The CIS national football team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States, a regional confederation formed by 12 of the 15 newly formed sovereign states that emerged out of the break-up of the Soviet Union between 1990 and early 1992. Since the USSR national team had already booked a spot in the Euro 1992 by qualifying in 1991, the only legitimate way for them to take part in the competition was to take part as a unified team. As the Soviet Union ceased to exist on 1 January 1992, so did its football federation. On 11 January 1992, the Association Football Federation of CIS was formed and approved by FIFA two days later.
Since Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were never members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and since the national teams of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had already been formed, the players from these states did not participate in the CIS national team. Though the federation was successfully able to put together a national team, plans for a domestic league were less successful, resulting in separate championships for all of the breakaway republics. Although Georgia only became a member of CIS in 1993, it also participated in the CIS team.
Thus, the CIS national football team was previously known as the USSR national football team until June 1992 when the team completed its participation in the Euro 1992. It was renamed to Russia national football team and additional national teams for the FSU republics were formed as well.
The CIS national football team was coached by Anatoly Byshovets. The team failed to achieve success in Euro 1992, finishing last in the group, but achieved two notable draws with Germany and the Netherlands, before being beaten 3-0 by Scotland in what turned out to be their last ever match.
[edit] National teams of the former Soviet republics
[edit] Members of the CIS team
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Head coach: Anatoli Byshovets
In total the CIS squad officially contained 15 Russians, 3 Ukrainians, a Georgian and a Belarussian. Caps included games played for the Soviet team as well as the CIS.
- ^ Includes two FIFA-sanctioned friendlies against Mexico, that were not registered with the Russian Football Federation.
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