Russian national football team (U-21 men)

Russian Federation

Nickname (s)

Molodeschka

Association

Rossijski Futbolny Soyuz

confederacy

UEFA

Head coach

Mikhail Galaktionov , since 2018

captain

Ivan Obljakov

Record scorer

Fyodor Smolow (16)

Record player

Ilya Sujew (34)

Home stadium

Changing stages

FIFA code

ISL

home

Away

Successes in tournaments

European Championship

Participation in the finals

3 ( first : 1994 )

Best results

Quarterfinals 1994 , 1998

(As of April 3, 2020)

The Russian U-21 national soccer team is a selection team of Russian soccer players . It is subject to the Russian Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-21 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the European championships of the continental association UEFA . Eligible to play are players who have not yet reached the age of 21 in the first qualifying match for a tournament and who are Russian citizens .

The record national player is the central defender Ilya Sujew with 34 appearances and the record scorer is the striker Fyodor Smolow with 16 goals.

history

After the Soviet U-21 team with failing to qualify for the U-21 European Championship in 1992 was dissolved, the newly formed Russian U-21 team took the umbrella organization of Rossijski Futbolny Soyuz already in qualifying for the U-21 European Championship 1994 in France part. This was successfully overcome as group winners and in the quarter-finals you met the host . The game was lost 2-0. The qualification for the U-21 European Championship in 1996 did not succeed, two years later the selection made it again. At the finals in Romania they lost their first game, the quarter-finals, against Spain . Thereupon they missed the qualification seven times and only took part again in the U-21 European Championship 2013 in Israel , where they did not survive the group stage after three defeats from three games.

Tournament balances at U-21 European Championships

year	Host country	Participation until ...	Last opponent	Result
1994	France	99!Quarter finals	France	99!-
1996	Spain	99!not qualified	-	99!-
1998	Romania	99!Quarter finals	Spain	99!-
2000 to 2011		99!not qualified	-	99!-
2013	Israel	99!Group stage	Germany	99!-
2015	Czech Republic	99!not qualified	-	99!-
2017	Poland	99!not qualified	-	99!-
2019	Italy and San Marino	99!not qualified	-	99!-

Remarks:

↑ Between 1978 and 1992, the finals of the U-21 European Championship did not take place in a host country, but were played back and forth in the respective participating nations.

Coach history

No.	Surname	time
No.	Surname	from	to
1	Russia Boris Ignatiev	1992	1993
2	Russia Mikhail Gershkovich	1994	1998
3	Russia Leonid Pachomov	1998	1999
4th	Russia Valery Gladilin	2000	2001
5	Russia Valery Gassayev	2001	2002
6th	Russia Andrei Chernyshev	2002	2005
7th	Russia Alexander Borodjuk Viktor Losev Russia	2006	2006
8th	Russia Boris Stukalov	2007	2008
9	Russia Igor Kolyvanov	2008	2010
10	Russia Nikolai Pissarev	2010	2015
11	Russia Dmitri Chomucha	2015	2015
12	Russia Nikolai Pissarev	2016	2017
13	Russia Yevgeny Buschmanov	2017	2018
14th	Russia Mikhail Galaktionov	2018

Final squad

EM 1994 in France

U-21 European Championship 1994	Goalkeepers: Yevgeny Plotnikov , Mikhail Charin , Sergei Armishev Defense lawyers : Roman Sharonov , Konstantin Syrjanow , Ramis Mamedow , Vadim Evsejew , Alexander Grischin , Alexei Naumow , Dmitri Sennikow Midfielders: Igor Semschow , Ansar Ajupow , Yuri Drozdov , Sergei Mandreko , Rolan Gusew Forwards: Dmitri Kirichenko , Ilschat Faisulin , Igor Simutenkow , Valeri Jessipow , Andrei Talalajew Coach: Boris Ignatiev

EM 1998 in Romania

U-21 European Championship 1998	Goalkeepers: Mikhail Charin , Sergei Armischew Defenders: Andrei Solomatin , Dmitri Dawydow , Oleg Kornauchow , Vadim Yevseev , Sergei Temryukov , Yevgeny Korablev Midfielders: Andrei Kriwow , Vladimir But , Denis Laktionow , Mikhail Ossinow , Alexander Berketow , Alexei Bacharew , Yegor Titow Forwards : Erik Korchagin , Dmitri Zhukov , Maxim Busnikin Trainer: Mikhail Gershkovich

EM 2013 in Israel

U-21 European Championship 2013	Goalkeepers: Nikolai Sabolotny , Stanislaw Krizjuk , Alexander Filzow Defenders: Ibragim Zallagow , Georgi Shchennikow , Nikita Chicherin , Taras Burlak , Sergei Brysgalow , Maxim Belyayev , Ivan Knjasew Midfilders: Yuri Kirillow , Sergei Petrow , Oleg Shatov , Roman Jemeljanow , Maxim Grigoryev , Schota Bibilow , Alexander Sotow Forwards : Andrei Panjukow , Fyodor Smolow , Maxim Kanunnikow , Pawel Jakowlew , Denis Cheryshev , Alan Dzagojew Coach: Nikolai Pissarew

Individual evidence

↑ France 2-0 Russia In: worldfootball.net of March 8, 1994 (accessed April 1, 2020)
↑ Spain 1-0 Russia In: worldfootball.net of May 24, 1998 (accessed April 1, 2020)
↑ U21 Euro 2013 Israel - Group B In: worldfootball.net (accessed April 1, 2020)

Web links

U-21 national team on the website of the Russian Football Association

[4] Between 1978 and 1992, the finals of the U-21 European Championship did not take place in a host country, but were played back and forth in the respective participating nations.

[1] France 2-0 Russia In: worldfootball.net of March 8, 1994 (accessed April 1, 2020)

[2] Spain 1-0 Russia In: worldfootball.net of May 24, 1998 (accessed April 1, 2020)

[3] U21 Euro 2013 Israel - Group B In: worldfootball.net (accessed April 1, 2020)