Russia women's national football team
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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]
Association | Football Union of Russia | |||||||||||||||||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Yuri Krasnozhan | |||||||||||||||||
Captain | Ksenia Tsybutovich | |||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Svetlana Petko (144) | |||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Natalia Barbashina (46) | |||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Rossiyanka | |||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | RUS | |||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
Current | 26 (15 March 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Highest | 11 (July – August 2003; August 2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 27 (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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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
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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]