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	Suspended
2025	Suspended
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	Suspended
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

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 6 September 2024 and 9 September, both against the Vietnam national under-20 football team. The selection was limited to players born in 2005 and later, as per agreement with Vietnam.^[1]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Timofey Mitrov	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Shinnik Yaroslavl
1GK	Ilya Tikhomirov	(2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Spartak-2 Moscow
1GK	Mikhail Tsulaya	(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rostov

2DF	Mikhail Ryadno	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Rodina Moscow
2DF	Ivan Lepsky	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Dynamo Moscow
2DF	Ilya Rozhkov	(2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Rubin Kazan
2DF	Matvey Bardachyov	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Ural Yekaterinburg
2DF	German Ignatov	(2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rostov
2DF	Nikita Lobov	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2DF	Ivan Shilyonok	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg
2DF	Nikita Bozov	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Baltika Kaliningrad

3MF	Matvey Kislyak	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Ilya Ishkov	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF	Danila Kozlov	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Krasnodar
3MF	Vadim Rakov	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
3MF	Mikhail Umnikov	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Krasnodar-2
3MF	Ruslan Bart	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Sochi
3MF	Kirill Glebov	(2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Mikhail Shchetinin	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Fakel Voronezh
3MF	Yegor Smelov	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Dynamo Moscow

4FW	Konstantin Dorofeyev	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Krasnodar-2
4FW	Dmitry Radikovsky	(2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow

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	Daniil Khudyakov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	free agent	Uruguay tour, March 2024
GK	Bogdan Moskvichyov	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Orenburg	Uruguay tour, March 2024
GK	Aleksandr Dyogtev	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sochi	Uruguay tour, March 2024
GK	Daniil Golikov	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Krasnodar	v. Belarus, 15 November 2023

DF	Matvey Lukin	(2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	CSKA Moscow	Uruguay tour, March 2024
DF	Yury Koledin	(2004-12-10) 10 December 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	Uruguay tour, March 2024
DF	Ilya Kirsh	(2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Dynamo Makhachkala	Uruguay tour, March 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	Stanislav Bessmertny	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Dynamo 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
DF	Maksim Shnaptsev	(2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	Brazil tour, October 2023
DF	Yegor Pogostnov	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk	Brazil tour, October 2023
DF	Vadim Churilov	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	CSKA Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF	Alan Agayev	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rodina Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF	Yevgeny Lukinykh	(2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
DF	Maksim Balakhonov	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Dynamo Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023

MF	Igor Dmitriyev	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Ural Yekaterinburg	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Daniil Zorin	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Spartak Moscow	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Dmitry Kuchugura	(2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19)	1	1	Krasnodar	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Dmitry Vasilyev	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Ruslan Chobanov	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Sokol Saratov	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Ilya Rodionov	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Chernomorets Novorrosiysk	Uruguay tour, March 2024
MF	Nikita Saltykov	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	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
MF	Ivan Zazvonkin	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Dynamo Moscow	Brazil tour, October 2023
MF	Aleksey Koltakov	(2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Rostov	Brazil tour, October 2023
MF	Aleksey Batrakov	(2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF	Denis Pushkaryov	(2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF	Konstantin Voinkov	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF	Grigory Lovtsov	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Krasnodar	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023

FW	Aleksandr Koksharov	(2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19)	1	2	Krasnodar	Uruguay tour, March 2024
FW	Aleksandr Chupayov	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Dynamo Moscow	Uruguay tour, March 2024
FW	Kirill Nikishin	(2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	Brazil tour, October 2023
FW	Luka Zgursky	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Andijon	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
FW	Anton Shamonin	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rostov	v. Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023

References

^ "Молодежная сборная России сыграет с Вьетнамом" [Youth team will play Vietnam] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 August 2024.

External links

[1] "Молодежная сборная России сыграет с Вьетнамом" [Youth team will play Vietnam] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 August 2024.

[1]