Russia national under-19 football team

The Russia national under-19 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level.

Russia Under-19

Nickname(s)	Юноши (Boys) Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrei Gordeyev
FIFA code	RUS
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Russia 7 – 0 Estonia  (Moscow, Russia; 24 September 2007)  Russia 7 – 0 Faroe Islands  (Moscow, Russia; 9 October 2014)
Biggest defeat
Russia 2 – 6 Serbia  (Pasching, Austria; 18 July 2007)
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances	22 (first in 1962, as Soviet Union)
Best result	Winners, 1966 (shared), 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990, as Soviet Union

History

European Championships

Since the tournament adopted its current under-19 format in 2002, the Russia under-19s have qualified for only two UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They have, however, reached the second, or elite, qualification stage in all campaigns with the exception of 2002 when they were knocked out at the preliminary qualification stage.[1] They came closest to qualifying for the 2010 competition, when they finished one point behind group winners Italy in the elite qualification stage.[2]

In the 2011 qualification campaign, Russia again narrowly missed out on the finals, finishing second in group five of the elite qualifying stage, having drawn two games and won one against Israel.[3] The group winner was the Czech Republic.[4] The joint top scorers for Russia in the qualification campaign for 2011 were Aleksandr Kozlov and Georgi Nurov, who both scored two goals in three games.[5]

Russia's best performance at the European Championships was in 2015 in Greece. After being qualified to the final tournament for the first time since 2007, team Russia also stood at the top position of Group B of the Group Stage along with Spain. In the semifinals Russia beat hosts Greece 4–0. The team eventually became runners-up, after Spain made two goals to win the trophy.

UEFA U-19 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	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	First qualifying round
2003	Second qualifying round
2004	Second qualifying round
2005	Elite round
2006	Elite round
2007	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	9
2008	Elite round
2009	Elite round
2010	Elite round
2011	Elite round
2012	Elite round
2013	Elite round
2014	Elite round
2015	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	9	5
2016	Elite round
2017	Qualifying round
2018	Qualifying round
Total	2/17	8	2	2	4	13	14

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (Under-18 before 2002)
  • Winners (6): 1966 (shared with Italy), 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990
  • Runners-up (2): 1984, 2015

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

5 September 2017 Friendly	Italy	2–1	Russia	Reggio Emilia, Italy
	Bastoni  20' Olivieri  90+2'	Summary	Ignatyev  16'	Attendance: 500

7 October 2017 Friendly	Russia	1–2	Belgium	Marbella, Spain
	Utkin  67'	Summary	Lloci  13' Amuzu  24'	Attendance: 50

9 October 2017 Friendly	United States	2–2	Russia	Marbella, Spain
	Perez  21' Lapshov  90+5' (o.g.)	Summary	Suleymanov  24' (pen.) Rudenko  50' (pen.)	Attendance: 50

4 June 2019 Granatkin Cup	Russia	3–0	India	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00	Kosarev  50', 73', 82'	RFS AIFF		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Referee: Dmitry Streltsov (Russia)

6 June 2019 Granatkin Cup	Russia	3–0	Bulgaria	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00	Prokhin  44', 54' Faizullin  57'			Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Referee: Artyom Chistyakov (Russia)

9 June 2019 Granatkin Cup	Moldova	v	Russia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00				Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium

TBD June 2019 Granatkin Cup

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TBD

Saint Petersburg, Russia

TBD June 2019 Granatkin Cup

Russia

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TBD

Saint Petersburg, Russia

8 November 2017 2018 Euro U-19 qualifier	Russia	v	Gibraltar	Heraklion, Greece
				Stadium: Pankritio Stadium

11 November 2017 2018 Euro U-19 qualifier	Russia	v	Romania	Heraklion, Greece
				Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium

14 November 2017 2018 Euro U-19 qualifier	Greece	v	Russia	Heraklion, Greece
				Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Group 11 games in November 2018.[6] Caps and goals accurate as after the friendly against Serbia played on 13 October 2018.

Head coach: Andrei Gordeyev.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Anton Shitov	29 January 2000	5	0	Spartak-2 Moscow
	GK	Nikolay Zirikov	22 May 2000	2	0	CSKA Moscow
	DF	Aleksandr Mikhaylov	21 May 2000	6	1	Chertanovo-2 Moscow
	DF	Dmitri Molchanov	1 October 2000	5	0	Chertanovo-2 Moscow
	DF	Pavel Maslov	14 April 2000	4	0	Spartak-2 Moscow
	DF	Artyom Gyurdzhan	6 July 2000	3	0	Kazanka Moscow
	DF	Ilya Martynov	25 January 2000	2	0	Krasnodar-2
	DF	Kirill Kolesnichenko	31 January 2000	0	0	Chertanovo-2 Moscow
3	DF	Danila Prokhin	24 May 2001	2	1	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
	MF	Rustam Khalnazarov	20 July 2000	6	2	Krasnodar-2
	MF	Dmitri Velikorodny	6 June 2000	6	0	Chertanovo Moscow
	MF	Danila Yanov	27 January 2000	5	1	CSKA Moscow
	MF	Vladimir Moskvichyov	2 March 2000	5	0	Dynamo Moscow
	MF	Mikhail Ignatov	4 May 2000	3	0	Spartak Moscow
	MF	Vladislav Karapuzov	6 January 2000	2	1	Kazanka Moscow
	MF	Danila Prutsev	25 March 2000	2	0	Chertanovo Moscow
	MF	Nail Umyarov	27 June 2000	2	0	Chertanovo Moscow
	MF	Vitali Zhironkin	10 March 2000	1	0	CSKA Moscow
	FW	Gamid Agalarov	16 July 2000	5	2	Anzhi Makhachkala
16	FW	Kirill Kosarev	1 August 2001	2	1	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg

References

1. "UEFA under-19 European Championships history". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
2. "2010 UEFA under-19 European Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
3. "Under-19 result: Israel 1-3 Russia". soccerway.com. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
4. "2011 UEFA under-19 European Championships elite stage: Group 5 final standings". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
5. "Top scorers: All qualifying stages, 2011 U-19 European Championships". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
6. Старшие юноши проведут сбор на Кипре (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 November 2018.