Russia national under-21 football team

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

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
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

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 - - - - - - - - -

Honours

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 a training camp that took place from 11 to 19 November 2023 in Belarus, the squad played friendlies against the Belarus national under-21 football team on 15 November and against a club side FC Dinamo Minsk on 19 November. The call-ups are limited to players born in 2004 and 2005. The game against Dinamo Minsk did not count as an official cap as the opponents are not a national team.

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 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
1GK Daniil Golikov (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Krasnodar
2DF Matvey Lukin (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
2DF Yaroslav Krashevsky (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia Spartak 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 Ilya Kirsh (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Rostov
2DF Stanislav Bessmertny (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
2DF Ilya Gribakin (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Chertanovo Moscow
2DF Nikita Lobov (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF Igor Dmitriyev (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF Ivan Pyatkin (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Russia Rotor Volgograd
3MF Daniil Zorin (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
3MF Dmitry Kuchugura (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19) 1 1 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Ivan Ivanov (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Russia Chertanovo Moscow
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 Ruslan Chobanov (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Kirill Bogdanets (2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar
3MF Ilya Rodionov (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
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

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 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 Khudyakov (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
GK Daniil Veselov (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara v.  Belarus, 15 June 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 19) 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 Nikita Bozov (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Russia Spartak 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 Yury Koledin (2004-12-10) 10 December 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Zvezda Saint Petersburg v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Artyom Beskibalny (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Khimki v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
DF Denis Pershin (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
MF Ivan Zazvonkin (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow 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 18) 0 0 Russia Volgar Astrakhan v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Konstantin Voinkov (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Uzbekistan, 11 September 2023
MF Yegor Smelov (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow 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 Zenit Saint Petersburg 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
MF Dmitry Vasilyev (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023
FW Kirill Nikishin (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Brazil tour, October 2023
FW Luka Zgursky (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Russia CSKA Moscow 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 19) 1 1 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Belarus, 15 June 2023

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