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The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in men's international football, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.

Nickname(s)Rinktinė (National team)
Trispalvės (Tricolours)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
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Lithuania
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Nickname(s)Rinktinė (National team)
Trispalvės (Tricolours)
AssociationLietuvos Futbolo Federacija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEdgaras Jankauskas
CaptainFedor Černych
Most capsFedor Černych (103)
Top scorerTomas Danilevičius (19)
Home stadiumDarius and Girėnas Stadium
FIFA codeLTU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 148 Decrease 2 (1 April 2026)[1]
Highest37 (October 2008)
Lowest149 (December 2017)
First international
 Lithuania 0–5 Estonia 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923)
Biggest win
 Lithuania 7–0 Estonia 
(Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 10–0 Lithuania 
(Paris, France; 27 May 1924)
Baltic Cup
Appearances30 (first in 1928)
Best resultChampions (1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010)
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Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship (owed mainly to the local public's preference for basketball), they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 10 times out of 29 appearances, and only Latvia has won it more frequently. Despite this, Lithuania holds the record for winning the most consecutive Baltic Cup championships, four titles in a row from 1996 to 2000.

From 2012 until 2022, the team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius. Since 2022, they have played their home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.

History

Lithuanian football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics

On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in Kaunas.[2] On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the first Soviet annexation of the country.[3]

Lithuania's first game following the declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi on 27 May 1990.[4] In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the 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 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.

Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a 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 2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win."[5] It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė on 10 September 2008.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

7 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–0  Lithuania Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
10 June 2025 Friendly Denmark  5–0  Lithuania Odense, Denmark
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 13,087
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  1–1  Malta Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45
Report Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium
Attendance: 7,854
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  2–3  Netherlands Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 Report
Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium
Attendance: 14,797
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
9 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Finland  2–1  Lithuania Helsinki, Finland
21:45 Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,819
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
12 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  0–2  Poland Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 Report Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium
Attendance: 11,741
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
13 November 2025 Friendly Lithuania  0–0  Israel Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)
17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Netherlands  4–0  Lithuania Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 46,913
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

2026

26 March 2026 Friendly Moldova  0–2  Lithuania Chișinău, Moldova
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 4,328
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
29 March 2026 Friendly Lithuania  0–2  Georgia Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3 Gineitis Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+3' Report Mikautadze 70' (pen.), 84' Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 7,726
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
6 June 2026 2026 Baltic Cup Lithuania  v  Latvia Kaunas, Lithuania
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium

Coaching staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position[6] Name
Manager Lithuania Edgaras Jankauskas
Assistant coach Lithuania Andrius Velička
Assistant coach Lithuania Vaidas Sabaliauskas
Fitness coach Lithuania Georgas Freidgeimas
Goalkeeping coach Lithuania Audrius Paškevičius
Analyst Lithuania Rokas Pranaitis
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Managers history

More information Name, Nat ...
Name Nat From To Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win%
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Lithuania19901991 312074033.33
Algimantas Liubinskas Lithuania19921994 2978142948024.14
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Lithuania19951997 29126114541041.38
Kęstutis Latoža Lithuania19981999 185491524027.78
Robertas Tautkus (caretaker) Lithuania19991999 100103000.00
Stasys Stankus Lithuania20002000 8206818025.00
Julius Kvedaras (caretaker) Lithuania20002000 100116000.00
Benjaminas Zelkevičius Lithuania20012003 1943122041021.05
Algimantas Liubinskas Lithuania20032008 50186265465036.00
José Couceiro Portugal20082009 156361715040.00
Raimondas Žutautas Lithuania20102011 164391122025.00
Csaba László Hungary20122013 1624101228012.50
Igoris Pankratjevas Lithuania20132015 2155111431023.81
Edgaras Jankauskas Lithuania20162018 2635181450011.54
Valdas Urbonas Lithuania20192021 2454151749020.83
Valdas Ivanauskas Lithuania20212022 132110629015.38
Reinhold Breu (interim) Germany20222022 402214000.00
Edgaras Jankauskas Lithuania2023present 2949161935013.79
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Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the Baltic Cup tournament in June 2026.[7]
  • Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2026, after the match against Georgia.
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Tomas Švedkauskas (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 31) 17 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Kauno Žalgiris
1GK Ignas Plūkas (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 32) 1 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Sūduva
1GK Arnas Voitinovičius (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Portuguese Football Federation S.L. Benfica

13 2DF Justas Lasickas (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 28) 69 3 Croatian Football Federation HNK Rijeka
3 2DF Edgaras Utkus (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 25) 25 0 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Kholood Club
2 2DF Artemijus Tutyškinas (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 22) 23 0 Football Association of Slovenia NK Celje
20 2DF Rokas Lekiatas (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 27) 15 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Kauno Žalgiris
19 2DF Klaudijus Upstas (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 31) 14 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Žalgiris
18 2DF Vilius Armalas (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 25) 9 0 Hungarian Football Federation MTK Budapest FC
16 2DF Matijus Remeikis (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 23) 4 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FC Hegelmann
20 2DF Žygimantas Baltrūnas (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 24) 2 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Sūduva
2DF Edvinas Kloniūnas (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Transinvest

11 3MF Arvydas Novikovas (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 35) 96 12 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Riteriai
6 3MF Modestas Vorobjovas (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 30) 50 1 Turkish Football Federation İstanbulspor AŞ
15 3MF Gvidas Gineitis (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 22) 30 5 Italian Football Federation Torino FC
20 3MF Eligijus Jankauskas (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 27) 12 0 Israel Football Association Hapoel Rishon LeZion
10 3MF Tomas Kalinauskas (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 26) 10 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Roda JC (on loan)
7 3MF Motiejus Burba (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 22) 4 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Kauno Žalgiris
16 3MF Lukas Michelbrink (2005-04-15) 15 April 2005 (age 21) 2 0 German Football Association FC Energie Cottbus
21 3MF Vaidas Magdušauskas (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Banga
3MF Domantas Šluta (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Transinvest

14 4FW Armandas Kučys (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 23) 17 5 Football Association of Slovenia NK Celje
22 4FW Meinardas Mikulėnas (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Sūduva
4FW Ignas Venckus (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Lithuanian Football Federation FK Banga
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Edvinas Gertmonas (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 29) 25 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj  Georgia, 29 March 2026
GK Marius Adamonis (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 29) 1 0 Italy FC Südtirol  Georgia, 29 March 2026
GK Džiugas Bartkus (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 36) 13 0 Bahrain Al-Riffa SC  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
GK Vincentas Šarkauskas (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Lithuania FK Žalgiris  Poland, 12 October 2025

DF Edvinas Girdvainis (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 33) 63 2 Lithuania FK Transinvest  Georgia, 29 March 2026
DF Pijus Širvys (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 28) 30 4 Slovenia NK Maribor  Georgia, 29 March 2026
DF Sigitas Olberkis (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 29) 0 0 Albania AF Elbasani  Georgia, 29 March 2026
DF Markas Beneta (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 32) 26 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
DF Kipras Kažukolovas (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 25) 17 0 Kazakhstan FC Astana  Denmark, 10 June 2025

MF Gratas Sirgėdas (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 31) 30 3 Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris  Georgia, 29 March 2026
MF Giedrius Matulevičius (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 29) 13 1 Lithuania FK Žalgiris  Georgia, 29 March 2026
MF Deividas Šešplaukis (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 28) 6 0 Lithuania FK Žalgiris  Georgia, 29 March 2026
MF Paulius Golubickas (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 26) 39 2 Lithuania FK Žalgiris  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
MF Fedor Černych (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 35) 103 15 Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
MF Domantas Šimkus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 30) 31 0 Malta Marsaxlokk FC  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
MF Domantas Antanavičius (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 27) 6 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
MF Gabrielius Micevičius (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 23) 0 0 Lithuania FA Šiauliai  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
MF Vykintas Slivka (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 31) 74 3 Japan Sagan Tosu  Poland, 12 October 2025
MF Artūr Dolžnikov (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25) 22 1 Czech Republic SK Sigma Olomouc  Finland, 9 October 2025
MF Titas Milašius (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 25) 11 0 Lithuania FK Sūduva  Denmark, 10 June 2025

FW Edgaras Dubickas (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 27) 7 0 Italy Ternana Calcio  Georgia, 29 March 2026
FW Gytis Paulauskas (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 26) 28 3 South Korea Jeju SK FC  Netherlands, 17 November 2025
FW Nauris Petkevičius (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 26) 4 0 India Inter Kashi FC  Poland, 12 October 2025
FW Romualdas Jansonas (2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 20) 5 0 Portugal CF Os Belenenses (skol.)  Netherlands, 7 September 2025
FW Manfredas Ruzgis (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 29) 3 0 Albania KF Vora  Denmark, 10 June 2025
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Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.
  • INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.

Player records

As of 26 March 2026[8]
Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.

Most appearances

Fedor Černych is Lithuania's most capped player with 103 appearances.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Fedor Černych 103 15 2012–present
2 Saulius Mikoliūnas 101 5 2004–2022
3 Arvydas Novikovas 96 12 2010–present
4 Andrius Skerla 84 1 1996–2011
5 Deividas Šemberas 82 0 1996–2013
6 Vykintas Slivka 74 3 2015–present
7 Tomas Danilevičius 71 19 1998–2012
8 Justas Lasickas 68 3 2018–present
9 Žydrūnas Karčemarskas 66 0 2003–2013
10 Aurelijus Skarbalius 65 5 1991–2005
Marius Stankevičius 65 5 2001–2013
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Top goalscorers

Tomas Danilevičius is Lithuania's top scorer with 19 goals.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Tomas Danilevičius 19 71 0.27 1998–2012
2 Fedor Černych 15 103 0.15 2012–present
3 Antanas Lingis 12 33 0.36 1928–1938
Arvydas Novikovas 12 96 0.13 2010–present
5 Edgaras Jankauskas 10 56 0.18 1991–2008
6 Virginijus Baltušnikas 9 42 0.21 1990–1998
7 Jaroslavas Citavičius 8 24 0.33 1926–1933
Valdas Ivanauskas 8 28 0.29 1992–2000
Darius Maciulevičius 8 38 0.21 1991–2005
Robertas Poškus 8 48 0.17 1999–2011
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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Did not qualify 1 0 0 1 0 2
France 1938 2 0 0 2 3 9
Brazil 1950 to Italy 1990 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did not qualify 12 2 3 7 8 21
France 1998 10 5 2 3 11 8
South Korea Japan 2002 8 0 2 6 3 20
Germany 2006 10 2 4 4 8 9
South Africa 2010 10 4 0 6 10 11
Brazil 2014 10 3 2 5 9 11
Russia 2018 10 1 3 6 7 20
Qatar 2022 8 1 0 7 4 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 8 0 3 5 6 15
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/11 89 18 19 52 69 145
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UEFA European Championship

More information UEFA European Championship record, Qualifying record ...
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 13 12
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 3 2 5 8 16
Portugal 2004 8 3 1 4 7 11
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 5 1 6 11 13
Poland Ukraine 2012 8 1 2 5 4 13
France 2016 10 3 1 6 7 18
European Union 2020 8 0 1 7 5 25
Germany 2024 8 1 3 4 8 14
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 0/8 74 21 12 41 63 122
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UEFA Nations League

More information UEFA Nations League record, Season** ...
UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 4 6006316Same position39th
2020–21 C 4 622257Same position41st
2022–23 C 1 8215414Same position47th
2024–25 C 2 6006411Fall48th
Total 26 4 3 19 16 48 39th
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Baltic Cup

Head-to-head record

As of 29 March 2026.

More information Opponent, P ...
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Honours

Regional

See also

References

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