Latvia national football team

Latvia

Nickname(s)	11 vilki[1] (11 Wolves)
Association	Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Paolo Nicolato
Captain	Kristers Tobers
Most caps	Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorer	Māris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadium	Skonto Stadium Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA code	LVA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	137 (24 October 2024)[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; 29 March 2016)  Andorra 0–5 Latvia  (Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12–0 Latvia  (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage (2004)
Baltic Cup
Appearances	29 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

The Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but did qualify for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

Latvia, alongside their Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, have also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament, most recently in 2018.

Latvia's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga, although since the autumn of 2022 most games have been held at Skonto Stadium.