Russia national under-17 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Юноши (Boys) Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team) | ||
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| Association | Russian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dmitri Khomukha | ||
| FIFA code | RUS | ||
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| 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 |
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 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
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 2022 |
Banned | ||||||
 2023
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| 2024
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 2025
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| Total | 4/18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1985 |
did not enter | |||||||
 1987 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
 1989 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991
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| as Russia
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 1993 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 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
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| 2021 |
Cancelled | |||||||
 2023 |
Banned | |||||||
 2025
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| 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]
References
- ^ "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
- ^ "UEFA axes plan to lift Under-17 ban on Russia teams". Reuters. 10 October 2023.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Timur Ganeev (2013-05-22). "Russia's youth soccer team becomes 2013 European champions | Russia Beyond The Headlines". Rbth.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ "Юноши проведут сбор в Турции" (in Russian). Российский Футбольный Союз. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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