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Russia women's national football team

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Russia
AssociationFootball Union of Russia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe) (suspend)
Head coachYuri Krasnozhan
Most capsSvetlana Petko (144)
Top scorerNatalia Barbashina (46)
Home stadiumRossiyanka
FIFA codeRUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 28 Steady (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest11 (July – August 2003; August 2004)
Lowest28 (June 2025)
First international
Soviet Union 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
Women's football
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Women's
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Women's

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

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 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]

History

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The beginning

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The USSR women's national team (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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

After the turn of the 21st century

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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 Women's 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 the UEFA Women's Euro 2005, before Russia had the misfortune to draw Germany in 2007 World Cup qualifying.

Present

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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.[9] Although the striker suffered injury problems, many of her colleagues graduated to the senior squad, with Russia eventually reaching the 2009 finals with an away-goals play-off success against Scotland.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

On 13 April 2021, Russia defeated Portugal 1–0 to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. However, 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

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Kits and crest

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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

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

Results and fixtures

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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

2024

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26 October Friendly Russia  4–0  Kenya Antalya, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex
Referee: Cansu Tiryaki (Türkiye)
29 October Friendly Russia  2–1  Haiti Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex
28 November Friendly Russia  1–0  Azerbaijan Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
2 December Friendly Russia  1–0  Azerbaijan Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

2025

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20 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup Russia  3–1  Thailand Al Hamriyah, UAE
18:00 UTC+3
Report Jiraporn M. 35' Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)
23 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup Russia  2–0  India Al Hamriyah, UAE
20:30
Report Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Khudum Bhit Khulud (United Arab Emirates)
26 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup Russia  3–0  Jordan Al Hamriyah, UAE
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Omar Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
1 July Friendly Serbia  0–3  Russia Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Match report
Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center

All Record

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Last Update: 5 April 2024

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/russland-frauen-team/21/

279 Game 131 W 38 D 108 L 471 GF 399 GA +72 GD

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Russia Yuri Krasnozhan

Manager history

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See also: Category:Russia women's national football team managers
1989–1994 Soviet UnionRussia Oleg Lapshin
1994–2008 Russia Yuri Bystritsky
2008–2011 Russia Igor Shalimov
2011 Netherlands Vera Pauw
2011–2012 France Farid Benstiti
2012 Russia Vladimir Antonov
2012–2015 Russia Sergei Lavrentyev
2015–2020 Russia Elena Fomina
2020–present Russia Yuri Krasnozhan

Players

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Current squad

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  • The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Serbia on 1 July 2025. [13]
Caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2025, after the match against Serbia. [14]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Violetta Isaykina (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Russian Football Union Chertanovo Moscow
12 1GK Natalia Silina (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 26) 5 1 Russian Football Union Krasnodar
21 1GK Varvara Dudorova (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Russian Football Union Chertanovo Moscow
2 2DF Valentina Smirnova (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) 17 2 Russian Football Union Krasnodar
3 2DF Anna Kozhnikova (1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 (age 38) 108 11 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
4 2DF Elizaveta Semenova (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 21) 12 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
5 2DF Ksenia Dzhinikashvili (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 28) 4 0 Russian Football Union Zenit
7 2DF Alsu Abdullina (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24) 54 5 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
15 2DF Natalia Morozova (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29) 16 2 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
19 2DF Veronika Kuropatkina (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 26) 21 4 Russian Football Union Zenit
25 2DF Yulia Pleshkova (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 23) 12 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
10 3MF Nadezhda Smirnova (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 29) 68 16 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
11 3MF Kristina Komissarova (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24) 23 1 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
13 3MF Medea Zharkova (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 22) 20 3 Russian Football Union Zenit
14 3MF Tatiana Petrova (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 23) 15 2 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
16 3MF Darina Ishmukhametova (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 19) 9 2 Russian Football Union Zenit
17 3MF Marina Fedorova (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28) 65 13 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
18 3MF Polina Yuklyaeva (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 21) 10 1 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
20 3MF Diana Kishmakhova (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
6 4FW Kira Petukhova (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 19) 5 0 Russian Football Union Chertanovo Moscow
9 4FW Natalya Mashina (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 28) 44 6 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
22 4FW Glafira Zhukova (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 22) 5 1 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
23 4FW Arina Shuba (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Russian Football Union Krasnodar

Recent call ups

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  • The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Yulia Grichenko (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 35) 36 0 Russia Zenit v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
GK Tatyana Shcherbak (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27) 38 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Haiti, 29 October 2024
DF Margarita Manuilova (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 25) 7 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
DF Snezhana Yastrebinskaya (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Azerbaijan, 2 December 2024
DF Alina Myagkova (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26) 15 1 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF Ekaterina Bratko (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) 9 1 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF Ksenia Oleksyuk (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 22) 5 0 Russia Zenit v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
MF Ksenia Dolgova (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20) 10 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
MF Alina Shkalova (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 20) 7 0 Russia Chertanovo Moscow v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
MF Azalea Zalmieva (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 19) 5 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
MF Valeria Khokhlova (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 26) 5 0 Russia Zenit v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
MF Yana Svistunova (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 19) 7 1 Russia Chertanovo Moscow v.  Azerbaijan, 2 December 2024
MF Alina Likhota (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 27) 3 0 Russia Krasnodar v.  Azerbaijan, 2 December 2024
MF Kristina Petkus (2002-12-21) 21 December 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  Azerbaijan, 2 December 2024
MF Victoria Kozlova (1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 (age 29) 30 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Haiti, 29 October 2024
MF Elena Zubkova (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 24) 4 0 Russia Ryazan-VDV v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
FW Elena Shesterneva (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 25) 10 1 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Jordan, 26 February 2025
FW Valeria Bizenkova (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28) 14 5 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Haiti, 29 October 2024
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • RET = Retired from the national team

Previous squads

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Records

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See also: Category:Russia women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: Russia at the 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 P/R Rnk
China 1991 Did not enter UEFA Women's Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 Did not qualify UEFA Women's Euro 1995
United States 1999 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 8 6 0 2 19 11 +8 –
United States 2003 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 9 −3 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4
China 2007 Did not qualify 8 6 0 2 24 9 +15
Germany 2011 8 6 1 1 30 6 +24
Canada 2015 10 7 1 2 19 18 +1
France 2019 8 4 1 3 16 13 +3
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Disqualified Disqualified during qualification
Brazil 2027 Banned Banned
MexicoUnited States 2031 To be determined To be determined
United Kingdom 2035 To be determined To be determined
Total 2/10 8 4 0 4 16 14 +2 48 32 5 11 118 63 +55 –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
1984 Did not exist Did not exist
Norway1987
West Germany1989
Denmark 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1993 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 7 9 –
Germany 1995 8 4 2 2 9 9
Norway Sweden 1997 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6 6 3 2 1 10 3
Germany 2001 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 7 6 6 0 0 19 4
England 2005 Did not qualify 10 5 2 3 23 12
Finland 2009 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 8 10 7 1 2 29 11
Sweden 2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5 12 8 2 2 34 7
Netherlands 2017 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 8 4 2 2 14 9
England 2022 Disqualified after qualification 12 9 1 2 24 6
Switzerland 2025 Banned Banned
Total 5/14 15 1 3 11 10 31 78 49 14 15 169 70 –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

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Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Portugal 1994–1995 Did not enter
Portugal 1996 5th 4 1 1 2 3 6
Portugal 1997–2013 Did not enter
Portugal 2014 9th 4 2 0 2 7 6
Portugal 2015 Did not enter
Portugal 2016 6th 4 1 1 2 1 8
Portugal 2017 8th 4 1 0 3 3 12
Portugal 2018 12th 4 0 0 4 2 9
Total 5/25 20 5 2 13 16 41

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Юрий Красножан — главный тренер женской сборной России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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  5. ^ UEFA.com. "Season 1995 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "Season 1997 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "European Qualifying for Women's World Cup 1999". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's World Cup 1999 (USA)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ UEFA.com (2 January 2006). "Russia rise to the top | Women's Under-19". UEFA. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ UEFA.com (30 October 2008). "Relieved Russia hold out to qualify". UEFA. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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  12. ^ "European Qualifying for Women's World Cup 2011". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Женская сборная России сыграет с Сербией и ЖФК «Динамо»" [The Russian women's team will play with Serbia and WFC Dynamo]. Russian Football Union (in Russian). 23 June 2025.
  14. ^ Russian Team
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