Summary
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 | ||
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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 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 edit
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 edit
Under-16 format edit
| 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 edit
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 2002 |
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 2003
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 2006
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 2008
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 2010
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 2011
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 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
 2021
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| 2022 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2023 |
to be determined | |||||||
| 2024
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| Total | 0/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Current players edit
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[4]
- Match dates: 22–28 March 202
- Opposition:
Switzerland, 
France and 
Albania - Caps and goals correct as of: 25 October 2023, after the match against
Moldova
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Henrijs Auseklis | 19 December 2006 | 7 | 0 | JDFS Alberts
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| GK | Lukass Žuravļovs | 14 March 2006 | 3 | 0 | BFC Daugavpils
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| DF | Timurs Azarovs | 23 March 2006 | 6 | 0 | Spartaks Jūrmala
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| DF | Ivans Galajevs | 20 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Riga FC
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| DF | Ņikita Jemeļjanovs | 29 April 2006 | 8 | 2 | BFC Daugavpils
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| DF | Hugo Jesse | 18 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | FK Metta
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| DF | Alberts Krasovskis | 25 November 2006 | 0 | 0 | SYL FC
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| DF | Ēriks Maurs-Boks | 9 August 2006 | 9 | 0 | Valmiera
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| DF | Ritvars Krists Zauska | 12 April 2006 | 4 | 0 | Valmiera
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| MF | Kirils Artjomovs | 9 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | Academ FC
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| MF | Raitis Rūdolfs Bomis | 24 February 2006 | 9 | 0 | FK Metta
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| MF | Markuss Ivulāns | 19 August 2006 | 9 | 0 | FK Metta
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| MF | Vladimirs Kostigovs | 14 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Riga FC
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| MF | Roberts Kudrjašovs | 11 November 2006 | 9 | 0 | Riga FC
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| MF | Ņikita Martiņenko | 16 April 2006 | 7 | 0 | JDFS Alberts
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| MF | Tomašs Mickēvičs | 25 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Riga FC
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| MF | Roberts Rubulis | 24 May 2006 | 8 | 0 | JDFS Alberts
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| MF | Markuss Strods | 5 October 2006 | 0 | 0 | Dundalk FC
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| FW | Roberts Bočs | 3 July 2006 | 9 | 8 |  Pisa
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| FW | Kristiāns Mežsargs | 3 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Frosinone
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Official website of the Latvian Football Federation