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| Association | Lithuanian Football Federation | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | José Couceiro | ||
| Captain | Tomas Danilevičius | ||
| Most caps | Andrius Skerla (67) | ||
| Top scorer | Tomas Danilevičius (17) | ||
| Home stadium | S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | LTU | ||
| FIFA ranking | 62 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 37 (October 2008) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 118 (September 2004) | ||
| Elo ranking | 67 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 48 (September 2008) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 127 (1994) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Lithuania 0 – 5 Estonia  (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923) |
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| Biggest win | |||
| Lithuania 7 – 0 Estonia (Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Egypt 10 – 0 Lithuania (Paris, France; 1 June 1924) |
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The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on 27 May of that year.
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Recent history
In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland; however, a 1 – 0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1 – 1 in Naples in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the World Cup final.
On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated Romania 3 – 0 in a World Cup 2010 qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win."[1] It was followed by another successful 2 – 0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė.
World Cup record
- 1930 - Did not enter
- 1934 - Did not qualify
- 1938 - Did not qualify
- 1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, belonged to USSR
- 1994 to 2010 - Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, belonged to Soviet Union
- 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify
- 2012 - Qualify
Current squad
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Recent call-ups
Top scorers
| # | Player | Career | Goals (caps) | Goals per game. |
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| 1. | Tomas Danilevičius | 1998 – | 18 (57) | 0,32 |
| 2. | Antanas Lingis | 1928 – 1938 | 12 (33) | 0,36 |
| 3. | Edgaras Jankauskas | 1991 – 2008 | 10 (56) | 0,18 |
| 4. | Virginijus Baltušnikas | 1990 – 1997 | 9 (42) | 0,21 |
| 5 | Jaroslavas Citavičius | 1926 – 1933 | 8 (24) | 0,33 |
| 6. | Valdas Ivanauskas | 1990 – 2000 | 8 (28) | 0,29 |
| 7. | Darius Maciulevičius | 1991 – 2005 | 8 (38) | 0,22 |
| 8. | Igoris Morinas | 1996 – 2007 | 7 (52) | 0,14 |
| 9. | Artūras Fomenka | 1996 – 2003 | 7 (23) | 0,3 |
| 10. | Tomas Ražanauskas | 1995 – 2004 | 7 (38) | 0,19 |
Most capped players
| # | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1. | Andrius Skerla | 1996 – | 74 | 1 |
| 2. | Aurelijus Skarbalius | 1991 – 2005 | 65 | 5 |
| Deividas Šemberas | 1996 – | 61 | 0 | |
| 4. | Gintaras Staučė | 1992 – 2004 | 61 | 0 |
| 5. | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 1991 – 2000 | 56 | 3 |
| Edgaras Jankauskas | 1991 – | 56 | 10 | |
| 6. | Tomas Žvirgždauskas | 1998 – | 55 | 0 |
| 8. | Igoris Morinas | 1996 – | 52 | 7 |
| Tomas Danilevičius | 1998 – | 52 | 17 | |
| 10. | Aidas Preikšaitis | 1992 – 2006 | 48 | 3 |
2010 Word Cup qualification
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Upcoming fixtures
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent |
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Recent results
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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| 14 October 2009 | World Cup 2010 | Marijampolė |
 Serbia |
Won 2 – 1 | Kalonas  20', Stanevičius 68' |
| 10 October 2009 | World Cup 2010 |  Innsbruck |
Austria |
Lost 2 – 1 | Stankevičius 66' |
| 12 August 2009 | Friendly |  Luxembourg (city) |
Luxembourg |
Won 1 – 0 | Danilevičius 40' |
| 6 June 2009 | World Cup 2010 | Marijampolė |
 Romania |
Lost 0 – 1 | |
| 1 April 2009 | World Cup 2010 |  Paris |
France |
Lost 1 – 0 | |
| 28 March 2009 | World Cup 2010 | Kaunas |
France |
Lost 0 – 1 | |
| 11 February 2009 | Friendly |  Albufeira |
 Andorra |
Won 3 – 1 | Velička 44', Šernas 55', Kavaliauskas 83' |
| 7 February 2009 | Friendly | Faro |
 Poland |
Draw 1 – 1 | Klimavičius 38' |
| 22 November 2008 | Mayors Cup | Kuressaare |
Estonia |
Draw 1 – 1 | Kavaliauskas 35' |
| 19 November 2008 | Mayors Cup | Tallinn |
 Moldova |
Draw 1 – 1 | Savenas 72' |
| 15 October 2008 | World Cup 2010 | Kaunas |
 Faroe Islands |
Won 1 – 0 | Danilevičius 22' |
| 11 October 2008 | World Cup 2010 | Belgrade |
Serbia |
Lost 3 – 0 | |
| 10 September 2008 | World Cup 2010 | Marijampolė |
Austria |
Won 2 – 0 | Danilevičius 52' 57' |
| 6 September 2008 | World Cup 2010 | Cluj |
Romania |
Won 3 – 0 | Stankevičius 31', Mikoliūnas 70', Kalonas 86' |
| 20 August 2008 | Friendly | Marijampolė |
Moldova |
Won 3 – 0 | Poškus 23' 54', Danilevičius 61' |
| 4 June 2008 | Friendly |  Burghausen |
 Russia |
Lost 1 – 4 | Savėnas 24' |
| 1 June 2008 | Baltic Cup |  Riga |
Latvia |
Lost 1 – 2 | Beniušis 82' |
| 31 May 2008 | Baltic Cup | Jūrmala |
Estonia |
Won 1 – 0 | Mižigurskis 87' |
| 27 May 2008 | Friendly |  Prague |
Czech Republic |
Lost 0 – 2 |
List of managers
| Name | Nat | From | To |
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| Benjaminas Zelkevičius | |
1990 | 1991 |
| Algimantas Liubinskas | |
1992 | 1994 |
| Benjaminas Zelkevičius | |
1995 | 1997 |
| Kęstutis Latoža | |
1998 | 1999 |
| Robertas Tautkus (caretaker) | |
1999 | 1999 |
| Stasys Stankus | |
1999 | 2000 |
| Julius Kvedaras (caretaker) | |
2000 | 2000 |
| Benjaminas Zelkevičius | |
2000 | 2003 |
| Algimantas Liubinskas | |
2003 | 2008 |
| José Couceiro | |
2008 | Present |
References
External links
- Lithuanian Football Association Official Site (Lithuanian)
- Lithuanian football news, videos, photos Unofficial Site (English)
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