Lithuania national under-17 football team
| Association | Lithuanian Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Nerijus Mačiulis | ||
| FIFA code | LTU | ||
| |||
| European U-17 Championships | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
The Lithuania national under-17 football team or Lithuania U-17 represents Lithuania in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
The team is for Lithuanian 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. The U-17 team is a feeder to the under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history
Prior to Lithuania's independence in 1991, Lithuanian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Lithuania U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 30 August 1993 against Wales U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Wales and Iceland.[1]
Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.
European Championship
Under-16 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under-17 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2008 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2014 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2017 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2019 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2023 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2025 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Recent results
| 26 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup | Latvia | 2:2 | Riga, Jāņa Skrēdeļa stadionas | |
| Nils Voitiškis 29' Nikita Doroņins 48' |
Rodion Piazenko 5' Dovas Grudzinskas 20' |
| 28 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup | Finland | 2:3 | Riga, Rigas Daugavgrivas stadionas | |
| Osagie Okungbowa 25' Samuel Ramos 90+1' (11 m.) |
Rodion Piazenko 29' 70' (11 m.) Dominykas Taučas 55' |
| 30 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup | Estonia | 0:5 | Riga, Rigas Daugavgrivas stadionas | |
| Tomas Jonyla 9' Rodion Piazenko 11' Dominykas Taučas 16' (11 m.) Grant Emerhi 90' Carmine Mennea 90+3' |
| 11 August 2024 International friendly | 8:0 | Liechtenstein | Jonava, Jonavos centrinis stadionas | |
| Dovydas Balsys 17' Rodion Piazenko 20' 51' Dovas Grudzinskas 40' (11 m.) Rafal Chverenec 70' Carmine Mennea 73' 75' (11 m.) 81' |
| 13 August 2024 International friendly | 9:0 | Liechtenstein | Kaunas, LFF Kauno treniruočių centras | |
| Dovas Grudzinskas 8' Klemensas Gustas 24' Manoel Honorio 37' (o.g.) Norbert Diugevič 40' Carmine Mennea 42' Rafal Chverenec 55' Rodion Piazenko 70' 83' Grant Emerhi 86' |
| 14 September 2024 International friendly | 3:1 | Malta | Kaunas, LFF Kauno treniruočių centras | |
| Simas Grabauskas 9' 50' Justas Rakauskas 13' |
Jack Camilleri 63' |
| 16 September 2024 International friendly | 4:1 | Malta | Kaunas, LFF Kauno treniruočių centras | |
| Grant Ochuko Emerhi 2' Jugas Turčinskas 18' Rodion Piazenko 37' Karolis Kuodis 47' |
Matteo Paolo Grech 36' |
| 29 October 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Inver Park, Larne | |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Peiman Simani (Finland) |
| 1 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Scotland | 2–1 | Seaview Stadium, Belfast | |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Referee: Peiman Simani (Finland) |
| 4 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | 3–1 | Northern Ireland | Seaview Stadium, Belfast | |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
Past results
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Georgia and Kazakhstan on 22 and 25 March 2025 respectively.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kristupas Čepulis | 2 August 2008 | Wolfsberger AC | ||||
| 21 | GK | Artiom Šankin | 3 February 2008 | FK Riteriai | ||||
| 2 | DF | Paulius Stankus | 15 December 2008 | FK Be1 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Dovydas Balsys | 5 October 2008 | FA Panevėžys | ||||
| 4 | DF | Jugas Turčinskas | 17 January 2008 | FK Be1 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Julius Plančiūnas | 12 July 2008 | FK Transinvest | ||||
| 13 | DF | Oskar Pukelis | 29 February 2008 | AIK Solna | ||||
| 23 | DF | Lukas Pentiokinas | 17 October 2008 | LaLiga Academy Madrid | ||||
| 7 | MF | Dominykas Taučas | 7 February 2008 | Valencia CF | ||||
| 8 | MF | Adomas Buikus | 11 June 2008 | Bologna FC 1909 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Justas Rakauskas | 10 March 2008 | FK Be1 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Grant Emerhi | 1 January 2008 | New England Revolution | ||||
| 15 | MF | Simas Grabauskas | 4 January 2008 | Vilnius FA | ||||
| 16 | MF | Klemensas Gustas | 22 July 2008 | FK Metta | ||||
| 17 | MF | Karolis Kuodis | 4 June 2008 | FK Panevėžys | ||||
| 18 | MF | Ignas Gelgota | 21 October 2008 | Norrby IF | ||||
| 20 | MF | Vakaris Bradūnas | 6 May 2008 | FK Žalgiris | ||||
| 22 | MF | Tomas Gudaitis | ? | FK Be1 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Rodion Piazenko | 1 March 2008 | AS Monaco | ||||
| 19 | FW | Carmine Lukas Mennea | 27 April 2009 | UC Sampdoria | ||||
Managers
- Rolandas Džiaukštas - 2021[5]
- Robert Kilin - 2022[6]
- Andrius Velička - 2023-2024[7]
- Nerijus Mačiulis - 2025[8]
See also
- Lithuania national football team
- Lithuania national under-21 football team
- Lithuania national under-19 football team
References
- ^ Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Vaikinų U17 rinktinė startuos Europos čempionato atrankoje Kazachstane" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "VK posėdyje patvirtinti jaunimo rinktinių treneriai ir nauja futbolo ugdymo organizacijų sertifikavimo sistema".
- ^ "Patvirtinti pasikeitimai Lietuvos rinktinių trenerių štabuose".
- ^ "Vykdomojo komiteto posėdyje patvirtinti Lietuvos nacionalinių rinktinių treneriai bei aptarti kiti klausimai - Lietuvos futbolo federacija". 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Lietuvos rinktinių treneriai". 15 January 2025.