Men's association football team
Lithuania Nickname (s)Rinktinė (National team)Trispalvės (Tricolours)Association Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija (LFF)Confederation UEFA (Europe)Head coach Edgaras Jankauskas Captain Fedor Černych Mostcaps Fedor Černych (103)Top scorer Tomas Danilevičius (19)Home stadium Darius and Girėnas Stadium FIFA code LTU FIFA ranking Current 146[ 1] Highest 37 (October 2008) Lowest 149 (December 2017) First international Lithuania Estonia Kaunas ,Lithuania ; 24 June 1923)Biggest win Lithuania Estonia Riga ,Latvia ; 20 May 1995)Biggest defeat Egypt Lithuania Paris ,France ; 27 May 1924)Baltic Cup Appearances 30 (first in1928 ) Best result Champions (1930 ,1935 ,1991 ,1992 ,1994 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,2005 ,2010 )
TheLithuania national football team (Lithuanian :Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė ) representsLithuania in men's internationalfootball , and is controlled by theLithuanian Football Federation , the governing body forfootball in Lithuania . They played their first match in 1923. In 1940,Lithuania was occupied by theSoviet Union ; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter againstGeorgia on 27 May of that year.
Although Lithuania has never qualified for theFIFA World Cup , nor theUEFA European Championship , they have successfully participated in the regionalBaltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and theirBaltic rivals,Latvia andEstonia . Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 10 times out of 29 appearances, and only Latvia has won it more frequently. Despite this, Lithuania holds the record for winning the most consecutive Baltic Cup championships, four titles in a row from1996 to 2000.
From 2012 until 2022, the team played their home matches at theLFF Stadium inVilnius . Since 2022, they have played their home matches at theDarius and Girėnas Stadium inKaunas .
Lithuanian football team at the1924 Summer Olympics On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at theLietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas , resulting in a 5–0 loss againstEstonia . In 1924, Lithuania entered the1924 Olympics inFrance , losing 9–0 againstSwitzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss toEgypt , a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly playedBaltic neighbours Estonia andLatvia , with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 inTallinn . In 1930, Lithuania won thethird edition of the Baltic Cup inKaunas .[ 3] first Soviet annexation of the country .[ 4]
Lithuania's first game following thedeclaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw againstGeorgia inTbilisi on 27 May 1990.[ 5] World Cup andEuropean Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in bothEuro 1996 and the1998 World Cup qualifiers. In theEuro 2004 qualifiers , they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw withGermany and a home win overScotland ; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their2006 World Cup qualifying group , Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world championsItaly 1–1 inNaples in aEuro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since theWorld Cup final .
On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeatedRomania 3–0 in a2010 World Cup qualifier . The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win."[ 6] Austria inMarijampolė on 10 September 2008.
Results and fixtures [ edit ] 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
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Vincentas Šarkauskas (1999-08-11 ) 11 August 1999 (age 26) 0 0 FC Hegelmann Poland GK Marius Adamonis (1997-05-13 ) 13 May 1997 (age 28) 1 0 FC Südtirol Finland GK Mantas Bertašius (2000-05-03 ) 3 May 2000 (age 25) 1 0 FK Banga Finland DF Edvinas Girdvainis (1993-01-19 ) 19 January 1993 (age 32) 62 2 FK Liepāja Poland DF Kipras Kažukolovas INJ (2000-11-20 ) 20 November 2000 (age 25) 17 0 FC Astana Denmark DF Dominykas Barauskas INJ (1997-04-18 ) 18 April 1997 (age 28) 11 0 TransINVEST Finland MF Vykintas Slivka (1995-04-29 ) 29 April 1995 (age 30) 74 3 Sagan Tosu Poland MF Vaidas Magdušauskas (2003-12-02 ) 2 December 2003 (age 21) 1 0 FK Banga Netherlands MF Titas Milašius (2000-12-12 ) 12 December 2000 (age 24) 11 0 FK Sūduva Denmark MF Deividas Šešplaukis (1998-02-02 ) 2 February 1998 (age 27) 4 0 FA Šiauliai Denmark MF Giedrius Matulevičius (1997-03-05 ) 5 March 1997 (age 28) 12 1 FK Žalgiris Finland MF Matijus Remeikis (2003-03-28 ) 28 March 2003 (age 22) 4 0 FC Hegelmann Finland MF Matas Vareika (2000-01-27 ) 27 January 2000 (age 25) 3 0 FC Pyunik Finland FW Nauris Petkevičius (2000-02-19 ) February 19, 2000 (age 25) 4 0 FK Sūduva Poland FW Romualdas Jansonas (2005-06-23 ) June 23, 2005 (age 20) 5 0 FC Arouca Netherlands FW Manfredas Ruzgis (1997-01-05 ) 5 January 1997 (age 28) 3 0 KF Vora Denmark FW Armandas Kučys INJ (2003-02-27 ) 27 February 2003 (age 22) 15 5 NK Celje Finland Notes PRE WD current squad due to non-injury issue.INJ RET
As of 17 November 2025 [ 9] Players inbold are still active with Lithuania. Fedor Černych is Lithuania's most capped player with 103 appearances. Tomas Danilevičius is Lithuania's top scorer with 19 goals. UEFA European Championship [ edit ] UEFA Nations League [ edit ] *Draws include knockout matches decided viapenalty shoot-out . **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Head-to-head record [ edit ] As of 17 November 2025.
Baltic Cup Champions (10) :1930 ,1935 ,1991 ,1992 ,1994 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,2005 ,2010 Runners-up (8):1932 ,1995 ,2001 ,2003 ,2008 ,2014 ,2016 ,2024 Third place (9):1928 ,1929 ,1931 ,1936 ,1937 ,1938 ,1993 ,2018 ,2020
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