Russia women's national football team

The Russia women's national football team represented Russia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA. Yuri Krasnozhan replaced Elena Fomina as coach of the team in December 2020.[2]

Russia
AssociationFootball Union of Russia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachYuri Krasnozhan
CaptainKsenia Tsybutovich
Most capsSvetlana Petko (144)
Top scorerNatalia Barbashina (46)
Home stadiumRossiyanka
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 25 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest11 (July 2003)
Lowest27 (June 2018)
First international
Soviet Union 4–1 Bulgaria 
(Kazanlak, Bulgaria; 26 March 1990)
 Hungary 0–0 Russia 
(Budapest, Hungary; 17 May 1992)
Biggest win
 Russia 8–0 Kazakhstan 
(Krasnoarmeysk, Russia; 25 August 2010)
 Russia 8–0 Macedonia 
(Podolsk, Russia; 31 March 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 9–0 Russia 
(Cottbus, Germany; 21 September 2013)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultQuarterfinal (1999, 2003)
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup Stage (1997, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Medal record

Russia qualified for two World Cups, 1999, 2003 and five European Championships, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2013 and 2017.

As the men's team, the Russian women's national team is the direct successor of the CIS and USSR women's national teams.

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[3]

History

The beginning

The USSR (who became the Commonwealth of Independent States during the campaign) reached the 1993 UEFA European Women's Championship quarter-finals at their only attempt and Russia were to match that two years later, with both teams losing to Germany over two legs. In 1997, they qualified directly for the final tournament but once there were defeated by Sweden, France – who they had beaten in the preliminaries – and Spain. However, they were among six European sides to qualify for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, thanks to two 2–1 play-off wins against Finland, and victories over Japan and Canada earned them a quarter-final, where they lost to eventual runners-up China.

After the turn of the 21st century

They cruised unbeaten into the 2001 continental finals but managed only a point against England in the group stage. Russia's qualifying run then continued in the 2003 World Cup and they again reached the quarter-finals before a 7–1 loss to Germany. That preceded something of a decline in fortunes as Finland avenged their 1999 reverse by beating Russia in the play-offs for UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005, before Russia had the misfortune to draw Germany in 2007 World Cup qualifying.

Present

A young member of the 2003 squad, Elena Danilova, inspired victory in the 2005 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, their first post-Soviet national team title at any level. Although the striker has suffered injury problems, many of her colleagues have graduated to the senior squad, with Russia eventually reaching the 2009 finals with an away-goals play-off success against Scotland. At the final tournament, Russia were drawn against Sweden, Italy and England in Group C. The team was unable to get past the group stage and finished last as they lost all the three matches, scoring 2 and conceding 8.

In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers, Russia were drawn in Group 6 with Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Israel and Kazakhstan, where Russia was eliminated in the group stage as they ended the stage behind Switzerland.

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[3]

Team image

Kits and crest

Russia's home kit consists of marron-red shirt, red shorts, and red-white socks. Their away kit consists of white jersey and light blue shorts and light-blue-white socks.

Home stadium

The Russia women's national football team plays their home matches on the Rossiyanka Stadium.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

09 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs Portugal  0–1  Russia Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 Report (UEFA)
Report (SW)
  • Korovkina 51'
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
14 June Friendly Finland  0–1  Russia Cartagena Spain
Report (RFS)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova
Referee: Mirium Matulova (Slovakia)
17 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  2–0  Azerbaijan Moscow
18:00 (19:00 MST) Report Stadium: Sportivnyy Gorodok
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
21 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  5–0  Montenegro Moscow
16:00 (17:00 MST)
Report Stadium: Sportivnyy Gorodok
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
21 October World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  3–0  Malta Khimki
Report Stadium: Arena Khimki
Referee: Miriama Matulova (Slovakia)
25 November World Cup 2023 qualifying Azerbaijan  0–4  Russia Baku
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

2022

22 February 2022 Pinatar Cup Belgium  0–0
(7–6 p)
 Russia San Pedro del Pinatar
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
6 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  Cancelled  Denmark TBD[4]
Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Yuri Krasnozhan

Manager history

1989–1994 Oleg Lapshin
1994–2008 Yuri Bystritsky
2008–2011 Igor Shalimov
2011 Vera Pauw
2011–2012 Farid Benstiti
2012 Vladimir Antonov
2012–2015 Sergei Lavrentyev
2015–2020 Elena Fomina
2020–present Yuri Krasnozhan

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the match against Denmark on 30 November 2021.
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including day month year.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Tatiana Shcherbak (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 18 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
12 1GK Elvira Todua (1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 CSKA Moscow
21 1GK Yulia Grichenko (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 14 0 Zenit

2 2DF Natalia Morozova (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 Lokomotiv Moscow
3 2DF Yulia Bessolova (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 Chertanovo
8 2DF Alsu Abdullina (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 16 2 Chelsea
11 2DF Elina Samoilova (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 2 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
14 2DF Kristina Mashkova (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 2 0 Lokomotiv Moscow

4 3MF Alena Ruzina Lokomotiv Moscow
5 3MF Natalia Perepechina (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 Ryazan
6 3MF Alena Andreeva (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Chertanovo
7 3MF Maria Galay (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 Lokomotiv Moscow
10 3MF Nadezhda Smirnova (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 31 12 CSKA Moscow
13 3MF Vera Simanovskaya Zenit
15 3MF Tatyana Petrova (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 0 0 CSKA Moscow
16 3MF Yana Sheina (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 Lokomotiv Moscow
17 3MF Marina Fedorova (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 28 7 Lokomotiv Moscow
19 3MF Margarita Chernomyrdina (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 28 5 CSKA Moscow
22 3MF Viktoriia Kozlova Lokomotiv Moscow

9 4FW Natalya Mashina (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 5 1 Zenit
18 4FW Ekaterina Pantyukhina (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993 Zenit
20 4FW Nelli Korovkina (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 40 14 Lokomotiv Moscow
23 4FW Lina Yakupova (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 6 0 Zenit

Recent call ups

  • The following players have been called up to a Russia squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Anna Kozhnikova (1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 84 7 Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 26 October 2021
DF Anna Belomyttseva (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 16 1 Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 26 October 2021
DF Mariya Alekseeva (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 0 0 CSKA Moscow v.  Portugal, 9 April 2021


Previous squads

Records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
1991Did not enter UEFA Women's Euro 1991
1995Did not qualify UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999Quarter-finals4202105+5 86021911+8
2003Quarter-finals420269-3 6321106+4
2007Did not qualify 8602249+15
2011 8611306+24
2015 107121918+1
2019 84131613+3
2023Banned by FIFA Banned during qualification
Total2/984041614+2 483251111863+55
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1984 to 1989Did not exist Did not exist
1991Did not enter Did not enter
1993Did not qualify 632179
1995 842299
1997Group stage300326 6321103
2001Group stage301217 6600194
2005Did not qualify 105232312
2009Group stage300328 107122911
2013Group stage302135 12822347
2017Group stage310225 8422149
2022Banned after qualification 12912246
Total6/131513111031 7849141516970
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

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The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1994–1995Did not enter
19965th411236
1997–2013Did not enter
20149th420276
2015Did not enter
20166th411218
20178th4103312
201812th400429
Total5/252052131641

See also

References

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