Russia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Russia women's national under-17 football team.

Russia Under-17

Nickname(s)	Юноши (Boys) Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Dmitri Khomukha
FIFA code	RUS
First colours Second colours
First international
Bulgaria 0–1 Russia  (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; 28 February 1993)
Biggest win
Russia 6–0 Moldova  (Minsk, Belarus; 22 January 2013)  Russia 6–0 Cyprus  (Mogilev, Belarus; 30 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Russia 1–5 Germany  (Shchyolkovo, Russia; 10 October 2001)  Russia 0–4 Italy  (Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 March 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1987)
Best result	Champions (1987, as Soviet Union)
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1984, as Soviet Union)
Best result	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 ban on 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

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Champions	5	3	1	1	6	5
2007	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Champions	5	3	2	0	4	1
2014	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Semi-finals	5	2	1	2	5	4
2016	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Qualifying round	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	8
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
2021
2022	Banned
2023
2024
2025
Total	4/18	18	8	4	6	20	18

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not enter
1987	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	21	7
1989	did not qualify
1991
as  Russia
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	5	5
2015	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	6	5
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	Banned
2025
Total	1 Title	3/20	14	7	3	4	32	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
  • Winners: 1987 (as Soviet Union)
  • FIFA Fair Play Award: 1987
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship
  • Winners: 1985 (as Soviet Union), 2006, 2013^[5]
  • Golden player: Anton Mitryushkin (2013)

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Daniil Khudyakov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)	Kazanka Moscow
	1GK	Bogdan Moskvichyov	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	1GK	Vadim Tsvetkov	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20)	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Stanislav Bessmertniy	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	Dynamo Moscow
	2DF	Timofey Danilov	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	Spartak Moscow
	2DF	Artem Gutsa	(2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 20)	Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
	2DF	Ilya Kirsch	(2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20)	Rostov
	2DF	Denis Pershin	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Vladimir Yarlykov	(2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 20)	Krasnodar
	2DF	Leon Zaydenzal	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20)	Dynamo Moscow
	3MF	Ruslan Chobanov	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)	Krasnodar
	3MF	Ismail Dibirov	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20)	Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
	3MF	Ilya Gribakin	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	Chertanovo Moscow
	3MF	Dmitry Kuchugura	(2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 20)	Krasnodar
	3MF	Artur Maksetsov	(2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 20)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	3MF	Fayziddin Nazhmov	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)	Spartak Moscow
	3MF	Ivan Pyatkin	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	Spartak Moscow
	3MF	Nikita Saltykov	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)	Chertanovo Moscow
	3MF	Ivan Zazvonkin	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)	Dynamo Moscow
	3MF	Daniil Zorin	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	Dinamo Minsk
	4FW	Akim Belokhonov	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	4FW	Artem Bykovskiy	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)	Saturn-Master Egorjevsk
	4FW	Kirill Nikishin	(2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)	Lokomotiv Moscow

References

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