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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.

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Russia Under-21

Nickname(s)	Молодежка / Molodezhka (Junior) Молодежная Сборная / Molodezhnaya Sbornaya (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)

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	eliminated by UEFA
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
2021
2024	Banned
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Honours

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
  • Winners: 1980, 1990
• CIS Cup
  • Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016
• 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–	Mikhail Galaktionov

Current squad

The following players have been called up for a training camp that will take place from 13 to 16 November 2022 in Novogorsk and Belgrade, the squad will play a friendly with the opponent not yet confirmed.[1]

The caps and goals are correct after the match against Kazakhstan on 24 September 2022.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Stanislav Agkatsev	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Krasnodar
	1GK	Daniil Khudyakov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 18)	1	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
	1GK	Vladislav Torop	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Viktor Melyokhin	(2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Rostov
	2DF	Andrei Langovich	(2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Rostov
	2DF	Daniil Denisov	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Spartak Moscow
	2DF	Sergei Volkov	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Krasnodar
	2DF	Viktor Aleksandrov	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod
	2DF	Aleksandr Kutitskiy	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
	2DF	Vadim Konyukhov	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Ufa
	2DF	Anton Efremov	(2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Villarreal C
	3MF	Kirill Kravtsov	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 20)	7	1	Sochi
	3MF	Nikita Yermakov	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 19)	2	2	CSKA Moscow
	4FW	Vladislav Shitov	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 19)	2	1	Krylia Sovetov Samara
	3MF	Yaroslav Gladyshev	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
	3MF	Artyom Sokolov	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
	3MF	Yaroslav Mikhaylov	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod
	3MF	Konstantin Shiltsov	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod
	3MF	Kirill Shchetinin	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Rostov
	3MF	Yegor Ushakov	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA Moscow
	3MF	Aleksandr Kovalenko	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
	4FW	Konstantin Tyukavin	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 20)	11	6	Dynamo Moscow
	4FW	Vladislav Yakovlev	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 20)	2	1	CSKA 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
MF	Yegor Prutsev	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade	v.  Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022
MF	Yuri Zheleznov	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Ural Yekaterinburg	v.  Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022
MF	Artyom Karpukas	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022, with the senior NT
MF	Sergei Babkin	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v.  Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022
MF	Nikita Krivtsov	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Krasnodar	March 2022 camp, with the senior NT
MF	Sergei Pinyayev	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	March 2022 camp, with the senior NT

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

External links

• Russia U21 at uefa.com
• Russia U21 at Rusteam

На других языках

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- [en] Russia national under-21 football team

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[ru] Сборная России по футболу (до 21 года)

Молодёжная сборная России по футболу — национальная команда РФ, в составе которой могут выступать футболисты России в возрасте 21 года и младше. Собирается команда под руководством Российского футбольного союза.

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