Lithuania national under-21 football team

The Lithuania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Lithuania and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation.

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)

UEFA U-21 Championship record

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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
Total 0/15 128 35 14 79 109 220 −111

Recent results

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

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against   Iceland and   Czech Republic in October 2024.[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
12 1GK Julius Virvilas (2004-06-23) June 23, 2004 (age 20) 8 0   Calcio Desenzano
1 1GK Rimvydas Kiriejevas (2004-01-19) January 19, 2004 (age 20) 2 0   RCD Mallorca B
2 2DF Nojus Stankevičius (2002-02-01) February 1, 2002 (age 22) 12 0   FK Riteriai
16 2DF Matijus Remeikis (2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 21) 12 0   PFK Botev Plovdiv
13 2DF Natanas Žebrauskas (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 22) 11 0   FK Banga
23 2DF Domas Slendzoka (2004-02-22) February 22, 2004 (age 20) 5 0   FK Be1
15 2DF Eduardas Jurjonas (2004-05-30) May 30, 2004 (age 20) 4 0   FK Be1
5 2DF Marius Skirmantas (2004-04-09) April 9, 2004 (age 20) 3 0   FK Babrungas
4 2DF Milanas Rutkovskis (2005-07-03) July 3, 2005 (age 19) 2 0   FK Riteriai
3 2DF Tautvydas Burdzilauskas (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0   FK Sūduva
14 3MF Karolis Žebrauskas (2002-06-12) June 12, 2002 (age 22) 18 0   FA Šiauliai
11 3MF Deividas Dovydaitis (2003-01-26) January 26, 2003 (age 21) 17 1   FA Šiauliai
10 3MF Titas Buzas (2004-06-14) June 14, 2004 (age 20) 11 0   FC Hegelmann
18 3MF Martynas Džiugas (2004-02-02) February 2, 2004 (age 20) 4 0   FK Be1
21 3MF Esmilis Kaušinis (2004-05-31) May 31, 2004 (age 20) 4 0   FC Hegelmann
3 3MF Ernestas Burdzilauskas (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 3 0   FK Sūduva
13 3MF Martynas Šetkus (2005-10-07) October 7, 2005 (age 19) 2 0   FK Žalgiris
8 3MF Simas Civilka (2005-03-06) March 6, 2005 (age 19) 0 0   FK Riteriai
7 4FW Motiejus Burba (2003-08-10) August 10, 2003 (age 21) 17 1   FK Sūduva
19 4FW Faustas Steponavičius (2004-06-08) June 8, 2004 (age 20) 12 4   PFC Septemvri Sofia
17 4FW Eridanas Bagužas (2004-07-28) July 28, 2004 (age 20) 4 0   PK-35
9 4FW Romualdas Jansonas (2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 19) 2 1   FK Žalgiris

List of managers

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U21 rinktinės sudėtis" (in Lithuanian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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