Nickname(s) | Lads (Юноши) | ||
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Association | Football Federation of USSR | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | - | ||
FIFA code | URS | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Sfax, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) Last international ![]() ![]() (Porto, Portugal; 29 June 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Minsk, Soviet Union; 29 August 1985) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Guimarães, Portugal; 26 June 1991) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1977 |
The Soviet Union national under-20 football team was a past under-18 football team from the Soviet Union. It was created only for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. It was formerly controlled by the Football Federation of USSR. The national team now ceases to exist.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Total | 1 Title | 6/8 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 33 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
The past Soviet U-20 players
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Oleksandr Pomazun | 11 October 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Yervand Krbachian | 1 October 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
3 | DF | Sergei Mandreko | 1 August 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
4 | DF | Sergei Mamchur | 3 February 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
5 | DF | Valeri Minko | 8 August 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
6 | DF | Evgeni Bushmanov | 2 November 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
7 | MF | Dmitri Mikhailenko | 13 July 1973 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
8 | FW | Serhiy Scherbakov | 15 August 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Dmitri Karsakov | 29 December 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
10 | FW | Serhiy Konovalov | 1 March 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
11 | MF | Volodymyr Sharan | 18 September 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
12 | GK | Andrei Novosadov | 27 March 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
13 | DF | Dmitri Klimovich | 30 April 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
14 | DF | Alexei Guschin | 21 October 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
15 | MF | Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov | 16 January 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
16 | MF | Vitali But | 16 November 1972 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
17 | MF | Armen Babalarian | 15 August 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
18 | MF | Evgueni Pokhlebaev | 25 November 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
19 | GK | Gennady Tumilovich | 3 September 1971 (aged 20) | ![]() |
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