Russia national under-21 football team
| 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 | ||
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| First international | |||
| Denmark 2–2 (Copenhagen, Denmark; 25 August 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Luxembourg 0–10 (Pétange, Luxembourg; 6 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Chile 5–0 (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 UEFA 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 | Disqualified | ||||||
| 2025 | Banned | ||||||
| 2027 | |||||||
| 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 | Disqualified | |||||||||
| 2028 | Banned | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
2025
| 22 March Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Yumbo, Colombia | |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Raúl Miranda |
| 23 March Friendly | Colombia | 2–2 | Cali, Colombia | |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| 5 June Friendly | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
| Report | Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium Referee: Khushnud Suyunboyev (Uzbekistan) |
| 8 June Friendly | Uzbekistan | 3–6 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
|
Report | Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium |
Honours
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- CIS Cup
- 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 5 June 2025 and 8 June 2025, both against the Uzbekistan national under-21 football team.[1][2]
The caps and goals are correct after the match against Uzbekistan U21 on 8 June 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mikhail Tsulaya | 8 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Arsenal Tula | |||
| GK | Daniil Veselov | 30 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| DF | Mikhail Ryadno | 18 September 2005 | 12 | 1 | Rodina Moscow | |||
| DF | Nikita Lobov | 21 July 2005 | 8 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
| DF | Ilya Rozhkov | 29 March 2005 | 8 | 0 | Rubin Kazan | |||
| DF | Vadim Churilov | 19 July 2005 | 5 | 0 | Torpedo Moscow | |||
| DF | Ivan Lepsky | 19 January 2005 | 3 | 1 | Sokol Saratov | |||
| DF | German Ignatov | 11 August 2005 | 3 | 0 | Rostov | |||
| DF | Ivan Shilyonok | 29 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | |||
| DF | Nikita Bozov | 28 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | |||
| MF | Aleksey Koltakov | 14 November 2005 | 8 | 2 | Rostov | |||
| MF | Ilya Ishkov | 25 May 2005 | 7 | 3 | Ural Yekaterinburg | |||
| MF | Denis Bokov | 6 October 2005 | 6 | 2 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| MF | Danila Kozlov | 19 January 2005 | 5 | 1 | Krasnodar | |||
| MF | Mikhail Shchetinin | 8 July 2005 | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| MF | Yegor Smelov | 11 March 2005 | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| MF | Vadim Rakov | 9 January 2005 | 4 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| MF | Kirill Glebov | 10 November 2005 | 3 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | |||
| MF | Viktor Okishor | 30 December 2006 | 2 | 1 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| MF | Dmitry Pestryakov | 8 December 2006 | 2 | 1 | Akron Tolyatti | |||
| MF | Dmitri Aleksandrov | 31 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| FW | Anton Shamonin | 28 March 2005 | 4 | 3 | Rostov | |||
| FW | Konstantin Dorofeyev | 17 August 2005 | 4 | 2 | Atyrau | |||
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 | Bogdan Moskvichyov | 30 April 2004 | 4 | 0 | Orenburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| GK | Aleksandr Dyogtev | 27 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | Sochi | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| GK | Daniil Golikov | 24 March 2004 | 2 | 0 | Krasnodar | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| GK | Timofey Mitrov | 19 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| GK | Ilya Tikhomirov | 6 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Spartak-2 Moscow | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| DF | Ilya Kirsh | 21 September 2004 | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Makhachkala | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Stanislav Bessmertny | 11 March 2004 | 5 | 0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov | 23 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Yegor Pogostnov | 1 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Matvey Lukin | 27 April 2004 | 5 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| DF | Yury Koledin | 10 December 2004 | 4 | 0 | Saturn Ramenskoye | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| DF | Matvey Bardachyov | 24 March 2006 | 5 | 0 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Igor Dmitriyev | 24 July 2004 | 7 | 2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Daniil Zorin | 22 February 2004 | 7 | 0 | Akhmat Grozny | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Ruslan Chobanov | 30 March 2004 | 6 | 0 | Veles Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Nikita Saltykov | 11 August 2004 | 4 | 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Dmitry Kuchugura | 21 October 2004 | 2 | 2 | Ural Yekaterinburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Danila Godyayev | 20 April 2004 | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Ilya Rodionov | 1 February 2004 | 4 | 1 | Chernomorets Novorrosiysk | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Matvey Kislyak | 26 July 2005 | 6 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Dmitry Vasilyev | 16 June 2004 | 4 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Ruslan Bart | 16 November 2005 | 2 | 1 | Sochi | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Imran Aznaurov | 23 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Rostov | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Mikhail Umnikov | 22 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Volga Ulyanovsk | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| FW | Aleksandr Chupayov | 28 August 2004 | 6 | 1 | Torpedo Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Kirill Nikishin | 5 February 2004 | 4 | 1 | Rotor Volgograd | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Aleksandr Koksharov | 20 December 2004 | 1 | 2 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Dmitry Radikovsky | 4 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Vitebsk | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
See also
- Soviet Union national under-21 football team
- Russia national football team
- Russia national under-19 football team
- Russia national under-17 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
References
- ^ "На матчи с Узбекистаном вызваны 23 футболиста молодёжки" [23 players called up for Uzbekistan games] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Илья Рожков присоединился к молодежной сборной России" [Ilya Rozhkov joined the Russia U21 squad] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.