| Nickname(s) | Lads (Юноши) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of USSR | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | - | ||
| FIFA code | URS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Soviet Union 3–1 Iraq  (Sfax, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) Last international  Australia 1–1 (4–5 p) Soviet Union (Porto, Portugal; 29 June 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Soviet Union 5–0 Canada  (Minsk, Soviet Union; 29 August 1985) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 3–0 Soviet Union (Guimarães, Portugal; 26 June 1991) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1977 | ||
The Soviet national youth football team was a special under-18 and under-20 football team of the Soviet Union designated specifically for FIFA World Youth Championship (today FIFA U-20 World Cup). It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union.
The team was created in 1977 for the newly created FIFA competition for junior teams (among lads, under-18).
With dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union youth football team competed at the 1992 UEFA European Under-18 Championship as the CIS youth under-18 football team which qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. That berth was passed over (grandfathered) to the Russia national under-20 football team.