Men's association football team representing Latvia
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Latvia women's national football team.
Latvia
Nickname(s)
11 vilki[1] (11 Wolves)
Association
Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
Confederation
UEFA
Head coach
Paolo Nicolato
Captain
Kristers Tobers
Most caps
Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorer
Māris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadium
Skonto Stadium Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA code
LVA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
136 (4 April 2024)[2]
Highest
45 (November 2009)
Lowest
148 (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
Appearances
1 (first in 2004)
Best result
Group stage (2004)
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.
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.
^Krīgers, Renārs. "Jauna identitāte". www.lff.lv. LFF. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[2]
Latvia 1–1 Estonia 
Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia 
Andorra 0–5 Latvia 
Sweden 12–0 Latvia 
