The Lithuania national football team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in men's international football, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.
Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, they have successfully participated in the regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and their Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania has won the Baltic Cup championship 10 times out of 29 appearances, and only Latvia has won it more frequently. Despite this, Lithuania holds the record for winning the most consecutive Baltic Cup championships, four titles in a row from 1996 to 2000.
From 2012 until 2022, the team played their home matches at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius. Since 2022, they have played their home matches at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.
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History
On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the 1924 Olympics in France, losing 9–0 against Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the third edition of the Baltic Cup in Kaunas. On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the first Soviet annexation of the country.
Lithuania's first game following the declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi on 27 May 1990. In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world champions Italy 1–1 in Naples in a Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the World Cup final.
On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated Romania 3–0 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against Austria in Marijampolė on 10 September 2008. Lithuania finished their qualification in fifth, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
On 20 June 2010, Lithuania won their 10th Baltic Cup after beating Estonia 2-0.
In Lithuania's 2022-23 UEFA Nations League C campaign, they finished last in Group 1 after achieved just one draw against the Faroe Islands. As one of the two lowest ranked fourth placed teams, Lithuania had to play Gibraltar in a relegation playoff. Lithuania won both legs 1-0 to beat Gibraltar 2-0 on aggregate.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League games in September 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2026, after the match against Azerbaijan.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
Notes
PRE = Preliminary squad.
WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.
INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
RET = Retired from the national team.
Player records
As of 4 October 2026
Players in bold are still active with Lithuania.
Competitive record
UEFA Nations League
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
Baltic Cup
Lithuania has appeared in all 31 editions of the Baltic Cup and has won the compeitition 10 times as of 2026. In 2026 Baltic Cup, Lithuanian beat Latvia 5-4 on penalties in the semi-finals. Before losing to Estonia in the final, 1-0.
Head-to-head record
As of 4 October 2026.
Honours
Regional
Baltic Cup
Champions (10): 1930, 1935, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010
Runners-up (8): 1932, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2024, 2026
Third place (9): 1928, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1993, 2018, 2020