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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.

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.

European Championship

Under-16 format

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	did not qualify
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
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
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023
2024
2025	to be determined
Total	0/21	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current players

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
• 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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Henrijs Auseklis	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 18)	7	0	JDFS Alberts
	1GK	Lukass Žuravļovs	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)	3	0	BFC Daugavpils
	2DF	Timurs Azarovs	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Spartaks Jūrmala
	2DF	Ivans Galajevs	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Riga FC
	2DF	Ņikita Jemeļjanovs	(2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 18)	8	2	BFC Daugavpils
	2DF	Hugo Jesse	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	FK Metta
	2DF	Alberts Krasovskis	(2006-11-25) 25 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	SYL FC
	2DF	Ēriks Maurs-Boks	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Valmiera
	2DF	Ritvars Krists Zauska	(2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Valmiera
	3MF	Kirils Artjomovs	(2006-05-09) 9 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Academ FC
	3MF	Raitis Rūdolfs Bomis	(2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 18)	9	0	FK Metta
	3MF	Markuss Ivulāns	(2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 18)	9	0	FK Metta
	3MF	Vladimirs Kostigovs	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Riga FC
	3MF	Roberts Kudrjašovs	(2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Riga FC
	3MF	Ņikita Martiņenko	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)	7	0	JDFS Alberts
	3MF	Tomašs Mickēvičs	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Riga FC
	3MF	Roberts Rubulis	(2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 18)	8	0	JDFS Alberts
	3MF	Markuss Strods	(2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Dundalk FC
	4FW	Roberts Bočs	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18)	9	8	Pisa
	4FW	Kristiāns Mežsargs	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Frosinone

See also

• Latvia national football team
• Latvia national under-21 football team
• Latvia national under-19 football team

References

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

External links

• Official website of the Latvian Football Federation

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