Russia national under-21 football team

Russia Under-21

Nickname(s)	Молодежка (Junior) Молодежная Сборная (Junior Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Nikolai Pisarev
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)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 1994)
Best result	Quarter-Finals, 1994, 1998

The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship and international friendly match, held every two years. Also qualified for the international football competitions in the Olympic Games.

History

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	As  Soviet Union
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Quarter-Finals	2	0	0	2	0	3
1996	Did Not Qualify
1998	Quarter-Finals	1	0	0	1	0	1
2000	Did Not Qualify
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	8
2015	Did Not Qualify
2017	Qualifying in progress
Total	3/20	6	0	0	6	2	12

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	10	8	2	0	37	9	+28	26	Play-offs
2	Russia	10	7	1	2	22	12	+10	22
3	Slovenia	10	5	2	3	29	11	+18	17
4	Bulgaria	10	2	3	5	18	26	−8	9
5	Estonia	10	2	3	5	9	23	−14	9
6	Andorra	10	0	1	9	1	35	−34	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Honours

CIS Cup

• Champions – 2012, 2013

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—	Nikolai Pisarev

Current squad

The following players have been called up to participate in two 2017 UEFA U-21 Euro qualification matches against Faroe Islands and Azerbaijan to be played respectively on 12 and 17 November 2015.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Mikhail Borodko	8 February 1996	3	0	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
12	GK	Aleksandr Selikhov	7 April 1994	4	0	Amkar Perm
2	DF	Vyacheslav Karavayev	20 May 1995	14	1	Baumit Jablonec
23	DF	Aleksandr Kleshchenko	2 November 1995	0	0	Kuban Krasnodar
3	DF	Ilya Zuyev	25 January 1994	30	0	Zenit St. Petersburg
16	DF	Vitali Lystsov	11 July 1995	6	0	Benfica
18	DF	Denis Yakuba	26 May 1996	6	0	Kuban Krasnodar
4	DF	Maksim Kuftin	27 September 1994	7	0	Strogino Moscow
5	DF	Aydar Lisinkov	2 January 1994	4	0	Spartak Moscow
14	DF	Alexander Seraskhov	5 February 1994	7	0	Sokol Saratov
17	DF	Dmitri Zhivoglyadov	29 May 1994	8	0	Dynamo Moscow
6	MF	Dmitri Barinov	11 September 1996	5	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
20	MF	Artyom Timofeev	12 January 1994	4	0	Spartak Moscow
10	MF	Aleksei Miranchuk	17 October 1995	20	1	Lokomotiv Moscow
7	MF	Aleksandr Tashayev	23 June 1994	4	1	Dynamo Moscow
8	MF	Ayaz Guliyev	27 November 1996	7	1	Kuban Krasnodar
22	MF	Roman Zobnin	11 February 1994	2	0	Dynamo Moscow
13	MF	Arshak Koryan	17 June 1995	14	3	Vitesse
21	MF	Ilya Petrov	27 June 1995	4	0	Volga Nizhny Novgorod
15	MF	Dmitri Efremov	1 April 1995	11	0	Slovan Liberec
16	MF	Nikolay Komlichenko	29 June 1995	1	0	FC Krasnodar
9	FW	Ramil Sheydayev	17 April 1996	11	8	Rubin Kazan
11	FW	Aleksei Gasilin	1 March 1996	3	1	Schalke 04
19	FW	Kamil Mullin	5 January 1994	5	3	Sokol Saratov

See also

• Russia national football team
• European Under-21 Football Championship

References

• http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/molod_team/index.html

External links

• Russia U21 at uefa.com