The Lithuania national football team represents Lithuania in men's 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.
The Lithuanian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is based in Vilnius. LFF became a member of FIFA in 1923, but following Lithuania's annexation by the Soviet Union it was disbanded. It became a member again in 1992 after Lithuania regained its independence. The top division is A Lyga.
Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Vilnius. The club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club was founded as Dinamo in 1947. The club's name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris. Žalgiris has featured many Lithuanian football legends during its history including Arminas Narbekovas, Valdas Ivanauskas, Edgaras Jankauskas and Deividas Šemberas. They have won the Lithuanian Championship 10 times, the Lithuanian Football Cup 14 times, and the Lithuanian Supercup 7 times.
José Júlio de Carvalho Peyroteo Martins Couceiro is a Portuguese football manager, currently the national technical director of the Portuguese Football Federation.
Valdas Ivanauskas is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
LFF Stadium, formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium has a capacity of 5,067 people and was home of the Lithuanian national football team between 2005 and 2022.
The Lithuanian Supercup or LFF Supercup is an annual football match contested between the champions of the previous A Lyga season and the holders of the Lithuanian Football Cup. It is organised by and named after Lithuanian Football Federation and played at the beginning of the season. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently also known as the LFF TOPsport Supercup.
Bernd Krauss is a retired football player and manager. Born in West Germany, he represented Austria at international level.
Andreas Heraf is an Austrian football manager and former player who manages Austrian Football Bundesliga club SC Austria Lustenau. He was previously the technical director for New Zealand Football and head coach for the New Zealand women's national team.
Ernst Melchior was an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Thomas Flögel is an Austrian football manager and former player.
Tibor Nyilasi is a retired Hungarian football player and manager. A midfielder, he signed with Ferencváros in 1972 and played there until transferring to Austria Wien in 1983. He made 70 appearances for the Hungary national team from 1975 to 1985, scoring 32 goals. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. After he retired as a player he was manager of Ferencváros. He has more recently also worked for the Hungarian Football Federation and is regularly appearing as a pundit on the Hungarian sports channel 'Sport TV'.
Axel Lawarée is a Belgian former professional footballer, who played as a striker, and the current sporting director of Standard Liège.
Adolf Patek was an Austrian football player and manager.
Georg Zellhofer is a football manager and a former player from Austria.
Futbolo Klubas Riteriai, also known as FK Riteriai or as Riteriai, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Vilnius. Until 21 February 2019, the club was based in Trakai and was known as FK Trakai. Between 2014 and 2023, it played in the top level of Lithuanian football, the A Lyga.
Lithuania national beach soccer team represents Lithuania in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), the governing body for football in Lithuania.
Reinhold Ranftl is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien. He also played for the Austria national team.
Valdas Dambrauskas is a Lithuanian professional football manager. He will be the manager of Cypriot First Division club Omonia from the start of the 2024–25 season.
Patrick De Wilde is a Belgian football manager who works as head coach of the Somalia national football team.
