Lithuania national under-21 football team
| Association | Lietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Tomas Ražanauskas | ||
| Captain | Karolis Žebrauskas | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Austria 1–1 Lithuania (Vienna, Austria; 14 April 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Estonia 0–5 Lithuania (Pärnu, Estonia; 15 August 1995) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 8–0 Lithuania (Talavera de la Reina, Spain; 25 March 2022) | |||
The Lithuania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Lithuania and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
UEFA U-21 Championship record
- 1978 to 1992 - see Soviet Union
| UEFA U-21 Championship record | UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | −16 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | −13 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/16 | 136 | 36 | 14 | 86 | 116 | 236 | '−120 | ||||||||
Recent results
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| 22 March 2024 | Wales | Wales | 1:2 | 2025 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 26 March 2024 | Denmark | Denmark | 0:3 | 2025 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 6 June 2024 | Estonia | Latvia | 1:1, pen.2:4 | 2024 Under-21 Baltic Cup |
| 9 June 2024 | Estonia | Finland | 0:2 | 2024 Under-21 Baltic Cup |
| 6 September 2024 | Lithuania | Czech Republic | 1:2 | 2025 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 10 October 2024 | Iceland | Iceland | 2:0 | 2025 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 15 October 2024 | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 0:3 | 2025 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 2025 | ||||
| 21 March 2025 | Lithuania | Latvia | Friendly | |
| 23 March 2025 | Lithuania | FK Banga | Friendly | |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly games in March 2025.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Czech Republic.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Rimvydas Kiriejevas | January 19, 2004 | 2 | 0 | RCD Mallorca | ||
| 12 | GK | Arnas Voitinovičius | 30 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | S.L. Benfica | ||
| 21 | GK | Rokas Bagdonavičius | 20 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | FC Hegelmann | ||
| 23 | DF | Domas Slendzoka | February 22, 2004 | 5 | 0 | FC Hegelmann | ||
| 15 | DF | Eduardas Jurjonas | May 30, 2004 | 4 | 0 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| 4 | DF | Milanas Rutkovskis | July 3, 2005 | 2 | 0 | FK Riteriai | ||
| 3 | DF | Tautvydas Burdzilauskas | 18 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| 5 | DF | Džiugas Aleksa | April 1, 2004 | 1 | 0 | FK Žalgiris | ||
| DF | Nojus Vytis Audinis | 15 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | FK Teplice | |||
| DF | Pijus Nainys | 14 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | |||
| DF | Naglis Paliušis | 30 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | DFK Dainava | |||
| 18 | MF | Martynas Džiugas | February 2, 2004 | 4 | 0 | FK Be1 | ||
| 20 | MF | Esmilis Kaušinis | May 31, 2004 | 4 | 0 | FC Hegelmann | ||
| 8 | MF | Dariuš Stankevičius | June 10, 2004 | 2 | 0 | FK Sūduva | ||
| 13 | MF | Martynas Šetkus | October 7, 2005 | 2 | 0 | FK Žalgiris | ||
| 6 | MF | Ernestas Gudelevičius ⭐ | 14 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | ACF Fiorentina | ||
| 8 | MF | Nikita Pavlovskij | 30 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Pafos FC | ||
| 15 | MF | Nidas Vosylius | July 15, 2005 | 0 | 0 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| MF | Kajus Bička | November 29, 2004 | 0 | 0 | FK Žalgiris | |||
| MF | Denis Ževžikovas | August 10, 2004 | 0 | 0 | DFK Dainava | |||
| 19 | FW | Faustas Steponavičius ⭐ | June 8, 2004 | 12 | 4 | FK Panevėžys | ||
| 17 | FW | Nojus Lukšys | June 19, 2004 | 6 | 0 | FK Sūduva | ||
| 9 | FW | Romualdas Jansonas ⭐ | June 23, 2005 | 2 | 1 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
List of managers
| Name | Nat | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stasys Danisevičius | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Stasys Stankus | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Eugenijus Riabovas | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Algimantas Liubinskas | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Virginijus Liubšys | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Vitalijus Stankevičius | 2004 | 2006 | |
| Saulius Širmelis | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Igoris Pankratjevas | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Šenderis Giršovičius | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Valdas Ivanauskas | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Vitalijus Stankevičius | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Mindaugas Neoras | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Vitalijus Stankevičius | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Mindaugas Neoras | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Arminas Narbekovas | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Antanas Vingilys | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Carit Falch | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Donatas Vencevičius | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Marius Stankevičius | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Fabio Mazzone | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Tomas Ražanauskas | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Rokas Garastas | 2025 |
See also
References
- ^ "U21 rinktinės sudėtis" (in Lithuanian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.