Lithuania national football team

   

Lithuania
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Nickname-
AssociationLithuanian Football Federation
CoachAlgimantas Liubinskas
Most capsGintaras Stauce (60)
Top scorerAntanas Lingis (12)
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Home colours
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Away colours
First International
Lithuania 0 - 5 Estonia
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June, 1923)
Largest win
Lithuania 7 - 0 Estonia
(Riga, Latvia; 20 May, 1995)
Worst defeat
Egypt 10 - 0 Lithuania
(Paris, France; 1 June, 1924)
World Cup
Appearances none (First in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances none (First in -)
Best result-

The Lithuania national football team is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1939 Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union; the country proclaimed its renewed independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on the May 27th of that year.

Lithuania's largest victory came in 1995, against Estonia in the Baltic Cup. Lithuania is one of the weaker European football nations, mostly because it is one of a very few European nations where football is not the principal sport. Lithuania's national identity is tied very closely to basketball.

World Cup record

European Championship record

Famous players


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International Football

FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year
AFC (Asia) : Asian Cup | CAF (Africa) : African Nations Cup
CONMEBOL (South America) : Copa América | CONCACAF (North America) - Gold Cup
OFC (Oceania) : Oceania Cup | UEFA (Europe) : European Championships


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