Nickname(s) | Nacionalinė komanda (National team) Trispalvės (Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Lithuanian Football Federation (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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 141 2 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 37 (October 2008) | ||
Lowest | 149 (December 2017) | ||
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 | 30 (first in 1928) | ||
Best result | Champions (1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010) |
The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) 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 national team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.
From 2022, the national team plays their home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.