# Russia women's national football team

The Russia women's national football team represents Russia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Russian Football Union and affiliated with UEFA. Yuri Krasnozhan replaced Elena Fomina as coach of the team in December 2020.
Russia qualified for two World Cups, 1999, 2003 and five European Championships, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2013 and 2017.
As the men's team, the Russian women's national team is the direct successor of the CIS and USSR women's national teams.
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 UEFA Women's Euro 2022. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.

## History
### The beginning

The USSR women's national team (who became the Commonwealth of Independent States during the campaign) reached the 1993 UEFA European Women's Championship quarter-finals at their only attempt and Russia were to match that two years later, with both teams losing to Germany over two legs. In 1997, they qualified directly for the final tournament but once there were defeated by Sweden, France – who they had beaten in the preliminaries – and Spain. However, they were among six European sides to qualify for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, thanks to two 2–1 play-off wins against Finland, and victories over Japan and Canada earned them a quarter-final, where they lost to eventual runners-up China.

### After the turn of the 21st century

They cruised unbeaten into the 2001 continental finals but managed only a point against England in the group stage. Russia's qualifying run then continued in the 2003 Women's World Cup and they again reached the quarter-finals before a 7–1 loss to Germany. That preceded something of a decline in fortunes as Finland avenged their 1999 reverse by beating Russia in the play-offs for the UEFA Women's Euro 2005, before Russia had the misfortune to draw Germany in 2007 World Cup qualifying.

### Present

A young member of the 2003 squad, Elena Danilova, inspired victory in the 2005 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, their first post-Soviet national team title at any level. Although the striker suffered injury problems, many of her colleagues graduated to the senior squad, with Russia eventually reaching the 2009 finals with an away-goals play-off success against Scotland. At the final tournament, Russia were drawn against Sweden, Italy and England in Group C. The team was unable to get past the group stage and finished last as they lost all the three matches, scoring 2 and conceding 8.
In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers, Russia were drawn in Group 6 with Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Israel and Kazakhstan, where Russia was eliminated in the group stage as they ended the stage behind Switzerland.
On 13 April 2021, Russia defeated Portugal 1–0 to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. However, on 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 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 UEFA Women's Euro 2022. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.

## Team image
### Kits and crest

Russia's home kit consists of marron-red shirt, red shorts, and red-white socks. Their away kit consists of white jersey and light blue shorts and light-blue-white socks.

### Home stadium

The Russia women's national football team plays their home matches on the Rossiyanka Stadium.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025

* Russia Results and Fixtures – SoccerWay.com
* Russia Results and Fixtures –globalsportsarchive
* https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/russland-frauen-team/21/

## All Record

Last Update: 5 April 2024
https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/russland-frauen-team/21/
279 Game 131 W 38 D 108 L 471 GF 399 GA +72 GD

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Yuri Krasnozhan | |

### Manager history

| 1989–1994 | Oleg Lapshin |
| 1994–2008 | Yuri Bystritsky |
| 2008–2011 | Igor Shalimov |
| 2011 | Vera Pauw |
| 2011–2012 | Farid Benstiti |
| 2012 | Vladimir Antonov |
| 2012–2015 | Sergei Lavrentyev |
| 2015–2020 | Elena Fomina |
| 2020–present | Yuri Krasnozhan |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for 2025 Pink Ladies Cup matches on February 2025.
* Caps and goals accurate up to and including 17 December 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| | 1GK | Elizaveta Shcherbakova | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | CSKA Moscow |
| | 1GK | Violetta Isaykina | (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20) | | 0 | Chertanovo |
| 21 | 1GK | Yulia Grichenko | (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34) | 31 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| | 2DF | Yulia Pleshkova | (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | CSKA Moscow |
| | 2DF | Margarita Manuilova | (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | CSKA Moscow |
| | 3MF | Elizaveta Semenova | (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20) | | | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| | 2DF | Natalia Morozova | | | 0 | Spartak |
| | 2DF | Valentina Smirnova | (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Krasnodar |
| | 2DF | Ksenia Dzhinikashvili | | | 0 | Chertanovo |
| 16 | 3MF | Azalea Zalmieva | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| | 3MF | Ksenia Dolgova | (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| | 3MF | Glafira Zhukova | | | 0 | Rubin |
| 6 | 3MF | Polina Yuklyaeva | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| | 3MF | Medea Zharkova | | | 0 | Krasnodar |
| 16 | 3MF | Marina Fedorova | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | 55 | 10 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 10 | 3MF | Nadezhda Smirnova | (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 29) | 57 | 14 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| | 3MF | Darina Ishmukhametova | (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) | | | Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg |
| | 3MF | Valeria Khokhlova | | | 0 | Zenit |
| | 3MF | Kristina Komissarova | (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) | | | Dynamo Moscow |
| | 3MF | Alina Shkalova | (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19) | | | Chertanovo |
| 9 | 4FW | Natalya Mashina | (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27) | 31 | 4 | Minsk |
| 9 | 4FW | Kira Petukhova | | | | Chertanovo |
| | 4FW | Elena Shesterneva | (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) | | 0 | Dynamo Moscou |

### Recent call ups

* The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Margarita Shirokova | (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 33) | | 0 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| GK | Diana Ponomareva | (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| GK | Varvara Dudorova | (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 19) | | | Chertanovo | v. Ecuador, 8 April 2024 |
| GK | Tatyana Shcherbak | (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27) | 37 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |
| GK | Natalia Silina | (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25) | | 0 | Krasnodar | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| DF | Valeriya Lushnikova | (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18) | | | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| DF | Liana Kotelnikova | (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 24) | | | Zvezda-2005 Perm | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| DF | Polina Sorokina | | | | Zenit St. Petersburg | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| DF | Victoria Nikitina | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22) | | 0 | Krasnodar | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| DF | Anna Belomyttseva | (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28) | 56 | 5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Ecuador, 8 April 2024 |
| DF | Elina Samoilova | (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30) | 26 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Paraguay, 3 December 2023 |
| DF | Ksenia Alpatova | (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25) | | | Zenit St. Petersburg | |
| DF | Ekaterina Bratko | (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) | 8 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Ekaterina Bratko | (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) | 73 | 12 | Zenit St. Petersburg | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Nataliya Morozova | (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29) | 7 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Alina Miagkova | (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26) | | 0 | Spartak Moscow | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Ksenia Oleksyuk | (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21) | | | Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Alsu Abdullina | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) | 45 | 5 | Paris | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |
| DF | Veronika Kuropatkina | (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25) | 14 | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Natalia Trofimova | (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22) | | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Ecuador, 8 April 2024 |
| MF | Lina Yakupova | (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34) | 27 | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Botswana, 27 February 2024 |
| MF | Ksenia Konovaeva | (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Ryazan-VDV Ryazan | v. Botswana, 27 February 2024 |
| MF | Yana Sheina | (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) | 29 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Paraguay, 3 December 2023 |
| MF | Elena Zubkova | (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Ryazan-VDV Ryazan | v. North Korea, 15 July 2024 |
| MF | Victoria Kozlova | (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29) | 23 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Medeia Zharkova | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 2 | Krasnodar | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Snezhana Yastrebinskaya | | | | Krasnodar | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| MF | Alina Likhota | (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Krasnodar | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| MF | Kristina Petkus | | | 0 | Spartak | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| MF | Dayana Kishmakhova | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| MF | Tatyana Petrova | (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 23) | 10 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| MF | Yana Svistunova | | | 0 | Chertanovo | v. Azerbaijan,2 December 2024 |
| FW | Karina Vasileva | (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22) | | 0 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk | v. Uruguay, 3 June 2024 |
| FW | Valeria Bizenkova | (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28) | 8 | 2 | CSKA Moscow | v. Haiti,29 October 2024 |

### Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

| FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | Rnk |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | – | – |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | – | – |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | – | – |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | +24 | – | – |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | – | – |
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | – | – |
| 2023 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification | Disqualified during qualification |
| 2027 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| Total | 2/10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 48 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 118 | 63 | +55 | – | – |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup Match history :
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 1999 | Group stage | 20 June | Norway | L 1–2 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough |
| 1999 | Group stage | 23 June | Japan | W 5–0 | Civic Stadium, Portland |
| 1999 | Group stage | 26 June | Canada | W 4–1 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 30 June | China | L 0–2 | Spartan Stadium, San Jose |
| 2003 | Group stage | 21 September | Australia | W 2–1 | The Home Depot Center, Carson |
| 2003 | Group stage | 25 September | Ghana | W 3–0 | The Home Depot Center, Carson |
| 2003 | Group stage | 28 September | China | L 0–1 | PGE Park, Portland |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | 2 October | Germany | L 1–7 | PGE Park, Portland |

### UEFA Women's Championship

| UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk |
| 1984 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 1987 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 1989 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | – | – |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | – | – |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | – | – |
| 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | – | – |
| 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 7 | – | – |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | – | – |
| 2022 | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | – | – |
| 2025 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| Total | 5/14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 78 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 169 | 70 | – | – |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Algarve Cup

| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| 1994–1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1997–2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 5/25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
* Albena Cup: won in 1999, 2001, 2004