Soviet Union national under-21 football team

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

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.

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

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
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1972 FinalRunners-up6231139211032
1974 SemifinalsThird place420294431081
1976 FinalChampions631296210142

UEFA U-21 championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Knockout stage UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group stage
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1978 did not qualify421151
1980 FinalChampions642081431082
1982 SemifinalsThird place4112711413010
1984 did not qualify623186
1986 630388
1988 630379
1990 FinalChampions64201366411125
1992 did not qualify623164

Managers

1990 European Championship squad

Head coach
Vladimir Radionov
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
1 GK Andriy Kovtun (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 21)6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
1 GK Dmitriy Kharine (1968-08-16)16 August 1968 (aged 21)10Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
1 GK Mikhail Yeremin (1968-06-17)17 June 1968 (aged 21)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow
2 DF Dmitriy Chugunov (1968-06-09)9 June 1968 (aged 21)6Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Andriy Bal (1958-01-16)16 January 1958 (aged 31)8 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Vadim Rogovskoi (1962-02-06)6 February 1962 (aged 27)1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Andriy Sydelnykov (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 22)6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 DF Andrei Chernyshov (1968-01-07)7 January 1968 (aged 21)5Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
2 DF Oleh Luzhnyi (1968-08-05)5 August 1968 (aged 21)4 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg SKA Karpaty Lviv / Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Ravil Sabitov (1968-03-08)8 March 1968 (aged 21)4Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
2 DF Serhiy Zayets (1969-08-18)18 August 1969 (aged 20)3 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Boris Pozdnyakov (1962-05-31)31 May 1962 (aged 27)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
2 DF Andrei Solovtsov (1967-10-17)17 October 1967 (aged 22)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow
2 DF Mikhail Solovyov (1968-12-23)23 December 1968 (aged 21)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow / Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Gennadi Nagornykh (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 21)1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Rostselmash Rostov
2 DF Gela Ketashvili (1965-09-27)September 27, 1965 (aged 24)1Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi
2 DF Kakhaber Tskhadadze (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 21)5Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi
3 MF Igor Shalimov (1969-02-02)2 February 1969 (aged 20)11Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
3 MF Serhiy Shmatovalenko (1967-01-20)20 January 1967 (aged 22)11 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
3 MF Andrei Kobelev (1968-10-22)22 October 1968 (aged 21)10Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
3 MF Andrei Kanchelskis (1969-01-23)23 January 1969 (aged 20)8 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
3 MF Aleksandr Mostovoi (1968-08-22)22 August 1968 (aged 21)7Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
3 MF Andrei Pyatnitskiy (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 22)6Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent
3 MF Yevgeniy Smertin (1969-01-17)17 January 1969 (aged 20)4Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
3 MF Igor Dobrovolskiy (1967-08-27)27 August 1967 (aged 22)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
3 MF Zaza Revishvili (1968-05-23)23 May 1968 (aged 21)2Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi
3 MF Gia Dzhishkariani (1967-11-30)30 November 1967 (aged 22)1Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi
3 MF Serhiy Pohodin (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 21)1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
4 FW Igor Kolyvanov (1968-03-06)6 March 1968 (aged 21)11Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
4 FW Sergei Kiriakov (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 19)6Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
4 FW Nikolai Pisarev (1968-11-23)23 November 1968 (aged 21)2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
4 FW Oleg Salenko (1969-10-25)25 October 1969 (aged 20)1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Zenit Leningrad / Dynamo Kyiv
4 FW Sergei Yuran (1969-06-11)11 June 1969 (aged 20)1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv

Notes:

1992 European Championship cycle squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Gintaras Staučė (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (aged 22)5-2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
1 GK Vladimir Pchelnikov (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 21)1-2Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Serhiy Bezhenar (1970-08-09)9 August 1970 (aged 21)61 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 DF Yuriy Nikiforov (1970-09-16)16 September 1970 (aged 21)60 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odesa
2 DF Omari Tetradze (1969-10-13)13 October 1969 (aged 22)50Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Mertskhali Ozurgeti / Dynamo Moscow
2 DF Vyacheslav Tsaryov (1971-05-04)4 May 1971 (aged 20)30Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
2 DF Dmitri Khlestov (1971-01-21)21 January 1971 (aged 20)30Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
2 DF Viktor Onopko (1969-10-14)14 October 1969 (aged 22)31 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk
2 DF Oleh Benko (1969-10-21)21 October 1969 (aged 22)20 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 DF Serhiy Zayets (1969-08-18)18 August 1969 (aged 22)20 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Sergey Shustikov (1970-09-30)30 September 1970 (aged 21)21Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Yuriy Moroz (1970-09-08)8 September 1970 (aged 21)10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Igor Chugainov (1970-04-06)6 April 1970 (aged 21)10Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow / Torpedo Moscow
2 DF Yevgeni Bushmanov (1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 20)10Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
2 DF Sergei Mamchur (1972-02-03)3 February 1972 (aged 19)10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 MF Serhiy Shcherbakov (1971-08-15)15 August 1971 (aged 20)31 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk
3 MF Mirjalol Qosimov (1970-09-17)17 September 1970 (aged 21)30Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent
3 MF Bakhva Tedeyev (1969-09-18)18 September 1969 (aged 22)30Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Vladikavkaz
3 MF Sergei Mandreko (1971-08-01)1 August 1971 (aged 20)20Flag of Tajik SSR.svg Pamir Dushanbe
3 MF Anatoliy Mushchynka (1970-08-19)19 August 1970 (aged 21)10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Karpaty Lviv
3 MF Oleh Koshelyuk (1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 22)10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg SKA Odessa / Chornomorets Odesa
4 FW Dmitri Radchenko (1970-12-02)2 December 1970 (aged 21)61Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad / Spartak Moscow
4 FW Sergei Kiriakov (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 21)50Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow
4 FW Yuri Tishkov (1971-03-12)12 March 1971 (aged 20)41Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow
4 FW Oleg Salenko (1969-10-25)25 October 1969 (aged 22)30 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv
4 FW Valeri Popovitch (1970-05-18)18 May 1970 (aged 21)20Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow
4 FW Igor Simutenkov (1973-04-03)3 April 1973 (aged 18)20Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow

National teams of the former Soviet republics

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

See also