Russia national under-21 football team
The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competed in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participated in the qualification for the Olympic Games.
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| Nickname(s) | Молодежка / Molodezhka (Junior) Молодежная Сборная / Molodezhnaya Sbornaya (Junior Team) | ||
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| Association | Russian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mikhail Galaktionov | ||
| FIFA code | RUS | ||
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| First international | |||
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| 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) | ||
On 28 February 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
 2023 | Disqualified | ||||||
| 2025 | Banned | ||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 199 | 110 | 36 | 53 | 390 | 195 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
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Honours
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- CIS Cup
- 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 for a training camp that will take place from 13 to 16 November 2022 in Novogorsk and Belgrade, the squad will play a friendly with the opponent not yet confirmed.[1]
The caps and goals are correct after the match against Kazakhstan on 24 September 2022.
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 | ||
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| MF | Yegor Prutsev | 23 December 2002 | 2 | 0 |  Red Star Belgrade |
v.  Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022 | ||
| MF | Yuri Zheleznov | 15 November 2002 | 2 | 0 | Ural Yekaterinburg |
v. Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022 | ||
| MF | Artyom Karpukas | 13 June 2002 | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
v. Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022, with the senior NT | ||
| MF | Sergei Babkin | 25 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
v. Kazakhstan, 24 September 2022 | ||
| MF | Nikita Krivtsov | 18 August 2002 | 2 | 0 | Krasnodar |
March 2022 camp, with the senior NT | ||
| MF | Sergei Pinyayev | 2 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
March 2022 camp, with the senior NT | ||
See also
References
- "Тренерский штаб молодёжной команды объявил состав на ноябрьский сбор" [The coaching staff of the Russian under-21 national team announced the list for the November training camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 November 2022.
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