Russia national under-17 football team explained

Russia Under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:RUS
Nickname:Юноши (Boys)
Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
Association:Russian Football Union
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Dmitri Khomukha
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First Game: 0–1
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; 28 February 1993)
Largest Win: 6–0
(Minsk, Belarus; 22 January 2013)
6–0
(Mogilev, Belarus; 30 September 2015)
Largest Loss: 1–5
(Shchyolkovo, Russia; 10 October 2001)
0–4
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 March 2016)
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:3
Regional Cup First:1987
Regional Cup Best:Champions (1987, as Soviet Union)
2Ndregional Name:UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:10
2Ndregional Cup First:1984, as Soviet Union
2Ndregional Cup Best:Champions (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

UEFA U-17 Championship Record

YearRoundGPWD*LGFGA
2002Elite round------
2003Elite round------
2004Elite round------
2005Elite round------
2006Champions531165
2007Elite round------
2008Elite round------
2009Elite round------
2010Elite round------
2011Elite round------
2012Elite round------
2013Champions532041
2014Elite round------
2015Semi-finals521254
2016Elite round------
2017Elite round------
2018Qualifying round------
2019Group stage300358
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3] [4]
2021
2022Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023
2024
2025
Total4/18188462018

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
1985did not enter
1987Champions1st6420217
1989did not qualify
1991
as
1993Did not qualify
1995
1999
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013Round of 1616th410355
2015Round of 1610th421165
2017Did not qualify
2019
2021Cancelled
2023Suspended
2025
Total1 Title3/20147343217

Honours

Current squad

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

Notes and References

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