Russia national under-19 football team explained

Russia Under-19
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Fifa Trigramme:RUS
Nickname:Юноши (Boys)
Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
Association:Russian Football Union
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Andrei Gordeyev
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Largest Win: 7–0
(Moscow, Russia; 24 September 2007)
7–0
(Moscow, Russia; 9 October 2014)
Largest Loss: 2–6
(Pasching, Austria; 18 July 2007)
Regional Name:UEFA U-19 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:22
Regional Cup First:1962, as Soviet Union
Regional Cup Best:Winners, 1966 (shared), 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990, as Soviet Union

The Russia national under-19 football team represents the Russian Football Union at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level.

On 28 February 2022, in 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.

History

European Championships

Since the tournament was renamed to under-19 in 2002, the Russia under-19s have qualified for only two UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They have, however, reached the second, or elite, qualification stage in all campaigns with the exception of 2002 when they were knocked out at the preliminary qualification stage.[1] They came closest to qualifying for the 2010 competition, when they finished one point behind group winners Italy in the elite qualification stage.[2]

In the 2011 qualification campaign, Russia again narrowly missed out on the finals, finishing second in group five of the elite qualifying stage, having drawn two games and won one against Israel.[3] The group winner was the Czech Republic.[4] The joint top scorers for Russia in the qualification campaign for 2011 were Aleksandr Kozlov and Georgi Nurov, who both scored two goals in three games.[5]

Russia's best performance at the European Championships was in 2015 in Greece. After being qualified to the final tournament for the first time since 2007, team Russia also stood at the top position of Group B of the Group Stage along with Spain. In the semifinals Russia beat hosts Greece 4–0. The team eventually became runners-up, after Spain made two goals to win the trophy.

UEFA U-19 Championship Record

Champions   Runners-Up   Third Place   Fourth Place

YearResultGPWDLGSGA
2002First qualifying round
2003Second qualifying round
2004Second qualifying round
2005Elite round
2006Elite round
2007Group stage301249
2008Elite round
2009Elite round
2010Elite round
2011Elite round
2012Elite round
2013Elite round
2014Elite round
2015Runners-up521295
2016Elite round
2017Qualifying round
2018Qualifying round
2019Elite round
2020Cancelled
2021
2022Suspended
2023
2024
2025
Total2/2082241314

Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: UEFA under-19 European Championships history. 27 July 2011. Uefa.com.
  2. News: 2010 UEFA under-19 European Championships. 27 July 2011. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. News: Under-19 result: Israel 1-3 Russia. 21 May 2011. 27 July 2011. soccerway.com.
  4. News: 2011 UEFA under-19 European Championships elite stage: Group 5 final standings. 27 July 2011. Uefa.com.
  5. News: Top scorers: All qualifying stages, 2011 U-19 European Championships. 27 July 2011. Uefa.com.