Lithuania national under-21 football team

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

Lithuania Under-21

Association	Lietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Tomas Ražanauskas
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)

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

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	2018 U-21 Baltic Cup
4 June 2018	Gargždai, Lithuania	Latvia	1 – 0	2018 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
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	1:5	2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup
20 November 2022	Lithuania	Latvia	1:2	2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup
2023
25 March 2023	Kaunas, Lithuania	FC Hegelmann	1:1	Friendly
28 March 2023	Panevėžys, Lithuania	FK Panevėžys	1:2	Friendly
16 June 2023	Lithuania	Denmark	1:2	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
9 September 2023	Lithuania	DFK Dainava	0:3	Friendly
13 September 2023	Lithuania	Wales	2:3	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
17 October 2023	Lithuania	Iceland	0:1	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
19 November 2023	Malta	Malta	2:1	Friendly

Upcoming matches and latest results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
2024
22 March 2024	Wales	Wales	1:2	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
26 March 2024	Denmark	Denmark	0:3	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
6 June 2024	Estonia	Latvia	1:1, pen.2:4	2024 Under-21 Baltic Cup
9 June 2024	Estonia	Finland	0:2	2024 Under-21 Baltic Cup
6 September 2024	Lithuania	Czech Republic	1:2	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
10 October 2024	Iceland	Iceland	2:0	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
15 October 2024	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	0:3	2025 UEFA U-21 Q
2025
21 March 2025	Lithuania	Latvia		Friendly
23 March 2025	Lithuania	FK Banga		Friendly

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly games in March 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Czech Republic.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rimvydas Kiriejevas	(2004-01-19) January 19, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	RCD Mallorca
12	1GK	Arnas Voitinovičius	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	S.L. Benfica
21	1GK	Rokas Bagdonavičius	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	FC Hegelmann
23	2DF	Domas Slendzoka	(2004-02-22) February 22, 2004 (age 21)	5	0	FC Hegelmann
15	2DF	Eduardas Jurjonas	(2004-05-30) May 30, 2004 (age 21)	4	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris
4	2DF	Milanas Rutkovskis	(2005-07-03) July 3, 2005 (age 20)	2	0	FK Riteriai
3	2DF	Tautvydas Burdzilauskas	(2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris
5	2DF	Džiugas Aleksa	(2004-04-01) April 1, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	FK Žalgiris
	2DF	Nojus Vytis Audinis	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	FK Teplice
	2DF	Pijus Nainys	(2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris
	2DF	Naglis Paliušis	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	DFK Dainava
18	3MF	Martynas Džiugas	(2004-02-02) February 2, 2004 (age 21)	4	0	FK Be1
20	3MF	Esmilis Kaušinis	(2004-05-31) May 31, 2004 (age 21)	4	0	FC Hegelmann
8	3MF	Dariuš Stankevičius	(2004-06-10) June 10, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	FK Sūduva
13	3MF	Martynas Šetkus	(2005-10-07) October 7, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	FK Žalgiris
6	3MF	Ernestas Gudelevičius ⭐	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	ACF Fiorentina
8	3MF	Nikita Pavlovskij	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Pafos FC
15	3MF	Nidas Vosylius	(2005-07-15) July 15, 2005 (age 20)	0	0	FK Kauno Žalgiris
	3MF	Kajus Bička	(2004-11-29) November 29, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	FK Žalgiris
	3MF	Denis Ževžikovas	(2004-08-10) August 10, 2004 (age 21)	0	0	DFK Dainava
19	4FW	Faustas Steponavičius ⭐	(2004-06-08) June 8, 2004 (age 21)	12	4	FK Panevėžys
17	4FW	Nojus Lukšys	(2004-06-19) June 19, 2004 (age 21)	6	0	FK Sūduva
9	4FW	Romualdas Jansonas ⭐	(2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 20)	2	1	FK Kauno Žalgiris

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 [lt]		2025

See also

• Lithuania national football team