The team is coached by Aleksandrs Basovs and is currently captained by defender Daniels Balodis.

Latvia U-21 have never yet qualified for the European U-21 championships, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side.

Oskars Kļava, Deniss Ivanovs, Edgars Gauračs and Artjoms Rudņevs have all played for the U-21 side and are now first eleven players for Latvia internationally.

Before the opening of the Skonto stadions the team played its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Ozolnieki, Daugavpils and Liepāja.

The team played its first match in Vilnius, Lithuania on October 28, 1992 that ended in a 0-0 draw.