Nickname(s) | Lads (Юноши) | ||
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Association | Football Federation of USSR | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | - | ||
FIFA code | URS | ||
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First international | |||
Soviet Union 3–1 Iraq (Sfax, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) Last international Australia 1–1 (4–5 p) Soviet Union (Porto, Portugal; 29 June 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Soviet Union 5–0 Canada (Minsk, Soviet Union; 29 August 1985) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 3–0 Soviet Union (Guimarães, Portugal; 26 June 1991) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1977 ) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1977 |
The Soviet national youth football team was a special under-18 and under-20 football team of the Soviet Union designated specifically for FIFA World Youth Championship (today FIFA U-20 World Cup). It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union.
The team was created in 1977 for the newly created FIFA competition for junior teams (among lads, under-18).
With dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union youth football team competed at the 1992 UEFA European Under-18 Championship as the CIS youth under-18 football team which qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. That berth was passed over (grandfathered) to the Russia national under-20 football team.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
1979 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
1981 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1983 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1985 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1989 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
1991 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Total | 1 title | 6/8 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 33 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
The last Soviet U-20 team
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