Latvia national amateur football team

Latvia
AssociationLatvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachErvīns Pērkons
CaptainReinis Niks Brenards
Most capsMany players (3)
Top scorerDaniels Lērme, Dāniels Ričards Geidāns (1)
Home stadiumLNK Sporta Parks, BSS Stadium
First international
Latvia 0-0 Ialoveni District
(Riga, Latvia; 24 August 2022)
Biggest win
(none)
Biggest defeat
Latvia 0–5 Western Slovakia
(Riga, Latvia; 27 August 2022)
Lower Silesian Football Association 5-0 Latvia
(Riga, Latvia, 30 August 2022)
Regions' Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2023)
Best resultIntermediate round (2023, 2025)
Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
Appearances1 (first in 1979)
Best resultQualification groups (1979)

The Latvia national amateur football team represents Latvia in the UEFA Regions' Cup in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have represented Latvia in the 2023 and 2025 editions of the UEFA Regions' Cup, where its players are selected from the tier 3 Latvian Second League and tier 4 Latvian Third League Latvian leagues. The team has yet to reach the Final 8 main phase of the Regions' Cup.

Latvia had previously been represented in the tournament by the winning clubs of Latvia's tier 3 Latvian Second League, for instance by FC Caramba in the 2017 edition, and by FC Noah Jurmala in the 2019 edition.

Results and fixtures

24 August 2022 (2022-08-24) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup Latvia 0–0 Ialoveni LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
19:00 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 30[1]
Referee: Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup Latvia 0–5 West Slovakia LNK Sporta Parks, Riga
09:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Holíček 3' (pen.)
  • Matuškovič 10'
  • Molnár 21'
  • Janek 76'
  • Londák 79'
 Attendance: 40[2]
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup Lower Silesia 5–0 Latvia BSS Stadium, Salaspils
18:00 UTC+3
  • Moseičenko 53' (o.g.)
  • Bońkowski 80'
  • Wojciechowski 81, 90+2'
  • Sadowski 89'
 Report Attendance: 30[3]
Referee: Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys 5–1 Latvia Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
17:30 UTC+3
  • Rahkola 19'
  • Partanen 23'
  • Nyholm 25'
  • Nurmi 39'
  • Jmaali 80'
 Report
  • Lērme 48'
 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup Lisbon 3–0 Latvia Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
11:00 UTC+3
  • Botas 13'
  • Kiala 22'
  • Job 86'
 Report Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup Latvia 1–2 Arthurian League Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa
11:00 UTC+3
  • Geidāns 43'
 Report
  • Bonnar 15'
  • Thomas 59'
 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup matches against Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys, Lisbon Football Association, and Arthurian League on 31 July, 3 August, and 6 August 2024.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Patriks Punnenovs (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Aliance
12 1GK Niks Iesalnieks (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Sigulda
2 2DF Matīss Baškevics (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 JFC Viola
6 2DF Reinis Niks Brenards (captain) (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Aliance
7 2DF Emīls Draška {{{age}}} {{{caps}}} 0
10 2DF Ralfs Apsītis (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 {{{caps}}} 0 FC Gauja
14 2DF Daniels Lērme (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 {{{caps}}} 1 FC Gauja
18 2DF Daniels Viesturs Melbārdis (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 Riga Stradiņš University
20 2DF Artis Ķempelis (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 Futbola Parks Academy
4 3MF Edžus Samharadze (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 {{{caps}}} 0 SK Kengaroos
5 3MF Toms Cinglers (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 {{{caps}}} 0 Balvu Sporta centrs
8 3MF Aleksejs Krasivorons (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Salaspils
9 3MF Kristaps Kančs (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 {{{caps}}} 0 Talsu futbols
13 3MF Rihards Kuzņecovs (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Aliance
15 3MF Ģirts Vaskis (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 {{{caps}}} 0 Balvu Sporta centrs
16 3MF Kārlis Zernis (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 {{{caps}}} 0 FK Aliance
19 3MF Dāniels Ričards Geidāns (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 {{{caps}}} 1 Babīte SK
11 4FW Markuss Mārtiņš Stabulnieks (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 {{{caps}}} 0 Madonas BJSS

No players who were on the Latvian team in the 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup[5] were brought back for the 2025 edition.

Latvian SSR senior football team

An amateur team representing the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic entered the football tournament at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR while Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union. The team recorded 1 win (against the Armenian SSR team) and 5 losses, and ended 15th out of the 16 teams, only above the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic team.

Only junior teams were allowed in the 1983 Spartakiad onwards. As such, the Latvian SSR's senior team never played again.

References

  1. ^ "Latvia vs. Ialoveni" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Latvia vs. West Slovakia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Dolny Śląsk vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Latvia Amateur (LAT)". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Latvia Amateur (LAT)". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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