Russia women's national beach soccer team

Russia women's national beach soccer team (Russian: Женская сборная России по пляжному футболу) represents Russia in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Russian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Russia. The team was created in 2018.^[1]

Russia

Association	Russian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ilya Leonov
Most caps	various (25)
Top scorer	Anna Cherniakova (20)
FIFA code	RUS
First international
Switzerland 6–8 Russia  (Nazaré, Portugal; 6 July 2018)
Biggest win
Switzerland 0–6 Russia  (Nazaré, Portugal; 20 June 2021)  England 2–8 Russia  (Nazaré, Portugal; 12 September 2021)
Biggest defeat
Russia 1–4 England  (Doha, Qatar; 14 October 2019)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Winner (2018, 2019)

The team won the 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup in their debut appearance after defeating the teams of Switzerland, Netherlands and Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of August 2021^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Anna Akylbaeva 5 MF  RUS Yana Zubilova 7 MF  RUS Anna Petrova 8 MF  RUS Anna Cherniakova 9 MF  RUS Glafira Bazhanova

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  RUS Natalia Zaitseva 16 GK  RUS Viktoria Silina 17 MF  RUS Daria Shkvara 19 MF  RUS Lyubov Komarova 22 MF  RUS Anastasia Gorshkova (captain)

Head coach: Ilya Leonov

Assistant coach: Ivan Kanaev

Competitive record

Women's Euro Beach Soccer League

Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2021	Final	Winners	6	5	0	1	28	12	+16
Total	1 title	1/1	6	5	0	1	28	12	+18

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2018	Final	Winners	3	3	0	0	16	8	+8
2019	Final	Winners	3	3	0	0	13	5	+8
Total	2 titles	2/4	6	6	0	0	29	13	+16

World Beach Games

World Beach Games											Qualification
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W aet/pso	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	W aet/pso	L
Qatar 2019[a]	Third-place match	4	5	2	0	3	14	15	–1		Group Stage	4	4	1	1	2
Total	0 Titles	1/1	5	2	0	3	14	15	–1		0 Titles	1/1	4	1	1	2

1. Originally, UEFA were allocated two berths at the Games; at the time this event occurred, only the top two teams qualified. However, the allocation of berths was later redistributed with UEFA now receiving three berths. This meant, as the team finishing third in the event, Switzerland were awarded with qualification to the Games post factum.^[3] However, Switzerland declined to take part.^[4] The spot was therefore offered to the next best team, fourth placed Russia, who accepted the offer to participate as the third UEFA representative.^[4]

Head-to-head records

Includes competitive and friendly matches.

Team	First	Last	Record	Win %
Spain	2018	2021	4–2	67%
Netherlands	2018	2021	3–0	100%
Switzerland	2018	2021	2–1	67%
Czech Republic	2019	2021	2–0	100%
England	2019	2021	2–2	50%
Belarus	2019	2019	2–0	100%
United States	2019	2021	2–0	100%
Paraguay	2019	2019	1–0	100%
Great Britain	2019	2019	0–1	0%
Brazil	2019	2021	1–1	50%
Ukraine	2021	2021	1–0	100%
Totals	2018	2021	20–7	74%

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Matches played within the last 12 months, as well as upcoming fixtures, are displayed.

Switzerland  v  Russia

6 July 2018 2018 EBSC	Switzerland	6–8	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
12:30	Heer 6' Schenk 11' Meyer 13', 27' Samorodova 15' Birrfelder 16'	Report	4', 26' Gorshkova 11' (pen.), 25' Fedorova 12', 16', 35' Zaitseva  15' Cherniakova 28' (o.g.) Meyer	Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany)

Netherlands  v  Russia

7 July 2018 2018 EBSC	Netherlands	2–6	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
10:00	De Bondt 11' Verschoor 18' Jongsma  27'	Report	1' Samorodova 8' Zaitseva 15' Ivashkina 25', 27' (pen.), 32' Gorshkova	Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)

Russia  v  Spain

8 July 2018 2018 EBSC, Final	Russia	2–0	Spain	Nazaré, Portugal
18:45	Cherniakova 29' Fedorova 34'	Report		Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portuguese)

Russia  v   Switzerland

9 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifiers	Russia	0–2	Switzerland	Salou, Spain
9:45		Report	5', 15' (pen.) Küffer  25' Meyer	Referee: Miguel Moreno Gonzalez (Spain)

Czech Republic  v  Russia

9 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifiers	Czech Republic	1–5	Russia	Salou, Spain
17:15	Dlouhá 25' Slavíková  29'	Report	1', 32' Zaitseva 6', 14' Cherniakova 34' Gorshkova	Referee: Miguel Teruel (Portugal)

Russia  v  Spain

10 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifiers	Russia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Salou, Spain
17:25	Ivashkina 5', 38' Cherniakova  10' Zaitseva 23'	Report	17' Ruiz 35' Miron	Referee: Raffaele Del Vecchio (San Marino)

England  v  Russia

12 May 2019 2019 WBG, Qualifiers	England	4–3	Russia	Salou, Spain
14:45	Gemma 12' Short  19' Gorshkova 21' (o.g.) Kempson 22' Clark 31'	Report	6' Gorshkova 24' Bazhanova 29' Zaitseva	Referee: Silvia Perez (Spain)

England  v  Russia

5 July 2019 2019 EBSC	England	1–3	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
11:00	Kempson 23'	Report	14' Gorshkova 25', 36' Cherniakova	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Jonathan Mallia (Malta)

Russia  v  Netherlands

6 July 2019 2019 EBSC	Russia	7–2	Netherlands	Nazaré, Portugal
10:15	Silina 4' Fedorova 5', 8', 14' Miedema 17' (o.g.) Cherniakova 27' Gorshkova 33'	Report	27', 30' Loth	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)

Russia  v  Spain

7 July 2019 2019 EBSC, Final	Russia	3–2	Spain	Nazaré, Portugal
19:15	Fedorova 22' Cherniakova 23' Gorshkova 25' Petrova  27' Akylbaeva  34'	Report	27' (o.g.) Khutornaia 34' (pen.) Martinez	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Francisco Henriques Costa (Portuguese)

Russia  v  Belarus

26 July 2019 Moscow Women's Challenge 2019, Final (friendly)	Russia	4–1	Belarus	Moscow, Russia
15:00	Akylbaeva 1' Silina 16' Kanaeva  17' 28' Dolmatova 22'	Report	27' Gavrilenya	Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex Referee: Denis Smolyaninov (Russia)

Russia  v  Belarus

27 July 2019 Moscow Women's Challenge 2019, Final (friendly)	Russia	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p)	Belarus	Moscow, Russia
13:30		Report	32' Buzinova	Stadium: Luzhniki Olympic Complex Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
	Penalties
	Cherniakova Kanaeva Dolmatova		Buzinova Gorbunova Kuchinskaya

Russia  v  United States

11 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Group stage	Russia	3–1	United States	Doha, Qatar
15:00	Komarova 16' Petrova 18' Zaitseva 18'	Report	22' Quigley	Stadium: Katara Beach Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Russia  v  Paraguay

12 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Group stage	Russia	5–3	Paraguay	Doha, Qatar
18:00	Cherniakova 1', 31', 35' (pen.) Komarova 18' Zaitseva 18'	Report	21' Godoy 22' Mora 31' Cacares  35' Recalde	Stadium: Katara Beach Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

Great Britain  v  Russia

14 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Group stage	Great Britain	4–1	Russia	Stadium, Katara beach
15:00	Bazan 8' Kempson 8' Hillier 9' Martin 16'	Report(ru)	14' Petrova

Spain  v  Russia

15 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Semifinals	Spain	3–2	Russia	Stadium, Katara beach
19:00	Fresneda 10' C. Gonzalez 23' (pen.) Morera 32'	Report(ru)	2' (o.g.) Gallego 4' Zaitseva

Brazil  v  Russia

16 October 2019 2019 AWBG, Third-place match	Brazil	4–3	Russia	Stadium, Katara beach
16:00	Adri 15' Lorena 19', 23' (pen.) Barboza 24'	Report(ru)	2' Cherniakova 18', 32' Gorshkova

Russia  v  Czech Republic

17 June 2021 2021 EBSL, Group stage	Russia	4–1	Czech Republic	Nazaré, Portugal
11:00	Gorshkova 12', 20' Cherniakova 25' Zaitseva 33'	Report	25' Jablončíková	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

England  v  Russia

19 June 2021 2021 EBSL, Group stage	England	3–1	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
11:00	Haughton 3' Kempson 27' Barron 32'	Report	26' Bychkova	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

Switzerland  v  Russia

20 June 2021 2021 EBSL, Third-place match	Switzerland	0–6	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
12:45		Report	7' Zaytseva 10' Akylbaeva 17', 31' Shkvara 20' Bychkova 31' Cherniakova	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

Russia  v  United States

13 August 2021 2021 IBSC, Group stage	Russia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	United States	Moscow, Russia
18:30	7' Cherniakova  17' 39' Bychkova	Report	26'  34' Leslie	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Russia  v  Spain

14 August 2021 2021 IBSC, Group stage	Russia	3–4	Spain	Moscow, Russia
18:30	9', 18' Cherniakova  11' Shkvara	Report	7' Morga 23' Guitérrez 27'  29' González 31' Miras	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Russia  v  Brazil

15 August 2021 2021 IBSC, Group stage	Russia	4–1	Brazil	Moscow, Russia
18:30	9' Akylbaeva 13'  35' Zubilova 19' Bazhanova 22' Cherniakova	Report	18' Pais	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Russia  v  Ukraine

9 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal	Russia	4–2	Ukraine	Nazaré, Portugal
13:00	8' Petrova  18' Shkvara 21' Petrova 25' Zubilova 34' Akylbaeva	Report	11' Kramna 16'  34' Tikhonova	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

Russia  v  Netherlands

10 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal	Russia	7–4	Netherlands	Nazaré, Portugal
13:00	5' Gorshkova 9' Kanaeva 10', 35'  34' Cherniakova 12' Akylbaeva 12', 34' Bazhanova	Report	14', 20'  29' Drost 19' Tieleman 34' Moudou	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

Spain  v  Russia

11 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal	Spain	0–4	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
13:00		Report	20' Akylbaeva  25' Cherniakova 28', 35' Zubilova  32' Petrova 32' Zaitseva	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

England  v  Russia

12 September 2021 2021 EBSL, Superfinal	England	2–8	Russia	Nazaré, Portugal
17:30	12' Hillier 26' Clark	Report	4' (o.g.) Kempson 5' Bazhanova 13', 29' Petrova 20' Cherniakova 21'  28' Zubilova 25' Zaitseva 32' (o.g.) Scadding	Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos

See also

• Russia men's national beach soccer team