Founded | 2008 |
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Region | Europe (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 3 |
Current champions | Latvia (3rd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Latvia (3 titles) |
The Under-21 Baltic Cup is an biennial football competition for under-21 national football teams organised by the Baltic states.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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2008 [1] | Latvia | Lithuania | Estonia | |
2010 [2] | Lithuania | Latvia | Estonia | |
2012 [3] [4] | Finland | Lithuania | Estonia | Latvia |
2014 [5] | Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania | |
2016 [6] | Latvia | Estonia | Lithuania | |
2018 [7] | Lithuania | Latvia | Estonia | |
2022 [8] | Latvia | Estonia | Lithuania |
Team | Titles | |||
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Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2008, 2016, 2022 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2010, 2018 |
Estonia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2014 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2012 |
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