Russia national under-21 football team

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.

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)

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	Qualified	10	7	2	1	22	4
Total	2 titles	196	109	36	51	386	189

*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 friendlies against Hungary on 13 November 2020 and against Slovenia on 17 November 2020.[1][2]

The caps and goals are correct after the match against Slovenia on 17 November 2020.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Aleksandr Maksimenko	19 March 1998	10	0	Spartak Moscow
	GK	Ivan Lomayev	21 June 1999	1	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
	GK	Denis Adamov	20 February 1998	0	0	Krasnodar-2
	DF	Artyom Golubev	21 January 1999	9	0	Ufa
	DF	Danil Krugovoy	28 May 1998	6	1	Zenit St. Petersburg
	DF	Pavel Maslov	14 April 2000	5	0	Spartak Moscow
	DF	Danil Stepanov	25 January 2000	4	0	Rotor Volgograd
	DF	Aleksei Tatayev	8 October 1998	3	0	Mladá Boleslav
	DF	Maksim Nenakhov	13 December 1998	2	0	Akhmat Grozny
	DF	Danila Prokhin	24 May 2001	1	0	Zenit St. Petersburg
	DF	Vadim Karpov	14 July 2002	0	0	CSKA Moscow
	MF	Aleksandr Lomovitsky	27 January 1998	14	2	Arsenal Tula
	MF	Danil Glebov	3 November 1999	12	2	Rostov
	MF	Nair Tiknizyan	12 May 1999	4	0	CSKA Moscow
	MF	Denis Makarov	18 February 1998	3	0	Rubin Kazan
	MF	Soltmurad Bakayev	5 August 1999	2	1	Rubin Kazan
	MF	Mikhail Ignatov	4 May 2000	2	0	Spartak Moscow
	MF	Dmitri Rybchinsky	19 August 1998	2	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
	MF	Daniil Kulikov	24 June 1998	2	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
	MF	Ruslan Litvinov	18 August 2001	1	0	Spartak Moscow
	FW	Ivan Ignatyev	6 January 1999	12	1	Rubin Kazan

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	Matvei Safonov	25 February 1999	10	0	Krasnodar	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
DF	Nikita Kalugin	12 March 1998	10	1	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
DF	Stanislav Magkeyev	27 March 1999	1	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
DF	Roman Yevgenyev	23 February 1999	12	1	Dynamo Moscow	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
DF	Igor Diveyev	27 September 1999	10	3	CSKA Moscow	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
DF	Nikolai Rasskazov	4 January 1998	18	1	Arsenal Tula	v.  Poland, 8 September 2020
DF	Mikhail Lysov	29 January 1998	12	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Serbia, 19 November 2019
DF	Nikita Kakkoyev	22 August 1999	0	0	Nizhny Novgorod	v.  Serbia, 19 November 2019
MF	Konstantin Maradishvili	7 February 2000	0	0	CSKA Moscow	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
MF	Nail Umyarov	27 June 2000	8	1	Spartak Moscow	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
MF	Daniil Utkin	12 October 1999	10	1	Krasnodar	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
MF	Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov	16 December 1999	10	3	Krasnodar	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ
MF	Ivan Oblyakov	7 July 1998	27	6	CSKA Moscow	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
MF	Konstantin Kuchayev	18 March 1998	11	2	CSKA Moscow	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
MF	Daniil Lesovoy	12 January 1998	7	1	Dynamo Moscow	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2020
MF	Maksim Glushenkov	28 July 1999	9	2	Spartak Moscow	v.  Poland, 8 September 2020
FW	Fyodor Chalov	10 April 1998	20	10	CSKA Moscow	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^WD
FW	Vyacheslav Grulyov	23 March 1999	11	3	Dynamo Moscow	v.  Hungary, 13 November 2020 ^INJ

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

1. Состав на матчи с Венгрией и Словенией (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 November 2020.
2. Изменения в составе молодежной сборной России (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 9 November 2020.

External links

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