Russia national beach soccer team

Russia
Nickname(s)Наши парни (Our Boys)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMikhail Likhachev
CaptainAnton Shkarin
Most capsAnton Shkarin (285)
Top scorerDmitry Shishin (235)
FIFA codeRUS
BSWW ranking 2 Steady (8 April 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 5–1 Russia 
(Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil; 30 January 1996)
Biggest win
 Russia 15–0 Uzbekistan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 6 August 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 7–0 Russia 
(Dubai, UAE; 4 November 2016)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2011, 2013, 2021)
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances13 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2005)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2012)

The Russia national beach soccer team (Russian: Сборная России по пляжному футболу, Sbornaya Rossii po plyazhnomu futbolu) represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Russian Football Union, the governing body for football in Russia.[2][3] The team's highest achievements are three World Cup crowns conquered in 2011, 2013 and 2021.

History

The Serebryany Bor, specifically Beach No. 3, is said to be the birthplace of Russian beach soccer. Players including Andrey Bukhlitskiy and Egor Eremeev used that beach for training and fun games.[4]

Russia debuted at the 1996 Beach Soccer World Championship, with a squad including Vagiz Khidiyatullin, Vyacheslav Chanov and Andrei Yakubik. In their first match against Italy, Russia lost 1–5, which is one of their biggest losses to date. Notwithstanding the overall fifth place at the Championships, beach soccer was not supported by the government for the next 10 years. In 2005, Nikolai Pisarev and other sportsmen suggested Sport's Minister Vitaly Mutko reviving the Russian national beach soccer team. Mutko supported the idea and in the same year Russia participated at the Euro Beach Soccer Cup, sending Mostovoi, Karpin, Nikiforov, Lediakhov, Kiriakov and Popov. Furthermore, one Brazilian consulted the team.[5]

In the following years, Russia progressed. In 2007, players such as Makarov, Shkarin and Bukhlitskiy debuted for the team. That year Russia became third at the Euro Beach Soccer Cup. At the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Russia finished ninth, and in the following year already sixth. Since Mikhail Likhachev's appointment as head coach in 2010,[6] the team of Russia won the 2011 and 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[5] One of the exceptions was the insufficient result from the World Cup qualification tournament, where Russia was placed 5th at the end and so missed the opportunity to qualify for the 2017 World Cup.[citation needed]

There was some regress for Russia in the 2018 season. While they traditionally played well in the Moscow stage of the Euro Beach Soccer League, winning the group which included the teams of Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Poland, and finishing second in the last Stage in Warnemünde, losing only to Spain, Russia placed second in their team after Italy and so qualified for the 3rd-place match, where they lost to Portugal after penalty shoot-out. For the first time Russia did not finish within the top 3.[7] They rebounded in the Intercontinental Cup, defeating Tahiti and the United States in the group stage. In the semifinals they defeated Brazil after penalty shoot-out, ending the South American's 66-game winning streak,[8] but the Russians were defeated by Iran in the final.[citation needed]

Russia started well in the next season. They qualified for the inaugural World Beach Games after beating Norway, Ukraine, Switzerland and Spain, and proceeded to win silver at that tournament. The team then finished just 6th at the European Games. At the Euro Beach Soccer League, in the first stage, Russia was again placed 2nd in their group after Spain, but still qualified for the Superfinal. Russia rebounded in the FIFA World Cup qualification in Moscow, beating all of their eight opponents to win the title for the second time. In the final Russia beat Italy 7–1.[citation needed]

In the new 2021 season, Russia played their first international matches at the 2021 Euro Beach Soccer League, defeating Turkey, Belarus and Spain in the 1st Stage. As host of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Russia automatically qualified for this edition.[citation needed]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Russia national beach soccer team results

Matches played within the last 12 months, as well as upcoming fixtures, are displayed.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2019

9 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifier Russia  7–0  Norway Salou, Spain
15:25 Paporotnyi 2', 12'
Zemskov 16'
Krasheninnikov 17'
Novikov 18'
Bazhenov 19', 24'		 Report(ru)
10 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifier Russia  7–2  Ukraine Salou, Spain
16:15 Shishin 2', 6', 17', 21'
Paporotnyi Yellow card 9' 31'
Romanov 14'
Krasheninnikov 17'		 Report(ru) 22' Nerush
24' Voitok
Yellow card 26' Medvid
11 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifier Switzerland  3–4  Russia Salou, Spain
11:00 Bohrer 4'
Hodel 15' 31'
Büst 30' (pen.)		 Report(ru) 8', 12', 27' Zemskov
13' Paporotnyi
Yellow card 30' Chuzhkov
12 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifier Russia  5–4  Spain Salou, Spain
18:30 Shkarin 8'
Makarov Yellow card 15' 19' (pen.), 32' (pen.)
Krasheninnikov Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 21'
Shishin 16' 31'
Bazhenov Yellow card 18'
Paporotnyi 19'
Novikov Yellow card 20'
V. Kryshanov Yellow card 36'		 Report(ru) 9', 15' Yellow card 32' Medina
15', 23' Llorenç
Yellow card 18' Ardil Navarro
Red card 19' Domingo
25 June 2019 2019 EG, Group stage Spain  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Russia Minsk, Belarus
14:30 Major Red card 8'
Suarez 13', 22', 35'
Llorenç 29'
Cintas 30'
Medina Yellow card 31'
Adrian Yellow card 35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 14', 25', 30' Shishin
Yellow card 31' N. Kryshanov
32' Zemskov		 Stadium: Olympic Sports Complex
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
26 June 2019 Italy  4–2  Russia Minsk, Belarus
14:30 Corosiniti 7'
Gori Yellow card 15' 20', 34'
Carpita 29'
di Palma Yellow card 36'		 Report 1
Report 2		 14' (o.g.) del Mestre
16' Red card 32' Krasheninnikov
Yellow card 30' Shkarin
Yellow card 32' Paporotnyi		 Stadium: Olympic Sports Complex
Referee: Sergio Felipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
26 June 2019 2019 EG, Group stage Russia  5–1  Ukraine Minsk, Belarus
14:30 V. Kryshanov 15' (pen.) Yellow card 35'
Paporotnyi 17'
Zemskov 25'
Shishin 34'
Romanov 34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Yellow card 13' Zavorotnyi
27' Sydorenko		 Stadium: Olympic Sports Complex
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
28 June 2019 2019 EG, Classification Belarus  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		  Russia Minsk, Belarus
15:30 Ryabko 1'
Kanstantsinau 2'
Piatrouski 11'
Hapon 30'
Savich 32'		 Report 1
Report 2		 N. Kryshanov 11'
Paporotnyi 15', 15' (pen.), 18'
Zemskov 34'		 Stadium: Olympic Sports Complex
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Penalties
  • Savich soccer ball with check mark
  • Bokach soccer ball with red X
  • Chaikouski soccer ball with check mark
29 June 2019 2019 EG, Classification Italy  4–3  Russia Minsk, Belarus
14:30 Palmacci 17'
Gori 25', 34'
Corosiniti 30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Zemskov 13'
N. Kryshanov 21'
Paporotnyi 25'		 Stadium: Olympic Sports Complex
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
5 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Division A Russia  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		  Azerbaijan Nazaré, Portugal
14:30 Fedorov 11'
Nikonorov 29'
Stepliani 36'		 Report 3' Allahguliyev
21' Manafov
31' Nazarov		 Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Zeynalov
  • soccer ball with check mark Allahguliyev
  • soccer ball with red X Mammadov
6 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Division A Turkey  2–5  Russia Nazaré, Portugal
15:35 Yeşilırmak 6'
Bağcı Yellow card 10'
Keskin 18'		 Report 10' (pen.) Raskin
10' Fedorov
17' Zharikov
21', 33' Nikonorov
Yellow card 21' Novikov		 Referee: Attila Balint (Romanian)
7 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Division A Russia  1–2  Spain Nazaré, Portugal
18:00 Nikonorov 15' Report 4' Antonio Mayor
22' Donna		 Referee: Sergio Felipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
19 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Russia  6–2  Germany Moscow, Russia
19:30 Chuzhkov 2'
Nikonorov 4', 15' (pen.), 31'
Romanov 22'
Paporotnyi 25'		 Report 11' Biermann
34' Svenson		 Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
20 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Estonia  2–7  Russia Moscow, Russia
19:00 Lepik 34'
Munskind 34'		 Report 2' N. Kryshanov
2', 15' Zemskov
5' Makarov
6' Krasheninnikov
7' Paporotnyi
34' Shishin		 Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Matticoli Gionni (Italy)
21 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Russia  5–1  Hungary Moscow, Russia
15:45 Romanov 2', 7'
Chuzhkov 14'
Nikonorov 21'
Shishin 31'		 Report 22' Genczler
Red card 27' Rutai		 Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)
23 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Russia  8–0  Moldova Moscow, Russia
20:00 Paporotnyi 2'
Makarov 3'
Shishin 12'
Nikonorov 21', 28'
Zemskov 24', 26', 36'		 Report Yellow card 19' Șchiopu Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
24 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Switzerland  3–9  Russia Moscow, Russia
20:00 Stankovic 14'
Ott Yellow card 21'
Steinemann 27'
Jaeggy 33'		 Report 3', 14', 26' Makarov
4' Krasheninnikov
13', 26' Romanov
16', 22' Paporotnyi
20' Shishin		 Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
25 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Russia  6–0  Azerbaijan Moscow, Russia
18:45 Chuzhkov 3'
Romanov 5'
Shishin 6', 23'
N. Kryshanov 32' (pen.)
Nikonorov 34'		 Report Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
26 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Russia  6–1  Spain Moscow, Russia
20:00 Chuzhkov 1'
Javi T. 8' (o.g.)
Nikonorov 21'
V. Kryshanov 24'
Paporotnyi 24'
Krasheninnikov 28'		 Report 29' (o.g.) Shkarin Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
27 July 2019 2019 FIFA BSWC, Qualifier Italy  1–7  Russia Moscow, Russia
18:30 Gori 22'
Ramacciotti Yellow card 31'		 Report 1' Krasheninnikov
8' (o.g.) Ramacciotti
12' Shkarin
14' Chuzhkov
18', 27' Zemskov
21' Paporotnyi		 Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)
5 September 2019 2019 EBSL, Superfinal Belarus  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)		  Russia Figueira da Foz, Portugal
14:15 Makarevich 1'
Piatrouski 5'
Samsonov 15'
Miranovich Yellow card 26'
Savich 33'
Kanstantsinau Yellow card 35'		 Report(ru) 4', 26' (pen.) Makarov
Yellow card 17' Novikov
24' Paporotnyi
27' Zemskov
Yellow card 33' Nikonorov		 Stadium: Beach Sports Complex
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Penalties
  • Savich soccer ball with check mark
  • Samsonov soccer ball with red X
  • Chaikouski soccer ball with check mark
6 September 2019 2019 EBSL, Superfinal Spain  6–7  Russia Figueira da Foz, Portugal
16:55 Eduard 3'
Chiki 7', 14', 20' (pen.)
Llorenç 11'
Adrian 17'		 Report(ru) 4', 32' Paporotnyi
10' Shishin
Yellow card 20' Bazhenov
21' Fedorov
Yellow card 12' 25', 27', 31' Zemskov		 Stadium: Beach Sports Complex
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
7 September 2019 2019 EBSL, Superfinal Russia  5–1   Switzerland Figueira da Foz, Portugal
14:15 Fedorov 3', 35'
Nikonorov 17', 22', 27'		 Report(ru) 5' Schirinzi Stadium: Beach Sports Complex
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
11 October 2019 2019 AWBG El Salvador  2–4  Russia Doha, Qatar
21:00 Batres 5'
Henríquez 18'		 Report(ru) 2' Paporotnyi
12', 25' Makarov
27' Nikonorov		 Stadium: Katara Beach
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
12 October 2019 2019 AWBG Russia  5–3  Uruguay Doha, Qatar
19:30 Makarov Yellow card 1' 5'
Shishin 5'
Paporotnyi 8', 12', 15'		 Report(ru) 5' Fernandez
14' Acuña
32' Costa		 Stadium: Katara Beach
14 October 2019 2019 AWBG Russia  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Japan Doha, Qatar
22:30
Report(ru)
  • 1' Ginoza
  • 4' Yamauchi
  • 12', 19' (pen.) Okuyama
  • 34' Matsuo
 Stadium: Katara Beach
15 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Semifinal Iran  2–6  Russia Doha, Qatar
17:30
  • Masoumizadeh 21'
  • Mokhtari 23' Yellow card 30'
 Report(ru)
Stadium: Katara Beach
16 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Final Russia  3–9  Brazil Doha, Qatar
20:30
Report(ru)
  • 8' Catarino
  • 8' Rodrigo
  • 17', 18', 19' Mauricinho
  • 24' Bokinha
  • 32' Filipe Silva
  • 36', 36' Lucão
 Stadium: Katara Beach
5 November 2019 2019 BSIC, Group stage Egypt  3–5  Russia Dubai, UAE
18:45
  • Moustafa 5'
  • Mohamed 8', 30'
 Report
  • 7', 12' Raskin
  • 9' Novikov
  • 14' Pavlenko
  • 15' (pen.) Kryshanov
 Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
6 November 2019 2019 BSIC, Group stage Russia  3–1  Mexico Dubai, UAE
18:45
Report
  • 20' N. Martinez
 Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
7 November 2019 2019 BSIC, Group stage Russia  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Iran Dubai, UAE
20:00
Report
  • 22' Akbari
  • 24' Mirshekari
  • 30' (o.g.) V. Kryshanov
 Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)
Penalties
V. Kryshanov soccer ball with check mark
Nikonorov soccer ball with check mark
Novikov soccer ball with check mark
Fedorov soccer ball with check mark
Zharikov soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Masoumizadeh
soccer ball with check mark Mokhtari
soccer ball with check mark Kiani
soccer ball with check mark Mirshekari
soccer ball with check mark Shirmohammadi
8 November 2019 2019 BSIC, Semifinals Spain  4–2  Russia Dubai, UAE
18:45
  • Llorenç 10'
  • Adril 18'
  • Chiky 28'
  • Javi Torres 29'
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
9 November 2019 2019 BSIC, Third place play-off Russia  1–2 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE
18:45
Report(ru)
  • 6', 38' W. Beshr
 Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
22 November 2019 2019 FIFA World Cup, Group stage Senegal  7–8  Russia Luque, Paraguay
16:15
  • Diassy 5', 17', 29', 34' (pen.)
  • Fall 15', 33'
  • Mendy 26'
 Report
Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 277[9]
Referee: Gustavo Domínguez (Paraguay)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 2019 FIFA World Cup, Group stage Russia  1–4  United Arab Emirates Luque, Paraguay
16:15
Report
  • Al-Jasmi 2'
  • A. Mohammad 23'
  • Muntaser 32' (pen.)
  • W. Beshr 33'
 Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 368[10]
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 2019 FIFA World Cup, Group stage Russia  5–3  Belarus Luque, Paraguay
19:25
Report
  • Hapon 5'
  • Bryshtsel 7'
  • Kanstantsinau 10'
 Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 1,163[11]
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) 2019 FIFA World Cup, Quarterfinals Brazil  3–4  Russia Luque, Paraguay
16:15
  • Rodrigo 1', 13'
  • Mão 5'
 Report
Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 1,401[12]
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 2019 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals Italy  8–7 (a.e.t.)  Russia Luque, Paraguay
16:15
  • Corosiniti 9'
  • Ramacciotti 10', 15', 27'
  • Gori 25', 25', 31'
  • Zurlo 37' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 579[13]
Referee: Ebrahim Al-Mansory (United Arab Emirates)
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 2019 FIFA World Cup, Third place match Russia  5–4  Japan Luque, Paraguay
16:15
  • Zemskov 8', 23', 29'
  • Novikov 8'
  • Makarov 26'
 Report
  • Akaguma 4', 8'
  • Ozu 12'
  • Oba 23'
 Stadium: Los Pynandi Stadium
Attendance: 2,739[14]
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

2021

17 June 2021 (2021-06-17) 2021 EBSL, Division A Turkey  1–5  Russia Nazaré, Portugal
20:30
  • Keskin 14'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) 2021 EBSL, Division A Russia  5–3  Belarus Nazaré, Portugal
20:30
  • Makarov 13', 16'
  • Zemskov 14', 31'
  • Kosharny 22'
 Report
  • Kanstantsinaiu 16'
  • Ryabko 24' (pen.)
  • Bokach 34'
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) 2021 EBSL, Division A Russia  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Spain Nazaré, Portugal
20:30
Report
  • Juanmi 1'
  • Gonsalez 7'
  • Ardil 8'
  • Medina 30'
  • Llorenç 34'
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) Friendly match Russia  5–4  Oman Moscow, Russia
  • Al Araimi
 Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) 2021 FIFA World Cup, GS Group A Russia  5–4 (a.e.t.)  United States Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Lucas Estevão (Brazil)
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 2021 FIFA World Cup, GS Group A Russia  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Paraguay Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
  • Rolon 7'
  • M. Medina 16'
  • Carballo 35'
  • N. Medina 37' (pen.)
  • J. Benitez Yellow card 38'
 Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hany Farouk (Egypt)
Penalties
 soccer ball with check mark Carballo
soccer ball with check mark Morán
soccer ball with red X Ojeda
soccer ball with check mark M. Medina
soccer ball with check mark V. Benitez
23 August 2021 (2021-08-23) 2021 FIFA World Cup, GS Group A Japan  1–7  Russia Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
  • Akaguma 32'
 Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Micke Palomino (Peru)
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) 2021 FIFA World Cup, Quarter-finals Russia  4–2  Spain Moscow, Russia
20:30
Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
  • Chintas Yellow card 1'
  • Eduard 20'
  • Antonio 22'
  • Llorenç Yellow card 34'
 Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 2021 FIFA World Cup, Semi-finals Russia  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		   Switzerland Moscow, Russia
18:00
Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Borer
  • soccer ball with red X Steinemann
  • soccer ball with check mark Spaccarotella
  • soccer ball with check mark Hodel
  • soccer ball with check mark Stankovic
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) 2021 FIFA World Cup, Final Russia  5–2  Japan Moscow, Russia
19:30
Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
  • Akaguma 13', 17' (pen.)
  • Matsuo Yellow card 16'
  • Oba Yellow card 29'
 Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) 2021 EBSL, Superfinal Poland  2–7  Russia Nazaré, Portugal
18:00
  • Brochocki 18'
  • Klawikowski 29'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
10 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal Russia  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  Belarus Nazaré, Portugal
17:00
Report
  • Mahaletski 1'
  • Parkhomenko 5' (o.g.)
  • Hardzetski 8'
  • Kanstantsinau 26'
  • Novikau 31'
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Hardzetski
  • soccer ball with check mark Chaikouski
  • soccer ball with red X Piatrouski
  • soccer ball with check mark Drozd
  • soccer ball with check mark Novikau
11 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal Russia  5–6  Spain Nazaré, Portugal
17:00
Report
  • Chiky 1', 13', 26'
  • Arias 8', 22'
  • Eduard 20'
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 2021 BSIC, Group stage Russia  7–6 (a.e.t.)  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:45 UTC+4
Report
  • Okuyama 4' (pen.), 22'
  • Yamauchi 16', 23' (pen.)
  • Ozu 26', 35'
 Stadium: Kite Beach
3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) 2021 BSIC, Group stage Paraguay  7–8  Russia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:45 UTC+4
  • Ruiz Yellow card 5'
  • Escobar 7' Yellow card 26'
  • Mendoza 10', 18', 34'
  • Rios Yellow card 11'
  • Benitez 18'
  • Servian Yellow card 26'
  • Centurion 26' (pen.)
  • Medina 30' Yellow card 34'
 Report
Stadium: Kite Beach
4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) 2021 BSIC, Group stage Russia  4–3  Iran Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report
  • Fartkhouni 3'
  • Baltork Yellow card 20'
  • Farahabadi 33'
  • Ahmadzadeh 35'
 Stadium: Kite Beach
5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) 2021 BSIC, Semifinals Russia  7–3  Portugal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:45 UTC+4
  • Kotenev 2'
  • Novikov Yellow card 5' Red card 23'
  • Zemskov 7', 20', 35'
  • Paporotnyi 15'
  • Kosharnyi 19', 28'
 Report
  • Lourenço 14' Yellow card 28'
  • Leo 14' Yellow card 28'
  • Lopez 20'
  • Torres Yellow card 29'
  • Von Yellow card 29'
 Stadium: Kite Beach
6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) 2021 BSIC, Final Russia  3–2  Iran Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4
Report
  • Hassanabad 24', 36'
 Stadium: Kite Beach

Coaching staff

Source: [1]

Position Name
Head coach Russia Mikhail Likhachev
Assistant coach Russia Ilya Leonov
Goalkeeping coach Russia Andrey Bukhlitskiy
Physician Russia Mingiyan Badmayev
Massagist Russia Aleksandr Lelekov
Chef Russia Sergey Shamray
Team manager Russia Ilya Pisarev
Press officer Russia Yulia Ivanova
Translator Russia Anastasia Ryabova
Video analyst Russia Oleg Rubtsov

Players

Current squad

The national squad for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Coach: Mikhail Likhachev

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Russia RUS Maxim Chuzhkov
2 DF Russia RUS Andrei Novikov
3 FW Russia RUS Krill Romanov
4 FW Russia RUS Aleksey Makarov
5 DF Russia RUS Yuri Krasheninnikov
6 FW Russia RUS Dmitry Shishin
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 DF Russia RUS Anton Shkarin (captain)
8 FW Russia RUS Ostap Fedorov
9 FW Russia RUS Boris Nikonorov
10 DF Russia RUS Artur Paporotnyi
11 FW Russia RUS Fedor Zemskov
12 GK Russia RUS Pavel Bazhenov

Player records

Top goalscorers

Dmitry Shishin is the topscorer for the Russian national team, having scored 235 goals in 232 caps.
As of 29 August 2021[15]
*Players in bold are still active with Russia.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Dmitry Shishin 235 232 1.01 2007–
2 Aleksey Makarov 189 266 0.71 2007–
3 Yuri Krasheninnikov 135 239 0.55 2009–
4 Egor Shaykov 127 143 0.89 2005–2019
5 Ilya Leonov 114 205 0.56 2005–2017
6 Artur Paporotnyi 102 148 0.68 2011–
7 Egor Eremeev 75 101 0.74 2008–2015
8 Fedor Zemskov 69 57 1.19 2018–
9 Boris Nikonorov 69 77 0.86 2016–
10 Anton Shkarin 66 287 0.23 2005–
11 Kirill Romanov 61 155 0.39 2010–
12 Yuri Gorchinskyi 60 169 0.36 2007–2017

Records

Team record

Winning streak (22)

No. Date Competition Opponent
team 		Result
– 31 July 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League  Portugal 3–5
1 4 August 2011  Romania 8–1
2 5 August 2011  Spain 4–2
3 7 August 2011  Switzerland 6–4
4 2 September 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup  Nigeria 8–4
5 4 September 2011  Tahiti 5–0
6 6 September 2011  Venezuela 7–3
7 8 September 2011  Mexico 5–3
8 10 September 2011  El Salvador 7–3
9 11 September 2011  Brazil 12–8
10 22 November 2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup  Nigeria 8–1
11 23 November 2011  Tahiti 7–4
12 24 November 2011  United Arab Emirates 7–0
13 25 November 2011  Switzerland 4–4 (2–1)
14 26 November 2011  Brazil 5–4 aet
15 8 June 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League  France 9–6
16 9 June 2012  Spain 6–2
17 10 June 2012  Portugal 1–0
18 3 August 2012  France 5–2
19 4 August 2012  Italy 3–2
20 5 August 2012  Romania 7–2
21 23 August 2012  Italy 7–3
22 25 August 2012  Poland 6–3
– 26 August 2012  Switzerland 5–6

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships

World Championships record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Brazil 1995 did not enter
Brazil 1996 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2
Brazil 1997 did not enter
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1999
Brazil 2000
Brazil 2001
Brazil 2002
Brazil 2003
Brazil 2004
Total 0 title 1/10 3 1 0 2 8 10 –2

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (UEFA) record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Brazil 2005 did not qualify No qualification matches
Brazil 2006 Withdrew
Brazil 2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3
France 2008 Quarterfinal 6th 4 2 0 2 16 11 +5 Third Place 3rd 7 5 0 2 28 12 +16
United Arab Emirates 2009 Quarterfinal 7th 4 2 0 2 13 9 +4 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 35 14 +21
Italy 2011 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 44 21 +23 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 54 21 +33
French Polynesia 2013 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 29 15 +14 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 0 2 43 27 +16
Portugal 2015 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 30 25 +5 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 28 13 +15
The Bahamas 2017 did not qualify Fifth place 5th 8 6 1 1 45 21 +24
Paraguay 2019 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 30 29 +1 Champions 1st 8 8 0 0 51 9 +42
Russia 2021 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 30 18 +12 Automatically qualified as hosts
United Arab Emirates 2023 Permanently banned Permanently banned
Seychelles 2025
Total 3 titles 8/11 35 22 5 10 171 105 +62 2 titles 7/9 51 42 1 8 284 117 +167

Euro Beach Soccer League

EBSL record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
1998 did not enter
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 did not qualify
2006 did not enter
2007 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 24 15 +9
2008 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 14 7 +7
2009 Champions 1st 3 3 1 0 10 8 +2
2010 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4
2011 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 18 7 +11
2012 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 18 12 +6
2013 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 22 15 +7
2014 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 26 18 +8
2015 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 20 11 +9
2016 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 21 18 +3
2017 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 7 +8
2018 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 17 11 +6
2019 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 18 15 +3
2020 Withdrew[a]
2021 Fifth place 5th 4 2 0 2 29 17 +12
2022 Permanently banned[b]
2023
2024
Total 5 titles 14/24 51 37 4 13 267 172 +95
  1. ^ Russia withdrew due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Russia permanently banned due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Euro Beach Soccer Cup

EBSC record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Italy 1998 did not enter
Spain 1999
Spain 2001
Spain 2002
Belgium 2003
Portugal 2004
Russia 2005 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2
Italy 2006 did not enter
Spain 2007
Azerbaijan 2008
Italy 2009 Fifth place 5th 3 2 0 1 17 8 +9
Italy 2010 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 21 11 +10
Russia 2012 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9
Azerbaijan 2014 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 14 11 +3
Serbia 2016 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7
Total 2 titles 6/15 18 14 0 4 88 48 +40

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

BSIC record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
United Arab Emirates 2011 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 31 13 +18
United Arab Emirates 2012 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 32 13 +19
United Arab Emirates 2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 2 28 25 +3
United Arab Emirates 2014 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 2 1 22 11 +10
United Arab Emirates 2015 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 23 11 +11
United Arab Emirates 2016 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 26 22 +4
United Arab Emirates 2017 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 12 +4
United Arab Emirates 2018 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 22 14 +8
United Arab Emirates 2019 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 14 13 +1
United Arab Emirates 2021 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 29 21 +8
United Arab Emirates 2022 Disqualified
Total 4 titles 10/10 50 35 8 13 243 155 +88

World Beach Games

World Beach Games record Qualification
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W L
Qatar 2019 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 24 21 +3 Champions 1st 4 4 0
Indonesia 2023 Banned Banned
Total 0 titles 2 5 3 1 1 24 21 +3 1 title 1/1 4 4 0

European Games

European Games record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Azerbaijan 2015 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 19 13 +6
Belarus 2019 Sixth place 6th 5 2 0 3 19 19 0
Poland 2023 Banned
Total 1 title 2/2 10 6 0 4 38 32 +6

Head-to-head record

Team Russia won 271 (76%) out of 355 matches.[16]

Only main international events are counted

Team First Last Record Win %
Italy Italy 1996 2019 13–8 62%
Argentina Argentina 1996 2015 2–2 50%
United States United States 1996 2021 5–1 83%
Belgium Belgium 2005 2005 1–0 100%
Portugal Portugal 2005 2021 9–12 40%
Switzerland Switzerland 2005 2021 14–5 74%
Mexico Mexico 2007 2019 3–1 75%
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 2007 2007 1–0 100%
Brazil Brazil 2007 2019 7–7 50%
Cameroon Cameroon 2008 2008 1–0 100%
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2008 2019 3–3 50%
Poland Poland 2009 2021 8–2 80%
Spain Spain 2009 2021 18–8 69%
France France 2009 2018 10–1 91%
Costa Rica Costa Rica 2009 2009 1–0 100%
Romania Romania 2010 2016 9–0 100%
Turkey Turkey 2011 2021 4–0 100%
Nigeria Nigeria 2011 2012 3–0 100%
French Polynesia Tahiti 2011 2018 7–1 88%
Venezuela Venezuela 2011 2011 1–0 100%
El Salvador El Salvador 2011 2019 2–0 100%
Germany Germany 2013 2019 7–0 100%
Belarus Belarus 2013 2021 10–4 71%
Netherlands Netherlands 2013 2014 1–1 50%
Greece Greece 2013 2017 4–0 100%
Japan Japan 2013 2021 7–0 100%
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2013 2013 1–0 100%
Paraguay Paraguay 2013 2021 5–0 100%
Iran Iran 2013 2021 7–7 50%
Hungary Hungary 2014 2019 4–0 100%
Madagascar Madagascar 2015 2015 1–0 100%
Egypt Egypt 2015 2019 3–0 100%
Ukraine Ukraine 2016 2019 5–0 100%
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2016 2016 1–0 100%
Norway Norway 2016 2019 2–0 100%
Moldova Moldova 2016 2019 2–0 100%
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2016 2016 1–0 100%
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2018 2019 3–0 100%
Estonia Estonia 2019 2019 1–0 100%
Uruguay Uruguay 2019 2019 1–0 100%
Senegal Senegal 2019 2019 1–0 100%

Honours

See also

References

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