Russia national under-20 football team

The Russian national under-20 football team, formerly known as the Soviet national lads football team was the under-20 (for FIFA U-20 World Cup) and under-19 (for UEFA Under-19 Championship) football teams of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union, and was succeeded by the Russian national under-20 football team

Russia Under-20
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMikhail Galaktionov
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (6 as Soviet Union) (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (1977, as Soviet Union)

Following the realignment of FIFA's youth competitions in 1977, the Soviet Union national under-20 football team was formed and competed until 1993 (in 1992 it qualified as CIS youth under-18 football team) qualifying 7 times. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet qualification was passed to Russia which competed in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. Two years later Russia managed to qualify for the tournament on its own effort, but since then it yet to qualify for it.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
See also: Soviet Union national under-20 football team

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
as  Soviet Union
1977Champions1st523074
1979Runners-up2nd6312127
1981Did not qualify
1983Group stage15th310247
1985Fourth Place4th6330103
1987Did not qualify
1989Quarter-finals5th4310116
1991Third Place3rd631296
as  Russia
1993Quarter-finals7th420267
1995Quarter-finals6th412145
1997Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021To be determined
Total1 Title8/2338181196345

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players have been called up for friendly games against Croatia U-20 on 5 September 2018 and 7 September 2018.[1]

Head coach: Mikhail Galaktionov.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nikita Goylo (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 1 0 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
1GK Nikolai Sysuyev (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 1 0 Nizhny Novgorod
2DF Igor Diveyev (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 8 1 Ufa
2DF Nikita Kakkoyev (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 7 1 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
2DF Dmitri Gubanov (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 6 0 Rubin Kazan
2DF Danil Krugovoy (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 2 0 Ufa-2
2DF Roman Yevgenyev (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 2 0 Dynamo Moscow
2DF Pavel Lelyukhin (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 1 0 Pafos
2DF Maksim Nenakhov (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 1 0 SKA-Khabarovsk
2DF Daniil Kulikov (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 0 0 Kazanka Moscow
3MF Mikhail Yakovlev (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 8 2 Rubin Kazan
3MF Gennady Kiselyov (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 8 0 Krylia Sovetov Samara
3MF Danil Lipovoy (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 7 0 Dynamo Moscow
3MF Ilya Viznovich (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 2 0 Luch Vladivostok
3MF Georgi Makhatadze (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 2 0 Kazanka Moscow
3MF Vyacheslav Grulyov (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 2 0 Dynamo Moscow
3MF Daniil Lesovoy (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 1 0 Arsenal Tula
3MF Kirill Kaplenko (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 1 0 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
4FW Idris Umayev (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 7 0 Akhmat Grozny
4FW Dmitri Kamenshchikov (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 2 0 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
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See also

References
  1. Сборная России U-20 дважды сыграет с Хорватией (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 August 2018.
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