Russia national football team

This article is about the national football team of the Russian Federation (1992–present). For the national football team of the Russian Empire (1910–1914), see Russian Empire national football team.
This article is about the men's football team. For the women's team, see Russia women's national football team.
Russia
Association Russian Football Union (RFU)
Российский Футбольный Союз
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Fabio Capello
Captain Roman Shirokov
Most caps Viktor Onopko (109)
Top scorer Aleksandr Kerzhakov (29)
Home stadium Luzhniki
Lokomotiv
Petrovsky
FIFA code RUS
FIFA ranking 32 Increase 1 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (April 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 40 (December 1998)
Elo ranking 25 (31 March 2015)
Highest Elo ranking 7 (August 2009)
Lowest Elo ranking 34 (June 2005)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Russia 2–0 Mexico 
(Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992)
Biggest win
 San Marino 0–7 Russia 
(San Marino, San Marino; 7 June 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7-1 Russia 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 13 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances 4 as of 2018 (First in 1994)
Best result Group stage 1994, 2002, 2014
European Championship
Appearances 4 (First in 1996)
Best result Semi-finals, 2008

The Russia national football team (Russian: Национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по футбо́лу, Natsionálnaya sbórnaya Rossii po futbólu) represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futboľnyy Soyuz), the governing body for football in Russia.

Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium and Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, and Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg. Their current manager is Fabio Capello.

Russia qualified for three World Cups (1994, 2002, 2014), and they have automatically qualified for 2018 as hosts. They have also qualified for four European Championships (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012). Reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008 marks the only time that they passed the group stages of a major tournament, excluding the record of the Soviet Union national team.

History

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia played its first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992 winning 2–0 with a team of former Soviet Union players from the other republics.

Beginning

Led by manager Pavel Sadyrin, Russia were in Group 5 for the qualification campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup which consisted of Greece, Iceland, Hungary and Luxembourg. The suspension of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, reduced the group to five teams. Russia eventually qualified alongside Greece with six wins and two draws. Russia went to the USA to start a new era of Russian football as an independent country. The Russian squad consisted of veterans like goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksandr Borodyuk and players like Viktor Onopko, Oleg Salenko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin (some of these Russian players could have chosen to play for example the Ukrainian national football team but the Football Federation of Ukraine had failed to secure recognition in time to compete in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification[1]).

In the final tournament, Russia was drawn into group B with Cameroon, Sweden, and Brazil. This was considered a strong group with Russia having limited chances of qualifying for the second round. In their first two games Russia lost 2–0 to Brazil and 3–1 to Sweden. Teetering on elimination, Russia defeated Cameroon 6–1 with Oleg Salenko scoring a record five goals in a single match. Russia was eliminated from the tournament with three points from one win and two losses. Sadyrin was later sacked following what was a poor performance.

Euro 96

Russia's Euro 96 match against Italy on a stamp of Azerbaijan

After Sadyrin was sacked, Oleg Romantsev was appointed coach to lead Russia to Euro 96. Romantsev was expected to qualify Russia for the final tournament and perform well. In his squad he selected many players from the 1994 FIFA World Cup such as Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin. During qualifying, Russia overcame Scotland, Greece, Finland, San Marino, and the Faroe Islands to finish in first place with eight wins and two draws.

In the final tournament Russia was in Group C with Germany, Czech Republic, and Italy. Group C was considered the 'group of death' with Russia dubbed the weakest team, and they were eliminated after losing 2-1 to Italy and 3-0 to Germany despite a goalless first half in the latter game. Russia's last game against the Czech Republic ended 3-3. Germany and Czech Republic went on to meet in the final.

1997–1999

Boris Ignatyev managed Russia in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup

After Euro 96, Boris Ignatyev was appointed manager for the campaign to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, retaining players from Euro 96 such as Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, and Valery Karpin. In the qualifying stage Russia was in Group 5 with Bulgaria, Israel, Cyprus, and Luxembourg. Russia and Bulgaria were considered the two main contenders to qualify from the group with Israel considered a minor threat. Russia began the campaign with two victories against Cyprus and Luxembourg and two draws against Israel and Cyprus. They continued with victories against Luxembourg and Israel. Russia suffered their only defeat of the campaign with a 1–0 loss to Bulgaria. They ended the campaign with a 4–2 victory in the return game over Bulgaria and qualify for the play-off spot. In the play-offs, Russia was drawn with Italy. In the first leg Russia drew 1–1. In the away leg, Russia were defeated 1–0 and failed to qualify for the World Cup.

After failing to qualify for the World Cup in France, Russia were determined to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2000 co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Anatoliy Byshovets was appointed as Russia manager. He made very few changes to the squad by recalling players from the previous generations but did call up striker Alexander Panov. Russia were drawn in Group 4 for the qualifying round with France, Ukraine, Iceland, Armenia, and Andorra. Russia and France were considered as favorites for the top two spots with Ukraine being an outside contender. Russia began their campaign with three straight defeats to Ukraine, France, and Iceland. Outraged by this result, the Russian Football Union immediately sacked Byshovets and reappointed Oleg Romantsev as manager. The reappointment of Romanstev as manager brought a complete turn-around to Russia's campaign. They went on to win their next six games including a 3–2 victory over France at the Stade de France. In their last game against Ukraine, a win for Russia would have resulted in outright qualification as the winners of the group, having an identical head-to-head record with France (a 3–2 win and a 3–2 loss), while possessing a superior goal difference. Russia took a 1–0 lead; however the game finished 1–1 after a mistake by the goalkeeper Alexandr Filimonov late in the game.[2] Russia finished third in the group, failing to qualify for their second major tournament in succession.

Revival

Oleg Romantsev remained as manager of the national team to supervise their qualification campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In the preliminary stage Russia was in Group 1 with Slovenia, FR Yugoslavia, and Switzerland, Faroe Islands, and Luxembourg. Russia were once again considered the favourites to qualify along with either Switzerland or Yugoslavia. Russia finished their campaign in first place to qualify directly managing seven wins, two draws, and a loss.

Russia was drawn into Group H with Belgium, Tunisia, and Japan. In their first game Russia achieved a 2–0 victory over Tunisia, but lost their next match to Japan 1–0, causing riots to erupt in Moscow.[3] For their last game against Belgium, Russia needed a draw to take them to the second round, but lost 3–2 and was eliminated.

Georgi Yartsev managed Russia at Euro 2004

Romantsev was sacked immediately following the tournament and replaced with CSKA's Valery Gazzaev. His task looked difficult as Russia's group consisted of Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Albania, and Georgia with the Irish considered favourites and an improving Swiss side as an increasing threat. Russia began their campaign with home victories against the Republic of Ireland and Albania, but lost their next two games away to Albania and Georgia. Gazzaev was sacked after a disappointing draw with Switzerland in Basel, and Georgi Yartsev was then appointed manager. He managed to qualify Russia for a play-off against Wales after home victories to Switzerland and Georgia. In the first play-off leg Russia drew 0–0 with Wales in Moscow, but a Vadim Evseev header gave Russia a 1-0 victory in the away leg in Cardiff to qualify for Euro 2004. The victory was overshadowed when Russian midfielder Yegor Titov tested positive for drugs; amidst calls for Russia to be disqualified, Titov was given a one-year ban on 15 February 2004.

Russia were drawn in Group A with hosts Portugal, Spain, and Greece. They were not among the favourites to progress and tournament preparations were hampered by injuries to defenders Sergei Ignashevich and Victor Onopko.[4] Russia started their tournament against Spain but a late goal from Juan Carlos Valeron put Russia on the brink of another group stage elimination.[5] Four days later, Russia became the first team officially eliminated after a 0-2 defeat to Portugal.[6] The final game of the group resulted in a surprising 2-1 victory over Greece with Dmitri Kirichenko scoring one of the fastest goals of the tournament.[7]

In the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament, Russia was drawn into Group 3 with Portugal, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. Russia began qualification with a 1–1 draw against Slovakia on 4 September 2004 in Moscow and then beat Luxembourg 4-0, but suffered a 7–1 defeat against Portugal in Lisbon, which remains Russia's worst defeat. Victories against Estonia and Liechtenstein seemed to put them back on track but a 1–1 draw with Estonia on 30 March 2005 in Tallinn was a major disappointment which saw the end of Georgi Yartsev's reign. Under new manager Yuri Semin, Russia were able to rekindle their hopes with a 2–0 win against Latvia before a 1–1 draw in Riga on 17 August 2005. Russia seemed to redeem themselves with victories against Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and a 0–0 draw against Portugal. In their final game Russia needed to win against Slovakia in Bratislava. After a 0–0 draw Slovakia advanced to the play-offs above Russia on goal difference.

Euro 2008

Manager Guus Hiddink and midfielder Sergei Semak meet the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, after reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008

Having failed to qualify Russia for the 2006 World Cup, Yuri Semin stepped down several weeks later and Russia began looking for a new manager. It was clear that a foreign manager would be needed as most of the high profile Russian coaches were not successful with the national team. On 10 April 2006, it was announced that then Australia manager Guus Hiddink would lead Russia in the Euro 2008 qualification campaign.[8]

For the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Russia were drawn into Group E with England, Croatia, Israel, Macedonia, Estonia, and Andorra. For much of the campaign, it was between Russia and England to obtain the final qualifying place behind Croatia. Russia lost 3-0 away to England, and in the return game in Moscow, fell to an early goal from Wayne Rooney. During the second half Russia came from behind to win 2–1 with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring both goals. On 17 November 2007, Russia suffered a 2–1 defeat to Israel to put qualification hopes in jeopardy, but Russia still managed to qualify one point ahead of England by beating Andorra 1-0 while England lost 3-2 to Croatia.

In the Euro 2008 tournament, Russia were drawn into Group D with Sweden and Euro 2004 group rivals Spain and Greece. In a preparation friendly against Serbia, leading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak was injured and would miss the tournament. Russia lost their opening match 4-1 to Spain in Innsbruck but then beat Greece 1–0 with a goal by Konstantin Zyryanov. The third game saw Russia defeat Sweden 2-0 through goals by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin, resulting in Russia advancing to the quarter-finals in second place behind Spain.

In the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a volley ten minutes after half-time. With four minutes left in the match, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, to make it 1–1 and put the game into extra time. But Russia regained the lead when Andrei Arshavin raced down the left flank and sent a cross towards substitute Dmitri Torbinski, who tapped the ball into the net. Arshavin then beat Edwin van der Sar, ending the match 3–1, and sent Russia through to their first major semi-final since the breakup of the USSR. In the semi-finals Russia was once again matched up against Spain, and lost 3-0.

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Russia lost 0-1 against Germany in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2009

Russia was drawn to Group 4 in qualification for 2010 FIFA World Cup, competing with Germany, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein. The team started the campaign with a 2–1 victory over Wales but on 11 October lost 2-1 to Germany. Russia's form then improved, and by winning 3-1 away to Wales on the same day as Finland drew 1–1 to Liechtenstein, guaranteed them at least a play-off spot. The match at the Luzhniki Stadium against Germany to top the group was watched by 84,500 fans. Miroslav Klose scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute, sending the Germans to the finals in South Africa and Russia to a play-off.

On 14 November, Russia faced Slovenia in the first-leg of their two-legged play-off, where they won 2–1 with two goals from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.[9] In the return match, Russia lost 1–0 in Maribor, and Slovenia qualified for the finals on the away goals rule.[10] On 13 February 2010, it was confirmed that Hiddink would leave his position as manager, with the expiration of his contract on 30 June.[11]

Euro 2012

Russia directly qualified for Euro 2012 by winning qualifying Group B, defeating Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra.

Russia were drawn into Group A with Poland, Czech Republic, Greece. Led by Dick Advocaat, Russia started off the tournament with a 4–1 win over the Czech Republic and temporarily went to the top of the group with three points. They were eliminated after a 1–1 draw against Poland and a 1-0 loss against Greece.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Qualification

In July 2012, the Italian Fabio Capello was named as the new Russian manager, after being sacked by England in February.[12]

Russia competed in Group F of World Cup qualification and qualified in first place after a 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan in their last game. In January 2014, after qualification had been achieved, Capello was rewarded with a new four-year contract to last up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]

Group F

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 10 7 1 2 20 5 +1522
 Portugal 10 6 3 1 20 9 +1121
 Israel 10 3 5 2 19 14 +514
 Azerbaijan 10 1 6 3 7 11 −49
 Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 9 17 −87
 Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 7 26 −196
  Azerbaijan Israel Luxembourg Northern Ireland Portugal Russia
Azerbaijan  — 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1
Israel  1–1 — 3–0 1–1 3–3 0–4
Luxembourg  0–0 0–6 — 3–2 1–2 0–4
Northern Ireland  1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–0
Portugal  3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 — 1–0
Russia  1–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 —

Final tournament

Russia played in Group H against South Korea, Belgium and Algeria.

In their first group match, against South Korea, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev fumbled a long-range shot from Lee Keun-ho, dropping it over the line to give the Koreans the lead. Russia then went on to equalise through substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov, who drew equal to Vladimir Beschastnykh's record 26 goals for Russia, and the match finished 1–1.[14] In the second match, Russia held Belgium at 0–0 at the Maracanã until substitute Divock Origi scored the only goal in the 88th minute. The final group stage match between Algeria and Russia on 26 June ended 1–1, advancing Algeria and eliminating Russia. A win for Russia would have seen them qualify, and they led the game 1–0 after six minutes through Aleksandr Kokorin. In the 60th minute of the game, a green laser was shone in Akinfeev's face while he was defending from an Algerian free kick, from which Islam Slimani scored to equalise. Both Akinfeev and Russian coach Fabio Capello blamed the laser for the decisive conceded goal.[15][16]

Group H

Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
 Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

Kits

Following the break up of the Soviet Union, the Russian Football Union opted for a new identity, replacing the red and white Adidas kits with strips supplied by Reebok. Reebok presented the team in red, blue and white kits reflecting the new national flag of Russia. In 1997, Nike decided on a simpler design using just blue and white. The design, used at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004, consisted of mainly a white base with blue trim and the opposite combination for the away kit. After failing to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Nike moved in another direction by reintroducing red as the away kit, while the home colour remained primarily white.[17][18] This trend was continued by Adidas, who took over as suppliers in September, 2008.[19] The 2009-10 season marked yet another major change in the kit design with the introduction of the maroon and gold as the primary home colours. This combination however proved to be short lived as a return to red and white was made in 2011. The edition of the kit used at Euro 2012 featured a red base with gold trim and a Russian flag positioned diagonally while the away kit was a minimalistic white with red trim combination. The 2014 FIFA World Cup kit made return to the maroon and gold colour scheme once again, with Russian flag-coloured stripes built horizontally into the sleeves, the front includes the pattern in different shades of maroon depicting the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. The away 2014 kit is mostly white with blue trim, the top of the front below the trim shows the view of Earth from space. The sides and back of the collar are made in the colours of the Russian flag. The Russian national team's official shirt supplier since 2008 is Adidas.

Name Duration
Germany Adidas 1992 - 1993
United Kingdom Reebok 1993 - 1996
United States Nike 1997 - 2008
Germany Adidas 2008 - present

Kit history

Home kits

1992
(first international match against Mexico)
1992
1993
1994-1995
1995
1996-1997
1996
(against Cyprus)
1996
(against Israel)
1997
1998
1998—1999
2000—2002
2002-2003
2004-2005
2006—2007
2007
(against Israel)
2008
2008-2009
2009
2009—2010
2011
2012–2013
2014-present

Away kits

1993
(against USA and Israel)
1993
(against Iceland)
1993
(against Hungary)
1994
(against Mexico)
1994-1995
1996-1997
1996
(against Brazil)
1997
(against Bulgaria)
1998—1999
1998
(against France)
2000—2002
2002-2003
2004-2005
2005
(against Italy)
2006—2007
(against Latvia & the Netherlands)
2007
(against Croatia)
2008
2008
2009
2009—2010
2011
2012–2013
2014-present

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Under Fabio Capello

Date Venue Opponent Result Notes
2012
15 August Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow  Ivory Coast 1–1 International Match
7 September Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow  Northern Ireland 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 September Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan  Israel 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 October Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow  Portugal 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 October Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow  Azerbaijan 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 November Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar  United States 2–2 International Match
2013
6 February Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella  Iceland 2–0 International Match
25 March Stamford Bridge, London  Brazil 1–1 International Match
7 June Estádio da Luz, Lisbon  Portugal 0–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 August Windsor Park, Belfast  Northern Ireland 0–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 September Central Stadium, Kazan  Luxembourg 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 September Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg  Israel 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 October Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 October Bakcell Arena, Baku  Azerbaijan 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 November Zabeel Stadium, Dubai  Serbia 1–1 International Match
19 November Zabeel Stadium, Dubai  South Korea 2–1 International Match
2014
5 March Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar  Armenia 2–0 International Match
26 May Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg  Slovakia 1–0 International Match
31 May Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Norway 1–1 International Match
6 June Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow  Morocco 2–0 International Match
17 June Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá  South Korea 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
22 June Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro  Belgium 0–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
26 June Arena da Baixada, Curitiba  Algeria 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
3 September Arena Khimki, Khimki  Azerbaijan 4–0 International Match
8 September Arena Khimki, Khimki  Liechtenstein 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9 October Friends Arena, Solna  Sweden 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
12 October Otkrytie Arena, Moscow  Moldova 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
15 November Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Austria 0–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
18 November Groupama Arena, Budapest  Hungary 2–1 International Match
2015
27 March Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Montenegro 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
31 March Arena Khimki, Khimki  Kazakhstan 0–0 International Match
14 June [[]], [[]]  Austria – UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5 September [[]], [[]]  Sweden – UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
8 September Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz  Liechtenstein – UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9 October Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău  Moldova – UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
12 November [[]], [[]]  Montenegro – UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squads
1930–1990 As  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Group Stage 18th 3 1 0 2 7 6 Squad
France 1998 Did Not Qualify
South Korea Japan 2002 Group Stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad
Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014 Group Stage 24th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
Russia 2018 Qualified as Host
Qatar 2022 To Be Determined
Total Fourth Place 10/20 9 2 2 5 13 13 –

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squads
1960–1992 As  Soviet Union and CIS
England 1996 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 4 8 Squad
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did Not Qualify
Portugal 2004 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad
Austria Switzerland 2008 Semi Final 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 8 Squad
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad
France 2016 To Be Determined
Total 1 Title 10/14 14 5 2 7 18 23 –

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 Qualified as Host
Total 1/10 - - - - - - - -

Qualifying campaigns

FIFA World Cup European Football Championship
1994 – Finished 2nd in Qualifying group 1996 – Finished 1st in Qualifying group
1998 – Finished 2nd in Qualifying group
Lost to Italy in play-offs		 2000 – Finished 3rd in Qualifying group
2002 – Finished 1st in Qualifying group 2004 – Finished 2nd in Qualifying group
Beat Wales in play-offs
2006 – Finished 3rd in Qualifying group 2008 – Finished 2nd in Qualifying group
2010 – Finished 2nd in Qualifying group
Lost to Slovenia in play-offs		 2012 – Finished 1st in Qualifying group
2014 – Finished 1st in Qualifying group
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 10 7 1 2 20 5 +1522
 Portugal 10 6 3 1 20 9 +1121
 Israel 10 3 5 2 19 14 +514
 Azerbaijan 10 1 6 3 7 11 −49
 Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 9 17 −87
 Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 7 26 −196
  Azerbaijan Israel Luxembourg Northern Ireland Portugal Russia
Azerbaijan  — 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1
Israel  1–1 — 3–0 1–1 3–3 0–4
Luxembourg  0–0 0–6 — 3–2 1–2 0–4
Northern Ireland  1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–0
Portugal  3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 — 1–0
Russia  1–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 —

Managers

Name Tenure Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Russia Sadyrin, PavelPavel Sadyrin 1992–1994 23 12 6 5 52
Russia Romantsev, OlegOleg Romantsev 1994–1996, 1998–2002 60 36 14 10 60
Russia Ignatyev, BorisBoris Ignatyev 1996–1998 20 8 8 4 40
Russia Byshovets, AnatoliyAnatoliy Byshovets 1998 6 0 0 6 0
Russia Gazzaev, ValeryValery Gazzaev 2002–2003 9 4 2 3 44
Russia Yartsev, GeorgiGeorgi Yartsev 2003–2005 19 8 6 5 42
Russia Semin, YuriYuri Semin 2005 7 3 4 0 43
Russia Borodyuk, AleksandrAleksandr Borodyuk (caretaker) 2006 2 0 1 1 0
Netherlands Hiddink, GuusGuus Hiddink July 2006–June 2010 39 22 7 10 56
Netherlands Advocaat, DickDick Advocaat July 2010–July 2012 24 12 8 4 50
Italy Capello, FabioFabio Capello since July 2012 23 12 8 3 52.17

Coaching staff

Position Name Country Notes
Manager Fabio Capello Italy Italy
Assistant Coach Italo Galbiati Italy Italy
Assistant Coach Igor Simutenkov Russia Russia
Assistant Coach Sergei Semak Russia Russia
Goalkeeping coach Sergei Ovchinnikov Russia Russia
Physiotherapist Massimo Neri Italy Italy
U-21 Manager Nikolay Pisarev Russia Russia
U-19 Manager Vyacheslav Daev Russia Russia
U-17 Manager Dmitri Khomukha Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

Current squad

A list of players called up for the squad for the friendly match against Kazakhstan on 31 March 2015.[20][21]
[22] Caps and goals correct as of of 31 March 2015 after the match against Kazakhstan as per RFU data.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 GK Yuriy Lodygin 26 May 1990 8 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
16 GK Artem Rebrov 4 March 1984 0 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
14 DF Vasiliy Berezutskiy 20 June 1982 89 4 Russia CSKA Moscow
2 DF Aleksei Kozlov 16 November 1986 14 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
6 DF Georgiy Shchennikov 27 April 1991 7 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
3 DF Yevgeniy Makeev 24 July 1989 2 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
5 DF Andrey Semyonov 24 March 1989 2 0 Russia Terek Grozny
10 DF Ruslan Kambolov 1 January 1990 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
21 DF Elmir Nabiullin 8 March 1995 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
4 DF Ivan Novoseltsev 25 August 1991 1 0 Russia Rostov
20 MF Dmitriy Torbinskiy 28 April 1984 28 2 Russia Rostov
19 MF Aleksandr Samedov 19 July 1984 25 3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
7 MF Magomed Ozdoev 5 November 1992 5 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
8 MF Aleksandr Ryazantsev 5 September 1986 5 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
15 MF Pavel Mogilevets 25 January 1993 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
24 MF Roman Zobnin 11 February 1994 1 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
17 MF Aleksey Miranchuk 17 October 1995 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
22 FW Artem Dzyuba 22 August 1988 9 2 Russia Rostov
9 FW Maksim Kanunnikov 14 July 1991 6 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
18 FW Dmitriy Poloz 12 July 1991 2 0 Russia Rostov
23 FW Denis Davydov 22 March 1995 1 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
11 FW Igor Portnyagin 7 January 1989 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
13 FW Dmitri Yefremov 1 April 1995 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow

Recent call-ups

The following players been called up to the Russia squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Igor Akinfeev 8 April 1986 78 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
GK Sergey Ryzhikov 19 September 1980 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan 2014 FIFA World Cup
DF Sergei Ignashevich 14 July 1979 107 7 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
DF Dmitriy Kombarov 22 January 1987 31 2 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
DF Igor Smolnikov 8 August 1988 5 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
DF Sergei Parshivlyuk 18 March 1989 3 0 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015 (rem.)
DF Vladimir Granat 22 May 1987 9 1 Russia Rostov v.  Hungary, 18 November 2014
DF Kirill Nababkin 8 September 1986 2 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Liechtenstein, 8 September 2014 (preliminary)
DF Andrey Eshchenko 9 February 1984 14 0 Russia Kuban Krasnodar 2014 FIFA World Cup
DF Aleksandr Anyukov 28 September 1982 77 1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Aleksei Berezutskiy 20 June 1982 51 0 Russia CSKA Moscow 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
MF Yuriy Zhirkov 20 August 1983 63 1 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Igor Denisov 17 May 1984 47 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Roman Shirokov (Captain) 6 July 1981 44 12 Russia Krasnodar v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Alan Dzagoev 17 June 1990 43 8 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Oleg Shatov 29 July 1990 14 2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Aleksei Ionov 18 February 1989 8 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
MF Denis Glushakov 27 January 1987 35 3 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015 (rem.)
MF Denis Cheryshev 26 December 1990 7 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015 (rem.)
MF Viktor Fayzulin 22 April 1986 24 4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Austria, 15 November 2014
MF Maksim Grigoryev 6 July 1990 4 0 Russia Rostov v.  Moldova, 12 October 2014
MF Yuriy Gazinskiy 20 July 1989 0 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Moldova, 12 October 2014
MF Vladimir Bystrov 31 January 1984 47 4 Russia Krasnodar 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
FW Aleksandr Kokorin 19 March 1991 30 7 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2015
FW Aleksandr Kerzhakov 27 November 1982 88 29 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Hungary, 18 November 2014
FW Pavel Pogrebnyak 8 November 1983 33 8 England Reading 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad (rem.)

Player records

As of 31 March 2015.[23]

Bold indicates active players

Italic indicates players that played for the USSR or CIS

Most Appearances

Viktor Onopko is the most capped player in the history of Russia with 109 caps.
Rank Name Period Caps Goals Total career
1Viktor Onopko1992–200410971986–2005
2Sergei Ignashevich2002–present10771999–present
3Vasili Berezutskiy2003–present8942001–present
4Aleksandr Kerzhakov2002–present88292001–present
5Igor Akinfeev2004–present7802003–present
6Aleksandr Anyukov2004–present7712000–present
7Andrei Arshavin2002–201275172000–present
8Valeri Karpin1992–200372171990–2005
9Vladimir Beschastnykh1992–200371261992–2008
10Sergei Semak1997–20106541993–2013

Most Goals

Aleksandr Kerzhakov is Russia's top scorer with 29 goals.[24]
Rank Name Period Goals Caps Average
1Aleksandr Kerzhakov2002–present29880.330
2Vladimir Beschastnykh1992–200326710.366
3Roman Pavlyuchenko2003–201221510.412
4Valeri Karpin1992–200317720.236
Andrei Arshavin2002–201217750.227
6Dmitri Sychev2002–201015470.319
7Igor Kolyvanov1992–199812350.343
Roman Shirokov2008–present12440.273
9Sergei Kiryakov1992–199810280.357
Aleksandr Mostovoi1992–200410500.200

Several players have 50 or more appearances for USSR/CIS and Russia combined: Aleksandr Mostovoi (65).[25]

See also

References

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  16. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Fabio Capello unhappy at laser shone at keeper". BBC Sport. 27 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Euro 2008 Team Kits - Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  18. ↑ Wallace, Sam (18 October 2007). "Russia 2 England 1: McClaren's ambitions in ruins after Roman lands double blow". The Independent (London).
  19. ↑ "Russia national team switched to Adidas" (in Russian). Championat.ru. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  20. ↑ Состав на игры с Черногорией и Казахстаном (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 March 2015.
  21. ↑ Изменения в составе сборной России (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 March 2015.
  22. ↑ Готовимся к Казахстану (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Russia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  24. ↑ "Kerzhakov breaks record as Russia thrash Azerbaijan in friendly". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

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