Russia national beach soccer team

Russia
Nickname(s)Наши парни (Our Boys)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMikhail Likhachev
CaptainAnton Shkarin
Most capsAnton Shkarin (285)
Top scorerDmitry Shishin (235)
FIFA codeRUS
BSWW ranking 2 Steady (8 April 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 5–1 Russia 
(Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil; 30 January 1996)
Biggest win
 Russia 15–0 Uzbekistan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 6 August 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 7–0 Russia 
(Dubai, UAE; 4 November 2016)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2011, 2013, 2021)
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances13 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2005)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2012)

The Russia national beach soccer team (Russian: Сборная России по пляжному футболу, Sbornaya Rossii po plyazhnomu futbolu) represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Russian Football Union, the governing body for football in Russia.[2][3] The team's highest achievements are three World Cup crowns conquered in 2011, 2013 and 2021.

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Eric Ehrmann: Soccer Smackdown: Russia and FIFA sandbag Brazil". Huffingtonpost.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ^ Ellingworth, James (1 November 2013). "Soccer in the sand: Russia's beach boys conquer the world". London: Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2013.