Lithuania national under-21 football team

Lithuania Under-21
Association	Lietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Fabio Mazzone
Captain	Karolis Žebrauskas
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Austria 1–1 Lithuania ; (Vienna, Austria; 14 April 1992)
Biggest win
	Estonia 0–5 Lithuania ; (Pärnu, Estonia; 15 August 1995)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 8–0 Lithuania ; (Talavera de la Reina, Spain; 25 March 2022)

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

UEFA U-21 Championship record

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

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	U-21 Baltic Cup
4 June 2018	Gargždai, Lithuania	Latvia	1 – 0	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

Latest results
Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
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		2022 m. Under-21 Baltic Cup
20 November 2022	Lithuania	Latvia		2022 m. Under-21 Baltic Cup

Players

Current squad

The following players were called-up for the 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup matches.^[1]
Match dates: 16 and 20 November 2022
Opposition: Estonia and Latvia
Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against Hungary

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Geraldas Širvinskas	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Riteriai
1GK	Danas Šimkevičius	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Panevėžys
1GK	Julius Virvilas	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Dolomiti Bellunesi

2DF	Matas Dedura	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Nevėžis
2DF	Dovydas Jansonas	(2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 (age 21)	9	0	Atmosfera
2DF	Gabrielis Nikonovas	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Jonava
2DF	Matijus Remeikis	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Panevėžys
2DF	Domas Slendzoka	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Be1 NFA
2DF	Nojus Stankevičius	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Jonava
2DF	Gustas Zabita	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Šiauliai

3MF	Titas Buzas	(2004-06-14) 14 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Augsburg
3MF	Deividas Dovydatis	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Šiauliai
3MF	Eimantas Dzinga	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Panevėžys
3MF	Martynas Džiugas	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Be1 NFA
3MF	Emilis Gasiūnas	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Šiauliai
3MF	Gabrielius Micevičius	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Šiauliai
3MF	Deimantas Rimpa	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Riteriai
3MF	Rokas Antanas Župerka	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Nevėžis

4FW	Motiejus Burba	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Žalgiris
4FW	Kristupas Keršys	(2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Metta
4FW	Juozas Lubas	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Jonava
4FW	Meinardas Mikulėnas	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Žalgiris
4FW	Faustas Steponavičius	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 19)	2	1	Jarun Zagreb

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve are remain available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Žygimantas Baltrūnas	(2002-03-11) March 11, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	FK Sūduva	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022
DF	Motiejus Slivka	(2003-02-14) February 14, 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FK Ekranas	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022

MF	Karolis Žebrauskas	(2002-06-12) June 12, 2002 (age 21)	7	0	FK Banga	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022
MF	Gustas Jarusevičius	(2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 21)	3	0	FK Žalgiris	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022
MF	Žygimantas Baguška	(2002-04-09) April 9, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	FK Panevėžys	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022
MF	Linas Zingertas	(2002-01-26) January 26, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	FK Sūduva	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022
MF	Gustas Žederštreimas	(2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FK Panevėžys	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022

FW	Armandas Kučys	(2003-02-27) February 27, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Oskarshamns AIK	v. Hungary, 27 September 2022

List of managers

Name	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

References

^ "Paskelbta Lietuvos vaikinų rinktinės sudėtis Baltijos taurei" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

External links

UEFA Under-21 website

[1] "Paskelbta Lietuvos vaikinų rinktinės sudėtis Baltijos taurei" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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