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Soviet Union national under-21 football team

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The Soviet national youth football team was the under-21 football team of the Soviet Union. Before 1978 it was known as under-23 team. It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union.

Soviet Union U-21/23
Nickname(s)Youth (Russian: Молодежная, Molodyozhnaya)
AssociationFootball Federation of the Soviet Union
Head coach-
Most caps?
Top scorer?
First colours
Second colours
First international
Soviet Union Soviet Union (lads) 1–3 Soviet Union (youth) Soviet Union
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 21 May 1963)
Last International
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1–1 Italy Italy
(Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR; 16 October 1991)
Biggest win
Soviet Union Soviet Union 6–0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
(Yerevan, Armenian SSR; 10 April 1974)
Biggest defeat
West Germany West Germany 5–0 Soviet Union Soviet Union
(Aachen, West Germany; 30 March 1982)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best resultWinners, 1976 (as U-23), 1980 & 1990

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the USSR Under-21 team was formed. The team had a good record, winning the competition twice, reaching the last four once, but failing to qualify for the last eight on five occasions.

After the dissolution of the USSR (on 26 December 1991), the senior team played out its remaining fixtures, which were the finals of Euro 92. Because the USSR U-21s had, by 26 December, already failed to qualify for their version of the 1992 European Championship, the former Soviet states didn't play as a combined team at U-21 level ever again.

Of the former Soviet states, only Russia entered the 1992–1994 competition. A total of 15 former Soviet states play international football today; 11 in Europe under UEFA, 4 in Asia under the AFC.

UEFA U-23 championship record

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Started in Balkans as the Under-23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970, the Soviet Union did not participate.

UEFA European Under-23 Championship Knockout stage UEFA European Under-23 Championship Group stage
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1972 Final Runners-up 6 2 3 1 13 9 2 1 1 0 3 2
1974 Semifinals Third place 4 2 0 2 9 4 4 3 1 0 8 1
1976 Final Champions 6 3 1 2 9 6 2 1 0 1 4 2

UEFA U-21 championship record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Knockout stage UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group stage
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1978 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 1
1980 Final Champions 6 4 2 0 8 1 4 3 1 0 8 2
1982 Semifinals Third place 4 1 1 2 7 11 4 1 3 0 1 0
1984 did not qualify 6 2 3 1 8 6
1986 6 3 0 3 8 8
1988 6 3 0 3 7 9
1990 Final Champions 6 4 2 0 13 6 6 4 1 1 12 5
1992 did not qualify 6 2 3 1 6 4

Managers

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  • In 1992 it also competed as the CIS national under-21 football team coached by Boris Ignatyev. Since August 1992 Boris Ignatyev continued already with the Russia national under-21 football team.

1990 European Championship squad

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Head coach
Vladimir Radionov
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Andriy Kovtun (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 21) 6   Dynamo Kyiv
1GK Dmitriy Kharine (1968-08-16)16 August 1968 (aged 21) 10   Dynamo Moscow
1GK Mikhail Yeremin (1968-06-17)17 June 1968 (aged 21) 2   CSKA Moscow
2DF Dmitriy Chugunov (1968-06-09)9 June 1968 (aged 21) 6   Torpedo Moscow
2DF Andriy Bal (1958-01-16)16 January 1958 (aged 31) 8   Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Vadim Rogovskoi (1962-02-06)6 February 1962 (aged 27) 1   Torpedo Moscow
2DF Andriy Sydelnykov (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 22) 6   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2DF Andrei Chernyshov (1968-01-07)7 January 1968 (aged 21) 5   Dynamo Moscow
2DF Oleh Luzhnyi (1968-08-05)5 August 1968 (aged 21) 4   SKA Karpaty Lviv / Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Ravil Sabitov (1968-03-08)8 March 1968 (aged 21) 4   Dynamo Moscow
2DF Serhiy Zayets (1969-08-18)18 August 1969 (aged 20) 3   Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Boris Pozdnyakov (1962-05-31)31 May 1962 (aged 27) 2   Dynamo Moscow
2DF Andrei Solovtsov (1967-10-17)17 October 1967 (aged 22) 2   Lokomotiv Moscow
2DF Mikhail Solovyov (1968-12-23)23 December 1968 (aged 21) 2   CSKA Moscow / Torpedo Moscow
2DF Gennadi Nagornykh (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 21) 1   Rostselmash Rostov
2DF Gela Ketashvili (1965-09-27)September 27, 1965 (aged 24) 1   Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF Kakhaber Tskhadadze (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 21) 5   Dinamo Tbilisi
3MF Igor Shalimov (1969-02-02)2 February 1969 (aged 20) 11   Spartak Moscow
3MF Serhiy Shmatovalenko (1967-01-20)20 January 1967 (aged 22) 11   Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Andrei Kobelev (1968-10-22)22 October 1968 (aged 21) 10   Dynamo Moscow
3MF Andrei Kanchelskis (1969-01-23)23 January 1969 (aged 20) 8   Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Aleksandr Mostovoi (1968-08-22)22 August 1968 (aged 21) 7   Spartak Moscow
3MF Andrei Pyatnitskiy (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 22) 6   Pakhtakor Tashkent
3MF Yevgeniy Smertin (1969-01-17)17 January 1969 (aged 20) 4   Dynamo Moscow
3MF Igor Dobrovolskiy (1967-08-27)27 August 1967 (aged 22) 2   Dynamo Moscow
3MF Zaza Revishvili (1968-05-23)23 May 1968 (aged 21) 2   Dinamo Tbilisi
3MF Gia Dzhishkariani (1967-11-30)30 November 1967 (aged 22) 1   Dinamo Tbilisi
3MF Serhiy Pohodin (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 21) 1   Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Igor Kolyvanov (1968-03-06)6 March 1968 (aged 21) 11   Dynamo Moscow
4FW Sergei Kiriakov (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 19) 6   Dynamo Moscow
4FW Nikolai Pisarev (1968-11-23)23 November 1968 (aged 21) 2   Torpedo Moscow
4FW Oleg Salenko (1969-10-25)25 October 1969 (aged 20) 1   Zenit Leningrad / Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Sergei Yuran (1969-06-11)11 June 1969 (aged 20) 1   Dynamo Kyiv

Notes:

  • All data through 31 December 1989.

1992 European Championship cycle squad

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The last under-21 squad which is also known as the Olympic. All caps and goals are based on the Soviet team performance at the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1990–1991.

Head coach
Boris Ignatyev
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gintaras Staučė (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (aged 22) 5 -2   Spartak Moscow
1GK Vladimir Pchelnikov (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 21) 1 -2   Torpedo Moscow
2DF Serhiy Bezhenar (1970-08-09)9 August 1970 (aged 21) 6 1   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2DF Yuriy Nikiforov (1970-09-16)16 September 1970 (aged 21) 6 0   Chornomorets Odesa
2DF Omari Tetradze (1969-10-13)13 October 1969 (aged 22) 5 0   Mertskhali Ozurgeti / Dynamo Moscow
2DF Vyacheslav Tsaryov (1971-05-04)4 May 1971 (aged 20) 3 0   Dynamo Moscow
2DF Dmitri Khlestov (1971-01-21)21 January 1971 (aged 20) 3 0   Spartak Moscow
2DF Viktor Onopko (1969-10-14)14 October 1969 (aged 22) 3 1   Shakhtar Donetsk
2DF Oleh Benko (1969-10-21)21 October 1969 (aged 22) 2 0   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2DF Serhiy Zayets (1969-08-18)18 August 1969 (aged 22) 2 0   Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Sergey Shustikov (1970-09-30)30 September 1970 (aged 21) 2 1   Torpedo Moscow
2DF Yuriy Moroz (1970-09-08)8 September 1970 (aged 21) 1 0   Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Igor Chugainov (1970-04-06)6 April 1970 (aged 21) 1 0   Lokomotiv Moscow / Torpedo Moscow
2DF Yevgeni Bushmanov (1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 20) 1 0   Spartak Moscow
2DF Sergei Mamchur (1972-02-03)3 February 1972 (aged 19) 1 0   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3MF Serhiy Shcherbakov (1971-08-15)15 August 1971 (aged 20) 3 1   Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Mirjalol Qosimov (1970-09-17)17 September 1970 (aged 21) 3 0   Pakhtakor Tashkent
3MF Bakhva Tedeyev (1969-09-18)18 September 1969 (aged 22) 3 0   Spartak Vladikavkaz
3MF Sergei Mandreko (1971-08-01)1 August 1971 (aged 20) 2 0   Pamir Dushanbe
3MF Anatoliy Mushchynka (1970-08-19)19 August 1970 (aged 21) 1 0   Karpaty Lviv
3MF Oleh Koshelyuk (1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 22) 1 0   SKA Odessa / Chornomorets Odesa
4FW Dmitri Radchenko (1970-12-02)2 December 1970 (aged 21) 6 1   Zenit Leningrad / Spartak Moscow
4FW Sergei Kiriakov (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 21) 5 0   Dynamo Moscow
4FW Yuri Tishkov (1971-03-12)12 March 1971 (aged 20) 4 1   Torpedo Moscow
4FW Oleg Salenko (1969-10-25)25 October 1969 (aged 22) 3 0   Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Valeri Popovitch (1970-05-18)18 May 1970 (aged 21) 2 0   Spartak Moscow
4FW Igor Simutenkov (1973-04-03)3 April 1973 (aged 18) 2 0   Dynamo Moscow

National teams of the former Soviet republics

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  Russia National team U-21 team UEFA
  Ukraine National team U-21 team UEFA
  Belarus National team U-21 team UEFA
  Uzbekistan National team U-23 team AFC
  Kazakhstan National team U-21 team (U-23 team) UEFA (AFC: 1992–2002)
  Georgia National team U-21 team UEFA
  Azerbaijan National team U-21 team UEFA
  Lithuania National team U-21 team UEFA
  Moldova National team U-21 team UEFA
  Latvia National team U-21 team UEFA
  Kyrgyzstan National team U-23 team AFC
  Tajikistan National team U-23 team AFC
  Armenia National team U-21 team UEFA
  Turkmenistan National team U-23 team AFC
  Estonia National team U-21 team UEFA

See also

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