# Russia national under-20 football team

The Russian national under-20 football team, formerly known as the Soviet national youth football team was the under-20 (for FIFA U-20 World Cup) and under-19 (for UEFA Under-19 Championship) football teams of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union, and was succeeded by the Russian national under-20 football team.
Following the realignment of FIFA's youth competitions in 1977, the Soviet Union national under-20 football team was formed and competed until 1993 (in 1992 it qualified as CIS youth under-18 football team) qualifying 7 times. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet qualification was passed to Russia which competed in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. Two years later Russia managed to qualify for the tournament on its own effort, but since then it yet to qualify for it.
On 28 February 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and 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.

## FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| as Soviet Union |||||||||
| 1977 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1979 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1983 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1985 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 1991 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| as Russia |||||||||
| 1993 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2025 | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended |
| Total | 1 Title | 8/24 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 45 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly games against Croatia U-20 on 5 September 2018 and 7 September 2018.
Head coach: Mikhail Galaktionov.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Nikita Goylo | (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg |
| 1GK | Nikolai Sysuyev | (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2DF | Igor Diveyev | (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) | 8 | 1 | Ufa |
| 2DF | Nikita Kakkoyev | (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 1 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg |
| 2DF | Dmitri Gubanov | (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | Rubin Kazan |
| 2DF | Danil Krugovoy | (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Ufa-2 |
| 2DF | Roman Yevgenyev | (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2DF | Pavel Lelyukhin | (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Pafos |
| 2DF | Maksim Nenakhov | (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | SKA-Khabarovsk |
| 2DF | Daniil Kulikov | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Kazanka Moscow |
| 3MF | Mikhail Yakovlev | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) | 8 | 2 | Rubin Kazan |
| 3MF | Gennadi Kiselyov | (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25) | 8 | 0 | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
| 3MF | Danil Lipovoy | (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 3MF | Ilya Viznovich | (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Luch Vladivostok |
| 3MF | Georgi Makhatadze | (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Kazanka Moscow |
| 3MF | Vyacheslav Grulyov | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 3MF | Daniil Lesovoy | (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Arsenal Tula |
| 3MF | Kirill Kaplenko | (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg |
| 4FW | Idris Umayev | (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | Akhmat Grozny |
| 4FW | Dmitri Kamenshchikov | (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |

## Honours
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Individual
* Golden Ball: Vladimir Bessonov (1977)
* Golden Shoe: Oleg Salenko (1989), Sergei Sherbakov (1991)
Team
* FIFA Fair Play Award: 1991

### Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament

* Winners: 2010