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The Lithuania national football team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
in international
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ca ...
and is controlled by the
Lithuanian Football Federation The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacija) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania ...
, the governing body for
football in Lithuania Football is one of the top two most popular sports in Lithuania by the quantity of active sportsmen. However, with only 52,000 match spectators a year (2019) in all top league matches, it falls far behind country's most popular sport, basketbal ...
. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940,
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
was occupied by the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
on 27 May of that year. Although Lithuania has never qualified for the
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, nor the
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, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals,
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
and
Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and ...
. 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
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to 2000. Since 2012 the national team has played their home matches at the
LFF Stadium LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium, ), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium has a capacity of 5,067 people and was home of the Lithuanian national football team between 2012 a ...
in
Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...
.


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 Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and ...
. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against
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on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to
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, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in
Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...
. 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. Lithuania's first game following the
declaration of independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...
in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
in
Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...
on 27 May 1990. In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the
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and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both
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and the
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qualifiers. In the
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qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over
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; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their
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qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive. Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in
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in a
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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
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3–0 in a
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qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against
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in
Marijampolė Marijampolė (; also known by several other names) is a cultural and industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Ma ...
on 10 September 2008.


Recent results and upcoming fixtures


2022


2023


Coaching staff


Managers history


Players


Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2022 Baltic Cup tournament. * Match dates: 16 and 19 November 2022 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 19 November 2022, after the match against


Recent call-ups

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

: :''Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.''


Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup


UEFA European Championship


UEFA Nations League

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.'' :''**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.''


Baltic Cup


Honours

Baltic Cup * Winners (10):
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Head-to-head record

As of 31 March 2021.


See also

* Lithuania national under-21 football team * Lithuania national under-19 football team * Lithuania national under-18 football team * Lithuania national under-17 football team


References


External links


Official website

Lithuania
at FIFA

at UEFA


Reports for all matches of Lithuania national team

Lithuanian football videos
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