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General Information for Latvia

Latvijas Futbola Federacija
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1996
1.81m
Average age in 1996
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Gilis, Jānis (Coach)

Gilis Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Gilis, Jānis (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-04-27
Day of Death
2000-09-13
Matches
8 (6 / 2)
Goto coach Jānis Gilis

Players of Latvia in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Karavajevs, Oļegs 1961-02-13 Goalkeeper Germany FSV Zwickau 5 0 0 0 0 0
Laizāns, Raimonds 1964-08-05 Goalkeeper Latvia Skonto Rīga 2 0 0 0 0 0
Grigjans, Ēriks 1964-12-25 Goalkeeper Latvia Lokomotive Daugavpils 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zemļinskis, Mihails 1969-12-21 Centre Back Latvia Skonto Rīga 8 0 1 0 0 0
Stepanovs, Igors N 1976-01-21 Centre Back Latvia Skonto Rīga 7 1 0 0 0 0
Troickis, Igors 1969-01-11 Defender Latvia Skonto Rīga 6 1 0 0 0 0
Ševļakovs, Jurijs 1959-01-24 Defender Latvia Skonto Rīga 6 0 0 0 0 0
Zakreševskis, Artūrs 1971-08-07 Centre Back Latvia Daugava Rīga 3 2 0 0 0 0
Blagonadeždins, Olegs 1973-05-16 Right Back Latvia Skonto Rīga 2 0 0 0 0 0
Butkus, Rihards 1972-08-25 Defender Latvia Daugava Rīga 0 1 0 0 0 0
Monjaks, Boriss 1970-04-11 Defender Latvia Baltika Liepaja 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ivanovs, Valērijs 1970-02-23 Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 7 0 0 0 0 0
Štolcers, Andrejs 1974-07-08 Attacking Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 6 1 0 0 0 0
Astafjevs, Vitālijs 1971-04-03 Defensive Midfielder Austria Austria Wien 5 1 0 0 0 0
Bleidelis, Imants 1977-08-16 Centre Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Babičevs, Vladimirs 1968-04-22 Attacking Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 4 3 0 0 0 0
Zeiberliņš, Armands 1965-08-13 Midfielder Latvia Universitāte Rīga 3 0 0 0 0 0
Stradiņš, Aleksandrs 1968-10-15 Midfielder Latvia Daugava Rīga 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dolgopolovs, Vitālijs 1973-10-03 Midfielder Latvia Universitāte Rīga 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tarasovs, Sergejs 1971-01-16 Midfielder Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rimkus, Vīts 1973-06-21 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 6 0 2 0 0 0
Pahars, Marians 1976-08-05 Centre Forward Latvia Skonto Rīga 4 2 0 0 0 0
Bulders, Rolands 1965-03-12 Striker Hungary Stadler FC Kiskőrös 3 2 1 0 0 0
Jeļisejevs, Aleksandrs 1971-08-11 Centre Forward Latvia Skonto Rīga 1 2 1 0 0 0
Teplovs, Vitālijs 1970-03-20 Striker Malta Sliema Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Karašausks, Jurijs 1970-01-18 Striker Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Latvia in 1996

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-03-12
Cyprus
Cyprus
Latvia
Latvia
1:0 c
Cyprus vs. Latvia
Friendly
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
1996-07-07
Estonia
Estonia
Latvia
Latvia
1:1 c
Estonia vs. Latvia
Baltic 1996 - Group Stage
Narva Kreenholmi staadion
1996-07-08
Latvia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
1:2 c
Latvia vs. Lithuania
Baltic 1996 - Group Stage
Narva Kreenholmi staadion
1996-08-14
Latvia
Latvia
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Latvia vs. Finland
Friendly
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1996-09-01
Latvia
Latvia
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Latvia vs. Sweden
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1996-10-05
Latvia
Latvia
Scotland
Scotland
0:2 c
Latvia vs. Scotland
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1996-10-09
Belarus
Belarus
Latvia
Latvia
1:1 c
Belarus vs. Latvia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Stadyen Dynama
1996-11-09
Austria
Austria
Latvia
Latvia
2:1 c
Austria vs. Latvia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
8 Matches

Match Progress for Latvia in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Latvia

Opponent M W D L G
Lithuania
Lithuania
28 11 5 12 37
Estonia
Estonia
28 15 10 3 45
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
12 9 2 1 19
Andorra
Andorra
12 8 4 0 24
Georgia
Georgia
10 3 2 5 10
Turkey
Turkey
9 1 5 3 14
Austria
Austria
8 3 0 5 13
Greece
Greece
8 1 2 5 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
8 2 5 1 6
Israel
Israel
8 1 1 6 6
Poland
Poland
8 1 0 7 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 2 0 5 4
Malta
Malta
7 3 1 3 8
Hungary
Hungary
7 1 0 6 7
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
7 6 1 0 20
Iceland
Iceland
7 2 2 3 19
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 2 4 1 7
Belarus
Belarus
6 1 1 4 7
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 1 4 1 4
Finland
Finland
6 2 1 3 10
Sweden
Sweden
6 1 1 4 3
Croatia
Croatia
6 0 0 6 1
Armenia
Armenia
6 2 1 3 7
Albania
Albania
6 0 6 0 7
Portugal
Portugal
6 0 0 6 4
Ireland
Ireland
6 0 0 6 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 0 0 5 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
5 0 1 4 3
San Marino
San Marino
5 4 1 0 9
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 1 0 4 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
5 0 0 5 0
Moldova
Moldova
5 3 0 2 11
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 0 3 2 5
Norway
Norway
4 1 1 2 4
Denmark
Denmark
4 0 1 3 1
Czechia
Czechia
4 0 1 3 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 0 2 2 2
Spain
Spain
4 0 1 3 0
Russia
Russia
4 0 1 3 2
Scotland
Scotland
4 0 0 4 1
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 3 0 1 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 0 1 2 1
Romania
Romania
3 0 0 3 0
Wales
Wales
3 0 0 3 0
Cyprus
Cyprus
3 0 1 2 1
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 0
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 1
Oman
Oman
2 1 0 1 4
Belgium
Belgium
2 0 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 0 0 2 1
North Korea
North Korea
2 1 1 0 3
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 1 1 1
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 0 0 2 0
Japan
Japan
2 0 1 1 2
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 0 0 1 3
France
France
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 0 1 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
China
China
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 0
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 0 0 1 4
Qatar
Qatar
1 0 0 1 1
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 0 1 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Angola
Angola
1 0 1 0 1
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 0 1 0
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