Lithuania national under-21 football team

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Lithuania Under-21
AssociationLietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLithuania Tomas Ražanauskas
CaptainKarolis Žebrauskas
First colours
Second colours
First international
Austria Austria 1–1 Lithuania Lithuania
(Vienna, Austria; 14 April 1992)
Biggest win
Estonia Estonia 0–5 Lithuania Lithuania
(Pärnu, Estonia; 15 August 1995)
Biggest defeat
Spain Spain 8–0 Lithuania 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[edit]

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
Spain 1996 Did not qualify 10 2 2 6 14 16 −2
Romania 1998 8 3 0 5 8 12 −4
Slovakia 2000 10 5 1 4 14 10 +4
Switzerland 2002 8 2 0 6 5 17 −12
Germany 2004 6 3 0 3 10 10 0
Portugal 2006 10 3 1 6 9 16 −7
Netherlands 2007 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
Sweden 2009 8 0 1 7 2 18 −16
Denmark 2011 8 1 2 5 3 11 −8
Israel 2013 10 3 0 7 9 18 −9
Czech Republic 2015 10 2 2 6 6 19 −13
Poland 2017 10 3 1 6 5 18 −13
Italy 2019 10 2 2 6 7 16 −9
HungarySlovenia 2021 10 3 1 6 9 15 −6
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 8 2 1 5 7 22 −15
Total 0/15 128 35 14 79 109 220 −111

Recent results[edit]

Past seasons results
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
2018
23 March 2018 Gargždai, Lithuania Finland Finland 0 – 2 2019 UEFA U-21 Q
23 March 2018 Lublin, Poland Poland Poland 0 – 1 2019 UEFA U-21 Q
29 May 2018 Pärnu, Estonia Estonia Estonia 1 – 1 2018 U-21 Baltic Cup
4 June 2018 Gargždai, Lithuania Latvia Latvia 1 – 0 2018 U-21 Baltic Cup
7 September 2018 Gargždai, Lithuania Georgia (country) Georgia 0 – 0 2019 UEFA U-21 Q
11 September 2018 Gargždai, Lithuania Denmark Denmark 0 – 2 2019 UEFA U-21 Q
12 October 2018 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2 – 2 2019 UEFA U-21 Q
2019
26 March 2019 Vilnius, Lithuania Belarus Belarus 0 – 1 Friendly
5 June 2019 Serravalle, San Marino San Marino San Marino 3 – 0 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
9 June 2019 Klaipėda, Lithuania Latvia Latvia 0 – 2 Friendly
6 September 2019 České Budějovice, Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic 0 – 2 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
10 September 2019 Kallithea, Greece Greece Greece 0 – 1 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
10 October 2019 Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland Scotland 0 – 0 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
14 November 2019 Vilnius, Lithuania Croatia Croatia 1 – 3 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
2020
8 September 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania Scotland Scotland 0 – 1 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
8 October 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania Greece Greece 2 – 0 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
13 October 2019 Vilnius, Lithuania Czech Republic Czech Republic 0 – 1 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
13 November 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania San Marino San Marino 3 – 0 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
17 November 2020 Zagreb, Croatia Croatia Croatia 0 – 7 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
2021
4 June 2021 Alytus, Lithuania Estonia Estonia 2 – 0 Friendly
3 September 2021 Nitra, Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia 1 – 3 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
7 September 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania Spain Spain 0 – 2 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
8 October 2021 Alytus, Lithuania Malta Malta 2 – 1 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
12 October 2021 Alytus, Lithuania Russia Russia 0 – 3 annulled 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
12 November 2021 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0 – 4 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
16 November 2021 Lithuania Slovakia Slovakia 0 – 2 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
2022
25 March 2022 Spain Spain Spain 8:0 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
29 March 2022 Malta Malta Malta 1:3 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
3 June 2022 Russia Russia Russia cancelled 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
7 June 2022 Lithuania Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1:1 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
23 September 2022 Lithuania Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris 0:1 Friendly
27 September 2022 Hungary Hungary Hungary 0:1 Friendly
16 November 2022 Estonia Estonia Estonia 1:5 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup
20 November 2022 Lithuania Latvia Latvia 1:2 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup
Upcoming matches and latest results
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
2023
25 March 2023 Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania FC Hegelmann 1:1 Friendly
28 March 2023 Panevėžys, Lithuania Lithuania FK Panevėžys 1:2 Friendly
16 June 2023 Lithuania Denmark Denmark 1:2 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
9 September 2023 Lithuania Lithuania DFK Dainava 0:3 Friendly
13 September 2023 Lithuania Wales Wales 2:3 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
17 October 2023 Lithuania Iceland Iceland 0:1 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
19 November 2023 Malta Malta Iceland 2:1 Friendly
22 March 2024 Wales Wales Wales 1:2 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
26 March 2024 Denmark Denmark Wales 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
6 September 2024 Lithuania Czech Republic Czech Republic 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
10 October 2024 Iceland Iceland Iceland 2025 UEFA U-21 Q
15 October 2024 Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic 2025 UEFA U-21 Q

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against  Wales and  Denmark in March 2024.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2023, after the match against  Malta.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Julius Virvilas (2004-06-23) June 23, 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Italy SSD Dolomiti Bellunesi
1 1GK Rimvydas Kiriejevas (2004-01-19) January 19, 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Spain RCD Espanyol B
7 4FW Motiejus Burba (2003-08-10) August 10, 2003 (age 20) 10 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva (loan)
4 2DF Kristupas Keršys (2003-09-06) September 6, 2003 (age 20) 10 2 Lithuania FA Šiauliai
2 2DF Nojus Stankevičius (2002-02-01) February 1, 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Lithuania FK Riteriai
4 2DF Natanas Žebrauskas (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Lithuania FK Banga
3 2DF Žygimantas Baltrūnas (2002-03-11) March 11, 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva
2DF Domas Slendzoka (2004-02-22) February 22, 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Lithuania FK Be1
5 2DF Džiugas Aleksa (2004-04-01) April 1, 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Lithuania FC Džiugas (loan)
14 3MF Karolis Žebrauskas (2002-06-12) June 12, 2002 (age 21) 11 0 Lithuania FA Šiauliai
11 3MF Deividas Dovydaitis (2003-01-26) January 26, 2003 (age 21) 10 1 Lithuania FA Šiauliai
10 3MF Titas Buzas (2004-06-14) June 14, 2004 (age 19) 6 0 Lithuania FC Hegelmann
16 2DF Matijus Remeikis (2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Lithuania FK Panevėžys (loan)
19 3MF Faustas Steponavičius (2004-06-08) June 8, 2004 (age 19) 5 2 Bulgaria PFK Botev
15 3MF Emilis Gasiūnas (2003-06-12) June 12, 2003 (age 20) 5 0 Lithuania FC Džiugas
9 3MF Gustas Jarusevičius (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Lithuania FK Transinvest
13 3MF Gabrielius Micevičius (2003-04-25) April 25, 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Lithuania FA Šiauliai
20 3MF Ernestas Burdzilauskas (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva
7 3MF Dovydas Žala (2004-04-09) April 9, 2004 (age 20) 1 1 Norway IF Fløya
3MF Domantas Šluta (2004-10-01) October 1, 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Lithuania FK Be1
19 4FW Nojus Lukšys (2004-06-19) June 19, 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Lithuania FK Panevėžys

List of managers[edit]

Name Nat From To
Stasys Danisevičius Lithuania 1994 1995
Stasys Stankus Lithuania 1995 1999
Eugenijus Riabovas Lithuania 2000 2001
Algimantas Liubinskas Lithuania 2002 2002
Virginijus Liubšys Lithuania 2003 2004
Vitalijus Stankevičius Lithuania 2004 2006
Saulius Širmelis Lithuania 2006 2006
Igoris Pankratjevas Lithuania 2007 2007
Šenderis Giršovičius Lithuania 2008 2008
Valdas Ivanauskas Lithuania 2009 2009
Vitalijus Stankevičius Lithuania 2009 2011
Mindaugas Neoras Lithuania 2011 2011
Vitalijus Stankevičius Lithuania 2011 2012
Mindaugas Neoras Lithuania 2012 2012
Arminas Narbekovas Lithuania 2013 2015
Antanas Vingilys Lithuania 2015 2016
Carit Falch Denmark 2017 2018
Donatas Vencevičius Lithuania 2019 2020
Marius Stankevičius Lithuania 2021 2022
Fabio Mazzone Italy 2022 2022
Tomas Ražanauskas Lithuania 2022

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patvirtinta vaikinų U21 rinktinės sudėtis kovo mėnesio dvikovoms - Lietuvos futbolo federacija" (in Lithuanian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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