugge KSV Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022
DF Egidijus Vaitkūnas INJ (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 34)620 Flag of Lithuania.svg FA Šiauliai Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland , 29 March 2022

MF Modestas Vorobjovas INJ (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 27)271 Flag of Romania.svg AFC Chindia Târgoviște Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ,19 November 2022
MF Tomas Kalinauskas (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 22)20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg FC Den Bosch Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
MF Linas Mėgelaitis (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 24)151 Flag of Italy.svg Viterbese Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
MF Titas Milašius (2000-12-12) December 12, 2000 (age 22)50 Flag of Poland.svg TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
MF Deividas Dovydaitis (2003-01-26) January 26, 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Banga Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
MF Artūr Dolžnikov (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 22)40 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Kauno Žalgiris Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , 25 September 2022
MF Donatas Kazlauskas (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 28)332 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022
MF Vilius Armanavičius (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 27)60 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg FC Caspiy Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022
MF Karolis Uzėla (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 23)40 Flag of Latvia.svg FK RFS Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022
MF Giedrius Matulevičius (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 26)30 Flag of Lithuania.svg FC Hegelmann Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022
MF Nauris Petkevičius (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 23)20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RSC Charleroi (on loan to FK Žalgiris)Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 7 June 2022
MF Gustas Jarusevičius (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 19)00 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris training camp 1 June 2022
MF Ovidijus Verbickas (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 29)301 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland , 29 March 2022

FW Augustinas Klimavičius INJ (2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 21)61 Flag of Lithuania.svg FC Hegelmann Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
FW Armandas Kučys (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 20)40 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar FF Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , 19 November 2022
FW Ignas Kružikas (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 24)30 Flag of Romania.svg FK Miercurea Ciuc Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 14 June 2022

Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.
  • INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.

Player records

As of 25 March 2023 [9]
Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterWas not invited
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Did not qualify100102
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938 200239
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970
Flag of Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986
Flag of Italy.svg 1990
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Did not qualify12237821
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 10523118
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 8026320
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 1024489
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 104061011
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 10325911
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 10136720
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 8107419
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/118118164763130

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1960 Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1964
Flag of Italy.svg 1968
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1972
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1976
Flag of Italy.svg 1980
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1984
Flag of Germany.svg 1988
Flag of Sweden.svg 1992
Flag of England.svg 1996 Did not qualify105141312
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 10325816
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 8314711
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 125161113
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 8125413
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 10316718
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 8017525
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/7662093755108

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season**DivisionGroupPldWD*LGFGAP/RRK
2018–19 C 4 6006316Equals-sign-blue.gif39th
2020–21 C 4 622257Equals-sign-blue.gif41st
2022–23 C 1 6015214TBA47th
Total182313103747th
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Baltic Cup

Honours

Baltic Cup

Head-to-head record

As of 31 March 2021.

See also

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