Russia national futsal team

Russia
Nickname(s)Наши парни (Our Boys)
AssociationRussian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBeso Zoidze
CaptainDmitry Prudnikov
Top scorerKonstantin Eremenko (122)
FIFA codeRUS
FIFA ranking 7 Steady (12 December 2025)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking7 (May 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking8 (November 2024 – April 2025)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Soviet Union Soviet Union 6–2 Hungary 
(Agrigento, Italy, 24 April 1991)[2]
 Belgium 4–6 Russia 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands, 18 September 1992)[2]
Biggest win
 Russia 31–2 Solomon Islands 
(Brasília, Brazil, 6 October 2008)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Russia 0–7 Brazil 
(Brasília, Brazil, 4 October 2008)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1992)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2016)
AMF World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1991)
Best result4th place (1997, 2000, 2011)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (1999)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances3 (First in 2010)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2011, 2013)

The Russian national futsal team (Russian: Сборная России по футзалу, Sbornaya Rossii po futsalu) is the national futsal team of Russia. The team is controlled by the Russian Football Union and affiliats with UEFA. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) suspended all Russian teams from FIFA and UEFA competitions, whether national representative teams or club teams.[4]

Russia has qualified for seven World Cups (1992–2000, 2008–2021) and for every edition of the European Championships. They won the European Championships once, in 1999, with their best World Cup coming in 2016 where they finished runners-up to Argentina.

History

Russia's FIFA Futsal World Cup history began inauspiciously in 1992, when a poor defensive record of 16 goals conceded in three matches meant elimination at the group stage. A turnaround in Spain four years later saw the Russians claim a third spot. Russia's most recent appearance on the world stage came at the 2000 finals in Guatemala, where they took fourth after a 4–2 defeat to Portugal in the third-place play-off. At the UEFA Futsal Championship in late 2007, a new generation finished third.

Russia was drawn in a group of three nations in qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008, but after France withdrew at the last minute, the berth in the next round was decided in a single eliminator against Serbia. The Russians won 3–2. At the final tournament, Russia was drawn in Group A. Russia finished second and qualified for the second round. This time Russia was drawn in Group F. After losing to Spain in the opening match, Russia went on to scrape through to set up a semi-final against Brazil. However, Russia was unable to past Brazil and eventually placed fourth after losing out to Italy in the Third place playoff final.

Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIFA and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams.[4]

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2021

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B RFU  9–0  Egypt Vilnius, Lithuania
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Kudziev 6'
  • Chishkala 13', 16', 30'
  • Antoshkin 28'
  • El-Ashwal 28' (o.g.)
  • Abramov 31' (pen.), 32'
  • Milovanov 36'
 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Referee: Gean Telles (Brazil)
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B Uzbekistan  2–4  RFU Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Choriev 21'
  • Adilov 28'
 Report (FIFA)
  • Robinho 10'
  • Niiazov 11', 35', 35'
 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Referee: Cristian Espindola (Chile)
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B Guatemala  1–4  RFU Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Alvarado 25' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
  • Afanasev 2'
  • Asadov 10'
  • Abramov 14'
  • Antoshkin 27'
 Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
Referee: Henry Gutiérrez (Bolivia)
22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) FIFA Futsal World Cup R16 RFU  3–2  Vietnam Vilnius, Lithuania
17:30
  • Robinho 11'
  • Chishkala 18', 30'
  • Nguyễn Đắc Huy 18'
  • Phạm Đức Hòa 39'
 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Referee: Roberto López (Panama)
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) FIFA Futsal World Cup QF RFU  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Argentina Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
18:30
  • Antoshkin 35'
 Report
  • Cuzzolino 25'
 Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Anthony Riley (New Zealand)
Penalties
  • Abramov soccer ball with red X
  • Robinho soccer ball with check mark
  • Lima soccer ball with check mark
  • Antoshkin soccer ball with check mark
  • Chishkala soccer ball with red X
  • Asadov soccer ball with check mark
  • Rômulo soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Bolo
  • soccer ball with check mark Basile
  • soccer ball with check mark Edelstein
  • soccer ball with red X Stazzone
  • soccer ball with red X Cuzzolino
  • soccer ball with check mark Claudino
  • soccer ball with check mark Taborda

2022

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Euro 2022 Russia  7–1  Slovakia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
17:30
  • Antoshkin Goal 9'58", 22'54", 29'35"
  • Sokolov Goal 10'21", 34'30"
  • Robinho Goal 28'16"
  • Milovanov Goal 36'33"
 Report
  • Kozár Goal 2'17"
 Attendance: 0
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)
25 January 2022 (2022-01-25) Euro 2022 Croatia  0–4  Russia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
17:30 Report
  • Antoshkin Goal 2'33", 25'55"
  • Paulinho Goal 11'11"
  • Chishkala Goal 19'15"
 Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Chaix (France), Cédric Pelissier (France)
29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) Euro 2022 Russia  5–1  Poland Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
14:30
  • Sokolov Goal 5'42"
  • Davydov Goal 15'31"
  • Chishkala Goal 21'11", 28'20"
  • Milovanov Goal 36'44"
 Report
  • Leszczak Goal 19'24" (pen.)
 Attendance: 1250
Referee: David Urdánoz Apezteguía (Spain), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) Euro 2022 Russia  3–1  Georgia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
19:00
  • Niyazov Goal 22'08"
  • Chishkala Goal 27'32", 39'54"
 Report
  • Petry Branco Goal 23'40"
 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
4 February 2022 (2022-02-04) Euro 2022 Ukraine  2–3  Russia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
17:00
  • Siryi Goal 15'25"
  • Abakshyn Goal 34'31"
 Report
  • Sokolov Goal 1'16"
  • Afanasyev Goal 14'31"
  • Niyazov Goal 30'01"
 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) Euro 2022 Portugal  4–2  Russia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
17:30
  • Tomás Paçó Goal 18'39"
  • André Coelho Goal 26'45", 31'16"
  • Pany Varela Goal 39'59"
 Report
  • Sokolov Goal 9'49"
  • Afanasyev Goal 12'45"
 Stadium: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
7 November 2022 (2022-11-07) Friendly Tajikistan  10–7  Russia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+3:00)
  • Yorov Goal 11'9" (39'27")
  • Soliyev Goal 12'43" (30'17")
  • Salomov Goal 17'35" (39'34")
  • Sardorov Goal 24'52 (penalty), 27'35", 28'1", 32'36"
  • Asadov Goal 2'9", 18'7", 29', 38', 39'15"
  • Denisov Goal 6'14"
  • Niyazov Goal 25'21"
 Stadium: Poytaht Tennis and Water Sports Hall
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Friendly Tajikistan  2–6  Russia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+3:00)
  • Yorov Goal 3'15"
  • Rizomov Goal 31'3"
  • Niyazov Goal 7'18" (38'26")
  • Zabolonkov Goal 9'53"
  • Ponkratov Goal 13'50" (21'49")
  • Denisov Goal 19'18"
 Stadium: Poytaht Tennis and Water Sports Hall

2023

6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  1–6  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 (UTC+3:00)
  • Abdujalil uulu Aydarbek Goal 24'58"
  • Karpov Goal 6'49"
  • Pirogov Goal 15'4", 16'3"
  • Dyomin Goal 25'50"
  • Batyrev Goal 31'32"
  • Muzhdakov Goal 39'48"
 Stadium: Gazprom Sports Complex
7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  0–9  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 (UTC+3:00)
  • Abramov Goal 1'3", 1'31"
  • Antoshkin Goal 6'21"
  • Pirogov Goal 10'27"
  • Obzhorin Goal 11'32", 37'37"
  • Batyrev Goal 32'2"
  • Alibekov Goal 33'32", 34'19"
 Stadium: Gazprom Sports Complex
13 April 2023 (2023-04-13) Friendly Serbia  0–0  Russia Vršac, Serbia
20:30 (UTC+3:00) Stadium: Millennium Centar
13 April 2023 (2023-04-13) Friendly Serbia  2–1  Russia Vršac, Serbia
20:30 (UTC+3:00)
  • Aleksić Goal 6'
  • Petrov Goal 11'
  • Denisov Goal 34'
 Stadium: Millennium Centar
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Friendly Vietnam  3–3  Russia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+7:00)
  • Pirogov Goal 28'9" (own goal)
  • Châu Đoàn Phát Goal 29'19"
  • Phạm Đức Hòa Goal 39'47"
  • Pirogov Goal 14'
  • Fakhrutdinov Goal 16'19"
  • Asadov Goal 28'48"
 Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng Arena
18 December 2023 (2023-12-18) Friendly Iran  3–2  Russia Lar, Iran
18:30 (UTC+3:00)
  • Niyazov Goal 36'33"
  • Orlov Goal 37'29"
 Stadium: Tubi Sports Complex
19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) Friendly Iran  2–6  Russia Lar, Iran
12:40 (UTC+3:00)
  • Abbasi Goal 1'2"
  • Derakhshani Goal 22'38"
  • Kudziyev Goal 5'10", 27'40", 29'55", 34'14"
  • Fakhrutdinov Goal 9'8"
  • Karpov Goal 12'24"
 Stadium: Tubi Sports Complex

2024

1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) Friendly Russia  4–2  Uzbekistan Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
(UTC+03:00) Stadium: Meshchersky
3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) Friendly Russia  5–1  Uzbekistan Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
15:00 (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Meshchersky
13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) Friendly Russia  5–5  Serbia Saint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Nova Arena
15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) Friendly Russia  5–0  Serbia Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Nova Arena
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) Friendly Chile  3–0  Russia Santiago, Chile
20:00 (UTC−03:00) Stadium: Centro de Deportes Colectivos
24 September 2024 (2024-09-24) Friendly Chile  3–3  Russia Santiago, Chile
20:00 (UTC−03:00) Stadium: Centro de Deportes Colectivos
14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:30 (UTC+06:00)
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  2–6  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:30 (UTC+06:00)

2026

11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  0–6  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
17:30 (UTC+06:00)
13 April 2026 (2026-04-13) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  2–4  Russia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:30 (UTC+06:00)

Coaching staff

Source:Ассоциация мини-футбола России

Position Name
Head coach Georgia (country) Russia Beso Zoidze
Assistant coach Russia Konstantin Mayevsky
Assistant coach Russia Gennady Garagulya
Honorary President of the RAoMF
General Manager 		Russia Semen Andreyev
President of the RAoMF
Head of the Delegation 		Russia Emil Aliyev

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Georgi Zamtaradze (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 34) Russian Football Union MFK KPRF
16 1GK Dmitri Putilov (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 27) Russian Football Union MFK Sinara Yekaterinburg
4 2DF Artem Antoshkin (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 28) Russian Football Union MFK Tyumen
7 2DF Shaykdinov (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 32) Russian Football Union MFK Tyumen
12 2DF Ivan Chishkala (1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (aged 26) Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
20 2DF Nando (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 34) Russian Football Union MFK Dinamo Samara
8 4FW Éder Lima (until 25 January) (1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 37) Brazilian Football Confederation Corinthians
9 4FW Sergei Abramov (captain) (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 31) Russian Football Union MFK Sinara Yekaterinburg
10 4FW Robinho (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 38) Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
11 4FW Artem Niyazov (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 25) Russian Football Union MFK KPRF
13 4FW Sergei Abramovich (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 32) Russian Football Union MFK Tyumen
14 4FW Daniil Davydov (1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 32) Russian Football Union MFK Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
17 4FW Anton Sokolov (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 22) Russian Football Union MFK Sinara Yekaterinburg
18 4FW Andrei Afanasyev (from 25 January) (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 35) Russian Football Union MFK Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
19 4FW Paulinho (1985-10-19)19 October 1985 (aged 36) Russian Football Union MFK KPRF

Notable players

  • Konstantin Eremenko (1992–2001)
  • Sergey Zuev (2002–2012)
  • Vladislav Shayakhmetov (2004–2016)
  • Pula (2007–2014)
  • Cirilo (2007–2014)
  • Eder Lima (2010–)
  • Sergei Abramov (2010–)
  • Robinho (2009–)

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
as Part of  Soviet Union
Netherlands 1989 did not invited to participate to the tournament
as  Russia
Hong Kong 1992 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 20 16
Spain 1996 Third place 3rd 8 4 2 2 29 17
Guatemala 2000 Fourth place 4th 8 4 0 4 37 24
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not qualify
Brazil 2008 Fourth place 4th 9 4 1 4 62 31
Thailand 2012 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 32 3
Colombia 2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 40 16
Lithuania 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 1 0 21 6
Uzbekistan 2024 Suspended due to the invasion of Ukraine
Total:7/10 Runners-up 2nd 40 23 4 13 241 114

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 17 10
Spain 1999 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 23 14
Russia 2001 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 14 9
Italy 2003 Round 1 6th 3 1 0 2 5 6
Czech Republic 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 15 10
Portugal 2007 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 13 12
Hungary 2010 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 8 5
Croatia 2012 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 14 8
Belgium 2014 5 3 1 1 22 11
Serbia 2016 5 3 1 1 16 15
Slovenia 2018 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 5
Netherlands 2022 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 24 9
LatviaLithuaniaSlovenia 2026 Suspended due to the invasion of Ukraine
Total:12/13 1 Title 1st 56 34 7 15 178 114

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Brazil 2005 did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010 9th place 9th 6 4 1 1 28 10
Brazil 2011 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 29 11
Brazil 2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 22 8
Brazil 2014 did not enter
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2018
Total 3/11 17 13 2 2 79 29

Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Italy 1994 did not enter
Brazil 1995
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1998
Brazil 2001
Italy 2002 Third place 3rd 4 1 0 3 17 15
Portugal 2006 did not enter
Portugal 2007
Portugal 2008
Total 1/9 4 1 0 3 17 15

Other tournaments

Thailand Five's

  • 2003 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) third place

Head-to-head record

Team Pld Win Drawn* Lose GF GA Diff
 Argentina 9 3 4 2 26 24 +2
 Australia 1 1 0 0 10 1 +9
 Azerbaijan 6 4 1 1 23 13 +10
 Belarus 13 10 2 1 57 16 +41
 Belgium 13 10 3 0 59 25 +34
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2
 Brazil 17 1 1 15 31 81 −50
 Chile 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3
 China 4 3 1 0 26 6 +20
 Colombia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8
 Croatia 9 6 3 0 27 14 +13
 Cuba 2 2 0 0 17 6 +11
 Czech Republic 14 10 1 3 45 30 +15
 Egypt 4 2 1 1 21 9 +12
 Finland 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
 France 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 17 5 +12
 Greece 4 4 0 0 47 3 +44
 Guatemala 4 3 1 0 23 3 +20
 Hungary 11 10 1 0 64 25 +39
 Iran 31 13 10 8 88 82 +6
 Israel 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
 Italy 20 7 5 8 46 46 +0
 Japan 4 3 0 1 23 12 +11
 Kazakhstan 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10
 Latvia 7 7 0 0 31 1 +30
 Libya 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 16 4 +12
 Moldova 1 1 0 0 31 0 +31
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6
 Netherlands 18 15 1 2 63 29 +34
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 7 3 +4
 Paraguay 3 3 0 0 15 6 +9
 Poland 12 9 2 1 59 23 +36
 Portugal 14 4 4 6 37 41 −4
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7
 Romania 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
 Serbia 12 10 1 1 35 20 +15
 Slovakia 6 5 0 1 29 12 +17
 Slovenia 10 9 1 0 37 12 +25
 Solomon Islands 2 2 0 0 47 2 +45
 Spain 23 2 4 17 52 85 −33
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 14 7 +7
 Turkey 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15
 Ukraine 13 11 0 2 49 25 +24
 United States 1 0 0 1 3 8 −5
 Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 Vietnam 4 3 1 0 19 7 +12
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 13 1 +12
Total 314 197 48 70 1246 671 +575

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Ассоциация мини-футбола России". amfr.ru.
  3. ^ "Russia Beats Kurukuru 31-2". 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions".
  • Russia at the Russian Association of Mini-Football
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