Latvia national football team
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Nickname(s) |
11 vilki (11 Wolves) | ||
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Association | Latvijas Futbola federācija | ||
Confederation | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Mixu Paatelainen | ||
Captain | Andris Vaņins | ||
Most caps | Vitālijs Astafjevs (167) | ||
Top scorer | Māris Verpakovskis (29) | ||
Home stadium | Daugava Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LVA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
131 | ||
Highest | 45 (November 2009) | ||
Lowest | 148 (September 2017) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
118 | ||
Highest | 45 (25 September 1938) | ||
Lowest | 124 (April 1995) | ||
First international | |||
(Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935) (Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012) (Gibraltar, Gibraltar; 29 March 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2004 |
The Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. It is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but they have, however, qualified for the European Championship in 2004, under Aleksandrs Starkovs.
Latvia alongside its Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, has also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years, and in which Latvia is the champion, having won the tournament in 2018. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record of 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament.
Latvia's home ground is the Skonto Stadium in Riga, where they have played their matches since its opening in 2000.
History
Latvia played their first match in 1922, a game against Estonia, which finished in a 1–1 draw. Latvia have won the Baltic Cup 12 times, and played 99 official games during its pre-war period from 1922 to 1940.[1][2]
In 1937, the Latvian team participated in the first qualification tournament for the 1938 World Cup. Latvia were placed in Group 8, alongside Austria and Lithuania.[3] Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after an Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal.[3] In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans,[3] but lost 1–2 in the decisive match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans.[3] In April 1938, the Austrian Anschluss relegated the Austrian team, however, Latvia was not invited by FIFA as the group's runner-up.[4]
In 1940, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match as a new nation against Estonia on 16 November of that year in the Baltic Cup, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Romania on 8 April 1992 in Bucharest, a match, which Latvia lost 2–0.[5]
In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004.[6] This meant they qualified for the play-offs, where they were drawn against Turkey. Latvia won the first leg 1–0, through top goalscorer, Māris Verpakovskis.[7] The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament.[8][9] This resulted in Latvia being the first and only Baltic team qualifying for a European Championship.[8][9] At the Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.[10] Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.[11] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1.[11] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.[12] They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands,[13] and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses.[14]
Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament, though they came close to qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After eight qualifying matches, Latvia were level on points with their next opponent, second-placed Greece, but a 5–2 defeat virtually ended all hopes of qualification and Latvia finished third in UEFA Group 2.
Stadium
The majority of home matches take place at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. Between 2000 and 2017 the main base for the team was the Skonto Stadium in Riga.
Home venues record
The following table provides a summary of Latvia's results at home venues since 1992.
- Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Stadium | City / town | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | Last match hosted |
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Skonto stadions | Rīga | 62 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 30.6 | 2017 |
Daugavas stadions | Rīga | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 35.5 | 2018 |
Daugavas stadions | Liepāja | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 2016 |
Olimpiskais stadions | Ventspils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 2002 |
ASK stadions | Rīga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1994 |
Ozolnieku stadions | Ozolnieki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1994 |
Totals | 102 | 35 | 23 | 44 | & —
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Last updated: Latvia v. Azerbaijan, June 8 2018.
Tournament records
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
Part of the |
Part of the | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 75 | 19 | 15 | 41 | 82 | 130 |
European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1960 to 1992 | Part of the | |||||||
1996 to 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
2008 to 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Group Stage | 1/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Baltic Cup Championship record
13-time winners – 1928, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Baltic Cup (football) Record | |||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1928 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1929 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
1930 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
1931 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1932 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1933 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1935 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1936 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1937 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
1938 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1991 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1992 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
1993 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1994 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1995 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1996 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1997 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1998 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2001 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
2003 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2005 | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2008 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2010 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2014 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2018 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 27/27 | 53 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 84 | 45 |
Olympic games
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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22nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
All-time team record
As of 9 September 2018[15]
Opponent | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
59 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 93 | 60 | +33 | |
17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | |
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | |
55 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 116 | 76 | +40 | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | |
17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 54 | −42 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
Total | 378 | 111 | 88 | 179 | 462 | 627 | −165 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Results and fixtures
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round | |
3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | ||
4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | ||
5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | ||
6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 |
Recent and forthcoming matches
Date | Competition | City | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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25 March 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–1 | |||
28 March 2017 | Friendly | 0–5 | |||
9 June 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–3 | |||
12 June 2017 | Friendly | 1–2 | Dāvis Ikaunieks | ||
31 August 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–3 | Gints Freimanis | ||
3 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–3 | |||
7 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–0 | |||
10 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–0 | Dāvis Ikaunieks, Valērijs Šabala 2x, Igors Tarasovs | ||
7 November 2017 | FIFA unofficial friendly game | 0–2 | |||
13 November 2017 | Friendly | 3–4 | Gļebs Kļuškins 2x, Dāvis Ikaunieks | ||
3 February 2018 | Friendly | 0–1 | |||
22 March 2018 | Friendly | 1–1 | Vladislavs Fjodorovs | ||
25 March 2018 | Friendly | 0–1 | |||
2 June 2018 | Baltic Cup | 1–0 | Jānis Ikaunieks | ||
5 June 2018 | Baltic Cup | 1–1 | Kaspars Dubra | ||
9 June 2018 | Friendly | 1–3 | Roberts Uldriķis | ||
6 September 2018 | UEFA Nations League | 0–0 | |||
9 September 2018 | UEFA Nations League | 0–1 | |||
13 October 2018 | UEFA Nations League | 1–1 | Artūrs Karašausks | ||
16 October 2018 | UEFA Nations League | ||||
15 November 2018 | UEFA Nations League | ||||
19 November 2018 | UEFA Nations League |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | |
General manager | |
Assistant manager(s) | |
Fitness coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Masseur | |
Doctor | |
Video analyst | |
Kitman | |
Media officer | |
List of managers
Players
Vitālijs Astafjevs played for Latvia more than anyone else, with 167 caps from 1992 to 2010.[16] He also held the European record for 7 years for most matches played for the national team from 2009 until March 2017, when his record was beaten by Gianluigi Buffon .[17] Astafjevs has netted 16 times.[17] Andris Vaņins is the most capped active player for Latvia with 92 appearances, as of September 2018.[17] Māris Verpakovskis is the nation's top goalscorer with 29 goals.[17] Other high scorers include Ēriks Pētersons with 24 goals scored in the 1930s and Marians Pahars and Juris Laizāns, who both scored 15 goals each for Latvia.[17]
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Kazakhstan on 13 October 2018 and Georgia on 16 October 2018.
All caps and goals as of 13 October 2018 after match against Kazakhstan.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Andris Vaņins | 30 April 1980 | 93 | 0 | |
23 | GK | Pāvels Šteinbors | 21 September 1985 | 4 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Kaspars Ikstens | 5 June 1988 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Vitālijs Maksimenko | 8 December 1990 | 39 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Kaspars Dubra | 20 December 1990 | 25 | 2 | |
19 | DF | Vitālijs Jagodinskis | 28 February 1992 | 25 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Gints Freimanis | 9 May 1985 | 13 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Antons Kurakins | 1 January 1990 | 8 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Aleksandrs Solovjovs | 25 February 1988 | 8 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Mārcis Ošs | 25 July 1991 | 3 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Vjačeslavs Isajevs | 27 August 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Vadims Žuļevs | 1 March 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Aleksandrs Fertovs | 16 June 1987 | 41 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Ritvars Rugins | 17 October 1989 | 29 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Igors Tarasovs | 16 October 1988 | 27 | 1 | |
16 | MF | Ivans Lukjanovs | 24 January 1987 | 20 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Roberts Savaļnieks | 4 February 1993 | 9 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Andrejs Cigaņiks | 12 April 1997 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Valērijs Šabala | 12 October 1994 | 47 | 12 | |
15 | FW | Deniss Rakels | 20 August 1992 | 23 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Artūrs Karašausks | 29 January 1992 | 18 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Dāvis Ikaunieks | 7 January 1994 | 17 | 4 | |
22 | FW | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | 2 April 1995 | 8 | 0 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Jevgēņijs Ņerugals | 26 February 1989 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Vladislavs GabovsINJ | 13 July 1987 | 38 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Dmitrijs Hmizs | 31 July 1992 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Ņikita Koļesovs | 25 September 1996 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Krists Gulbis | 15 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Gļebs KļuškinsINJ | 1 October 1992 | 18 | 2 | v. | |
MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs | 3 February 1984 | 81 | 9 | v. | |
MF | Kristians Torress | 18 June 1985 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Vladimirs Kamešs | 28 October 1988 | 17 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Jānis Ikaunieks | 16 February 1995 | 20 | 3 | v. | |
MF | Raivis Jurkovskis | 7 December 1996 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Vitālijs Rečickis | 8 September 1986 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Oļegs Laizāns | 28 March 1987 | 46 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Dāvis Indrāns | 6 June 1995 | 9 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Jevgēņijs Kazačoks | 12 August 1995 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Eduards Emsis | 23 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Ingars Stuglis | 12 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Alans Siņeļņikovs | 14 May 1990 | 11 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Daniils Ulimbaševs | 12 March 1992 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Edgars Vardanjans | 9 May 1993 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Roberts Uldriķis | 3 April 1998 | 7 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Edgars Gauračs | 10 March 1988 | 22 | 5 | v. | |
FW | Vladislavs Fjodorovs | 27 September 1996 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Ņikita Ivanovs | 25 March 1996 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Eduards Višņakovs | 10 May 1990 | 15 | 0 | v. |
Most capped players
- Progression of Latvia association football caps record
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 167 | 16 |
2. | Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 117 | 10 |
3. | Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 113 | 15 |
4. | Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 106 | 10 |
5. | Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 105 | 12 |
6. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 104 | 29 |
7. | Igors Stepanovs | 1995–2011 | 100 | 4 |
8. | Aleksandrs Koļinko | 1997–2015 | 94 | 0 |
9. | Andris Vaņins | 2000–present | 93 | 0 |
10. | Kaspars Gorkšs | 2005–2017 | 89 | 5 |
11. | Andrejs Štolcers | 1994–2005 | 81 | 7 |
Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 81 | 9 | |
13. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 75 | 15 |
14. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 73 | 11 |
15 | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 1992–2004 | 70 | 2 |
16. | Valērijs Ivanovs | 1992–2001 | 68 | 1 |
Dzintars Zirnis | 1997–2010 | 68 | 0 | |
18. | Oskars Kļava | 2005–2013 | 65 | 1 |
19. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 63 | 24 |
20. | Deniss Ivanovs | 2003–2013 | 60 | 2 |
- Players in bold are still active.
Top goalscorers
- Latvia goalscoring record
# | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 29 (104) |
2. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 24 (63) |
3. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 16 (167) |
4. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 15 (75) |
Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 15 (113) | |
6. | Alberts Šeibelis | 1925–1939 | 14 (54) |
7. | Iļja Vestermans | 1935–1938 | 13 (23) |
8. | Aleksandrs Cauņa | 2007–present | 12 (45) |
Valērijs Šabala | 2013–present | 12 (47) | |
Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 12 (105) | |
11. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 11 (73) |
12. | Arnolds Tauriņš | 1925–1935 | 10 (39) |
Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 10 (106) | |
Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 10 (117) | |
15. | Ādolfs Sīmanis | 1932–1940 | 9 (9) |
Voldemārs Plade | 1923–1929 | 9 (16) | |
Aleksandrs Vanags | 1937–1940 | 9 (18) | |
Arkādijs Pavlovs | 1924–1933 | 9 (37) | |
Ģirts Karlsons | 2003–present | 9 (51) | |
Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 9 (81) |
- Players in bold are still active.
Hat-tricks
Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voldemārs Žins | International Friendly | Home | 6–3 | 27 July 1927 | |
Voldemārs Plade | 1929 Baltic Cup | Home | 3–1 | 14 August 1929 | |
Ēriks Pētersons | 1930 Baltic Cup | Away | 3–3 | 17 August 1930 | |
Ēriks Pētersons 4 | International Friendly | Home | 5–2 | 30 June 1931 | |
Ēriks Pētersons | International Friendly | Home | 6–2 | 12 June 1933 | |
Hugo Vītols | International Friendly | Home | 6–1 | 30 May 1935 | |
Fricis Kaņeps | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 4–2 | 29 July 1937 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
1 | Andris Vaņins | 24 |
2 | Aleksandrs Koļinko | 21 |
3 | Oļegs Karavajevs | 13 |
4 | Raimonds Laizāns | 12 |
5 | Arvīds Jurgens | 5 |
Jānis Bebris | 5 | |
7 | Jānis Kļaviņš | 4 |
8 | Andrejs Piedels | 2 |
9 | Harijs Lazdiņš | 1 |
Andrejs Pavlovs | 1 | |
See also
References
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- ↑ "1922–1940. gads (99 spēles)". Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian). Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "World Cup 1938 – Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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External links
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