Nickname(s) | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds) | ||
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Association | Latvian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Aleksandrs Basovs | ||
Captain | Reinis Flaksis | ||
Most caps | Vitālijs Maksimenko (17) | ||
Top scorer | Vitālijs Maksimenko (9) | ||
FIFA code | LVA | ||
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Biggest win | |||
Latvia 7 - 0 San Marino (Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Latvia 0 - 5 Israel (Kyiv, Ukraine; 27 August 2019) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Orhei, Moldova; 28 October 2018) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Warsaw, Poland; 29 August 2014) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; 25 October 2012) | |||
European U-17 Championships | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | None |
The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.
The team is for Latvian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.