Soviet Union national football team results (unofficial matches)

The Soviet Union national football team represented the Soviet Union in international association football under the control of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. From its establishment the Soviet Union remained in political blockade and to break it, it created its own international sports organization Red Sport International (RSI) that was part of the Comintern. It was not until 1950s when the Football Federation of the Soviet Union was finally admitted to FIFA (1946) and later UEFA (1954).

The Soviet Union played its first official international against Turkey on 16 November 1924 at the imeni Vorovskogo sports field in Moscow, winning the match 3–0.^[1]^[2] In 1925 the football team toured Turkey. Following admission of the Weimar Republic to the League of Nations, in 1926 and 1927 on invitation of the Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund the Soviet Union was touring Germany. In 1930 fighting the political blockade, the AIF Workers Federation of Sports gave invitation to the Soviet Union to tour Scandinavia.

The Soviet squad has participated in seven World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986 and 1990) and six European Championship (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988 and 1992 – latter as CIS national football team). Also, the Soviet squad managed to reach finals in four UEFA European Championships.

1920s

1924

8 September 1924 Friendly	Soviet Union	0–1	Ukraine	Moscow, Soviet Union
		Report	Natarov 37'	Stadium: Krasnaya Presnia Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Georgiy Feponov (Leningrad, Soviet Union)

1925

22 April 1925 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–2	Moscow	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Butusov 16', 53' Kanunnikov 20'	Report	? ?	Stadium: Krasnaya Presnia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ?

26 April 1925 Friendly	Kharkiv	1–7	Soviet Union	Kharkiv, Soviet Union
	?	Report	Isakov ?', ?', ?' Butusov ?', ?' Kanunnikov ?', ?'	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ivan Savostianov (Moscow)

2 May 1925 Friendly	Odesa-2	0–0	Soviet Union	Odesa, Soviet Union
		Report		Stadium: Mestran Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ivan Savostianov (Moscow)

3 May 1925 Friendly	Odesa	1–4	Soviet Union	Odesa, Soviet Union
	?	Report	Grigoryev ?' Butusov ?' Isakov ?' Kanunnikov ?'	Stadium: Mestran Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ivan Savostianov (Moscow)

6 May 1925 Friendly	Odesa	0–6	Soviet Union	Odesa, Soviet Union
		Report	Butusov ?', ?' Isakov ?', ?' Grigoryev ?' Shaposhnikov ?'	Stadium: Mestran Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ivan Savostianov (Moscow)

13 May 1925 Friendly	Turkey	1–6	Soviet Union	Ankara, Turkey
	Vahap ?'	Report	Selin 15' Grigoryev 32' Artemyev 51' Butusov 59', 89' Shaposhnikov 68'	Stadium: İstiklal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Çap Hamdi Emin (Istambul, Turkey)

22 May 1925 Friendly	Constantinople	2–2	Soviet Union	Istanbul, Turkey
	? ?	Report	Isakov 35' Butusov 89'	Stadium: Taksim Stadium Attendance: 4,000

24 May 1925 Friendly	Constantinople	0–3	Soviet Union	Istanbul, Turkey
		Report	Butusov 36', 90' Isakov 83'	Stadium: Taksim Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ivan Sevastianov (Moscow)

30 May 1925 Friendly	Odessa Governorate	0–1	Soviet Union	Odesa, Soviet Union
		Report	Butusov 50'	Stadium: Kanatchikov Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ivan Sevastianov (Moscow)

31 May 1925 Friendly	Odessa Governorate	3–8	Soviet Union	Odesa, Soviet Union
	Halperin ?' Zlochevskiy ?' (pen.) Polehenkyi ?'	Report	Isakov ?', ?' Grigoryev ?', ?' Kanunnikov ?', ?' Butusov ?' Shaposhnikov ?'	Stadium: Kanatchikov Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lenskiy (Odesa)

7 June 1925 Friendly	Soviet Union	2–1	Moscow	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Artemyev ?' Kanunnikov ?'	Report	Starostin ?'	Stadium: OPPV Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ivan Sevastianov (Moscow)

1926

18 July 1926 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–1	RSFSR
		Report

22 July 1925 Friendly	Leipzig	2–5	Soviet Union
		Report

24 July 1926 Friendly	Chemnitz	2–7	Soviet Union
		Report

25 July 1926 Friendly	Dresden	1–10	Soviet Union
		Report

31 July 1926 Friendly	Stuttgart	1–9	Soviet Union
		Report

2 August 1926 Friendly	Heilbronn	1–14	Soviet Union
		Report

7 August 1926 Friendly	Frankfurt	2–7	Soviet Union
		Report

8 August 1926 Friendly	Cologne	2–12	Soviet Union
		Report

14 August 1926 Friendly	Strādnieku sporta savienība	0–12	Soviet Union
		Report

16 August 1926 Friendly	VIVO Budapest	0–8	Soviet Union
		Report

21 August 1926 Friendly	Soviet Union	2–3	RSFSR
		Report

22 August 1926 Friendly	Armed Forces	3–3	Soviet Union
		Report

1927

26 June 1927 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–2	Moscow
		Report

2 July 1927 Friendly	ATSB	2–8	Soviet Union
		Report

10 July 1927 Friendly	ATSB	1–4	Soviet Union
		Report

13 July 1927 Friendly	Nordwest	2–8	Soviet Union
		Report

15 July 1927 Friendly	Dresdner SV 10	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

20 July 1927 Friendly	Chemnitz	0–8	Soviet Union
		Report

22 July 1927 Friendly	Baden-Pfalz	2–12	Soviet Union
		Report

24 July 1927 Friendly	Rhineland-Westfalen	1–5	Soviet Union
		Report

27 July 1927 Friendly	Vienna	3–1	Soviet Union
		Report

29 July 1927 Friendly	Vienna	1–6	Soviet Union
		Report

30 July 1927 Friendly	Berlin	2–6	Soviet Union
		Report

5 August 1927 Friendly	Strādnieku sporta savienība	1–5	Soviet Union
		Report

7 August 1927 Friendly	Strādnieku sporta savienība	0–5	Soviet Union
		Report

8 August 1927 Friendly	Dinamo Sebezh	1–16	Soviet Union
		Report

10 August 1927 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–1	Moscow
		Report

1928

1930s

1930

21 September 1930 Friendly	Soviet Union	4–1	Moscow
		Report

23 September 1930 Friendly	Leningrad	1–1	Soviet Union
		Report

28 September 1930 Friendly	AIF	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

30 September 1930 Friendly	SK Sprint Moss	1–2	Soviet Union
		Report

5 October 1930 Friendly	Sarpsborg FK	5–13	Soviet Union
		Report

8 October 1930 Friendly	AIF	1–4	Soviet Union
		Report

11 October 1930 Friendly	AIF	1–16	Soviet Union
		Report

14 October 1930 Friendly	Leningrad	1–5	Soviet Union
		Report

18 October 1930 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–2	RSFSR
		Report

1931

18 June 1931 RSI Spartakiade in Berlin qualification	Soviet Union	0–2	Moscow
		Report

20 August 1931 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–2	Turkey
		Report

14 October 1931 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–3	USSR-2
		Report

1932

15 July 1932 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–4	Moscow
		Report

21 July 1932 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–2	USSR-2
		Report

8 September 1932 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–3	Moscow
		Report

30 September 1932 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–2	ATSB
		Report

10 October 1932 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–2	Moscow
		Report

21 October 1932 Friendly	Turkey	2–2	Soviet Union
		Report

23 October 1932 Friendly	Turkey	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

27 October 1932 Friendly	Turkey	0–1	Soviet Union
		Report

30 October 1932 Friendly	Turkey	2–3	Soviet Union
		Report

5 November 1932 Friendly	Odesa	1–2	Soviet Union
		Report

6 November 1932 Friendly	Odesa Oblast	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

1933

14 July 1933 Friendly	Soviet Union	0–2	USSR-2
		Report

30 July 1933 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–2	Turkey
		Report

2 September 1933 Friendly	Leningrad	3–4	Soviet Union
		Report

1934

14 July 1934 Friendly	Soviet Union	9–1	Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu
		Report

29 July 1934 Friendly	Soviet Union	5–0	Dnipropetrovsk
		Report

4 August 1934 Friendly	Soviet Union	6–4	Trudovaya Kommuna Bolshevo
		Report

7 August 1934 Friendly	Soviet Union	2–1	Turkey
		Report

1935

26 September 1935 Friendly	Soviet Union	0–1	USSR-2
		Report

29 September 1935 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–4	USSR-2
		Report

5 October 1935 Friendly	Soviet Union	3–1	CDKA Moscow
		Report

13 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	1–2	Soviet Union
		Report

15 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	2–2	Soviet Union
		Report

19 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	3–3	Soviet Union
		Report

21 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	2–3	Soviet Union
		Report

25 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	1–2	Soviet Union
		Report

27 October 1935 Friendly	Turkey	3–3	Soviet Union
		Report

8 November 1935 Friendly	Odesa	0–0	Soviet Union
		Report

1950's

1954

19 September 1954 Friendly	Leningrad	1–1	Soviet Union
		Report

1955

26 January 1955 Friendly	Athletic Association	0–7	Soviet Union
		Report

28 January 1955 Friendly	India	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

29 January 1955 Friendly	Uttar Pradesh	0–9	Soviet Union
		Report

2 February 1955 Friendly	Armed Forces	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

5 February 1955 Friendly	Deli	0–9	Soviet Union
		Report

6 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

9 February 1955 Friendly	India	2–5	Soviet Union
		Report

12 February 1955 Friendly	Madras State	1–6	Soviet Union
		Report

13 February 1955 Friendly	South India	0–8	Soviet Union
		Report

16 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–11	Soviet Union
		Report

19 February 1955 Friendly	Mysore State	1–7	Soviet Union
		Report

20 February 1955 Friendly	India-B	0–2	Soviet Union
		Report

23 February 1955 Friendly	Hyderabad State	0–5	Soviet Union
		Report

24 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–6	Soviet Union
		Report

26 February 1955 Friendly	Bombay State	0–1	Soviet Union
		Report

29 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

3 March 1955 Friendly	Mohun Bagan	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

5 March 1955 Friendly	East Bengal	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

6 March 1955 Friendly	India	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

24 July 1955 Friendly	Soviet Union	1–1	USSR-2
		Report

1956

5 November 1956 Friendly	Pakhtakor Tashkent	1–11	Soviet Union
		Report

15 November 1956 Friendly	Australia	1–15	Soviet Union
		Report

1957

28 July 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Group stage	Soviet Union	6–1	Sudan
		Report

31 July 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Group stage	Soviet Union	6–1	Indonesia
		Report

2 August 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Group stage	Soviet Union	4–1	Austria
		Report

4 August 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Quarterfinals	Soviet Union	6–0	China
		Report

6 August 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Semifinals	Soviet Union	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia
		Report

10 August 1957 3rd Friendship Games – Final	Soviet Union	5–1	Hungary
		Report

1958

15 February 1958 Friendly	Changchun	0–4	Soviet Union
		Report

16 February 1958 Friendly	Shenyang Institute of Physical Education	0–5	Soviet Union
		Report

21 February 1958 Friendly	Beijing	1–1	Soviet Union
		Report

22 February 1958 Friendly	August 1st	1–1	Soviet Union
		Report

27 February 1958 Friendly	Red Flag	1–12	Soviet Union
		Report

28 February 1958 Friendly	Shanghai Red Team	0–7	Soviet Union
		Report

5 March 1958 Friendly	Shenyang Army Unit	0–11	Soviet Union
		Report

7 March 1958 Friendly	1st Ministry Machine Building	0–5	Soviet Union
		Report

12 March 1958 Friendly	August 1st	0–3	Soviet Union
		Report

13 March 1958 Friendly	Beijing	1–2	Soviet Union
		Report

7 May 1958 Friendly	Soviet Union	4–1	Soviet Union (youth)
		Report

17 October 1958 Friendly	Volga Kalinin	1–1	Soviet Union
		Report

Notes

External links

Match Archive. www.rusteam.permian.ru
Soviet Union - List of International Matches – RSSSF

References

^ "Каким был самый первый матч сборной СССР по футболу?". dzen.ru. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "Первый матч сборной СССР по футболу. Каким он был?". sportliga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

[1] "Каким был самый первый матч сборной СССР по футболу?". dzen.ru. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

[2] "Первый матч сборной СССР по футболу. Каким он был?". sportliga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

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