Latvia national football team is the national football team of Latvia. They never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but they did qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004.
| Nickname(s) | 11 vilki [1] (11 Wolves) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Latvijas Futbola federācija | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Paolo Nicolato | ||
| Captain | Andris Vaņins | ||
| Most caps | Vitālijs Astafjevs (167) | ||
| Top scorer | Māris Verpakovskis (29) | ||
| Home stadium | Daugava Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | LVA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 133  1 (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 45 (November 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 148 (September 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Latvia 1–1 Estonia  (Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Latvia 6–1 Lithuania  (Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935) Latvia 5–0 Lithuania  (Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012)  Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia (Gibraltar, Gibraltar; 29 March 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Sweden 12–0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2004 | ||
- As of 4 June 2016
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 167 | 16 |
| 2. | Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 117 | 10 |
| 3. | Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 113 | 15 |
| 4. | Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 106 | 10 |
| 5. | Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 105 | 12 |
| 6. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 104 | 29 |
| 7. | Igors Stepanovs | 1995–2011 | 100 | 4 |
| 8. | Aleksandrs Koļinko | 1997–2015 | 94 | 0 |
| 9. | Andrejs Štolcers | 1994–2005 | 81 | 7 |
| 10. | Kaspars Gorkšs | 2005–present | 77 | 5 |
| 11. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 75 | 15 |
| 12. | Andris Vaņins | 2000–present | 74 | 0 |
| 13. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 73 | 11 |
| 14. | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 1992–2004 | 70 | 2 |
| 15. | Valērijs Ivanovs | 1992–2001 | 68 | 1 |
| Dzintars Zirnis | 1997–2010 | 68 | 0 | |
| Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 68 | 9 | |
| 18. | Oskars Kļava | 2005–2013 | 65 | 1 |
| 19. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 63 | 24 |
| 20. | Deniss Ivanovs | 2003–2013 | 60 | 2 |
- As of 4 June 2016
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Māris Verpakovskis | 1999–2014 | 29 (104) |
| 2. | Ēriks Pētersons | 1929–1939 | 24 (63) |
| 3. | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 1992–2010 | 16 (167) |
| 4. | Marians Pahars | 1996–2007 | 15 (75) |
| Juris Laizāns | 1998–2013 | 15 (113) | |
| 6. | Alberts Šeibelis | 1925–1939 | 14 (54) |
| 7. | Iļja Vestermans | 1935–1938 | 13 (23) |
| 8. | Aleksandrs Cauņa | 2007–present | 12 (45) |
| Mihails Zemļinskis | 1992–2005 | 12 (105) | |
| 10. | Vīts Rimkus | 1995–2008 | 11 (73) |
| 11. | Arnolds Tauriņš | 1925–1935 | 10 (39) |
| Imants Bleidelis | 1995–2007 | 10 (106) | |
| Andrejs Rubins | 1998–2011 | 10 (117) | |
| 14. | Ādolfs Sīmanis | 1932–1940 | 9 (9) |
| Voldemārs Plade | 1923–1929 | 9 (16) | |
| Aleksandrs Vanags | 1937–1940 | 9 (18) | |
| Valērijs Šabala | 2013–present | 9 (26) | |
| Arkādijs Pavlovs | 1924–1933 | 9 (37) | |
| Ģirts Karlsons | 2003–2011 | 9 (49) | |
| Aleksejs Višņakovs | 2004–present | 9 (68) |
| Coach | Latvia career |
|---|---|
| Jānis Gilis |
1992 – 1997 |
 Revaz Dzodzuashvili |
1998 – 1999 |
 Gary Johnson |
1999 – 2001 |
| Aleksandrs Starkovs |
2001 – 2004 |
| Jurijs Andrejevs |
2004 – 2007 |
| Aleksandrs Starkovs |
2001–2004 |
| Jurijs Andrejevs |
2004–2007 |
| Aleksandrs Starkovs |
2007–2013 |
| Marians Pahars |
2013–2017 |
| Aleksandrs Starkovs |
2017–2018 |
 Mixu Paatelainen |
2018 |
 Slaviša Stojanovič |
2019–2020 |
| Dainis Kazakevičs |
2020–2023 |
 Paolo Nicolato |
2024–present |
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