Latvia national football team

The Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but did qualify for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Latvia women's national football team.

Latvia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)11 vilki[1]
(11 Wolves)
AssociationLatvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachPaolo Nicolato
CaptainKristers Tobers
Most capsVitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorerMāris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadiumSkonto Stadium
Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA codeLVA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 136 Steady (4 April 2024)[2]
Highest45 (November 2009)
Lowest148 (September 2017)
First international
 Latvia 1–1 Estonia 
(Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922)
Biggest win
 Latvia 6–1 Lithuania 
(Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935)
 Latvia 5–0 Lithuania 
(Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012)
 Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia 
(Gibraltar; 29 March 2016)
 Andorra 0–5 Latvia 
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 12–0 Latvia 
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage (2004)

Latvia, alongside their Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, have also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament, most recently in 2018.

Latvia's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga, although since the autumn of 2022 most games have been held at Skonto Stadium.

History

Early years

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.[3][4]

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.[5] Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after a Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal.[5] In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans,[5] but lost 1–2 in the decisive away match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans.[5] In April 1938, the Austrian Anschluss made the Austrian team unable to participate, however, despite being the group's runner-up, Latvia was not invited to the tournament by FIFA to replace Austria.[6]

In 1940, Latvia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match 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.[7]

Latvian fans at Euro 2004

In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004.[8] 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.[9] The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament.[10][11] This resulted in Latvia being the first and only Baltic team, as well as being the second former-Soviet state in Europe at the time (after Russia) to qualify for a European Championship.[10][11] At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.[12] Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time.[13] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1.[13] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament.[14] They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands,[15] and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses.[16]

Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament, although 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. Recent years have seen a sharp decline with many losses. In the EURO 2020 qualifiers, Latvia lost 9 out of 10 games, including a woeful 0-5 home loss to Slovenia.

Team image

Kits
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Latvia's kit is traditionally a carmine red jersey with white trim, carmine red shorts and socks, whilst their current away kit is all predominantly white. Latvia's kits have been produced by various manufacturers.

Crest

Until July 2018, the team crest consisted of the Latvian Football Federation logo, when it was switched to a shield with a football in the colors of the Latvian flag and 'LATVIJA' written above. A similar crest with a head of a howling wolf was also unveiled as a secondary logo for use in souvenirs etc as part of the #11vilki (#11wolves) brand.[17]

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period
England Umbro 1992-1994
Germany Adidas 1994-1996
Austria Tro 1996-1998
Germany Puma 1998-2000
Switzerland Tramondi 2000-2002
Germany Adidas 2002–present

Media coverage

All Latvian matches are currently broadcast with full commentary on the Go3 web streaming service, owned by TV3 Group. Since the 1990s, LTV7 (initially LTV2) was the broadcaster of all of the team games, before the All Media Baltics conglomerate took over broadcasting rights in September 2018. [18] Games were broadcast on the group's TV6 channel and the TVPlay and Viaplay streaming platforms. All Media Baltics later became TV3 Group.

From the 2022 season until the 2028 season, Latvia's home and away qualifiers, and friendlies both home and away were broadcast live exclusively by Swedish Viaplay Group on their web streaming service. On 20 July 2023, Viaplay announced that it will leave the market of the Baltic states.[19][20] Upon exiting, all sports licences owned by Viasat - including the Baltic broadcasting rights for the Baltic Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premier League, Formula 1 and the NHL - were acquired by TV3 Group.[21]

Stadium

The current home matches take place at the Skonto Stadium. This stadium between 2000 and 2018 was the main base for the national team. In 2017 Daugava Stadium (Riga) reconstruction started with the first stage completed a year later. But due to the bad pitch quality which was not included in the reconstruction phase, national team all the matches played in the Skonto Stadium. There is no clarity, which stadium will be the main stadium in the future after the Daugava Stadium (Riga) pitch replacement.

Home venues record

The following table provides a summary of Latvia's results at home venues since 1992.

As of 14 June 2023.
Stadium City / town Pld W D L Win % Last match hosted
Skonto Stadium Riga 63 19 15 29 030.2 2022
Daugava Stadium Riga 39 15 7 17 038.5 2022
Daugava Stadium Liepāja 6 4 0 2 066.7 2016
Olympic Stadium Ventspils 1 1 0 0 100.0 2002
ASK Stadium Riga 1 0 0 1 000.0 1994
Ozolnieki Stadium Ozolnieki 1 0 1 0 000.0 1994
Totals102352344—

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023
28 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Wales  1–0  Latvia Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1
  • Moore 41'
 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,80
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  2–3  Turkey Riga, Latvia
21:45 UTC+3
  • Emsis 51'
  • Tobers 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Armenia  2–1  Latvia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4
Report
  • Mkrtchyan 67' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Croatia  5–0  Latvia Rijeka, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  0–2  Wales Riga, Latvia
20:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,464
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
12 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  2–0  Armenia Riga, Latvia
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,128
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey  4–0  Latvia Konya, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 35,925
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  0–2  Croatia Riga, Latvia
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
21 November 2023 Friendly Poland  2–0  Latvia Warsaw, Poland
21:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

2024
21 March 2024 Friendly Cyprus  1–1  Latvia Larnaca, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+2
  • Pittas 34'
 Report
  • Cigaņiks 85'
 Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
26 March 2024 Friendly Latvia  1–1  Liechtenstein Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 UTC+2
  • Krollis 11'
 Report
Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
8 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  v  Lithuania TBD
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
11 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  v  Estonia/ Faroe Islands TBD
(UTC+3) Stadium: TBD
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Armenia  v  Latvia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  v  Faroe Islands Latvia
21:45 UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  v  North Macedonia Latvia
21:45 UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Faroe Islands  v  Latvia Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45 UTC+1 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  v  Latvia North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  v  Armenia Latvia
16:00 UTC+2 Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff
As of 5 March 2024.
Position Name
Head coach Italy Paolo Nicolato[22]
Assistant coach Italy Massimo Paganin
Latvia Aleksandrs Cauņa
Video Analyst Italy Leonardo Carletti
Video Analyst Latvia Iļja Ščaņicins
Fitness coach Latvia Māris Smirnovs
Fitness coach Italy Vincenzo Pincolini
Goalkeeping coach Latvia Andris Vaņins
Physiotherapist Latvia Artūrs Ivuškāns
Latvia Jurijs Ksenzovs
Latvia Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs
Masseur Latvia Sergejs Avakovs
Doctor Latvia Boriss Novikovs
Manager Latvia Roberts Mežeckis
Kitman Latvia Jānis Zeltiņš
Media officer Latvia Iļja Poļakovs

Manager statistics
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Jānis Gilis 1992 1997 61 17 11 33 027.87
Revaz Dzodzuashvili 1998 1999 18 5 3 10 027.78
Gary Johnson 1999 2001 15 3 3 9 020.00
Aleksandrs Starkovs 2001 2004 43 16 8 19 037.21
Jurijs Andrejevs 2004 2007 27 5 8 14 018.52
Aleksandrs Starkovs 2007 2013 62 18 13 31 029.03
Marians Pahars 2013 2017 33 7 11 15 021.21
Aleksandrs Starkovs 2017 2018 11 1 2 8 009.09
Mixu Paatelainen 2018 2018 9 1 5 3 011.11
Slaviša Stojanovič 2019 2019 10 1 0 9 010.00
Dainis Kazakevičs 2020 2023 41 11 12 18 026.83
Paolo Nicolato 2024 1 0 1 0 000.00

Coaching history
  • Technical Commission (1922–1923)
  • Latvia Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums (1924)
  • Austria Willy Malousek (1924)
  • England Walter Wilson (1925)
  • Hungary Ferenc Molnár (1926)
  • Austria Karl Kurz (1927)
  • Austria Willy Malousek (1929)
  • Latvia Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums (1930–1931)
  • Latvia Jānis Lapiņš (1932–1934)
  • Hungary Ferenc Voggenhuber (1935)
  • Austria Rudolf Stanzel (1936–1939)
  • Latvia Kārlis Upenieks (1940)
  • Latvia Jānis Gilis (1992–1997)
  • Georgia (country) Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1998–1999)
  • England Gary Johnson (1999–2001)
  • Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs (2001–2004)
  • Latvia Jurijs Andrejevs (2004–2007)
  • Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs (2007–2013)
  • Latvia Marians Pahars (2013–2017)
  • Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs (2017–2018)
  • Finland Mixu Paatelainen (2018)
  • Slovenia Slaviša Stojanovič (2019–2020)
  • Latvia Dainis Kazakevičs (2020–2023)
  • Italy Paolo Nicolato (2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Cyprus and Liechtenstein on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively.[23]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Liechtenstein.[24]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pāvels Šteinbors (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 31 0 Latvia RFS
1GK Roberts Ozols (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 19 0 Uzbekistan Qizilqum
1GK Rihards Matrevics (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 4 0 Latvia Riga
2DF Kaspars Dubra (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 63 3 Lithuania Panevėžys
2DF Roberts Savaļnieks (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 58 2 Latvia RFS
2DF Vitālijs Maksimenko (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 54 1 Greece Aiolikos
2DF Andrejs Cigaņiks (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 51 3 Poland Widzew Łódź
2DF Raivis Jurkovskis (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 41 0 Latvia Riga
2DF Vitālijs Jagodinskis (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 32 0 Bulgaria Pirin
2DF Mārcis Ošs (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 27 1 Latvia RFS
2DF Vladislavs Sorokins (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 10 0 Kazakhstan Kyzylzhar
2DF Daniels Balodis (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 10 1 Latvia Valmiera
2DF Maksims Toņiševs (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 2 0 Latvia Valmiera
3MF Artūrs Zjuzins (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 62 9 Latvia Liepāja
3MF Alvis Jaunzems (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 36 0 Poland Stal Mielec
3MF Eduards Emsis (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 33 2 Norway Raufoss
3MF Kristers Tobers (captain) (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 29 1 Switzerland Grasshopper
3MF Aleksejs Saveļjevs (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 18 1 Latvia Auda
3MF Renārs Varslavāns (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 6 0 Latvia Valmiera
3MF Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 4 0 Latvia RFS
4FW Jānis Ikaunieks (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 58 12 Latvia RFS
4FW Roberts Uldriķis (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 49 7 Netherlands Cambuur
4FW Vladislavs Gutkovskis (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 45 11 South Korea Daejeon Hana Citizen
4FW Raimonds Krollis (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 37 4 Czech Republic MFK Vyškov
4FW Eduards Dašķevičs (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 10 0 Latvia Riga
4FW Marko Regža (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 8 0 Latvia Riga

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 Nils Toms Puriņš (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 3 0 Latvia Riga v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
GK Krišjānis Zviedris (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 0 0 Latvia Auda v.  Wales, 11 September 2023
GK Jānis Beks (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 0 0 Latvia Metta v.  Armenia, 19 June 2023
DF Antonijs Černomordijs INJ (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 31 1 Latvia Riga v.  Cyprus, 21 March 2024
DF Kirils Iļjins (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 0 0 Latvia Riga v.  Turkey, 15 October 2023
DF Dāvis Dāvids Sprūds (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 0 0 Luxembourg FC Victoria Rosport v.  Wales, 11 September 2023
DF Elvis Stuglis (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 10 0 Latvia RFS v.  Armenia, 19 June 2023
MF Oskars Vientiess (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 0 0 Latvia Metta v.  Turkey, 15 October 2023
MF Deniss Meļņiks (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 0 0 Latvia Auda v.  Armenia, 19 June 2023
MF Krišs Kārkliņš (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 17 0 Latvia Auda v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
MF Bogdans Samoilovs (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 0 0 Latvia Tukums v.  Poland, 21 November 2023
FW Dāvis Ikaunieks (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 45 6 Lithuania Šiauliai v.  Poland, 21 November 2023

RET Retired from national team
INJ Injured player
WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Player records
As of 21 November 2023.[25]
Players in bold are still active with Latvia.

Most appearances
Vitālijs Astafjevs is Latvia's most capped player with 167 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Vitālijs Astafjevs 167 16 1992–2010
2 Andrejs Rubins 117 9 1998–2011
3 Juris Laizāns 113 15 1998–2013
4 Imants Bleidelis 106 10 1995–2007
5 Mihails Zemļinskis 105 12 1992–2005
6 Māris Verpakovskis 104 29 1999–2014
7 Igors Stepanovs 100 4 1995–2011
Andris Vaņins 100 0 2000–2019
9 Aleksandrs Koliņko 94 0 1997–2015
10 Kaspars Gorkšs 89 5 2005–2017

Top goalscorers
Māris Verpakovskis is Latvia's top scorer with 29 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1. Māris Verpakovskis 29 104 0.28 1999–2014
2. Ēriks Pētersons 24 63 0.38 1929–1939
3. Vitālijs Astafjevs 16 167 0.1 1992–2010
4. Marians Pahars 15 75 0.2 1996–2007
Juris Laizāns 15 113 0.13 1998–2013
6. Alberts Šeibelis 14 54 0.26 1925–1939
7. Iļja Vestermans 13 23 0.57 1935–1938
Valērijs Šabala 13 53 0.25 2013–2019
9. Aleksandrs Cauņa 12 45 0.27 2007–2015
Jānis Ikaunieks 12 58 0.25 2014–present
Mihails Zemļinskis 12 105 0.11 1992–2005

Hat-tricks
PlayerCompetitionAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
Voldemārs Žins International FriendlyLithuania LithuaniaHome6–327 July 1927
Voldemārs Plade 1929 Baltic CupLithuania LithuaniaHome3–114 August 1929
Ēriks Pētersons 1930 Baltic CupLithuania LithuaniaAway3–317 August 1930
Ēriks Pētersons 4International FriendlyLithuania LithuaniaHome5–230 June 1931
Ēriks Pētersons International FriendlyLithuania LithuaniaHome6–212 June 1933
Hugo VītolsInternational FriendlyLithuania LithuaniaHome6–130 May 1935
Fricis Kaņeps 1938 FIFA World Cup qualificationLithuania LithuaniaHome4–229 July 1937
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets
Rank Player Games
1 Andris Vaņins 25
2 Aleksandrs Koliņko 21
3 Oļegs Karavajevs 13
4 Raimonds Laizāns 12
5 Arvīds Jurgens 5
Jānis Bebris 5
Pāvels Šteinbors 5
8 Jānis Kļaviņš 4
Roberts Ozols 4
10 Andrejs Piedels 2

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
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Did not enter
France 1938 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 10 5
Brazil 1950 to Italy 1990 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did not qualify 12 0 5 7 4 21
France 1998 10 3 1 6 10 14
South Korea Japan 2002 8 1 1 6 5 16
Germany 2006 12 4 3 5 18 21
South Africa 2010 10 5 2 3 18 15
Brazil 2014 10 2 2 6 10 20
Russia 2018 10 2 1 7 7 18
Qatar 2022 10 2 3 5 11 14
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/11 85 21 18 46 93 144

UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 0 6 11 20
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 3 4 3 13 12
Portugal 2004 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 10 6 2 2 13 8
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 4 0 8 15 17
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 3 2 5 9 12
France 2016 10 0 5 5 6 19
Europe 2020 10 1 0 9 3 28
Germany 2024 8 1 0 7 5 19
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Group stage 1/8 3 0 1 2 1 5 — 80 22 13 45 75 135

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 1 604226Same position51st
2020–21 D 1 614184Same position53rd
2022–23 D 1 6411125Rise50th
2024–25 C 4 To be determined
Total 18 5 9 4 22 15 50th

Baltic Cup
Baltic Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
1928Champions1st220040
1929Runners-up2nd211053
1930Runners-up2nd211065
1931Runners-up2nd210123
1932Champions1st220051
1933Abandoned1st211032
1935Runners-up2nd202033
1936Champions1st220042
1937Champions1st211062
1938Runners-up2nd202022
1991Runners-up2nd211031
1992Runners-up2nd210144
1993Champions1st211020
1994Runners-up2nd210121
1995Champions1st220040
1996Third place3rd201123
1997Runners-up2nd210122
1998Runners-up2nd210121
2001Champions1st220072
2003Champions1st211021
2005Runners-up2nd100102
2008Champions1st220031
2010Runners-up2nd202000
2012Champions1st220061
2014Champions1st220010
2016Champions1st211021
2018Champions1st211021
2020Runners-up2nd210143
2022Runners-up2nd210122
Total13 Titles28/2855311688847

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
France 1924Second round15th100107Squad
TotalSecond round1/1100107—

Head-to-head record

As of November 21 2023 after match against  Poland.[26]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours
  • King's Cup
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2005
  • Baltic Cup
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (13)
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (14)
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1)

See also

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