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Lithuania national football team
Men's association football team
Men's association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Lithuania |
| Nickname | Rinktinė (National team) |
| Trispalvės (Tricolours) | |
| Badge | Badge_of_Lithuania_national_football_teams.png |
| Badge_size | 130px |
| Association | Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija (LFF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Edgaras Jankauskas |
| Captain | Fedor Černych |
| Most caps | Fedor Černych (103) |
| Top scorer | Tomas Danilevičius (19) |
| Home Stadium | Darius and Girėnas Stadium |
| FIFA Trigramme | LTU |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 37 |
| FIFA max date | October 2008 |
| FIFA min | 149 |
| FIFA min date | December 2017 |
| Elo Rank | |
| Elo max | 47 |
| Elo max date | 10 September 2009 |
| Elo min | 150 |
| Elo min date | 27 May 1990, 18 December 2022 |
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| First game | 0–5 |
| (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923) | |
| Largest win | 7–0 |
| (Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995) | |
| Largest loss | 10–0 |
| (Paris, France; 27 May 1924) | |
| Regional name | Baltic Cup |
| Regional cup apps | 30 |
| Regional cup first | 1928 |
| Regional cup best | Champions (1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010) |
the men's team
Trispalvės (Tricolours) (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923) (Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995) (Paris, France; 27 May 1924)
The Lithuania national football team () represents Lithuania in men's international football, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.
Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia. 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 from 1996 to 2000.
From 2012 until 2022, the team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius. Since 2022, they have played their home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.
History
On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in Kaunas. On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the first Soviet annexation of the country.
Lithuania's first game following the declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi on 27 May 1990. In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the World Cup final.
On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated Romania 3–0 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė on 10 September 2008.
Results and fixtures
Main article: Lithuania national football team results (2020–present)
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
- Lewandowski
- Kučys
- Gineitis
- Kairinen
- Pohjanpalo
- Biereth
- Eriksen
- Dolberg
- Kristensen
- Dreyer
- Gineitis
- Satariano
- Gineitis
- Girdvainis
- Depay
- Q. Timber
- Källman
- Markhiyev
- Širvys
- Szymański
- Lewandowski
- Reijnders
- Gakpo
- Simons
- Malen
2026
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | LTU Edgaras Jankauskas |
| Assistant coach | LTU Andrius Velička |
| Assistant coach | LTU Vaidas Sabaliauskas |
| Fitness coach | LTU Georgas Freidgeimas |
| Goalkeeping coach | LTU Audrius Paškevičius |
| Analyst | LTU Rokas Pranaitis |
Managers history
| Name | Nat | From | To | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win% | (caretaker) | (caretaker) | (interim) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 1990 | 1991 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1992 | 1994 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1995 | 1997 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1998 | 1999 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1999 | 1999 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2001 | 2003 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2003 | 2008 | |||||||||||
| Portugal | 2008 | 2009 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| Hungary | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2013 | 2015 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2016 | 2018 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2019 | 2021 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 2022 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2023 | present |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the friendly against Israel and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fixture against the Netherlands in November 2025.
- Caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2025, after the match against Poland.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
;Notes
- PRE = Preliminary squad.
- WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.
- INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
- RET = Retired from the national team. SUSP = It is not available in next match due to red card suspension.---
Player records
: :Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.
Most appearances
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Černych | 103 | 15 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Saulius Mikoliūnas | 101 | 5 | 2004–2022 |
| 3 | Arvydas Novikovas | 96 | 12 | 2010–present |
| 4 | Andrius Skerla | 84 | 1 | 1996–2011 |
| 5 | Deividas Šemberas | 82 | 0 | 1996–2013 |
| 6 | Vykintas Slivka | 74 | 3 | 2015–present |
| 7 | Tomas Danilevičius | 71 | 19 | 1998–2012 |
| 8 | Justas Lasickas | 67 | 2 | 2018–present |
| 9 | Žydrūnas Karčemarskas | 66 | 0 | 2003–2013 |
| 10 | Aurelijus Skarbalius | 65 | 5 | 1991–2005 |
| Marius Stankevičius | 65 | 5 | 2001–2013 |
Top goalscorers
.JPG)
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Danilevičius | 19 | 71 | 1998–2012 | |
| 2 | Fedor Černych | 15 | 103 | 2012–present | |
| 3 | Antanas Lingis | 12 | 33 | 1928–1938 | |
| Arvydas Novikovas | 12 | 96 | 2010–present | ||
| 5 | Edgaras Jankauskas | 10 | 56 | 1991–2008 | |
| 6 | Virginijus Baltušnikas | 9 | 42 | 1990–1998 | |
| 7 | Jaroslavas Citavičius | 8 | 24 | 1926–1933 | |
| Valdas Ivanauskas | 8 | 28 | 1992–2000 | ||
| Darius Maciulevičius | 8 | 38 | 1991–2005 | ||
| Robertas Poškus | 8 | 48 | 1999–2011 |
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 | Total | 0/11 | 89 | 18 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 145 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay 1930 | Did not enter | Declined invitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1934 | Did not qualify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| France 1938 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 1950 to Italy 1990 | Part of the | Part of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1994 | Did not qualify | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| France 1998 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Japan 2002 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2006 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 2010 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2014 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia 2018 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Mexico United States 2026 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2034 |
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 0/8 | 74 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 63 | 122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France 1960 | Part of the | Part of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 1996 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Netherlands 2000 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 2004 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Switzerland 2008 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Ukraine 2012 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France 2016 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Union 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Turkey 2032 |
UEFA Nations League
| UEFA Nations League record | Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Total | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 48 | 39th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 39th | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | C | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41st | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | C | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47th | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 48th |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. :**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
Baltic Cup
Main article: Baltic Cup (football)
Head-to-head record
Main article: Lithuanian national football team head to head
As of 17 November 2025.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 52 | 21 | 8 | 23 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 53 | 14 | 11 | 28 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Regional
References
References
- "MATCHES → international football results of Lithuania". eufootball.info.
- "International football MATCH: 13.10.1940 Lithuania v Latvia*". eufootball.info.
- "International football MATCH: 27.05.1990 Georgia v Lithuania". eufootball.info.
- link. (30 January 2010 uefa.com)
- (30 January 2023). "Įvyko LFF Vykdomojo komiteto posėdis". LFF.
- (6 November 2025). "Patvirtinta vyrų rinktinės sudėtis".
- "Lithuania - Record International Players".
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