Russia national under-21 football team

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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 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.

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
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
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 to participate in the UEFA Under-21 Euro qualifiers against Slovakia on 12 November 2021 and against Spain on 16 November 2021.^[1]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Maksim Borisko	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 21)	5	0	Baltika Kaliningrad
	1GK		(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
	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 20)	5	0	Rostov
	2DF	Kirill Bozhenov	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 21)	4	1	Rostov
	2DF	Ivan Kuzmichyov	(2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Ural Yekaterinburg
	2DF	Nikita Karmayev	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Kuban Krasnodar
	2DF	Daniil Kornyushin	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Krasnodar
	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 20)	8	3	Spartak Moscow
	3MF	Mikhail Ignatov	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 21)	8	1	Spartak Moscow
	3MF	Danil Prutsev	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21)	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	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	3MF	Vladislav Karapuzov	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Akhmat Grozny
	3MF	Maksim Mukhin	(2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 20)	4	0	CSKA Moscow
	3MF	Edgar Sevikyan	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Levante B
	3MF	Nikita Iosifov	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Villarreal B
	3MF	Aleksandr Chernikov	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Krasnodar
	4FW	Konstantin Tyukavin	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 19)	9	3	Dynamo Moscow
	4FW	Timur Suleymanov	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 21)	5	1	Nizhny Novgorod
	4FW	Gamid Agalarov	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 21)	4	4	Ufa

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	Vitali Botnar	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Torpedo Moscow	v.  Serbia, 6 June 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 21)	0	0	Olimp-Dolgoprudny	v.  Malta, 7 September 2021
DF	Pavel Maslov	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 21)	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	Nikita Krivtsov	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Krasnodar	v.  Lithuania, 12 October 2021
MF	Kirill Folmer	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Rostov	v.  Lithuania, 12 October 2021
MF		(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 19)	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

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