Lithuania national under-21 football team
| Association | Lietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andrius Skerla | ||
| |||
| 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
- 1978 to 1992 - see Soviet Union
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/16 | 136 | 36 | 14 | 86 | 116 | 236 | '−120 | ||||||||
Recent results
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| 21 March 2025 | Lithuania | Latvia | 0:2 | Friendly |
| 23 March 2025 | Lithuania | FK Banga | 0:2 | Friendly |
| 7 June 2025 | Lithuania | DFK Dainava | 1:0 | Friendly |
| 10 June 2025 | Lithuania | FK Tauras | 1:1 | Friendly |
| 5 September 2025 | Lithuania | Ukraine U-21 | 0:4 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 9 September 2025 | Lithuania | Hungary U-21 | 1:1 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 10 October 2025 | Turkey | Turkey U-21 | 0:2 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 14 October 2025 | Netherlands | Netherlands U-21 | 0:2 | Friendly |
| 13 November 2025 | Croatia | Croatia U-21 | 0:4 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 18 November 2025 | Lithuania | Turkey U-21 | 1:2 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q |
| 2026 | ||||
| 27 March 2026 | Slovakia | Ukraine U-21 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q | |
| 1 October 2026 | Hungary | Hungary U-21 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q | |
| 6 October 2026 | Lithuania | Croatia U-21 | 2027 UEFA U-21 Q | |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H matches against Ukraine U-21 on 27 March 2026.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Turkey U-21.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Paulius Linkevičius | 20 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | FA Šiauliai | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Julius Virvilas | 23 June 2004 | 5 | 0 | FK Transinvest | |||||||||
| 12 | GK | Arnas Voitinovičius | 30 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | S.L. Benfica | |||||||||
| 17 | DF | Maksim Andrejev | 9 June 2004 | 4 | 0 | FK Banga | |||||||||
| 18 | DF | Nojus Vytis Audinis | 15 February 2006 | 6 | 1 | FK Teplice | |||||||||
| DF | Edgaras Bierontas | 3 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | FA Šiauliai | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Tautvydas Burdzilauskas | 18 May 2005 | 7 | 0 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | Domas Slendzoka | 22 February 2004 | 10 | 0 | FC Hegelmann | |||||||||
| 13 | DF | Motiejus Šapola | 19 April 2006 | 4 | 0 | US Pontedera 1912 | |||||||||
| 11 | DF | Martynas Šetkus | 7 October 2005 | 6 | 0 | FK Žalgiris | |||||||||
| MF | Simas Civilka | 6 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | FK Riteriai | ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Ernestas Gudelevičius | 14 January 2005 | 8 | 0 | Siracusa Calcio 1924 | |||||||||
| 21 | MF | Esmilis Kaušinis | 31 May 2004 | 4 | 0 | FC Hegelmann | |||||||||
| 21 | MF | Adrian Lickūnas | 28 March 2006 | 1 | 0 | US Cremonese | |||||||||
| MF | Sidas Praleika | 25 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | FK Banga | ||||||||||
| MF | Patrikas Pranckus | 29 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | FA Šiauliai | ||||||||||
| 19 | MF | Faustas Steponavičius | 8 June 2004 | 19 | 4 | FK Sūduva | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | Domantas Šluta | 1 October 2004 | 6 | 1 | FK Transinvest | |||||||||
| MF | Jonas Usavičius | 23 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | FK Riteriai | ||||||||||
| 14 | MF | Denis Ževžikovas | 10 August 2004 | 7 | 0 | FC Džiugas | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | Romualdas Jansonas | 23 June 2005 | 7 | 1 | C.F. Os Belenenses | |||||||||
List of managers
| Name | Nat | 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 | 2022 | |
| Tomas Ražanauskas | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Rokas Garastas | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Andrius Skerla | 2026 |
See also
- Lithuania national football team
- Lithuania national under-19 football team
- Lithuania national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "Vaikinų U21 rinktinė" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.