Russia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Russia women's national under-17 football team.

Russia Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Юноши (Boys)
Юношеская Сборная (Youth Team)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDmitri Khomukha
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Bulgaria 0–1 Russia 
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; 28 February 1993)
Biggest win
 Russia 6–0 Moldova 
(Minsk, Belarus; 22 January 2013)
 Russia 6–0 Cyprus 
(Mogilev, Belarus; 30 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 1–5 Germany 
(Shchyolkovo, Russia; 10 October 2001)
 Russia 0–4 Italy 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 March 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1987)
Best resultChampions (1987, as Soviet Union)
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984, as Soviet Union)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2006, 2013)

The Russia national under-17 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup and international friendly match fixtures at the under-17 age level.

On 28 February 2022, accordance with a "recommendation" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[1] In October 2023, FIFA and UEFA lifted the ban on the team, allowing them to return to competitions. This was met with opposition from Ukraine and some other UEFA members. England, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Romania announced that they would not play the team if it was allowed back. UEFA later axed the plan.[2]

  1. ^ "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "UEFA axes plan to lift Under-17 ban on Russia teams". Reuters. 10 October 2023.