Russia national under-17 football team

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Russia Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Юноши (Boys)
Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDmitri Khomukha
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Bulgaria 0–1 Russia 
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; 28 February 1993)
Biggest win
 Russia 6–0 Moldova 
(Minsk, Belarus; 22 January 2013)
 Russia 6–0 Cyprus 
(Mogilev, Belarus; 30 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 1–5 Germany 
(Shchyolkovo, Russia; 10 October 2001)
 Russia 0–4 Italy 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 March 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1987)
Best resultChampions, 1987, as Soviet Union
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984, as Soviet Union)
Best resultChampions, 1985, 2006, 2013

The Russia national under-17 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup and international friendly match fixtures at the under-17 age level.

On 28 February 2022, accordance with a "recommendation" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[1] In October 2023, FIFA and UEFA lifted the team, allowing them to return to competitions. This was met with opposition from Ukraine and some other UEFA members. England, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Romania announced that they would not play the team if it was allowed back. UEFA later axed the plan.[2]

History[edit]

UEFA U-17 Championship Record[edit]

Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
Denmark 2002 Elite round - - - - - -
Portugal 2003 Elite round - - - - - -
France 2004 Elite round - - - - - -
Italy 2005 Elite round - - - - - -
Luxembourg 2006 Champions 5 3 1 1 6 5
Belgium 2007 Elite round - - - - - -
Turkey 2008 Elite round - - - - - -
Germany 2009 Elite round - - - - - -
Liechtenstein 2010 Elite round - - - - - -
Serbia 2011 Elite round - - - - - -
Slovenia 2012 Elite round - - - - - -
Slovakia 2013 Champions 5 3 2 0 4 1
Malta 2014 Elite round - - - - - -
Bulgaria 2015 Semi-finals 5 2 1 2 5 4
Azerbaijan 2016 Elite round - - - - - -
Croatia 2017 Elite round - - - - - -
England 2018 Qualifying round - - - - - -
Republic of Ireland 2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 8
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Eliminated by UEFA
Hungary 2023 Banned
Cyprus 2024
Albania 2025
Total 4/18 18 8 4 6 20 18

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 did not enter
Canada 1987 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 21 7
Scotland 1989 did not qualify
Italy 1991
as  Russia
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 5 5
Chile 2015 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 6 5
India 2017 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Indonesia 2023 Banned
Qatar 2025
Total 1 Title 3/20 14 7 3 4 32 17
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against North Macedonia on 26 and 28 March 2021.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Daniil Khudyakov (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) Russia Kazanka Moscow
1GK Bogdan Moskvichev (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 19) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
1GK Vadim Tsvetkov (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) Russia CSKA Moscow

2DF Stanislav Bessmertniy (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) Russia Dynamo Moscow
2DF Timofey Danilov (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) Russia Spartak Moscow
2DF Artem Gutsa (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 19) Russia Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
2DF Ilya Kirsch (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 19) Russia Rostov
2DF Denis Pershin (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) Russia CSKA Moscow
2DF Vladimir Yarlykov (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 19) Russia Krasnodar
2DF Leon Zaydenzal (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 19) Russia Dynamo Moscow

3MF Ruslan Chobanov (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) Russia Krasnodar
3MF Ismail Dibirov (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19) Russia Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
3MF Ilya Gribakin (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) Russia Chertanovo Moscow
3MF Dmitry Kuchugura (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19) Russia Krasnodar
3MF Artur Maksetsov (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 19) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF Fayziddin Nazhmov (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20) Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Ivan Pyatkin (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Nikita Saltykov (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19) Russia Chertanovo Moscow
3MF Ivan Zazvonkin (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) Russia Dynamo Moscow
3MF Daniil Zorin (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) Belarus Dinamo Minsk

4FW Akim Belokhonov (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
4FW Artem Bykovskiy (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19) Russia Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
4FW Kirill Nikishin (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "UEFA axes plan to lift Under-17 ban on Russia teams". Reuters. 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ Timur Ganeev (2013-05-22). "Russia's youth soccer team becomes 2013 European champions | Russia Beyond The Headlines". Rbth.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  6. ^ "Юноши проведут сбор в Турции" (in Russian). Российский Футбольный Союз. Retrieved 27 March 2021.