Confederation UEFA (Europe) Current 105 (12 January 2017) | FIFA code LTU Founded 1922 Captain Fiodor Černych | |
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The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its 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 as a new nation against Georgia on 27 May of that year. Since 2012 the team plays its home matches in LFF Stadium, Vilnius.
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Recent history
In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the UEFA 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 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a UEFA 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 World Cup 2010 qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė.
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the friendly match against Czech Republic on 22 March 2017 and 2018 World Cup qualifier against England on 26 March 2017.
Caps and goals correct as of: 22 March 2017 after the game against Czech Republic.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
Top 10 Lithuania goalscorers
As of March 22, 2017, the ten highest scorers for Lithuania are:
Top 10 most capped Lithuania players
As of March 22, 2017, the ten players with the most caps for Lithuania are: