Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus U21
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSergey Yaromko
Home stadiumCiti Stadium (Borisov)
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Moldova 0–1 Belarus Belarus
(Chişinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
 Belarus 10–0 Gibraltar 
(Zhodino, Belarus; 8 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 7–0 Belarus Belarus
(Moscow, Russia; 31 May 2017)
Belarus Belarus 0–7 Netherlands 
(Zhodino, Belarus; 4 September 2020)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2004)
Best resultThird place (2011)

The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

History

The team qualified for the final round of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship three times. In 2004 in Germany and 2009 in Sweden the team was unable to advance past group stage.

In 2011 at U21 Euro in Denmark they advanced to semifinal with only one win (against Iceland) and two losses (against Denmark and Switzerland) and having better 3-way head-to-head record against Iceland and Denmark (as all three teams had identical overall results). The team lost 1-3 to Spain. They defeated the Czech Republic 1–0 in the third-place match and qualified for the Men's Football Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[1][2]

European Championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1976–1992 Part of  Soviet Union
France 1994 Did not enter
Spain 1996 Did not qualify
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Portugal 2006 Did not qualify
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 7
Denmark 2011 Third place 3rd 5 2 0 3 5 8
Israel 2013 Did not qualify
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
ItalySan Marino 2019
HungarySlovenia 2021
Georgia (country)Romania 2023
Slovakia 2025
Total Third place 3/17 11 3 2 6 11 19

UEFA U21 Euro 2025 qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 9 0 1 33 6 +27 27 Final tournament — 5–1 2–0 4–0 6–1 3–0
2  Croatia 10 7 1 2 20 14 +6 22 Play-offs 0–2 — 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0
3  Greece 10 5 2 3 16 10 +6 17 2–1 2–2 — 3–0 1–1 1–0
4  Faroe Islands 10 3 1 6 11 24 −13 10 1–3 2–4 0–4 — 1–0 2–2
5  Belarus 10 1 3 6 6 20 −14 6 0–5 0–1 1–0 2–3 — 0–0
6  Andorra 10 0 3 7 4 16 −12 3 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly match against Shakhtyor Soligorsk and 2025 U21 Euro qualifier against Faroe Islands on 10 and 15 October 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Faroe Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Arseniy Skopets (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Belarus BATE Borisov
1GK Artyom Karatay (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
2DF Maksim Kasarab (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) 13 2 Belarus Dinamo Brest
2DF Nikita Baranok (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20) 13 2 Russia Akron Tolyatti
2DF Arseniy Ageyev (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20) 8 0 Belarus Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
2DF Vladislav Zhuravlev (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF Vadim Martinkevich (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Kirill Gomanov (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF Vladislav Grekovich (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Belarus Minsk
2DF Matvey Svidinskiy (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Belarus BATE Borisov
3MF Daniil Dushevskiy (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 15 1 Serbia OFK Beograd
3MF Rodion Pechura (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 11 2 Belarus Minsk
3MF Nikita Burak (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest
3MF Artur Nazarenko (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Belarus Minsk
3MF Pavel Kotlyarov (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Belarus Slavia Mozyr
3MF Nikita Krasnov (2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev
3MF Ruslan Myalkovskiy (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Belarus Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
3MF Danila Zhulpa (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Belarus BATE Borisov
4FW Yegor Karpitsky (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) 15 4 Russia Sokol Saratov
4FW Trofim Melnichenko (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
4FW Aleksandr Shvedchikov (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Belarus BATE Borisov

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ivan Shimakovich (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v. Faroe Islands (15 October 2024) PRE
GK Konstantin Veretynskiy (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Belarus Energetik-BGU Minsk v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
DF Vladislav Melko (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v. Faroe Islands (15 October 2024) PRE
DF Ivan Oreshkevich (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Belarus Arsenal Dzerzhinsk v. Faroe Islands (15 October 2024) PRE
DF Aleksey Dunayev (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev v. Malta (8 June 2024)
DF Matvey Mikhayrin (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v. Malta (5 June 2024) PRE
DF Yegor Khralenkov (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
DF Ilya Bogdanovich (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Belarus Belshina Bobruisk v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF Aleksandr Guz (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) 7 0 Russia Sokol Saratov v. Slovakia (10 September 2024)
MF Timofey Sharkovskiy (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v. Slovakia (10 September 2024)
MF Vladislav Varaksa (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Belarus Minsk v. Malta (8 June 2024)
MF Zakhar Gitselev (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Belarus BATE Borisov v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
MF Andrey Denisyuk (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
MF Nikolay Sotnikov (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
FW Artyom Shumansky (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20) 12 2 Russia CSKA Moscow v. Slovakia (10 September 2024)
FW Aleksandr Frantsuzov (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Russia Chertanovo Moscow v. Malta (8 June 2024)
FW Ivan Grudko (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Belarus Slavia Mozyr v. Malta (5 June 2024) PRE
FW Timofey Martynov (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) 2 1 Russia Orenburg v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
FW Maksim Budko (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)

See also

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
  2. ^ [🖉"Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.[permanent dead link‍]