# Latvia national under-17 football team

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

| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Under-17 format

| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Current players

* The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
* Match dates: 22–28 March 202
* Opposition: Switzerland, France and Albania
* Caps and goals correct as of: 25 October 2023, after the match against Moldova
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Henrijs Auseklis | (2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | JDFS Alberts |
| 1GK | Lukass Žuravļovs | (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | BFC Daugavpils |
| 2DF | Timurs Azarovs | (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| 2DF | Ivans Galajevs | (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Riga FC |
| 2DF | Ņikita Jemeļjanovs | (2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 18) | 8 | 2 | BFC Daugavpils |
| 2DF | Hugo Jesse | (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | FK Metta |
| 2DF | Alberts Krasovskis | (2006-11-25) 25 November 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | SYL FC |
| 2DF | Ēriks Maurs-Boks | (2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | Valmiera |
| 2DF | Ritvars Krists Zauska | (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Valmiera |
| 3MF | Kirils Artjomovs | (2006-05-09) 9 May 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Academ FC |
| 3MF | Raitis Rūdolfs Bomis | (2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | FK Metta |
| 3MF | Markuss Ivulāns | (2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | FK Metta |
| 3MF | Vladimirs Kostigovs | (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Riga FC |
| 3MF | Roberts Kudrjašovs | (2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | Riga FC |
| 3MF | Ņikita Martiņenko | (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18) | 7 | 0 | JDFS Alberts |
| 3MF | Tomašs Mickēvičs | (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Riga FC |
| 3MF | Roberts Rubulis | (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 18) | 8 | 0 | JDFS Alberts |
| 3MF | Markuss Strods | (2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dundalk FC |
| 4FW | Roberts Bočs | (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18) | 9 | 8 | Pisa |
| 4FW | Kristiāns Mežsargs | (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Frosinone |