Armenia national under-21 football team
The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1994, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the USSR.
| Nickname(s) | Yeritasardakan (youth team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Head coach | Rafael Nazaryan | ||
| Most caps | Gevorg Ghazaryan (18) | ||
| Top scorer | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9) | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium 7-0 Armenia  (Ghent; September 6, 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Armenia 4-0 San Marino .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (Yerevan; June 9, 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Sweden 10-0 Armenia (Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | none (first in n/a) | ||
| Best result | 2nd in qual. group, 2007 | ||
UEFA U-21 record
- 1978 - 1991: part of USSR
- 1992 - 1994: did not participate
- 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 1998: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2007: 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 2009: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2011: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2013: 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2017: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
Managers
- Oganes Zanazanyan
- Samvel Petrosyan - From September 1994-
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants
- Andranik Adamyan
- Mihai Stoica - From 2003-August 2004
- Vardan Minasyan - From August 2004 – 2007
- Varuzhan Sukiasyan
- Flemming Serritslev - From March 2009-September 2010
- Rafael Nazaryan - From 2011- October 22, 2013
- Abraham Khashmanyan - October 22, 2013 - November 30, 2014
- Sargis Hovsepyan - December 1, 2014 - June 5, 2015
- Artak Oseyan - June 6, 2015 - November 26, 2015
- Karen Barseghyan - January 12, 2016 - June 30, 2017
- Artur Voskanyan - May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - July 1, 2018 - October 6, 2018
- Antonio Jesus Flores - May 1, 2019 - 2020
- Rafael Nazaryan - 2020 -
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[1]
- Match dates: 2, 6 and 12 June 2022
- Opposition:
North Macedonia, 
France and 
Ukraine - Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2022, after the match against
Serbia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lyova Karapetyan | 1 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Shirak | |
| GK | Rafael Manasyan | 22 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | BKMA | |
| GK | Sergey Mikaelyan | 21 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | Pyunik | |
| GK | Arman Nersesyan | 19 October 2001 | 8 | 0 | BKMA | |
| DF | Arsen Galstyan | 1 May 2002 | 6 | 1 | BKMA | |
| DF | Arman Ghazaryan | 24 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | Urartu | |
| DF | Erjanik Ghubasaryan | 21 February 2001 | 9 | 0 |  Lüneburger SK Hansa | |
| DF | Petros Manukyan | 8 May 2001 | 2 | 0 | BKMA | |
| DF | Norayr Nikoghosyan | 9 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Noravank | |
| DF | Volodya Samsonyan | 24 February 2001 | 5 | 0 | BKMA | |
| DF | Erik Simonyan | 12 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | BKMA | |
| MF | Narek Aghasaryan | 15 July 2001 | 10 | 0 | Urartu | |
| MF | Narek Alaverdyan | 19 February 2002 | 6 | 0 | BKMA | |
| MF | Misak Hakobyan | 11 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | BKMA | |
| MF | Darón Iskenderian | 19 March 2002 | 1 | 0 |  Las Vegas Lights | |
| MF | Mikayel Mirzoyan | 6 February 2001 | 8 | 2 | BKMA | |
| MF | Sergey Mkrtchyan | 26 June 2001 | 9 | 0 | Urartu | |
| FW | Narek Grigoryan | 17 June 2001 | 8 | 2 | Urartu | |
| FW | Armen Hovhannisyan | 7 March 2000 | 8 | 0 |  Episkopi | |
| FW | Hamlet Minasyan | 15 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | BKMA | |
| FW | Karen Nalbandyan | 14 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Noravank | |
| FW | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 10 April 2001 | 7 | 0 | Ararat Yerevan | |
| FW | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | 15 March 2002 | 5 | 0 | Noah | |
Recent call-ups
Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2021 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harutyun Melkonyan | 28 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | BKMA Yerevan |
v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
| DF | Anthony Kazaryan | 12 October 2000 | 1 | 0 |  SD Ponferradina B |
v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Artyom Gyurjyan | 6 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Alashkert |
v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
| FW | Martin Grigoryan | 25 September 2000 | 4 | 0 | BKMA Yerevan |
v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | France |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 23 | Play-offs | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Faroe Islands |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 10 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | North Macedonia |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Armenia |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
See also
References
- "Ռաֆայել Նազարյանը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքական հրավիրված ֆուտբոլիստների ցուցակը" (in Armenian). Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
- Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results
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| Domestic cups | |
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