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Lithuania
Nickname(s)Rinktine (National team)
AssociationLithuanian Football Federation
(Lietuvos futbolo federacija – LFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachReinhold Breu (caretaker) (2022)[1]
CaptainErnestas Šetkus
Most capsSaulius Mikoliūnas (101)
Top scorerTomas Danilevičius (19)
Home stadiumDarius and Girėnas Stadium
FIFA codeLTU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 144 2 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest37 (October 2008)
Lowest148 (November 2017)
First international
 Lithuania 0–5 Estonia 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923)
Biggest win
 Lithuania 7–0 Estonia 
(Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 10–0 Lithuania 
(Paris, France; 27 May 1924)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lithuania women's national football team.

The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.

Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 11 times, only Latvia has won it more. Despite this Lithuania holds the record for winning the most consecutive Baltic Cup championships, four titles in a row from 1996 to 2000.

Since 2012 the national team has played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.


History


On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in Kaunas.[3] On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the first Soviet annexation of the country.[4]

Lithuania's first game following the declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi on 27 May 1990.[5] In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.

Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the World Cup final.

On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated Romania 3–0 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win."[6] It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė on 10 September 2008.


Recent results and upcoming fixtures


Main article: Lithuania national football team results (2020–present)
Further information: Lithuania national football team results (1990–2019)

2022


25 March Friendly San Marino  1–2 Lithuania Serravalle, San Marino
  • Fabbri 62'
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
29 March Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–0 Lithuania Dublin, Ireland
19:45
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 30,686
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
4 June Nations League Lithuania 0–2  Luxembourg Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
7 June Nations League Lithuania 0–6  Turkey Vilnius, Lithuania
21:45 Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 2,843
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
11 June Nations League Faroe Islands  2–1 Lithuania Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
17:00
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)
14 June Nations League Turkey  2–0 Lithuania İzmir, Turkey
21:45
Report Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
22 September Nations League Lithuania 1–1  Faroe Islands Vilnius, Lithuania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (Iceland)
25 September Nations League Luxembourg  1–0 Lithuania Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
16 November 2022 Baltic Cup Lithuania  0–0
(5–6 p)		  Iceland Vilnius, Lithuania
Stadium: LFF Stadium
19 November Baltic Cup 3rd Estonia  2–0  Lithuania TBD
Stadium: TBD

2023


24 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Serbia  v  Lithuania Belgrade, Serbia
20:45 Report Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
17 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  v  Bulgaria Vilnius, Lithuania
16:00 Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
20 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Hungary  v  Lithuania Budapest, Hungary
20:45 Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
7 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  v  Montenegro Vilnius, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
10 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  v  Serbia Vilnius, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria  v  Lithuania Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 Report Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  v  Hungary Vilnius, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
16 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria  v  Lithuania Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium

Coaching staff


Position[7] Name
Interim Manager Reinhold Breu
Assistant coach Andrius Velička
Assistant coach Mario Tanzer
Fitness coach Georgas Freidgeimas
Goalkeeping coach Audrius Ramonas
Analyst Rokas Pranaitis

Managers history


Name Nat From To Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win%
Benjaminas Zelkevičius 19901991 3 1 2 0 7 4 033.33
Algimantas Liubinskas 19921994 29 7 8 14 29 48 024.14
Benjaminas Zelkevičius 19951997 29 12 6 11 45 41 041.38
Kęstutis Latoža 19981999 18 5 4 9 15 24 027.78
Robertas Tautkus (caretaker) 19991999 1 0 0 1 0 3 000.00
Stasys Stankus 20002000 8 2 0 6 8 18 025.00
Julius Kvedaras (caretaker) 20002000 1 0 0 1 1 6 000.00
Benjaminas Zelkevičius 20012003 19 4 3 12 20 41 021.05
Algimantas Liubinskas 20032008 50 18 6 26 54 65 036.00
José Couceiro 20082009 15 6 3 6 17 15 040.00
Raimondas Žutautas 20102011 16 4 3 9 11 22 025.00
Csaba László 20122013 16 2 4 10 12 28 012.50
Igoris Pankratjevas 20132015 21 5 5 11 14 31 023.81
Edgaras Jankauskas 20162018 26 3 5 18 14 50 011.54
Valdas Urbonas 20192021 24 5 4 15 17 49 020.83
Valdas Ivanauskas 20212022 13 2 1 10 6 29 015.38
Reinhold Breu (interim) 2022present 2 0 1 1 1 2 000.00

Players



Current squad


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Edvinas Gertmonas (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25) 4 0 Žalgiris
16 1GK Ignas Plūkas (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 28) 1 0 Hegelmann
1GK Marius Adamonis (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25) 1 0 Lazio
13 2DF Saulius Mikoliūnas (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 38) 101 5 Žalgiris
4 2DF Edvinas Girdvainis (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 29) 40 0 Kauno Žalgiris
2 2DF Linas Klimavičius (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 33) 37 0 Panevėžys
23 2DF Rolandas Baravykas (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 27) 33 2 without club
3 2DF Artemijus Tutyškinas (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19) 4 0 ŁKS Łódź
8 2DF Natanas Žebrauskas (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Greuther Fürth
2DF Klaudijus Upstas (1994-10-30) October 30, 1994 (age 28) 2 0 Hegelmann
2DF Vilius Armalas (2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Hegelmann
11 3MF Arvydas Novikovas (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 31) 85 12 without club
17 3MF Justas Lasickas (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 25) 38 2 Olimpija Ljubljana
20 3MF Domantas Šimkus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 26) 28 0 Universitatea Cluj
22 3MF Modestas Vorobjovas (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 26) 27 1 Chindia Târgoviște
18 3MF Paulius Golubickas (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 23) 20 1 Gorica
19 3MF Tomas Kalinauskas (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Havant & Waterlooville
3MF Gvidas Gineitis (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 18) 2 0 Torino
10 4FW Fedor Černych (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 31) 80 12 Jagiellonia Białystok
4FW Augustinas Klimavičius (2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 21) 6 1 Hegelmann
4FW Armandas Kučys (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 19) 4 0 Oskarshamns AIK

Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Džiugas Bartkus (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 33) 11 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
GK Ernestas Šetkus (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 37) 38 0 without club  Turkey, 14 June 2022
DF Benas Šatkus INJ (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 21) 14 0 VfL Osnabrück  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
DF Dominykas Barauskas INJ (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 25) 11 0 Stal Mielec  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
DF Edgaras Utkus INJ (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 22) 10 0 Cercle Brugge  Turkey, 14 June 2022
DF Pijus Širvys (1998-04-01) April 1, 1998 (age 24) 4 0 Panevėžys  Turkey, 14 June 2022
DF Egidijus Vaitkūnas (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 34) 62 0 Kauno Žalgiris  Republic of Ireland, 29 March 2022
MF Vykintas Slivka (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 27) 54 3 Lamia  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
MF Linas Mėgelaitis (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 24) 15 1 Viterbese  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
MF Titas Milašius (2000-12-12) December 12, 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Podbeskidzie  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
MF Deividas Dovydaitis (2003-01-26) January 26, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Šiauliai  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
MF Artūr Dolžnikov (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Unattached  Luxembourg, 25 September 2022
MF Donatas Kazlauskas (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 28) 33 2 Žalgiris  Turkey, 14 June 2022
MF Vilius Armanavičius (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 27) 6 0 Hegelmann  Turkey, 14 June 2022
MF Karolis Uzėla (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 22) 4 0 RFS  Turkey, 14 June 2022
MF Giedrius Matulevičius (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 25) 3 0 Sūduva  Turkey, 14 June 2022
MF Nauris Petkevičius (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Beerschot  Turkey, 7 June 2022
MF Gustas Jarusevičius (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Žalgiris training camp 2022 June
MF Ovidijus Verbickas (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 29) 30 1 Žalgiris  Republic of Ireland, 29 March 2022
MF Gratas Sirgėdas (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 27) 14 5 Kauno Žalgiris  Republic of Ireland, 29 March 2022
MF Eligijus Jankauskas (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Šiauliai  Republic of Ireland,29 March 2022
FW Karolis Laukžemis (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 30) 29 2 Sūduva  Turkey, 14 June 2022
FW Ignas Kružikas (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 23) 3 0 Hegelmann  Turkey, 14 June 2022
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.
  • INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.

Player records


As of 25 September 2022[9]
Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.

Competitive record



FIFA World Cup


FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Was not invited
1934 Did not qualify 1 0 0 1 0 2
1938 2 0 0 2 3 9
1950 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994 Did not qualify 12 2 3 7 8 21
1998 10 5 2 3 11 8
2002 8 0 2 6 3 20
2006 10 2 4 4 8 9
2010 10 4 0 6 10 11
2014 10 3 2 5 9 11
2018 10 1 3 6 7 20
2022 8 1 0 7 4 19
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/11 81 18 16 47 63 130

UEFA European Championship


UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 13 12
2000 10 3 2 5 8 16
2004 8 3 1 4 7 11
2008 12 5 1 6 11 13
2012 8 1 2 5 4 13
2016 10 3 1 6 7 18
2020 8 0 1 7 5 25
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/7 66 20 9 37 55 108

UEFA Nations League


UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 4 600631639th
2020–21 C 4 62225741st
2022–23 C 1 6015214TBA47th
Total 18 2 3 13 10 37 47th
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Baltic Cup


Main article: Baltic Cup (football)

Honours


Baltic Cup


Head-to-head record


Main article: Lithuanian national football team head to head

As of 31 March 2021.


See also



References


  1. "Rinktinės vairą iki metų pabaigos perima R. Breu".
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. "MATCHES → international football results of Lithuania". eufootball.info. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "International football MATCH: 13.10.1940 Lithuania v Latvia*". eufootball.info. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "International football MATCH: 27.05.1990 Georgia v Lithuania". eufootball.info. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. FIFA World Cup uefa.com
  7. "Įvyko LFF Vykdomojo komiteto posėdis". Respublika (in Lithuanian). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. "Patvirtinta Nacionalinės Vyrų Rinktinės Sudėtis" (in Lithuanian). futbolas.lt. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. Mamrud, Roberto. "Lithuania - Record International Players". RSSSF.


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