The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.
The team is for Latvian 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. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history Prior to Latvia's independence in 1991, Latvian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Latvian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Latvia 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 18 September 1993 against Russia U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Russia and Norway.
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
Under-16 format YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1994did not qualify 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001Total0/8000000
Under-17 format YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 2002did not qualify 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022did not qualify 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027Qualified as hosts 2028TBDTotal0/22000000
Current players The following players were called up for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
See also Latvia national football team Latvia national under-21 football team Latvia national under-19 football team
References
External links Official website of the Latvian Football Federation