Russia national futsal team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Association | Russian Football Union | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Sergey Skorovich | ||
Captain | Sergey Zuev | ||
Top scorer | Konstantin Eremenko (122) | ||
FIFA code | RUS | ||
FIFA ranking | 3 (22 February 2016) [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Soviet Union 6–2 Hungary (Agrigento, Italy, 24 April 1991)[2] Belgium 4–6 Russia (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 18 September 1992)[2] |
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Biggest win | |||
Russia 31–2 Solomon Islands (Brasília, Brazil, 6 October 2008)[3] |
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Biggest defeat | |||
Russia 0–7 Brazil (Brasília, Brazil, 4 October 2008) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | 3rd place, (1996) | ||
UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | Winners, (1999) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1991) | ||
Best result | 4th place, (1997, 2000, 2011) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2010) | ||
Best result | Runner-ups, (2011, 2013) |
The Russian national futsal team (Russian: Сборная России по мини-футболу) is the national futsal team of Russia. The team is controlled by the Russian Football Union and affiliated with UEFA. Sergey Skorovich is currently managing the team.
Russia has qualified for six World Cups, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and for every edition of the European Championships.
Contents
History
Beginning
Russia's FIFA Futsal World Cup history began inauspiciously in 1992, when a poor defensive record of 16 goals conceded in three matches meant elimination at the group stage. A dramatic turnaround in Spain four years later saw the Russians claim an impressive third spot with a 3–2 success over neighbours Ukraine in the deciding match. Russia's most recent appearance on the world stage came at the 2000 finals in Guatemala, where they took fourth after a 4–2 defeat to Portugal in the third-place play-off. At the UEFA Futsal Championship in late 2007, a new generation picked up the thread of previous FIFA Futsal World Cup performances and finished third, gaining revenge over Portugal for a defeat at the same stage in 2000.
Recently
Russia was drawn in a group of three nations in qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008, but after France withdrew at the last minute, the berth in the next round was decided in a single eliminator against Serbia. The Russians duly won 3–2 to book a play-off spot with Belarus, one of the surprise packages at the group stage, but the experience of three appearances at the FIFA Futsal World Cup finals told in the end as the Russians eased to a 6–2 aggregate win. Much of the credit goes to keeper Pavel Stepanov for conceding only four goals in three matches. At the final tournament, Russia was drawn in Group A along with Brazil, Japan, Cuba and Solomon Islands. Losing against Brazil and winning the other three games, Russia finished second and qualified for the Second round. This time Russia was drawn in Group F together with Spain, Argentina and Paraguay. After losing to Spain in the opening match, Russia went on to win against Paraguay and draw with Argentina to scrape through to set up a semi-final against Brazil. However, Russia was unable to past Brazil and eventually placed fourth after losing out to Italy in the Third place playoff final.
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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Netherlands 1989 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
Hong Kong 1992 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 |
Spain 1996 | Third Place | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 |
Guatemala 2000 | Fourth Place | 4th | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 24 |
Taiwan 2004 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
Brazil 2008 | Fourth Place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 31 |
Thailand 2012 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
Colombia 2016 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 6/8 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 180 | 91 |
UEFA European Futsal Championship record
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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Spain 1996 | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
Spain 1999 | Winner | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
Russia 2001 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
Italy 2003 | Round 1 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Czech Republic 2005 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
Portugal 2007 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
Hungary 2010 | Quarter-final | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Croatia 2012 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
Belgium 2014 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
Serbia 2016 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
Slovenia 2018 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 10/10 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 147 | 100 |
Grand Prix de Futsal
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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Brazil 2005 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2008 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2009 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2010 | 9th place | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 |
Brazil 2011 | Runner-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 |
Brazil 2013 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
Brazil 2014 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2015 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2016 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 3/11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 29 |
Star Players
- Konstantin Eremenko, 1992–2000
- Alexander Verizhnikov, 1996–2000
- Arkadiy Belyi, 1996–2000
- Temur Alekberov, 1996–2000
- Sergey Zuev, 2002–
- Pavel Stepanov, 2004–2008
- Vladislav Shayakhmetov, 2004–
- Pula, 2007–
- Cirilo, 2007–
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for UEFA Futsal Euro 2016.
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Results and Fixtures
2016
3 February 2016 Euro 2016 | Russia | 2–1 | Kazakhstan | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade |
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18:30 | Romulo 11', 12' | Report | Zhamankulov 13' | Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal) |
7 February 2016 Euro 2016 | Croatia | 2–2 | Russia | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade |
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18:30 | Robinho 9' (o.g.) Novak 25' |
Report | Abramov 12' Pereverzev 39' |
Attendance: 9,435 Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France) |
9 February 2016 Euro 2016 | Russia | 6–2 | Azerbaijan | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade |
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18:30 | Abramov 7', 26' Romulo 15' Eder Lima 25', 39', 40' |
Report | Augusto 8', 29' | Attendance: 5,975 Referee: Pascal Lemal (Belgium) |
11 February 2016 Euro 2016 | Serbia | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade |
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18:30 | Kocić 26' Simić 36' |
Report | Eder Lima 13' Abramov 33' Romulo 44' |
Attendance: 11,161 Referee: Marc Birkett (England) |
13 February 2016 Euro 2016 | Russia | 3–7 | Spain | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade |
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21:00 | Romulo 20' Robinho 32' Milovanov 40' |
Report | Álex 9' Pola 16', 17' Rivillos 17', 36' Miguelín 31', 35' |
Attendance: 9,741 Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy) |
22 March 2016 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying | Belarus | 1–4 | Russia | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk |
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16:30 | Chernik 11' | Report | Robinho 4' Abramov 9', 34' Lyskov 13' |
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland) |
12 April 2016 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying | Russia | 2–2 | Belarus | Sports Palace Tyumen, Tyumen |
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16:00 | Antoshkin 14' Eder Lima 39' |
Report | Olshevski 19' Gorbenko 32' |
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal) |
10 September 2016 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Thailand | v | Russia | Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín |
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18:00 |
13 September 2016 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Egypt | v | Russia | Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín |
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18:00 |
16 September 2016 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Russia | v | Cuba | Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali |
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18:00 |