Lithuania National Football Team

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.

Lithuania

Nickname(s)	Nacionalinė komanda (National team)
Association	Lithuanian Football Federation (Lietuvos futbolo federacija – LFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Edgaras Jankauskas
Captain	Fedor Černych
Most caps	Saulius Mikoliūnas (101)
Top scorer	Tomas Danilevičius (19)
Home stadium	Darius and Girėnas Stadium
FIFA code	LTU
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	137 1 (4 April 2024)
Highest	37 (October 2008)
Lowest	148 (November 2010)
First international
Lithuania 0–5 Estonia  (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923)
Biggest win
Lithuania 7–0 Estonia  (Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 10–0 Lithuania  (Paris, France; 27 May 1924)
Baltic Cup
Appearances	29 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010)

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 national team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.

 

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.

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

2023

Lithuania   v   Bulgaria

17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Lithuania	1–1	Bulgaria	Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3	Girdvainis   15'	Report	Petkov   27'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

Hungary   v   Lithuania

20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Hungary	2–0	Lithuania	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2	Varga   32' Sallai   83'	Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 58,274 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Lithuania   v   Montenegro

7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Lithuania	2–2	Montenegro	Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+3	Paulauskas   71' Černych   90 +4'	Report	Krstović   78' Savić   89'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 11,328 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

Lithuania   v   Serbia

10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Lithuania	1–3	Serbia	Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 UTC+3	Paulauskas   45'	Report	A. Mitrović   21', 32', 43'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 8,586 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Bulgaria   v   Lithuania

14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bulgaria	0–2	Lithuania	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Širvys   45', 55'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Lithuania   v   Hungary

17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Lithuania	2–2	Hungary	Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 UTC+3	Černych   20' Širvys   36'	Report	Szoboszlai   67' (pen.) Varga   82'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Montenegro   v   Lithuania

16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Montenegro	2–0	Lithuania	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+1	Kuč   3' Jovetić   48'	Report		Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Cyprus   v   Lithuania

19 November 2023 Friendly	Cyprus	1–0	Lithuania	Limassol, Cyprus
18:00 UTC+2	Pittas   22'	Report		Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

2024

Gibraltar   v   Lithuania

21 March 2024 Nations League play-out	Gibraltar	0–1	Lithuania	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45		Report	Kučys   60'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 207 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Lithuania   v   Gibraltar

26 March 2024 Nations League play-out	Lithuania	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Gibraltar	Kaunas, Lithuania
	Černych   51'	Report		Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Note: Lithuania won 2–0 on aggregate and remained in League C, while Gibraltar were relegated to League D.

Latvia   v   Lithuania

8 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup	Latvia	v	Lithuania	Riga, Latvia
UTC+3				Stadium: Daugava Stadium

Lithuania   v   Estonia/  Faroe Islands

11 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup	Lithuania	v	Estonia/  Faroe Islands	Kaunas, Lithuania
UTC+3				Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium

Lithuania   v   Cyprus

6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Lithuania	v	Cyprus	Lithuania
20:45

Romania   v   Lithuania

9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Romania	v	Lithuania	Romania
21:45

Lithuania   v   Kosovo

12 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Lithuania	v	Kosovo	Kaunas, Lithuania
15:00		Report		Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium

Lithuania   v   Romania

15 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Lithuania	v	Romania	Lithuania
20:45

Cyprus   v   Lithuania

15 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Cyprus	v	Lithuania	Cyprus
21:45

Kosovo   v   Lithuania

18 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Kosovo	v	Lithuania	TBD
20:45		Report

Position	Name
Manager	Edgaras Jankauskas
Assistant coach	Andrius Velička
Assistant coach	Vaidas Sabaliauskas
Fitness coach	Georgas Freidgeimas
Goalkeeping coach	Audrius Paškevičius
Analyst	Rokas Pranaitis

Managers history

Name	Nat	From	To	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win%
Benjaminas Zelkevičius		1990	1991	3	1	2	0	7	4	033.33
Algimantas Liubinskas		1992	1994	29	7	8	14	29	48	024.14
Benjaminas Zelkevičius		1995	1997	29	12	6	11	45	41	041.38
Kęstutis Latoža		1998	1999	18	5	4	9	15	24	027.78
Robertas Tautkus (caretaker)		1999	1999	1	0	0	1	0	3	000.00
Stasys Stankus		2000	2000	8	2	0	6	8	18	025.00
Julius Kvedaras (caretaker)		2000	2000	1	0	0	1	1	6	000.00
Benjaminas Zelkevičius		2001	2003	19	4	3	12	20	41	021.05
Algimantas Liubinskas		2003	2008	50	18	6	26	54	65	036.00
José Couceiro		2008	2009	15	6	3	6	17	15	040.00
Raimondas Žutautas		2010	2011	16	4	3	9	11	22	025.00
Csaba László		2012	2013	16	2	4	10	12	28	012.50
Igoris Pankratjevas		2013	2015	21	5	5	11	14	31	023.81
Edgaras Jankauskas		2016	2018	26	3	5	18	14	50	011.54
Valdas Urbonas		2019	2021	24	5	4	15	17	49	020.83
Valdas Ivanauskas		2021	2022	13	2	1	10	6	29	015.38
Reinhold Breu (interim)		2022	2022	4	0	2	2	1	4	000.00
Edgaras Jankauskas		2023	present	12	3	4	5	10	15	025.00

Current squad

The following players were called up for the international matches in March 2024.

Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against   Cyprus.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emilijus Zubas	(1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 (age 33)	17	0	Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
12	1GK	Edvinas Gertmonas	(1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26)	9	0	Universitatea Cluj
16	1GK	Vytautas Černiauskas	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)	6	0	FK Panevėžys
4	2DF	Edvinas Girdvainis	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)	48	1	SV Sandhausen
13	2DF	Justas Lasickas	(1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26)	47	2	Olimpija
2	2DF	Linas Klimavičius	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 35)	41	0	FK Panevėžys
3	2DF	Markas Beneta	(1993-11-08) November 8, 1993 (age 30)	22	0	FK Panevėžys
19	2DF	Edgaras Utkus	(2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 23)	13	0	Cercle Brugge KSV
17	2DF	Pijus Širvys	(1998-04-01) April 1, 1998 (age 26)	12	3	NK Maribor
20	2DF	Rokas Lekiatas	(1998-11-07) November 7, 1998 (age 25)	8	0	FC U Craiova 1948
5	2DF	Kipras Kažukolovas	(2000-11-20) November 20, 2000 (age 23)	6	0	FC Astana
7	2DF	Klaudijus Upstas	(1994-10-30) October 30, 1994 (age 29)	5	0	FC Hegelmann
11	3MF	Arvydas Novikovas	(1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 33)	93	12	Tuzlaspor
10	3MF	Fedor Černych	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 32)	89	14	Kerala Blasters FC
14	3MF	Vykintas Slivka	(1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 28)	63	3	PAS Lamia 1964
18	3MF	Ovidijus Verbickas	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	33	1	FK Žalgiris
22	3MF	Paulius Golubickas	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 24)	23	1	FK Žalgiris
15	3MF	Gvidas Gineitis	(2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20)	12	0	Torino FC
21	3MF	Daniel Romanovskij	(1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 27)	10	0	FC Dinamo Tbilisi
23	3MF	Artūr Dolžnikov	(2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 23)	6	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris
	3MF	Giedrius Matulevičius	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)	3	0	FK Žalgiris
	3MF	Matas Vareika	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	FC Hegelmann
9	4FW	Gytis Paulauskas	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 24)	11	2	FC Kolos Kovalivka
	4FW	Armandas Kučys	(2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21)	5	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris

Recent call-ups

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	Lukas Paukštė	(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Šiauliai	Serbia, 10 September 2023
DF	Artemijus TutyškinasINJ	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 20)	6	0	ŁKS Łódź	Serbia, 10 September 2023
MF	Modestas Vorobjovas	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)	32	1	İstanbulspor	Cyprus, 19 November 2023
MF	Matijus Remeikis	(2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 21)	3	0	FK Panevėžys	Cyprus, 19 November 2023
MF	Eligijus Jankauskas	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 25)	9	0	Šiauliai	Cyprus, 19 November 2023
MF	Donatas KazlauskasINJ	(1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 30)	32	2	Šiauliai	Serbia, 10 September 2023
MF	Gratas Sirgėdas	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)	17	3	Kauno Žalgiris	Serbia, 10 September 2023
MF	Karolis Uzėla	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Kauno Žalgiris	Serbia, 10 September 2023
MF	Deividas ŠešplaukisINJ	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Šiauliai	Serbia, 10 September 2023
FW	Faustas Steponavičius	(2004-06-08) June 8, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	PFK Botev Plovdiv	Cyprus, 19 November 2023
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.

As of 20 November 2023.
Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.

Most appearances

 

Top goalscorers

 

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Declined invitation
1934	Did not qualify									1	0	0	1	0	2
1938										2	0	0	2	3	9
1950 to   1990	Part of the   Soviet Union									Part of the   Soviet Union
1994	Did not qualify									12	2	3	7	8	21
1998										10	5	2	3	11	8
2002										8	0	2	6	3	20
2006										10	2	4	4	8	9
2010										10	4	0	6	10	11
2014										10	3	2	5	9	11
2018										10	1	3	6	7	20
2022										8	1	0	7	4	19
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
2034
Total		0/11								81	18	16	47	63	130

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Part of the   Soviet Union									Part of the   Soviet Union
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996	Did not qualify									10	5	1	4	13	12
2000										10	3	2	5	8	16
2004										8	3	1	4	7	11
2008										12	5	1	6	11	13
2012										8	1	2	5	4	13
2016										10	3	1	6	7	18
2020										8	0	1	7	5	25
2024										8	1	3	4	8	14
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total		0/8								74	21	12	41	63	122

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season**	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
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	To be determined
Total			20	4	3	13	12	37	41st

*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

Baltic Cup

• •   Winners (10): 1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010

As of 19 November 2023.

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Albania	6	3	1	2
Andorra	2	2	0	0
Argentina	1	0	1	0
Armenia	4	2	0	2
Austria	3	1	0	2
Azerbaijan	3	1	1	1
Belarus	10	1	4	5
Belgium	2	0	2	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	1	1	4
Brazil	1	0	0	1
Bulgaria	5	2	1	2
Chile	1	0	0	1
Croatia	2	0	1	1
Cyprus	5	1	0	4
Czech Republic	7	1	0	6
Denmark	2	0	1	1
Egypt	1	0	0	1
England	4	0	0	4
Estonia	51	21	8	22
Faroe Islands	11	7	2	2
Finland	4	2	0	2
France	4	0	0	4
Georgia	8	3	1	4
Germany	2	0	1	1
Greece	4	1	1	2
Hungary	7	0	2	5
Iceland	5	1	2	2
Indonesia	1	1	0	0
Iran	1	0	0	1
Israel	5	0	1	4
Italy	8	0	2	6
Jordan	1	0	0	1
Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1
Kuwait	2	0	1	1
Kosovo	1	0	0	1
Latvia	52	13	11	28
Liechtenstein	6	4	1	1
Luxembourg	6	1	1	4
North Macedonia	3	2	0	1
Mali	1	0	0	1
Malta	5	2	2	1
Moldova	8	2	4	2
Montenegro	4	0	1	3
New Zealand	1	1	0	0
Northern Ireland	4	0	1	3
Norway	2	0	0	2
Poland	11	2	4	5
Portugal	4	0	0	4
Republic of Ireland	5	0	1	4
Romania	13	1	0	12
Russia	4	0	1	3
San Marino	5	5	0	0
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0
Scotland	10	1	3	6
Serbia	12	1	0	11
Slovakia	4	0	2	2
Slovenia	6	2	2	2
Spain	7	0	1	6
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0
Sweden	5	0	0	5
Switzerland	5	0	0	5
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0
Turkey	2	0	0	2
Ukraine	10	2	1	7
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0

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