Latvia national under-17 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | 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 |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under-17 format
Current players
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[4]
- Match dates: 19–25 October 2022
- Opposition: Slovakia, Germany and Moldova
- Caps and goals correct as of: 3 July 2022, after the match against Lithuania
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Henrijs Auseklis | 19 December 2006 | 2 | 0 | JDFS Alberts | |
| GK | Lukass Žuravļovs | 14 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | BFC Daugavpils | |
| DF | Timurs Azarovs | 23 March 2006 | 3 | 0 | Spartaks Jūrmala | |
| DF | Ivans Galajevs | 20 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Riga | |
| DF | Markuss Ivulāns | 19 August 2006 | 6 | 0 | Skanstes | |
| DF | Roberts Kudrjašovs | 11 November 2006 | 6 | 0 | Riga | |
| DF | Ņikita Martiņenko | 16 April 2006 | 5 | 0 | JDFS Alberts | |
| DF | Ēriks Maurs-Boks | 9 August 2006 | 3 | 0 | Valmiera | |
| DF | Tomašs Mickēvičs | 25 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Salaspils | |
| DF | Kristaps Romanovs | 4 October 2006 | 1 | 0 | Skanstes | |
| MF | Roberts Bočs | 3 July 2006 | 3 | 4 | Pisa | |
| MF | Raitis Rūdolfs Bomis | 24 February 2006 | 6 | 0 | Metta | |
| MF | Ņikita Jemeļjanovs | 29 April 2006 | 3 | 1 | BFC Daugavpils | |
| MF | Tomass Jermoļenko | 5 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | Academ | |
| MF | Kristaps Kļaviņš | 10 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Jelgava | |
| MF | Ralfs Pakulis | 31 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Skanstes | |
| FW | Deniss Avdejevs | 22 June 2006 | 3 | 0 | BFC Daugavpils | |
| FW | Kristiāns Mežsargs | 3 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Frosinone | |
| FW | Daniels Radzenieks | 22 July 2006 | 7 | 1 | Academ | |
See also
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.
- ^ "U-17 Izlase Moldovā Aizvadīs Eiropas Čempionāta Kvalifikācijas Turnīru" (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
- Official website of the Latvian Football Federation