Latvia national under-17 football team
| Nickname | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Under-16 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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| 1994 | did not qualify | |||||||
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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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| Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current players
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Hungary on 13 and 15 May 2025.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2024, after the match against Malta.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Nils Balagušs | 14 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Torino | |
| GK | Rendijs Mihelsons | 23 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | Genoa | |
| DF | Savēlijs Boroviks | 10 April 2008 | 6 | 0 | RFS | |
| DF | Patriks Toms Brūns | 9 September 2008 | 6 | 0 | Liepāja | |
| DF | Kristaps Rekmanis | 15 August 2008 | 6 | 0 | Super Nova | |
| DF | Artemijs Deņisovs | 15 March 2008 | 5 | 0 | RFS | |
| MF | Aleksejs Bukovskis | 7 April 2008 | 6 | 0 | Pisa | |
| MF | Rojs Bušs | 5 July 2008 | 6 | 0 | Valmiera | |
| MF | Enriko Gauračs | 6 June 2008 | 6 | 0 | Modena | |
| MF | Markuss Eduards Blaubergs | 10 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | Riga | |
| MF | Felikss Sproġis | 17 May 2008 | 3 | 0 | Hansa Rostock | |
| MF | Toms Sarma | 18 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Riga | |
| MF | Salvijs Cipruss | 25 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Smiltene/BJSS | |
| MF | Artjoms Kroļikovs | 4 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | RFS | |
| FW | Nikita Doroņins | 17 June 2008 | 6 | 2 | Real Betis | |
| FW | Artjoms Butriks | 23 March 2008 | 6 | 1 | Sevilla | |
| FW | Jegors Olijars | 17 March 2008 | 3 | 1 | Atalanta | |
| FW | Olivers Beķeris | 27 June 2008 | 2 | 1 | Skanstes | |
| FW | Rauls Ozoliņš | 4 August 2008 | 2 | 0 | Riga | |
| FW | Olivers Dzenītis | 17 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Modena | |
See also
- Latvia national football team
- Latvia national under-21 football team
- Latvia national under-19 football team
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pārbaudes spēles Ungārijā pirms kvalifikācijas otrās kārtas" (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.