The Lithuania national under-17 football team or Lithuania U-17 represents Lithuania in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
| Association | Lithuanian Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Andrius Velička | ||
| FIFA code | LTU | ||
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| European U-17 Championships | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
The team is for Lithuanian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. The U-17 team is a feeder to the under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history
editPrior to Lithuania's independence in 1991, Lithuanian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Lithuania U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 30 August 1993 against Wales U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Wales and Iceland.[1]
Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.
European Championship
editUnder-16 format
edit| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1994 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1995 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1996 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1997 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1998 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1999 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2000 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2001 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under-17 format
edit| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2003 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2004 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2005 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2006 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2008 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2010 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2011 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2012 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2013 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2014 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2015 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2016 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2017 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2019 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
 2021
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| 2022 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2023 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2024 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Recent results
edit| October 31, 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification |  Georgia | 3:0 | Lithuania | Rustavi, Georgia |
Avtandil Mašava 32' 32' Teimuraz Odikadze 83' 89' |
| October 28, 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Israel | 1:1 | Lithuania | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Karem Zoabi 37' |
6' Lukas Jonaitis |
| October 25, 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | England | 3:1 | Lithuania | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Michael Golding 17' 51' Ethan Nwaneri 81' |
80' Mantas Malatokas |
| September 15, 2022 Friendly | Lithuania | 2:2 | Slovakia | Jonava, Lithuania |
| Adrian Lickūnas 16' Ernestas Januš Zdanovič 16' |
9' Šimon Faško 13' Nino Žiga |
| September 13, 2022 Friendly | Lithuania | 0:2 | Slovakia | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 44' Leopold Mizerák 76' František Kóša |
| August 10, 2022 preparation camp | Lithuania | 1-4 | FK Nevėžis | |
| Karolis Šutovičius |
| 3 July 2022 2022 Baltic Cup | Latvia  | 4:0 | Lithuania | Jari Litmanen Areena, Finland |
| Roberts Bočs 16' 46' Daniels Radzenieks 26' Nojus Vytis Audinis 57' (og) |
Referee: Miika Pesonen |
| 1 July 2022 2022 Baltic Cup | Finland  | 1:0 | Lithuania | Jari Litmanen Areena, Finland |
| Macar Ajoung 90+2' |
Referee: Miika Pesonen |
| 29 June 2022 2022 Baltic Cup | Estonia | 3:3 | Lithuania | Eerikkilän urheiluopisto, Finland |
| Mihhail Jumankin 39' Gregor Roivassepp 55' Stevin Kerge 63' |
8' Martynas Stūrys 31' Dominykas Kviklys 90+4' Emilijus Jermolajev |
Referee: Amir Hajizadeh |
| 24 April 2022 UEFA Development Tournament 2022 | Guyana  | 0:5 | Lithuania | Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1' Artiom Osipovič 12' Matas Latvys 19' Emilijus Jermolajev 66' Rokas Katkauskas 90' Aurimas Čypas |
Referee: Edvin Trakić |
| 21 April 2022 UEFA Development Tournament 2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 4:0 | Lithuania | Bosnia and Herzegovina football federation training centre, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Aleksa Popović 13' Marko Brekalo 38', 45' Nedim Keranović 74' |
| 19 April 2022 UEFA Development Tournament 2022 | Montenegro  | 2:0 | Lithuania | Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Andrej Camaj 11' Marko Perović 90+7' |
Referee: Senad Heljić |
Past results
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Current squad
editThe following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches on 29 October - 4 November 2024.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kristupas Čepulis | 2 August 2008 | Wolfsberger AC
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| 12 | GK | Artiom Šankin | 3 February 2008 | FK Riteriai
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| 2 | DF | Paulius Stankus | 15 December 2008 | FK Be1
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| 3 | DF | Dovydas Balsys | 5 October 2008 | FA Panevėžys
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| 4 | DF | Jugas Turčinskas | 17 January 2008 | FK Be1
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| 5 | DF | Julius Plančiūnas | 12 July 2008 | FK Žalgiris
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| 13 | DF | Oskar Pukelis | 29 February 2008 |  AIK Solna
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| 14 | DF | Tomas Jonyla | 7 January 2009 | West Ham United FC
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| 6 | DF | Dovas Grudzinskas | 17 September 2008 | FK Transinvest
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| 7 | MF | Dominykas Taučas | 7 February 2008 |  Valencia CF
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| 8 | MF | Adomas Buikus | 11 June 2008 | FK Žalgiris
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| 10 | MF | Justas Rakauskas | 10 March 2008 | FK Be1
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| 11 | MF | Grant Emerhi | 1 January 2008 |  New England Revolution
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| 15 | MF | Simas Grabauskas | 4 January 2008 | Vilnius FA
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| 16 | MF | Klemensas Gustas | 22 July 2008 | FK Žalgiris
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| 17 | MF | Karolis Kuodis | 4 June 2008 | FK Be1
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| 18 | MF | Ignas Gelgota | 21 October 2008 | Norrby IF
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| 20 | MF | Vakaris Bradūnas | 6 May 2008 | FK Žalgiris
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| 9 | FW | Rodion Piazenko | 1 March 2008 | AS Monaco
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| 19 | FW | Carmine Lukas Mennea | 27 April 2009 |  UC Sampdoria
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Managers
edit- Rolandas Džiaukštas - 2021[5]
- Robert Kilin - 2022[6]
- Andrius Velička - 2023[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Vaikinų U-17 rinktinė" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "VK posėdyje patvirtinti jaunimo rinktinių treneriai ir nauja futbolo ugdymo organizacijų sertifikavimo sistema".
- ^ "Patvirtinti pasikeitimai Lietuvos rinktinių trenerių štabuose".
- ^ "Vykdomojo komiteto posėdyje patvirtinti Lietuvos nacionalinių rinktinių treneriai bei aptarti kiti klausimai - Lietuvos futbolo federacija". 30 January 2023.