Russia national under-21 football team

Russia Under-21
Nickname(s)	Молодежка / Molodezhka (Junior) ; Молодежная Сборная / Molodezhnaya Sbornaya (Junior Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ivan Shabarov
FIFA code	RUS
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
Appearances	7 (first in 1980, as Soviet Union)
Best result	Winners (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

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

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
1978	Did not qualify	4	2	1	1	5	1
1980	Champions	10	7	3	0	16	3
1982	Semi-finals	8	2	4	2	8	11
1984	Did not qualify	6	2	3	1	8	6
1986		6	3	0	3	8	8
1988		6	3	0	3	7	9
1990	Champions	12	8	3	1	25	11
1992	Did not qualify	6	2	3	1	6	4
1994	Quarter-Finals	10	6	2	2	25	7
1996	Did not qualify	8	4	1	3	17	6
1998	Quarter-Finals	9	6	1	2	27	8
2000	Did not qualify	8	6	0	2	17	5
2002		8	4	3	1	23	9
2004		8	5	0	3	14	8
2006		12	6	1	5	25	10
2007		4	3	0	1	12	6
2009		8	5	0	3	14	6
2011		10	7	1	2	22	6
2013	Group Stage	13	6	3	4	23	17
2015	Did not qualify	10	7	1	2	22	12
2017		10	2	3	5	15	19
2019		10	6	1	3	25	13
2021	Group Stage	13	8	2	3	26	10
2023	Disqualified
2025	Banned
Total	2 titles	199	110	36	53	390	195

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Disqualified
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

15 June Friendly	Belarus	5–1	Russia	Gorodskoy, Russia
16:30 UTC+3	Pyatkin 22' (o.g.) Antilevsky 29' Skibskiy 39' Karpitskiy 44', 48', 55'	Report	Meleshin 41' Pyatkin 43' Khudyakov 73' Lukin 88' Koledin 88'	Stadium: Gorodskoy Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

8 September Friendly	Uzbekistan	3–3	Russia	Bukhara, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Urinboev 22' Khaydarov 63' Ibraimov 65'		Glebov 10' Kislyak 47' Ishkov 82'	Stadium: Buxoro Arena Attendance: 4,824 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

11 September Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–2	Russia	Bukhara, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Bekmurudov 14' 65'		Koltakov 2' Ishkov 15' Glebov 78'	Stadium: Buxoro Arena Attendance: 2,978 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

15 November Friendly	Russia	3–1	Belarus	Gomel, Belarus
18:00 UTC+3	Zorin 24' Koksharov 45', 65' Kuchugura 67'	Report	Kuznetsov 25' Moskalenchik 41' Shumanskiy 77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Anton Lashuk (Belarus)

2024

21 March Friendly	Uruguay	0–1	Russia	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:55 UTC−3			D. Kuchuguara 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Referee: Kevin Fontes (Uruguay)

23 March Friendly	Nacional U21	2–7	Russia	Uruguay
10:00 UTC−3		Report

25 March Friendly	Montevideo City U21	2–1	Russia	Uruguay
10:00 UTC−3		Report

6 September Friendly	Vietnam	0–3	Russia	Vietnam
		Report	Lepsky 58' Koltakov 78' Dorofeyev 82'

9 September Friendly	Vietnam	0–2	Russia	Vietnam
		Report	Bart 3' Ryadno 20'

11 October Friendly	China	0–6	Russia	China
		Report	Dmitriyev 12', 38' Saltykov 22' (pen.) Rodionov 45' Chupayov 56' Nikishin 90'

14 October Friendly	China	0–1	Russia	China
		Report	Saltykov 52'

Honours

UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- Winners: 1980, 1990
CIS Cup
- Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016
Toulon Tournament
- Champions: 1979

Coaches

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

The following players have been called up for friendlies on 11 October 2024 and 14 October, both against the China national under-21 football team. The selection was limited to players born in 2004 and later.^[1]

The caps and goals are correct after the match against China U21 on 14 October 2024.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Bogdan Moskvichyov	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Orenburg
1GK	Daniil Golikov	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Krasnodar
1GK	Aleksandr Dyogtev	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Sochi

2DF	Matvey Lukin	(2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 20)	4	0	CSKA Moscow
2DF	Mikhail Ryadno	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Rodina Moscow
2DF	Ilya Rozhkov	(2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Rubin Kazan
2DF	Yury Koledin	(2004-12-10) 10 December 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Torpedo Moscow
2DF	Ilya Kirsh	(2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Dynamo Makhachkala
2DF	Stanislav Bessmertny	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Dynamo Moscow
2DF	Matvey Bardachyov	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Ural Yekaterinburg
2DF	Nikita Lobov	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2DF	Yegor Pogostnov	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow

3MF	Igor Dmitriyev	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20)	4	2	Krylia Sovetov Samara
3MF	Daniil Zorin	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Spartak Moscow
3MF	Ilya Rodionov	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Chernomorets Novorrosiysk
3MF	Matvey Kislyak	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19)	3	0	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Dmitry Vasilyev	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF	Ruslan Chobanov	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Sokol Saratov
3MF	Nikita Saltykov	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)	2	2	Lokomotiv Moscow
3MF	Aleksey Koltakov	(2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Rostov
3MF	Ruslan Bart	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sochi
3MF	Imran Aznaurov	(2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Rostov

4FW	Aleksandr Chupayov	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Torpedo Moscow
4FW	Kirill Nikishin	(2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)	2	1	Baltika Kaliningrad

Recent call-ups

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	Timofey Mitrov	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Shinnik Yaroslavl	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
GK	Ilya Tikhomirov	(2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
GK	Mikhail Tsulaya	(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rostov	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
GK	Daniil Khudyakov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	free agent	Uruguay tour, March 2024

DF	Ivan Lepsky	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Dynamo Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
DF	German Ignatov	(2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rostov	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
DF	Ivan Shilyonok	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
DF	Nikita Bozov	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
DF	Stanislav Puzanov	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Krasnodar	Uruguay tour, March 2024
DF	Yaroslav Krashevsky	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023
DF	Ilya Gribakin	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023

MF	Ilya Ishkov	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Ural Yekaterinburg	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Danila Kozlov	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Krasnodar	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Vadim Rakov	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Mikhail Umnikov	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Krasnodar-2	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Kirill Glebov	(2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	CSKA Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Mikhail Shchetinin	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Fakel Voronezh	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Yegor Smelov	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Dynamo Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
MF	Dmitry Kuchugura	(2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 20)	1	1	Krasnodar	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Ivan Pyatkin	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Rotor Volgograd	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023
MF	Ivan Ivanov	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023
MF	Kirill Bogdanets	(2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Krasnodar	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023

FW	Konstantin Dorofeyev	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Krasnodar-2	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
FW	Dmitry Radikovsky	(2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024
FW	Aleksandr Koksharov	(2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19)	1	2	Krasnodar	Uruguay tour, March 2024

References

^ "Молодежная сборная России сыграет с Китаем" [Youth team will play China] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 October 2024.

External links

[1] "Молодежная сборная России сыграет с Китаем" [Youth team will play China] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 October 2024.

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