Russia national under-21 football team
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The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participates in the qualification for the Olympic Games.
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| Nickname(s) | Молодежка (Junior) Молодежная Сборная (Junior Team) | ||
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| Association | Russian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mikhail Galaktionov | ||
| FIFA code | RUS | ||
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| 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) | ||
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 |
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 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 |
Qualified | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Total | 2 titles | 196 | 109 | 36 | 51 | 386 | 189 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
Olympic GamesEdit
| Summer Olympic record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
| 1992 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
HonoursEdit
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- CIS Cup
- 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 Under-21 Euro qualifiers against Estonia on 9 October 2020 and against Latvia on 13 October 2020.[1]
The caps and goals are correct after the match against Latvia on 13 October 2020.
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 | ||
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| DF | Nikolai Rasskazov | 4 January 1998 | 18 | 1 | Arsenal Tula
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v. Poland, 8 September 2020
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| DF | Danil Stepanov | 25 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | Rotor Volgograd
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v. Poland, 8 September 2020
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| DF | Mikhail Lysov | 29 January 1998 | 12 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow
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v.  Serbia, 19 November 2019
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| DF | Nikita Kakkoyev | 22 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nizhny Novgorod
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v. Serbia, 19 November 2019
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| DF | Ivan Lapshov | 1 May 1999 | 2 | 0 | Tom Tomsk
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v.  Estonia, 15 October 2019
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| MF | Maksim Glushenkov | 28 July 1999 | 9 | 2 | Spartak Moscow
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v. Poland, 8 September 2020
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| MF | Nail Umyarov | 27 June 2000 | 8 | 1 | Spartak Moscow
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v. Poland, 8 September 2020
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Состав на матчи с Эстонией и Латвией (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 September 2020.