Latvia national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds) | ||
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Association | Latvian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Aleksandrs Basovs | ||
Captain | Reinis Flaksis | ||
Most caps | Vitālijs Maksimenko (17) | ||
Top scorer | Vitālijs Maksimenko (9) | ||
FIFA code | LVA | ||
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Biggest win | |||
Latvia 7 - 0 San Marino (Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Latvia 0 - 5 Israel (Kyiv, Ukraine; 27 August 2019) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Orhei, Moldova; 28 October 2018) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Warsaw, Poland; 29 August 2014) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; 25 October 2012) | |||
European U-17 Championships | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | None |
The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.
The team is for Latvian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history
[edit]Prior to Latvia's independence in 1991, Latvian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Latvian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Latvia U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 18 September 1993 against Russia U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Russia and Norway.[1]
Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.
European Championship
[edit]Under-16 format
[edit]Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under-17 format
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
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2022 | did not qualify | |||||||
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2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current players
[edit]- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[4]
- Match dates: 22–28 March 202
- Opposition: Switzerland, France and Albania
- Caps and goals correct as of: 25 October 2023, after the match against Moldova
See also
[edit]- Latvia national football team
- Latvia national under-21 football team
- Latvia national under-19 football team
References
[edit]- ^ Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "U-17 Izlase Moldovā Aizvadīs Eiropas Čempionāta Kvalifikācijas Turnīru" (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.