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Latvia national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ /**/ if (wgNotice != '') document.writeln(wgNotice); Latvia national football team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Latvia AssociationLatvian Football FederationConfederationUEFA (Europe)Head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs, 2007-CaptainVitālijs AstafjevsMost capsVitālijs Astafjevs (147)Top scorerMāris Verpakovskis (23)Home stadiumSkonto stadionsFIFA codeLVAFIFA ranking65Highest FIFA ranking51 (December 2003)Lowest FIFA ranking111 (July 2007)Elo ranking82     Home colours   Away coloursFirst international Latvia 1 - 1 Estonia  (Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922)Biggest win Latvia 8 - 1 Estonia (Tallinn, Estonia; 18 August 1942)Biggest defeat Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)European ChampionshipAppearances1 (First in 2004)Best resultRound 1, 2004The Latvian national football team (Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as World Cup and the European Championships.Contents1 History2 World Cup record3 European Championship record4 Results and fixtures4.1 Forthcoming fixtures4.2 Recent results5 Famous players6 Top Latvia goalscorers7 Latvia coaches8 Latvia Squad8.1 Most recent squad8.2 Recent call-up9 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification10 External links//[edit] HistoryLatvia played their first match in 1922, a game against Estonia; the result was a 1-1 draw. Latvia are the only Baltic team that has qualified for a European Championship and have won the Baltic Cup 19 times. Latvia in its pre-war period from 1922 to 1940 played 99 official games.In 1937, the Latvian team participated in the first qualification tournament for the FIFA World Cup 1938. Latvia was seeded in Group 8 with Austria and Lithuania. Latvia won Lithuania 4-2 in Riga (Goals: Fricis Kaņeps 9', 52', 83'; Iļja Vestermans 50' - Gudelis 79', Pavilionis 90') and than later 5-1 in Kaunas (Kaņeps 4', 45' (penalty); Vaclavs Borduško 11', 30'; Vestermans 67' - Pavilionis 72'), but lost 1-2 in the decisive match with Austria. Goals by Iļja Vestermans at the 6th minute for Latvia, and by Binder at 33' and Jerusalem at 15'. In April 1938 the Austrian Anschluss relegated the Austrian team, but the team of Latvia was not invited by FIFA as the group's runner-up.In 1940, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match as a new nation against Estonia on November 16 of that year in the Baltic Cup, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Romania on April 8, 1992, a 0-2 loss at Bucharest.Latvia were surprise qualifiers for the 2004 European Football Championship. After coming second in their qualifying group (ahead of Poland they defeated 2002 World Cup semi-finalists Turkey in a playoff to reach the final tournament. They were drawn into group D with Germany, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. On June 15, 2004, Latvia played Czech Republic and took half-time lead with a goal from Māris Verpakovskis. The Czechs would later come back to win the game 2-1. Four days later Latvia earned a respectable draw 0-0 against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament. Latvia later lost to the Netherlands 3-0 and were eliminated with one point from their draw and two losses.In the qualifying for World Cup 2006, Latvia were in group 3 with Portugal, Slovakia, Russia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg. Latvia were considered as a small threat for the playoff spot. However, they failed to show any surprises as they did in Euro 2004 and failed to qualify for World Cup 2006 finishing fifth with 15 points from four wins, three draws and five losses.Vitālijs Astafjevs has played for Latvia more times than anyone else, with 144 caps currently. Māris Verpakovskis is the nation's top goal scorer with 23. Marians Pahars has 15 goals.[edit] World Cup record1930 to 1934 - Did not enter1938 - Did not qualify1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify[edit] European Championship record1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR1996 - Did not qualify2000 - Did not qualify2004 - Round 12008 - Did not qualify[edit] Results and fixtures[edit] Forthcoming fixtures[edit] Recent resultsThis is a list of match results from the past year. Goal scorers in brackets.Euro 2008 Qualifying Group F:Latvia 4-1 Liechtenstein, 17 November 2007 at LatviaDenmark 3-1 Latvia, 17 October at DenmarkIceland 2-4 Latvia, 13 October at IcelandSpain 2-0 Latvia, 12 September at SpainLatvia 1-0 Northern Ireland, 8 September at LatviaLatvia 0-2 Denmark, 6 June at LatviaLatvia 0-2 Spain, 2 June at LatviaLiechtenstein 1-0 Latvia, 28 March at Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein: Frick 17)Cyprus International Tournament 2007:Latvia 0-2 Hungary, 7 February at Limassol, Cyprus (Hungary: Priskin 31, 52)Bulgaria 2-0 Latvia, 6 February at Larnaca, Cyprus (Bulgaria: Surņins 15 o.g., Yovov 30)Euro 2008 Qualifying Group F:Northern Ireland 1-0 Latvia, 11 October at Belfast, Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland: Healy 35)Latvia 4-0 Iceland, 7 October at Riga, Latvia (Latvia: Karlsons 17, Verpakovskis 18, 28, Višņakovs 54)Friendly:Latvia 1-2 Moldova, 22 August at LatviaLuxembourg 0-0 Latvia, 6 September at Hesperange, LuxembourgEuro 2008 Qualifying Group F:Latvia 0-1 Sweden, 2 September at Riga, Latvia (Sweden: Källström 38)Friendly:Russia 1-0 Latvia, 16 August at Moscow, Russia (Russia: V. Berezutskiy 51)USA 1-0 Latvia, 28 May at Hartford, USA[edit] Famous playersBefore 1940:Ēriks PētersonsJānis LidmanisAlberts ŠeibelisAfter 1991:Aleksandrs KoļiņkoIgors StepanovsVitālijs AstafjevsMāris VerpakovskisAndrejs RubinsMarians PaharsJuris Laizāns[edit] Top Latvia goalscorersPlayerLatvia careerGoals (Caps)Māris Verpakovskis1999-present23 (73)Ēriks Pētersons1929-193921 (63)Marians Pahars1996-200715 (75)Juris Laizāns1998-present15 (92)Vitālijs Astafjevs1992-present15 (147)Alberts Šeibelis1925-193914 (54)Iļja Vestermans1935-193813 (23)Mihails Zemļinskis1992-200512 (105)Vits Rimkus1995-200811 (73)Arnolds Tauriņš1925-193510 (39)[edit] Latvia coachesCoachLatvia career Jānis Gilis1992 – 1997 Revaz Dzodzuashvili1998 – 1999 Gary Johnson1999 – 2001 Aleksandrs Starkovs2001 – 2004 Jurijs Andrejevs2004 – 2007 Aleksandrs Starkovs2007 – present[edit] Latvia Squad[edit] Most recent squadLine up for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Greece on September 10, 2008. [Latvia 0-2 Greece]#NameDOBClubCaps (goals)DebutGoalkeepers1Aleksandrs KoļinkoJune 18, 1975Unattached81 (0)v Estonia, 9 July 199712Andris VaņinsApril 30, 1980 FK Ventspils17 (0)v Slovakia, 4 February 2000Defenders2Igors StepanovsJanuary 21, 1976Unattached99 (4)v Northern Ireland, 26 March 19954Dzintars ZirnisApril 25, 1977 Liepājas Metalurgs58 (0)v Azerbaijan, 19 August 19976Oskars KļavaAugust 8, 1983 Liepājas Metalurgs26 (1)v Thailand, 24 December 20057Deniss KačanovsNovember 27, 1979 FK Ventspils15 (0)13Kaspars GorkšsNovember 6, 1981 Queens Park Rangers F.C.20 (1)v Thailand, 24 December 200517Igors SavčenkovsNovember 3, 1982 FK Ventspils1 (0)v Romania, August 20, 2008Midfielders3Vitālijs AstafjevsApril 3, 1971 Skonto FC147 (15)v Denmark, 26 August 19925Juris LaizānsJanuary 6, 1979 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl95 (15)v Georgia, February 6, 19988Genādijs SoloņicinsJanuary 3, 1980 FHK Liepājas Metalurgs29 (1)v Lithuania, May 21, 200510Andrejs RubinsNovember 26, 1978 FC Inter Baku95 (8)v Tunisia, October 11, 199814Andrejs PerepļotkinsDecember 27, 1984 Skonto FC10 (2)15Aleksejs VišņakovsFebruary 3, 1984 Skonto FC30 (4)v Oman, 1 December 200416Vladimirs KoļesničenkoMay 4, 1980 FK Ventspils34 (4)v Estonia, July 9, 1997Strikers9Māris VerpakovskisOctober 15, 1979 Celta de Vigo73 (23)v Greece, 9 September 199911Ģirts KarlsonsJune 7, 1981 FHK Liepājas Metalurgs30 (7)v Kuwait, 20 December 200318Kristaps GrebisDecember 13, 1980 FHK Liepājas Metalurgs1 (0)v Greece, 10 September 2008[edit] Recent call-upThe following players have been called-up for Latvia squad within last 12 month.NameDOBClubCaps (goals)DebutMost Recent Call-upGoalkeepersDeniss RomanovsFebruary 6, 1978 Dinamo Bucharest2 (0)v Bahrain, 21 March 2004Pāvels DoroševsOctober 9, 1980 Skonto FC0 (0)Andrejs PiedelsSeptember 17, 1970 FK Riga14 (0)v Lithuania, 21 April 1998DefendersRoberts MežeckisJanuary 29, 1981 FK Riga1 (0)v Romania,August 20, 2008v Romania, August 20, 2008Deniss IvanovsJanuary 11, 1984 Liepājas Metalurgs19 (1)v Thailand,24 December 2005v Lithuania, June 1, 2008Artūrs ZakreševskisAugust 7, 1971 FK Jūrmala55 (1)v Estonia, 19 May 1995Igors KorabļovsNovember 23, 1974 FK Riga21 (0)v Tunisia, 11 October 1998Vladimirs ŽavoronkovsNovember 25, 1976 FK Riga10 (0)Antons JemeļinsFebruary 19, 1984 FHK Liepājas Metalurgs1 (0)Pāvels SurņinsAugust 4, 1985 Liepājas Metalurgs2 (0)MidfieldersJurijs ŽigajevsNovember 14, 1985 FK Ventspils5 (0)v Iceland,October 13, 2007v Lithuania, June 1, 2008Aleksandrs CauņaJanuary 19, 1988 Skonto FC6 (0)v Lithuania, June 1, 2008Imants BleidelisAugust 16, 1975 FK Liepājas Metalurgs106 (10)v Estonia, 19 May 1995Viktors MorozsJuly 30, 1980 PFC CSKA Sofia21 (0)v Azerbaijan, 6 July 2002Igors SemjonovsJuly 3, 1985 Skonto FC11 (0)v Hungary, 7 July 2003Jevgēņijs KosmačovsFebruary 18, 1988 FK Ventspils14 (0)Pāvels KoļcovsJanuary 9, 1982 Dinaburg FC0 (0)Maksims RafaļskisMay 14, 1984 FK Riga0 (0)StrikersAndrejs ButriksDecember 20, 1982 FK Ventspils4 (0)v Denmark,October 17, 2007v Romania, August 20, 2008Vits RimkusJune 21, 1973 FK Ventspils73 (11)v Portugal,July 2, 1995v Estonia, May 30, 2008Kristaps BlanksJanuary 30, 1986 Skonto FC18 (0)v Estonia, 5 July 2003[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Greece430192+79 Israel422085+38 Switzerland421176+17 Latvia411246−24 Luxembourg411237−44 Moldova401327−51 –1 Apr '0910 Oct '0914 Oct '093 – 01 – 228 Mar '09–5 Sep '099 Sep '0910 Oct '092 – 20 – 21 – 1–1 Apr '0914 Oct '099 Sep '090 – 31 – 328 Mar '09–0 – 010 Oct '099 Sep '091 – 21 – 25 Sep '09–28 Mar '095 Sep '0914 Oct '092 – 11 – 21 Apr '09–[edit] External linksOfficial site of national football federationRSSSF archive of Latvia national team resultsRSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorersUEFA.comFootball in Latviav • d • eLatvian Football Federation | National team | Higher League | First League | Latvian Cup | Clubs | Footballers | Stadiums | Latvian Footballer of the YearInternational footballv • d • eFIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | Minor TournamentsWorld Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Competitions | Organizations | Codes Asia: AFC - 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