Latvia national under-17 football team

Latvia Under-17
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
First colours	Second colours
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 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.

Under-16 format

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

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2022	did not qualify
2023	to be determined
2024	to be determined
Total	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current players

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Henrijs Auseklis	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006	7	0	JDFS Alberts
1GK	Lukass Žuravļovs	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006	3	0	BFC Daugavpils

2DF	Timurs Azarovs	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006	6	0	Spartaks Jūrmala
2DF	Ivans Galajevs	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	3	0	Riga FC
2DF	Ņikita Jemeļjanovs	(2006-04-29) 29 April 2006	8	2	BFC Daugavpils
2DF	Hugo Jesse	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006	0	0	FK Metta
2DF	Alberts Krasovskis	(2006-11-25) 25 November 2006	0	0	SYL FC
2DF	Ēriks Maurs-Boks	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006	9	0	Valmiera
2DF	Ritvars Krists Zauska	(2006-04-12) 12 April 2006	4	0	Valmiera

3MF	Kirils Artjomovs	(2006-05-09) 9 May 2006	0	0	Academ FC
3MF	Raitis Rūdolfs Bomis	(2006-02-24) 24 February 2006	9	0	FK Metta
3MF	Markuss Ivulāns	(2006-08-19) 19 August 2006	9	0	FK Metta
3MF	Vladimirs Kostigovs	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006	2	0	Riga FC
3MF	Roberts Kudrjašovs	(2006-11-11) 11 November 2006	9	0	Riga FC
3MF	Ņikita Martiņenko	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006	7	0	JDFS Alberts
3MF	Tomašs Mickēvičs	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006	5	0	Riga FC
3MF	Roberts Rubulis	(2006-05-24) 24 May 2006	8	0	JDFS Alberts
3MF	Markuss Strods	(2006-10-05) 5 October 2006	0	0	Dundalk FC

4FW	Roberts Bočs	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006	9	8	Pisa
4FW	Kristiāns Mežsargs	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006	3	0	Frosinone

References

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

Official website of the Latvian Football Federation

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[rsssf94-1] Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[2020_Cancellation-2] "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[3] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[4] "U-17 Izlase Moldovā Aizvadīs Eiropas Čempionāta Kvalifikācijas Turnīru" (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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