Russia national under-17 football team

The Russia national under-17 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup and international friendly match fixtures at the under-17 age level.

Russia Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Юноши (Boys)
Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDmitri Khomukha
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Bulgaria 0–1 Russia 
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; 28 February 1993)
Biggest win
 Russia 6–0 Moldova 
(Minsk, Belarus; 22 January 2013)
 Russia 6–0 Cyprus 
(Mogilev, Belarus; 30 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 1–5 Germany 
(Shchyolkovo, Russia; 10 October 2001)
 Russia 0–4 Italy 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 March 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1987)
Best resultChampions, 1987, as Soviet Union
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984, as Soviet Union)
Best resultChampions, 1985, 2006, 2013

On 28 February 2022, 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.[1] In October 2023, FIFA and UEFA lifted the team, allowing them to return to competitions. This was met with opposition from Ukraine and some other UEFA members. England, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Romania announced that they would not play the team if it was allowed back. UEFA later axed the plan.[2]

History edit

UEFA U-17 Championship Record edit

Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
  2002 Elite round - - - - - -
  2003 Elite round - - - - - -
  2004 Elite round - - - - - -
  2005 Elite round - - - - - -
  2006 Champions 5 3 1 1 6 5
  2007 Elite round - - - - - -
  2008 Elite round - - - - - -
  2009 Elite round - - - - - -
  2010 Elite round - - - - - -
  2011 Elite round - - - - - -
  2012 Elite round - - - - - -
  2013 Champions 5 3 2 0 4 1
  2014 Elite round - - - - - -
  2015 Semi-finals 5 2 1 2 5 4
  2016 Elite round - - - - - -
  2017 Elite round - - - - - -
  2018 Qualifying round - - - - - -
  2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 8
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
  2021
  2022 Eliminated by UEFA
  2023 Banned
  2024
  2025
Total 4/18 18 8 4 6 20 18

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record edit

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1985 did not enter
  1987 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 21 7
  1989 did not qualify
  1991
as   Russia
  1993 Did not qualify
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 5 5
  2015 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 6 5
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Banned
  2025
Total 1 Title 3/20 14 7 3 4 32 17
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours edit

Current squad edit

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against North Macedonia on 26 and 28 March 2021.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Daniil Khudyakov (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)   Kazanka Moscow
1GK Bogdan Moskvichev (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 19)   Zenit Saint Petersburg
1GK Vadim Tsvetkov (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20)   CSKA Moscow

2DF Stanislav Bessmertniy (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)   Dynamo Moscow
2DF Timofey Danilov (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)   Spartak Moscow
2DF Artem Gutsa (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 19)   Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
2DF Ilya Kirsch (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 19)   Rostov
2DF Denis Pershin (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)   CSKA Moscow
2DF Vladimir Yarlykov (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 19)   Krasnodar
2DF Leon Zaydenzal (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 19)   Dynamo Moscow

3MF Ruslan Chobanov (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)   Krasnodar
3MF Ismail Dibirov (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)   Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
3MF Ilya Gribakin (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)   Chertanovo Moscow
3MF Dmitry Kuchugura (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19)   Krasnodar
3MF Artur Maksetsov (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 19)   Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF Fayziddin Nazhmov (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)   Spartak Moscow
3MF Ivan Pyatkin (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)   Spartak Moscow
3MF Nikita Saltykov (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19)   Chertanovo Moscow
3MF Ivan Zazvonkin (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)   Dynamo Moscow
3MF Daniil Zorin (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)   Dinamo Minsk

4FW Akim Belokhonov (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)   Zenit Saint Petersburg
4FW Artem Bykovskiy (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19)   Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
4FW Kirill Nikishin (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)   Lokomotiv Moscow

References edit

  1. ^ "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "UEFA axes plan to lift Under-17 ban on Russia teams". Reuters. 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ Timur Ganeev (2013-05-22). "Russia's youth soccer team becomes 2013 European champions | Russia Beyond The Headlines". Rbth.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  6. ^ "Юноши проведут сбор в Турции" (in Russian). Российский Футбольный Союз. Retrieved 27 March 2021.