Latvia national football team
Latvia national football team is the national football team of Latvia. They never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but they did qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004.
Nickname(s) | 11 vilki [1] (11 Wolves) | ||
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Association | Latvijas Futbola federācija | ||
Confederation | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Slaviša Stojanovič | ||
Captain | Andris Vaņins | ||
Most caps | Vitālijs Astafjevs (167) | ||
Top scorer | Māris Verpakovskis (29) | ||
Home stadium | Daugava Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LVA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
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Highest | 45 (November 2009) | ||
Lowest | 148 (September 2017) | ||
First international | |||
Latvia 1–1 Estonia (Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Latvia 6–1 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935) Latvia 5–0 Lithuania (Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012) Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia (Gibraltar, Gibraltar; 29 March 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 12–0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2004 |
Most appearances
- As of 4 June 2016
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 167 | 16 |
2. | Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 117 | 10 |
3. | Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 113 | 15 |
4. | Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 106 | 10 |
5. | Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 105 | 12 |
6. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 104 | 29 |
7. | Igors Stepanovs | 1995–2011 | 100 | 4 |
8. | Aleksandrs Koļinko | 1997–2015 | 94 | 0 |
9. | Andrejs Štolcers | 1994–2005 | 81 | 7 |
10. | Kaspars Gorkšs | 2005–present | 77 | 5 |
11. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 75 | 15 |
12. | Andris Vaņins | 2000–present | 74 | 0 |
13. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 73 | 11 |
14. | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 1992–2004 | 70 | 2 |
15. | Valērijs Ivanovs | 1992–2001 | 68 | 1 |
Dzintars Zirnis | 1997–2010 | 68 | 0 | |
Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 68 | 9 | |
18. | Oskars Kļava | 2005–2013 | 65 | 1 |
19. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 63 | 24 |
20. | Deniss Ivanovs | 2003–2013 | 60 | 2 |
Top scorers
- As of 4 June 2016
# | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) |
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1. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 29 (104) |
2. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 24 (63) |
3. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 16 (167) |
4. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 15 (75) |
Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 15 (113) | |
6. | Alberts Šeibelis | 1925–1939 | 14 (54) |
7. | Iļja Vestermans | 1935–1938 | 13 (23) |
8. | Aleksandrs Cauņa | 2007–present | 12 (45) |
Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 12 (105) | |
10. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 11 (73) |
11. | Arnolds Tauriņš | 1925–1935 | 10 (39) |
Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 10 (106) | |
Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 10 (117) | |
14. | Ādolfs Sīmanis | 1932–1940 | 9 (9) |
Voldemārs Plade | 1923–1929 | 9 (16) | |
Aleksandrs Vanags | 1937–1940 | 9 (18) | |
Valērijs Šabala | 2013–present | 9 (26) | |
Arkādijs Pavlovs | 1924–1933 | 9 (37) | |
Ģirts Karlsons | 2003–2011 | 9 (49) | |
Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 9 (68) |
Latvia coaches
Coach | Latvia career |
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Jānis Gilis | 1992 – 1997 |
Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 1998 – 1999 |
Gary Johnson | 1999 – 2001 |
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2001 – 2004 |
Jurijs Andrejevs | 2004 – 2007 |
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2001–2004 |
Jurijs Andrejevs | 2004–2007 |
Aleksandrs Starkovs | 2007–2013 |
Marians Pahars | 2013–present |
Latvia National Football Team Media
References
- ↑ Krīgers, Renārs. "Jauna identitāte". www.lff.lv. LFF. Retrieved 15 October 2018.