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General Information for Latvia

Latvijas Futbola Federacija
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
25.8
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Gilis, Jānis (Coach)

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Gilis, Jānis (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-04-27
Day of Death
2000-09-13
Matches
14 (8 / 6)
Goto coach Jānis Gilis

Players of Latvia in 1997

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 7 0 0 0 0 0
Laizāns, Raimonds 1964-08-05 Goalkeeper Latvia Skonto Rīga 6 0 0 0 0 0
Koļinko, Aleksandrs 1975-06-18 Goalkeeper Latvia Skonto Rīga 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zemļinskis, Mihails 1969-12-21 Centre Back Israel Hapoel Kfar-Saba 13 0 1 0 0 0
Ševļakovs, Jurijs 1959-01-24 Defender Latvia Skonto Rīga 12 0 2 0 0 0
Stepanovs, Igors N 1976-01-21 Centre Back Latvia Skonto Rīga 12 0 1 0 0 0
Blagonadeždins, Olegs 1973-05-16 Right Back Latvia Skonto Rīga 8 3 1 0 0 0
Troickis, Igors 1969-01-11 Defender Russia Kristall Smolensk 6 1 0 0 0 0
Lobaņovs, Valentīns 1971-10-23 Centre Back Russia Metallurg Lipetsk 3 0 0 0 0 0
Zakreševskis, Artūrs 1971-08-07 Centre Back Latvia Daugava Rīga 2 8 0 0 0 0
Isakovs, Aleksandrs 1973-09-16 Centre Back Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 1 0 0 0 0
Zirnis, Dzintars 1977-04-25 Left Back Latvia Metalurgs Liepāja 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bleidelis, Imants 1977-08-16 Centre Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 12 1 2 0 0 0
Ivanovs, Valērijs 1970-02-23 Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 12 0 0 0 0 0
Babičevs, Vladimirs 1968-04-22 Attacking Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 11 1 2 0 0 0
Štolcers, Andrejs 1974-07-08 Attacking Midfielder Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 9 5 1 0 0 0
Astafjevs, Vitālijs 1971-04-03 Defensive Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 9 0 1 0 0 0
Linards, Ainārs 1964-05-12 Attacking Midfielder Latvia Metalurgs Liepāja 2 2 0 0 0 0
Koļesņičenko, Vladimirs 1980-05-04 Attacking Midfielder Latvia Skonto Rīga 2 1 0 0 0 0
Zeiberliņš, Armands 1965-08-13 Midfielder Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 2 1 0 0 0 0
Stradiņš, Aleksandrs 1968-10-15 Midfielder Latvia Daugava Rīga 1 3 0 0 0 0
Burlakovs, Edgars 1974-01-06 Centre Midfielder Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ziziļevs, Mihails 1973-12-27 Right Midfielder Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 1 0 0 0 0
Fedotovs, Aleksandrs 1971-03-29 Midfielder Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ivanovs, Sergejs 1971-05-02 Midfielder Latvia Daugava Rīga 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rudenko, Olegs 1973-12-28 Midfielder Latvia Daugava Rīga 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pahars, Marians 1976-08-05 Centre Forward Latvia Skonto Rīga 12 1 2 0 0 0
Rimkus, Vīts 1973-06-21 Centre Forward Germany Erzgebirge Aue 6 1 0 0 0 0
Jeļisejevs, Aleksandrs 1971-08-11 Centre Forward Russia Metallurg Lipetsk 5 3 2 0 0 0
Karašausks, Jurijs 1970-01-18 Striker Latvia Dinaburg Daugavpils 1 2 0 0 0 0
Bulders, Rolands 1965-03-12 Striker Latvia Metalurgs Liepāja 0 1 0 0 0 0
Teplovs, Vitālijs 1970-03-20 Striker Latvia Daugava Rīga 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Latvia in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-14
Cyprus
Cyprus
Latvia
Latvia
2:0 c
Cyprus vs. Latvia
Friendly
Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Markou"
1997-02-15
Latvia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
1:0 c
Latvia vs. Lithuania
Friendly
Anagennisi Football Ground
1997-02-17
Poland
Poland
Latvia
Latvia
3:2 c
Poland vs. Latvia
Friendly
Anagennisi Football Ground
1997-04-02
Switzerland
Switzerland
Latvia
Latvia
1:0 c
Switzerland vs. Latvia
Friendly
swissporarena
1997-04-30
Latvia
Latvia
Belarus
Belarus
2:0 c
Latvia vs. Belarus
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1997-05-18
Estonia
Estonia
Latvia
Latvia
1:3 c
Estonia vs. Latvia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Kadrioru staadion
1997-06-08
Latvia
Latvia
Austria
Austria
1:3 c
Latvia vs. Austria
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1997-06-25
Latvia
Latvia
Andorra
Andorra
4:1 c
Latvia vs. Andorra
Friendly
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1997-07-10
Estonia
Estonia
Latvia
Latvia
1:2 c
Estonia vs. Latvia
Baltic 1997 - Group Stage
Žalgirio Stadionas
1997-07-11
Lithuania
Lithuania
Latvia
Latvia
1:0 c
Lithuania vs. Latvia
Baltic 1997 - Group Stage
Žalgirio Stadionas
1997-08-19
Latvia
Latvia
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
0:0 c
Latvia vs. Azerbaijan
Friendly
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1997-09-06
Latvia
Latvia
Estonia
Estonia
1:0 c
Latvia vs. Estonia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1997-09-10
Sweden
Sweden
Latvia
Latvia
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Latvia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Råsunda Stadium
1997-10-11
Scotland
Scotland
Latvia
Latvia
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Latvia
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Celtic Park
14 Matches

Match Progress for Latvia in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Latvia

Opponent M W D L G
Estonia
Estonia
28 15 10 3 45
Lithuania
Lithuania
28 11 5 12 37
Andorra
Andorra
12 8 4 0 24
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
12 9 2 1 19
Georgia
Georgia
10 3 2 5 10
Turkey
Turkey
9 1 5 3 14
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
Austria
Austria
8 3 0 5 13
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 2 4 1 7
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
Armenia
Armenia
6 2 1 3 7
Portugal
Portugal
6 0 0 6 4
Ireland
Ireland
6 0 0 6 3
Belarus
Belarus
6 1 1 4 7
Finland
Finland
6 2 1 3 10
Sweden
Sweden
6 1 1 4 3
Croatia
Croatia
6 0 0 6 1
San Marino
San Marino
5 4 1 0 9
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 1 0 4 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
5 0 0 5 0
Albania
Albania
5 0 5 0 6
Moldova
Moldova
5 3 0 2 11
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 0 3 2 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
5 0 1 4 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 0 0 5 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
5 1 3 1 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
Norway
Norway
4 1 1 2 4
Denmark
Denmark
4 0 1 3 1
Czechia
Czechia
4 0 1 3 4
Wales
Wales
3 0 0 3 0
Cyprus
Cyprus
3 0 1 2 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 0 1 2 1
Romania
Romania
3 0 0 3 0
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
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 1
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 0
Oman
Oman
2 1 0 1 4
Belgium
Belgium
2 0 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 0 0 2 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 0 1 0
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Angola
Angola
1 0 1 0 1
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 0 1 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 0 0 1 3
France
France
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 0 1 1
China
China
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 0
Tunisia
Tunisia
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
346 93 76 177 378

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