Russia national under-21 football team

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Russia Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Молодежка / Molodezhka (Junior)
Молодежная Сборная / Molodezhnaya Sbornaya (Junior Team)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIvan Shabarov
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Denmark 2–2 Russia 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 25 August 1992)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 0–10 Russia 
(Pétange, Luxembourg; 6 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Chile 5–0 Russia 
(Toulon, France; 21 May 2010)
European U-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1980, as Soviet Union)
Best resultWinners (1980, 1990)

The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competed in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participated in the qualification for the Olympic Games.

On 28 February 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.

History[edit]

UEFA U-21 Championship Record[edit]

  • FIFA considers Russia the direct successor to the Soviet Union, and therefore the inheritor to all its records.

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Europe 1978 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 1
Europe 1980 Champions 10 7 3 0 16 3
Europe 1982 Semi-finals 8 2 4 2 8 11
Europe 1984 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 8 6
Europe 1986 6 3 0 3 8 8
Europe 1988 6 3 0 3 7 9
Europe 1990 Champions 12 8 3 1 25 11
Europe 1992 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 6 4
France 1994 Quarter-Finals 10 6 2 2 25 7
Spain 1996 Did not qualify 8 4 1 3 17 6
Romania 1998 Quarter-Finals 9 6 1 2 27 8
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 6 0 2 17 5
Switzerland 2002 8 4 3 1 23 9
Germany 2004 8 5 0 3 14 8
Portugal 2006 12 6 1 5 25 10
Netherlands 2007 4 3 0 1 12 6
Sweden 2009 8 5 0 3 14 6
Denmark 2011 10 7 1 2 22 6
Israel 2013 Group Stage 13 6 3 4 23 17
Czech Republic 2015 Did not qualify 10 7 1 2 22 12
Poland 2017 10 2 3 5 15 19
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 6 1 3 25 13
HungarySlovenia 2021 Group Stage 13 8 2 3 26 10
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 Disqualified
Slovakia 2025 Banned
Total 2 titles 199 110 36 53 390 195
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Olympic Games[edit]

Summer Olympic record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Squad
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Disqualified
Total - - - - - - - - -

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023[edit]

15 June Friendly Belarus  5–1 Russia  Gorodskoy, Russia
16:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Gorodskoy Stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)
8 September Friendly Uzbekistan  3–3 Russia  Bukhara, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Stadium: Buxoro Arena
Attendance: 4,824
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
11 September Friendly Uzbekistan  0–2 Russia  Bukhara, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Stadium: Buxoro Arena
Attendance: 2,978
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
15 November Friendly Russia  3–1 Belarus  Gomel, Belarus
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Anton Lashuk (Belarus)

2024[edit]

21 March Friendly Uruguay  0–1  Russia Montevideo, Uruguay
17:55 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini
Referee: Kevin Fontes (Uruguay)

Honours[edit]

Coaches[edit]

1992–1993 Boris Ignatyev
1994–1998 Mikhail Gershkovich
1998–1999 Leonid Pakhomov
2000–2001 Valeri Gladilin
2001–2002 Valery Gazzaev
2002–2005 Andrei Chernyshov
2006 Aleksandr Borodyuk, Viktor Losev
2007–2008 Boris Stukalov
2008–2010 Igor Kolyvanov
2010–2015 Nikolai Pisarev
2015 Dmitri Khomukha
2016–2017 Nikolai Pisarev
2017–2018 Yevgeni Bushmanov
2018–2023 Mikhail Galaktionov
2023– Ivan Shabarov

Current squad[edit]

The following players have been called up for a training camp that will take the place in March 2024 in Uruguay, the squad will play friendlies against the Uruguay national under-20 football team on 21 March, and against the Under-21 squads of club sides Nacional on 23 March and Montevideo City Torque on 25 March.[1] The games will not count as official caps as the opponents are not national teams in the same age bracket.

The caps and goals are correct after the match against Belarus on 15 November 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Daniil Khudyakov (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
1GK Bogdan Moskvichyov (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
1GK Aleksandr Dyogtev (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Sochi
2DF Matvey Lukin (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
2DF Mikhail Ryadno (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
2DF Ilya Rozhkov (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
2DF Yury Koledin (2004-12-10) 10 December 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Spartak-2 Moscow
2DF Ilya Kirsh (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Rostov
2DF Matvey Bardachyov (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
2DF Nikita Bozov (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
2DF Stanislav Puzanov (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Igor Dmitriyev (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF Daniil Zorin (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Dmitry Kuchugura (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19) 1 1 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Matvey Kislyak (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
3MF Ilya Ishkov (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF Dmitry Vasilyev (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF Ruslan Chobanov (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Ilya Rodionov (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Chernomorets Novorrosiysk
3MF Yegor Smelov (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
3MF Nikita Saltykov (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara
4FW Aleksandr Koksharov (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19) 1 2 Russia Krasnodar
4FW Aleksandr Chupayov (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Daniil Golikov (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
GK Timofey Mitrov (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
GK Mikhail Tsulaya (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Rostov v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
GK Daniil Veselov (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Chelyabinsk v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Yaroslav Krashevsky (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Russia Rotor Volgograd v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
DF Stanislav Bessmertny (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
DF Ilya Gribakin (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
DF Nikita Lobov (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
DF Maksim Shnaptsev (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Pari Nizhny Novgorod Brazil tour, October 2023
DF Yegor Pogostnov (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Brazil tour, October 2023
DF German Ignatov (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Rostov v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF Vadim Churilov (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF Alan Agayev (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Rodina Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF Yevgeny Lukinykh (2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF Maksim Balakhonov (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF Pavel Bocharov (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia Rostov v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Ivan Lepsky (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Artyom Beskibalny (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Denis Pershin (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Arsenal Tula v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
MF Ivan Pyatkin (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Russia Rotor Volgograd v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
MF Ivan Ivanov (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia Spartak-2 Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
MF Kirill Bogdanets (2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Belarus, 15 November 2023
MF Ivan Zazvonkin (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Chernomorets Novorrosiysk Brazil tour, October 2023
MF Aleksey Koltakov (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Rostov Brazil tour, October 2023
MF Kirill Glebov (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia CSKA Moscow Brazil tour, October 2023
MF Mikhail Shchetinin (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Aleksey Batrakov (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Denis Pushkaryov (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Chelyabinsk v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Konstantin Voinkov (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Grigory Lovtsov (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Aleksey Baranovsky (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
MF Danila Kozlov (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
MF Vadim Rakov (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
FW Kirill Nikishin (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Russia Tyumen Brazil tour, October 2023
FW Luka Zgursky (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Uzbekistan Andijon v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
FW Anton Shamonin (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Rostov v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
FW Pavel Melyoshin (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) 1 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Молодежка сыграет со сверстниками из Уругвая" [Youth team will peers in Uruguay.] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 March 2024.

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