Russia national under-20 football team

Russia Under-20
Nickname(s)	Наши парни (Our Boys)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mikhail Galaktionov
FIFA code	RUS
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	8 (6 as Soviet Union) (first in 1977)
Best result	Champions (1977, as Soviet Union)

The Russian national under-20 football team, formerly known as the Soviet national youth football team was the under-20 (for FIFA U-20 World Cup) and under-19 (for UEFA Under-19 Championship) football teams of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union, and was succeeded by the Russian national under-20 football team

Following the realignment of FIFA's youth competitions in 1977, the Soviet Union national under-20 football team was formed and competed until 1993 (in 1992 it qualified as CIS youth under-18 football team) qualifying 7 times. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet qualification was passed to Russia which competed in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. Two years later Russia managed to qualify for the tournament on its own effort, but since then it yet to qualify for it.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record[]

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
as Soviet Union
1977	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	7	4
1979	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	12	7
1981	Did not qualify
1983	Group stage	15th	3	1	0	2	4	7
1985	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	3	0	10	3
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	1	0	11	6
1991	Third Place	3rd	6	3	1	2	9	6
as Russia
1993	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	6	7
1995	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	5
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	To be determined
Total	1 Title	8/23	38	18	11	9	63	45

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up for friendly games against Croatia U-20 on 5 September 2018 and 7 September 2018.^[2]

Head coach: Mikhail Galaktionov.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nikita Goylo	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
1GK	Nikolai Sysuyev	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Nizhny Novgorod

2DF	Igor Diveyev	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 22)	8	1	Ufa
2DF	Nikita Kakkoyev	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 22)	7	1	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
2DF	Dmitri Gubanov	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Rubin Kazan
2DF	Danil Krugovoy	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Ufa-2
2DF	Roman Yevgenyev	(1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
2DF	Pavel Lelyukhin	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Pafos
2DF	Maksim Nenakhov	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 23)	1	0	SKA-Khabarovsk
2DF	Daniil Kulikov	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Kazanka Moscow

3MF	Mikhail Yakovlev	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 22)	8	2	Rubin Kazan
3MF	Gennadi Kiselyov	(1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 23)	8	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
3MF	Danil Lipovoy	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 22)	7	0	Dynamo Moscow
3MF	Ilya Viznovich	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Luch Vladivostok
3MF	Georgi Makhatadze	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Kazanka Moscow
3MF	Vyacheslav Grulyov	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
3MF	Daniil Lesovoy	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Arsenal Tula
3MF	Kirill Kaplenko	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg

4FW	Idris Umayev	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 23)	7	0	Akhmat Grozny
4FW	Dmitri Kamenshchikov	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk