| Vasili Karatayev | |
| Fullname: | Vasili Ivanovich Karatayev |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1981–1982 |
| Years2: | 1983–1989 |
| Years3: | 1990 |
| Years4: | 1991–1993 |
| Years5: | 1994 |
| Years6: | 1995 |
| Years7: | 1995 |
| Years8: | 1996 |
| Years9: | 1997 |
| Years10: | 1998 |
| Years11: | 1999 |
| Clubs9: | RoPS |
| Clubs11: | TP-47 |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Caps2: | 166 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 93 |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Caps10: | 23 |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
Vasili Ivanovich Karatayev (Russian: Василий Иванович Каратаев; born 20 March 1962) is a former Russian professional footballer.
He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FShM Moscow.
His identical twin Mikhail Karatayev also played football professionally.
With FC Dynamo Moscow.