National Football Team of the USSR (U-20 men)

Russia

Nickname (s)	Lads (Юноши)
Association	Federazija Futbola SSSR (Федерация футбола СССР)
confederacy	UEFA
FIFA code	URS
(Status: unknown)

The U-20 national soccer team of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a selection team of Soviet soccer players. It was subject to the Federazija Futbola SSSR and represented it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .

The team was U-20 world champion in Tunisia in 1977 and runner-up in Japan in 1979 . In 1991 she finished third in Portugal and fourth at the 1985 World Cup in her own country.

Participation in U20 soccer world championships

1977	World Champion
1979	2nd place
1981	not qualified
1983	Preliminary round
1985	4th Place
1987	not qualified
1989	Quarter finals
1991	3rd place

See also

• National football team of the USSR
• National Football Team of the USSR (U-17 Juniors)
• National Football Team of the USSR (U-21 men)
• Russian national football team (U-20 men)
• Ukrainian national soccer team (U-20 men)