Russia national under-19 football team

Russia Under-19
Association Russian Football Union
Head coach Russia Vyacheslav Daev
First colours
Second colours
European Under-19 Football Championship
Appearances 0
Best result Elite qualification stage (9 occasions)

The Russia national under-19 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level.

European Championships

Introduction

Since the tournament adopted its current under-19 format in 2002, the Russia under-19s have failed to qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They have, however, reached the second, or 'elite', qualification stage in all campaigns with the exception of 2002 when they were knocked out at the preliminary qualification stage.[1] They came closest to qualifying for the 2010 competition, when they finished one point behind group winners Italy in the elite qualification stage.[2]

In the 2011 qualification campaign, Russia again narrowly missed out on the finals, finishing second in group five of the elite qualifying stage, having drawn two games and won one against Israel.[3] The group winner was the Czech Republic.[4] The joint top scorers for Russia in the qualification campaign for 2011 were Aleksandr Kozlov and Georgi Nurov, who both scored two goals in three games.[5]

In the first qualification stage of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, the Russia under-19s will face the under-19 representatives of Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. All matches will be held in Bulgaria on 6–11 October 2011.[6]

History

Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Norway 2002First qualifying stage
Liechtenstein 2003Elite qualifying stage
Switzerland 2004Elite qualifying stage
Northern Ireland 2005Elite qualifying stage
Poland 2006Elite qualifying stage
Austria 2007Qualified
Czech Republic 2008Elite qualifying stage
Ukraine 2009Elite qualifying stage
France 2010Elite qualifying stage
Romania 2011Elite qualifying stage
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Recent results

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA under-19 European Championships history". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "2010 UEFA under-19 European Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Under-19 result: Israel 1-3 Russia". soccerway.com. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "2011 UEFA under-19 European Championships elite stage: Group 5 final standings". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Top scorers: All qualifying stages, 2011 U-19 European Championships". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Qualifying group draw for 2012 U-19 European Championships". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.