Russia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Russia national football team.

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

Association	Football Union of Russia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Yuri Krasnozhan
Most caps	Svetlana Petko (144)
Top scorer	Natalia Barbashina (46)
Home stadium	Rossiyanka
FIFA code	RUS
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	27 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	11 (July – August 2003; August 2004)
Lowest	27 (June 2018; June – December 2024)
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
Appearances	2 (first in 1999)
Best result	Quarterfinal (1999, 2003)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1997)
Best result	Group stage (1997, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Russia Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Women's 2019 Naples Women's

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

The beginning

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

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

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

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

2024

Russia  v  Botswana

27 February Friendly	Russia	4–0	Botswana	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+2	Belomyttseva 3', 86' (pen.) Fedorova 9' Smirnova 42'	Report

Russia  v  Ecuador

4 April Friendly	Russia	4–0	Ecuador	Serik, Turkey
	Smirnova 29' (pen.) Belomyttseva 38' Kuropatkina 40' Fedorova 76'	Report Report (RFU)		Stadium: Sueno Hotels Deluxe Belek Attendance: 35

Russia  v  Ecuador

8 April Friendly	Russia	3–2	Ecuador	Serik, Turkey
	Belomyttseva 13' Bizenkova 27', 37'	Report Report (RFU)	Flores 8' Real 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Sueno Hotels Deluxe Belek

Uruguay  v  Russia

31 May Friendly	Uruguay	1–1	Russia	Montevideo, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3	Aquino 33'		Zharkova 53'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Uruguay  v  Russia

3 June Friendly	Uruguay	2–1	Russia	Montevideo, Uruguay
	González 30' Aquino 47'		Dolgova 9'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Russia  v  North Korea

12 July Friendly	Russia	0–3	North Korea	Moscow, Russia
20:00		Report	Hong Song-ok 30' Han Jin-hong 34' Kim Su-rim 85'	Stadium: Moskvich stadium

Russia  v  North Korea

15 July Friendly	Russia	0–0	North Korea	Moscow, Russia
19:00				Stadium: Moskvich stadium

Russia  v  Kenya

26 October Friendly	Russia	4–0	Kenya	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3	Shesterneva 7' Kuropatkina 13' Bizenkova 57' Komissarova 80'	Report	Nasaka  15'	Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex Referee: Cansu Tiryaki (Türkiye)

Russia  v  Haiti

29 October Friendly	Russia	2–1	Haiti	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3	Mashina 5' Petrova 51' Kuropatkina  90+2'	Report	Ibrahim  33' Dumornay 46' Moryl  50'	Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex

Russia  v  Azerbaijan

28 November Friendly	Russia	1–0	Azerbaijan	Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Fedorova 6'  37' Petukhova  45'	Report		Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

Russia  v  Azerbaijan

2 December Friendly	Russia	1–0	Azerbaijan	Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Svistunova 29' Morozova  90'	Report	Bakarandze  80' Seyfatdinova  87'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

2025

Russia  v  Thailand

20 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup	Russia	3–1	Thailand	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+3	Morozova 15' Ishmukhametova 48' Smirnova 67'	Report	Jiraporn M. 35'	Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)

India  v  Russia

23 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup	India	v	Russia	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium

Jordan  v  Russia

26 February 2025 Pink Ladies Cup	Jordan	v	Russia	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium

• Russia Results and Fixtures – SoccerWay.com
• Russia Results and Fixtures –globalsportsarchive
• https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/russland-frauen-team/21/

All Record

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

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Yuri Krasnozhan

Manager history

See also: Category:Russia women's national football team managers

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 Friendly matches against  Azerbaijan on December 2024.^[13]
• Caps and goals accurate up to and including 17 December 2023.^[14]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Natalia Silina	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)		0	Krasnodar
	1GK	Violetta Isaykina	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)		0	Chertanovo
21	1GK	Yulia Grichenko	(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34)	31	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	3MF	Elizaveta Semenova	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)			Zenit Saint Petersburg
	3MF	Snezhana Yastrebinskaya				Krasnodar
	2DF	Natalia Morozova			0	Spartak
	2DF	Yulia Pleshkova	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 20)	4	0	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Ksenia Dzhinikashvili			0	Chertanovo
16	3MF	Azalea Zalmieva				Lokomotiv Moscow
	3MF	Alina Likhota	(1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Krasnodar
	3MF	Medea Zharkova			0	Krasnodar
	3MF	Kristina Petkus			0	Spartak
16	3MF	Marina Fedorova	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27)	55	10	Dynamo Moscow
10	3MF	Nadezhda Smirnova	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)	57	14	Lokomotiv Moscow
	3MF	Dayana Kishmakhova				Lokomotiv Moscow
	3MF	Tatyana Petrova	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 23)	10	1	Lokomotiv Moscow
	3MF	Valeria Khokhlova			0	Zenit
	3MF	Kristina Komissarova	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)			Dynamo Moscow
	3MF	Glafira Zhukova			0	Rubin
	3MF	Yana Svistunova			0	Chertanovo
9	4FW	Natalya Mashina	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)	31	4	Minsk
9	4FW	Kira Petukhova				Chertanovo

Recent call ups

• 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	Margarita Shirokova	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 33)		0	Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
GK	Diana Ponomareva	(1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Dynamo Moscow	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
GK	Varvara Dudorova	(2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 19)			Chertanovo	v.  Ecuador, 8 April 2024
GK	Elizaveta Shcherbakova	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27)	1	0	CSKA Moscow	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
GK	Tatyana Shcherbak	(1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27)	37	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
DF	Valeriya Lushnikova	(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18)			Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
DF	Liana Kotelnikova	(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23)			Zvezda-2005 Perm	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
DF	Polina Sorokina				Zenit St. Petersburg	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
DF	Victoria Nikitina	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22)		0	Krasnodar	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
DF	Anna Belomyttseva	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)	56	5	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Ecuador, 8 April 2024
DF	Margarita Manuilova	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	CSKA Moscow	v.  Ecuador, 8 April 2024
DF	Elina Samoilova	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)	26	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Paraguay, 3 December 2023
DF	Ksenia Alpatova	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25)			Zenit St. Petersburg
DF	Ekaterina Bratko	(1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31)	8	1	CSKA Moscow	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF	Ekaterina Bratko	(1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31)	73	12	Zenit St. Petersburg	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF	Nataliya Morozova	(1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Spartak Moscow	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF	Alina Miagkova	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26)		0	Spartak Moscow	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF	Ksenia Oleksyuk	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21)			Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
DF	Alsu Abdullina	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	45	5	Paris	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
DF	Veronika Kuropatkina	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25)	14	2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
DF	Valentina Smirnova	(2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Krasnodar	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Natalia Trofimova	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22)			Zenit Saint Petersburg	v.  Ecuador, 8 April 2024
MF	Lina Yakupova	(1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34)	27	2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v.  Botswana, 27 February 2024
MF	Ksenia Konovaeva	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Ryazan-VDV Ryazan	v.  Botswana, 27 February 2024
MF	Yana Sheina	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24)	29	1	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Paraguay, 3 December 2023
MF	Elena Zubkova	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Ryazan-VDV Ryazan	v.  North Korea, 15 July 2024
MF	Victoria Kozlova	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29)	23	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Ksenia Dolgova	(2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Polina Yuklyaeva				Lokomotiv Moscow	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Darina Ishmukhametova	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)			Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Alina Shkalova	(2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19)			Chertanovo	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
MF	Medeia Zharkova	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Krasnodar	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
FW	Karina Vasileva	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22)		0	Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	v.  Uruguay, 3 June 2024
FW	Valeria Bizenkova	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)	8	2	CSKA Moscow	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024
FW	Elena Shesterneva	(1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25)		0	Dynamo Moscou	v.  Haiti,29 October 2024

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Records

See also: Category:Russia women's international footballers

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

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps 1 Svetlana Petko 1992–2004 144

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 Natalia Barbashina 1995–2009 46 ?

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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
1991	Did not enter									UEFA Women's Euro 1991
1995	Did not qualify									UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5		8	6	0	2	19	11	+8	–
2003	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	9	−3		6	3	2	1	10	6	+4
2007	Did not qualify									8	6	0	2	24	9	+15
2011										8	6	1	1	30	6	+24
2015										10	7	1	2	19	18	+1
2019										8	4	1	3	16	13	+3
2023	Disqualified									Disqualified during qualification
2027	Banned									Banned
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.

FIFA Women's World Cup Match history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1999	Group stage	20 June	Norway	L 1–2	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
		23 June	Japan	W 5–0	Civic Stadium, Portland
		26 June	Canada	W 4–1	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
	Quarter-finals	30 June	China	L 0–2	Spartan Stadium, San Jose
2003	Group stage	21 September	Australia	W 2–1	The Home Depot Center, Carson
		25 September	Ghana	W 3–0
		28 September	China	L 0–1	PGE Park, Portland
	Quarter-finals	2 October	Germany	L 1–7

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	P/R	Rnk
1984	Did not exist								Did not exist
1987
1989
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify								6	3	2	1	7	9	–
1995									8	4	2	2	9	9
1997	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6		6	3	2	1	10	3
2001	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	7		6	6	0	0	19	4
2005	Did not qualify								10	5	2	3	23	12
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8		10	7	1	2	29	11
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5		12	8	2	2	34	7
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5		8	4	2	2	14	9
2022	Disqualified after qualification								12	9	1	2	24	6
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

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

• Albena Cup: won in 1999, 2001, 2004

See also

• Women's association football portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Games portal
• Russia portal

• Russia women's national football team results
• Russia women's international footballers
• Russia women's national under-19 football team
• Russia women's national under-17 football team
• Russia women's national under-15 football team
• Russia women's national futsal team
• Russia national football team

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External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile