Latvia national under-17 football team explained

Latvia Under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:LVA
Nickname:Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach: Aleksandrs Basovs
Asst Manager: Andrejs Gluščuks
Captain:Reinis Flaksis
Most Caps:Vitālijs Maksimenko (17)
Top Scorer:Vitālijs Maksimenko (9)
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Largest Win: Latvia 7 - 0 San Marino
(Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019)
Largest Loss: 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)
U17wc Apps:None
Regional Cup Apps: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

YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
1994did not qualify
1995
1996
1999
2000
2001
Total0/8000000

Under-17 format

YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
2002did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] [3]
2021
2022did not qualify
2023
2024
2025to be determined
Total0/21000000

Current players

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European U-16 Championship 1994. Garin. Erik. 7 December 2003. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 December 2010.
  2. Web site: U17 finals in Estonia cancelled. UEFA. 18 March 2020. 22 August 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled. UEFA. 18 December 2020. 22 August 2021.
  4. News: U-17 Izlase Moldovā Aizvadīs Eiropas Čempionāta Kvalifikācijas Turnīru . 19 October 2022 . Latvijas Futbola federācija . 12 October 2022 . Latvian.