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| Nickname(s) | Молодежка / Molodezhka (Junior) Молодежная Сборная / Molodezhnaya Sbornaya (Junior Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Russian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ivan Shabarov | ||
| FIFA code | RUS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Denmark 2–2Russia  (Copenhagen,Denmark; 25 August 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Luxembourg 0–10Russia  (Pétange,Luxembourg; 6 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Chile 5–0Russia (Toulon,France; 21 May 2010) | |||
| European U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in1980, as Soviet Union) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1980,1990) | ||
TheRussia national under-21 football team is overseen by theRussian Football Union. The team competed in theUEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years, and internationalfriendly matches. The team also participated in the qualification for theOlympic Games.
On 28 February 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC),FIFA andUEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in theQatar 2022 World Cup. TheRussian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
part of Soviet Union | |||||||
 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 |
| Total | 2 title | 52 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 49 |
| as Russia | |||||||
| 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 | Group Stage | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 |
 2023 | Disqualified | ||||||
| 2025 | Suspended | ||||||
  2027 | |||||||
| Total | Quarter-Finals | 199 | 110 | 36 | 53 | 390 | 195 |
| Summer Olympic record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||||
 2000 | ||||||||||
 2004 | ||||||||||
 2008 | ||||||||||
 2012 | ||||||||||
 2016 | ||||||||||
 2020 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Disqualified | |||||||||
| 2028 | Suspended | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
vRussia | 22 MarchFriendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Russia | Yumbo, Colombia |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Municipal Raúl Miranda |
vRussia | 23 MarchFriendly | Colombia | 2–2 | Russia | Cali, Colombia |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
vRussia | 5 JuneFriendly | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Russia | Fergana, Uzbekistan |
| Report | Stadium:Istiqlol Stadium Referee:Khushnud Suyunboyev (Uzbekistan) |
vRussia | 8 JuneFriendly | Uzbekistan | 3–6 | Russia | Fergana, Uzbekistan |
| Report |
| Stadium:Istiqlol Stadium |
| 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 |
| 2018–2023 | Mikhail Galaktionov |
| 2023– | Ivan Shabarov |
The following players have been called up for friendlies on 5 June 2025 and 8 June 2025, both against theUzbekistan national under-21 football team.[1][2]
The caps and goals are correct after the match against Uzbekistan U21 on 8 June 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Mikhail Tsulaya | (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Arsenal Tula | |||
| 1GK | Daniil Veselov | (2005-01-30)30 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| 2DF | Mikhail Ryadno | (2005-09-18)18 September 2005 (age 20) | 12 | 1 | Rodina Moscow | |||
| 2DF | Nikita Lobov | (2005-07-21)21 July 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
| 2DF | Ilya Rozhkov | (2005-03-29)29 March 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Rubin Kazan | |||
| 2DF | Vadim Churilov | (2005-07-19)19 July 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Torpedo Moscow | |||
| 2DF | Ivan Lepsky | (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Sokol Saratov | |||
| 2DF | German Ignatov | (2005-08-11)11 August 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Rostov | |||
| 2DF | Ivan Shilyonok | (2005-01-29)29 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | |||
| 2DF | Nikita Bozov | (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | |||
| 3MF | Aleksey Koltakov | (2005-11-14)14 November 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 2 | Rostov | |||
| 3MF | Ilya Ishkov | (2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 3 | Ural Yekaterinburg | |||
| 3MF | Denis Bokov | (2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 2 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Danila Kozlov | (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Krasnodar | |||
| 3MF | Mikhail Shchetinin | (2005-07-08)8 July 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Yegor Smelov | (2005-03-11)11 March 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Vadim Rakov | (2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Kirill Glebov | (2005-11-10)10 November 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Viktor Okishor | (2006-12-30)30 December 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 1 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| 3MF | Dmitry Pestryakov | (2006-12-08)8 December 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 1 | Akron Tolyatti | |||
| 3MF | Dmitri Aleksandrov | (2006-07-31)31 July 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |||
| 4FW | Anton Shamonin | (2005-03-28)28 March 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 3 | Rostov | |||
| 4FW | Konstantin Dorofeyev | (2005-08-17)17 August 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 2 |  Atyrau | |||
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 | Bogdan Moskvichyov | (2004-04-30)30 April 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Orenburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| GK | Aleksandr Dyogtev | (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Sochi | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| GK | Daniil Golikov | (2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Krasnodar | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| GK | Timofey Mitrov | (2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| GK | Ilya Tikhomirov | (2005-03-06)6 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Spartak-2 Moscow | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| DF | Ilya Kirsh | (2004-09-21)21 September 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Makhachkala | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Stanislav Bessmertny | (2004-03-11)11 March 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov | (2005-03-23)23 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Yegor Pogostnov | (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| DF | Matvey Lukin | (2004-04-27)27 April 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| DF | Yury Koledin | (2004-12-10)10 December 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Saturn Ramenskoye | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| DF | Matvey Bardachyov | (2006-03-24)24 March 2006 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Igor Dmitriyev | (2004-07-24)24 July 2004 (age 21) | 7 | 2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Daniil Zorin | (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Akhmat Grozny | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Ruslan Chobanov | (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Veles Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Nikita Saltykov | (2004-08-11)11 August 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Dmitry Kuchugura | (2004-10-21)21 October 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 2 | Ural Yekaterinburg | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Danila Godyayev | (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| MF | Ilya Rodionov | (2004-02-01)1 February 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Chernomorets Novorrosiysk | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Matvey Kislyak | (2005-07-26)26 July 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Dmitry Vasilyev | (2004-06-16)16 June 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Ruslan Bart | (2005-11-16)16 November 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Sochi | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Imran Aznaurov | (2004-08-23)23 August 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rostov | v. China, 14 October 2024 | ||
| MF | Mikhail Umnikov | (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Volga Ulyanovsk | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
| FW | Aleksandr Chupayov | (2004-08-28)28 August 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 1 | Torpedo Moscow | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Kirill Nikishin | (2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Rotor Volgograd | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Aleksandr Koksharov | (2004-12-20)20 December 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 2 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | v. Colombia, 23 March 2025 | ||
| FW | Dmitry Radikovsky | (2005-06-04)4 June 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 |  Vitebsk | v. Vietnam, 9 September 2024 | ||
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