Russia national football B team

The Russia national football B team, also known as the Russia-2 national football team (Russian: Сборная команда Россия-2),^[1] is a secondary team for Russia in association football. The team is controlled by the Russian Football Union. It was founded in 2011.^{[citation needed]} In late 2012, after Sergei Fursenko was replaced by Nikolai Tolstykh as the president of the Russian Football Union, the team was dismantled, at least for the immediate future.^[2]

Russia B team

Nickname(s)	Vtoraya sbornaya
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vacant
First colours Second colours

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 Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.^[3]

Results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Notes
10 Aug 2011	Lokomotiv Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod	Russia U-21	2–1	Friendly
05 Sep 2011	Dynamo Stadium, Bryansk	Belarus U-23	0–0	Friendly
10 Oct 2011	Traktar Stadium, Minsk	Belarus U-23	3–2	Friendly
12 Nov 2011	Akhmat-Arena, Grozny	Lithuania	2–0	Friendly
15 Aug 2012	KAMAZ Stadium, Naberezhnye Chelny	Belgium U-19	4–0	Friendly
09 Sep 2012	Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don	Turkey A2	4–1	Friendly

Last squad

This is the squad called up for a friendly game on 9 September 2012 against Turkey A2.^[4][5]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2012 after the Turkey A2 game.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aleksandr Belenov	(1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 38)	1	0	Kuban
12	1GK	Sergei Pesyakov	(1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 36)	2	0	Spartak Moscow
2	2DF	Vitali Dyakov	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 36)	2	0	Rostov
3	2DF	Inal Getigezhev	(1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 38)	3	0	Rubin Kazan
5	2DF	Vladimir Rykov	(1987-11-13) 13 November 1987 (age 37)	1	1	Torpedo Moscow
6	2DF	Vladimir Granat	(1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 38)	4	0	Dynamo Moscow
13	2DF	Vladimir Khozin	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 36)	1	0	Ural
14	2DF	Viktor Vasin	(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 36)	2	0	Mordovia Saransk
4	3MF	Sergey Belousov	(1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 35)	2	0	Rostov
7	3MF	Georgy Gabulov	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36)	1	0	Krylya Sovetov
15	3MF	Vladislav Ignatyev	(1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 38)	2	1	Kuban
10	3MF	Aleksei Ionov	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 36)	5	4	Dynamo Moscow
18	3MF	Vladislav Kulik	(1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 40)	2	0	Kuban
19	3MF	Dmitri Malyaka	(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 35)	1	0	Rostov
20	3MF	Aleksandr Sapeta	(1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 36)	5	1	Dynamo Moscow
8	4FW	Kirill Pogrebnyak	(1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 33)	0	0	Tom
8	4FW	Vladimir Dyadyun	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 37)	2	1	Rubin Kazan
8	4FW	Kirill Panchenko	(1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35)	2	2	CSKA Moscow
9	4FW	Dmitry Poloz	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 34)	1	0	Rostov
17	4FW	Aleksei Sapogov	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 37)	1	1	Volga
18	4FW	Nikita Burmistrov	(1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 36)	1	0	Krasnodar

Previous call-ups

These players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Dmitry Abakumov	(1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 36)	0	0	Mordovia	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
GK	Yevgeny Pomazan	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 36)	2	0	Anzhi	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
DF	Roman Bugayev	(1989-02-11) 11 February 1989 (age 36)	2	0	Kuban	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
DF	Ali Gadzhibekov	(1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 36)	5	0	Anzhi	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
DF	Igor Smolnikov	(1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 37)	1	0	Zenit Saint-Petersburg	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
MF	Nikita Bezlikhotnov	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Torpedo Moscow	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
MF	Ivan Temnikov	(1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 36)	1	0	Rubin	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
MF	Denis Tkachuk	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 36)	1	0	Salyut	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
MF	Artur Yusupov	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Dynamo Moscow	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19
FW	Aleksandr Prudnikov	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 36)	3	1	Dynamo Moscow	15 August 2012, vs. Belgium U-19

Managers

• Yuri Krasnozhan (4 July 2011^[6] – 26 Oct 2012^[7])