Russia national under-21 football team

Russia Under-21
Nickname(s)	Молодежка (Junior) ; Молодежная Сборная (Junior Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mikhail Galaktionov
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	6 (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 Football Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participated in the qualification for the Olympic Games.

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and 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.^[1]

HistoryEdit

UEFA U-21 Championship RecordEdit

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
Total	2 titles	199	110	36	53	390	195

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Olympic GamesEdit

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

HonoursEdit

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

CoachesEdit

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–	Mikhail Galaktionov

Current squadEdit

The following players have been called up to participate in the training camp from 19 to 27 March 2022. Due to FIFA's suspension of Russia from international competition, the team only played a friendly against the Russia national football team during the camp.^[2]^[3]

The caps and goals are correct after the match against Spain on 16 November 2021.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ivan Budachyov	(2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
1GK	Stanislav Agkatsev	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Krasnodar
1GK	Daniil Khudyakov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow

2DF	Danil Stepanov	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 22)	12	0	Arsenal Tula
2DF	Danila Prokhin	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 20)	9	1	Sochi
2DF	Ruslan Litvinov	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Spartak Moscow
2DF	Aleksandr Silyanov	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 21)	5	0	Rostov
2DF	Kirill Bozhenov	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 21)	4	1	Khimki
2DF	Ivan Kuzmichyov	(2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Ural Yekaterinburg
2DF	Viktor Melyokhin	(2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Rostov
2DF	Andrei Langovich	(2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Rostov

3MF	Nail Umyarov	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 21)	19	1	Spartak Moscow
3MF	Daniil Khlusevich	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 21)	8	3	Spartak Moscow
3MF	Danil Prutsev	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22)	8	0	Spartak Moscow
3MF	Konstantin Maradishvili	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
3MF	Kirill Kravtsov	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 19)	5	1	Nizhny Novgorod
4FW	Timur Suleymanov	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 22)	5	1	Nizhny Novgorod
3MF	Maksim Mukhin	(2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 20)	4	0	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Nikita Krivtsov	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Krasnodar
3MF	Aleksandr Chernikov	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Krasnodar
3MF	Sergei Pinyayev	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara

4FW	Konstantin Tyukavin	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 19)	9	3	Dynamo Moscow
4FW	Gamid Agalarov	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 21)	4	4	Ufa

Recent call-upsEdit

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	Maksim Borisko	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
GK	Vitali Botnar	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Torpedo Moscow	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021

DF	Nikita Karmayev	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Kuban Krasnodar	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
DF	Daniil Kornyushin	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Krasnodar	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
DF	Leon Klassen	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Spartak Moscow	v. Lithuania, 12 October 2021
DF	Danila Khotulyov	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v. Malta, 7 September 2021
DF	Aleksandr Kutitskiy	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Dynamo Moscow	v. Malta, 7 September 2021
DF	Kirill Bolshakov	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Olimp-Dolgoprudny	v. Malta, 7 September 2021
DF	Pavel Maslov	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 22)	7	0	Spartak Moscow	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021
DF	Vadim Karpov	(2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021
DF	Ilya Agapov	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Spartak Moscow	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021

MF	Mikhail Ignatov	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 22)	8	1	Spartak Moscow	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
MF	Vladislav Karapuzov	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Akhmat Grozny	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
MF	Edgar Sevikyan	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Levante B	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
MF	Nikita Iosifov	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Villarreal B	v. Spain, 16 November 2021
MF	Kirill Folmer	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Rostov	v. Lithuania, 12 October 2021
MF	Yegor Ushakov	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA Moscow	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021
MF	Stepan Oganesyan	(2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Spartak Moscow	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021
MF	Lechi Sadulayev	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Akhmat Grozny	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021
MF	Arsen Zakharyan	(2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 18)	3	1	Dynamo Moscow	UEFA Under-21 Euro, 31 March 2021, with the senior NT

FW	Vladislav Yakovlev	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0	CSKA Moscow	v. Lithuania, 12 October 2021
FW	Kirill Klimov	(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 21)	4	0	Kuban Krasnodar	v. Malta, 7 September 2021
FW	Kirill Kosarev	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Nizhny Novgorod	v. Serbia, 6 June 2021

ReferencesEdit

^ "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
^ Пиняев вызван в расположение молодежной сборной России по футболу на сбор в Новогорске (in Russian). TASS. 15 March 2022.
^ "Тюкавин: "Всегда рад приезжать в сборную"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 27 March 2022.

External linksEdit

[auto-1] "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.

[2] Пиняев вызван в расположение молодежной сборной России по футболу на сбор в Новогорске (in Russian). TASS. 15 March 2022.

[3] "Тюкавин: "Всегда рад приезжать в сборную"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 27 March 2022.

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