Belarus national under-21 football team

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.

Belarus U21
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSergey Yasinsky
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)

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 1994Did not enter
Spain 1996Did not qualify
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004Group stage5th311144
Portugal 2006Did not qualify
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009Group stage7th301227
Denmark 2011Third place3rd520358
Israel 2013Did not qualify
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
ItalySan Marino 2019
HungarySlovenia 2021
Georgia (country)Romania 2023
Slovakia 2025TBD
TotalThird place3/16113261119

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 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 12 Final tournament — 26 Mar '24 21 Mar '24 2–0 3–0 6–1
2  Croatia 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Play-offs 10 Sep '24 — 5 Sep '24 15 Oct '24 11 Oct '24 2–0
3  Faroe Islands 4 2 1 1 8 8 0 7 11 Oct '24 2–4 — 10 Sep '24 2–2 15 Oct '24
4  Greece 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 20 Nov 2–2 16 Nov — 26 Mar '24 1–1
5  Andorra 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 15 Oct '24 21 Mar '24 0–1 0–1 — 1–1
6  Belarus 7 0 3 4 5 18 −13 3 0–5 20 Nov 2–3 22 Mar '24 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying matches against Portugal and Croatia on 13 and 17 October 2023.

Caps and goals are correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Croatia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Fedor Lapoukhov (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 5 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
1GK Mikhail Kozakevich (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 4 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest
1GK Artem Karatay (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 0 0 Belarus Slavia Mozyr
2DF Yan Skibsky (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 12 0 Belarus Vitebsk
2DF Gleb Yakushevich (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 11 1 Belarus Minsk
2DF Ilya Moskalenchik (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 10 0 Russia Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg
2DF Maksim Kasarab (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 8 2 Belarus Minsk
2DF Nikita Baranok (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 5 1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Vladislav Melko (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 1 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
3MF Kirill Zinovich (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 21 2 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
3MF Andrey Rylach (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 18 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
3MF Aleksey Antilevsky (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 9 1 Belarus Slavia Mozyr
3MF Daniil Dushevskiy (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 8 0 Belarus Minsk
3MF Yuliy Kuznetsov (2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 7 1 Belarus Minsk
3MF Gleb Rovdo (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 7 1 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion
3MF Ruslan Lisakovich (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 7 0 Russia Dynamo Makhachkala
3MF Maksim Kovalevich (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 6 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
3MF Rodion Pechura (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 3 0 Belarus Minsk
3MF Ivan Zenkov (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 2 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
3MF Matvey Dukso (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 0 0 Belarus Smorgon
4FW Artyom Shumansky (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 8 1 Cyprus Aris Limassol
4FW German Barkovskiy (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 6 0 Belarus Energetik-BGU Minsk
4FW Ilya Chernyak (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 6 0 Kazakhstan Caspiy
4FW Timofey Martynov (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 1 0 Belarus Minsk

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 Timofey Yurasov (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 3 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
GK Denis Seledtsov (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 0 0 Belarus Energetik-BGU Minsk v. Iran (19 November 2022)
DF Nikita Sokolovskiy (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 1 0 Belarus Belshina Bobruisk v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF Ilya Zhukov (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 1 0 Belarus Smorgon v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF Aleksey Dunayev (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 1 0 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF Roman Piletsky (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 0 0 Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF Yegor Parkhomenko (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 2 0 Belarus Neman Grodno v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
DF Alyaksey Syamyonaw (2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 0 0 Belarus Football Center Brest v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
DF Vladislav Kalinin (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 5 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v. Greece (28 March 2023)
DF Aleksey Firsov (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 2 0 Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk v. Iran (19 November 2022)
MF Nikita Burak (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v. Portugal (12 September 2023)
MF Kirill Tsepenkov (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF Daniil Prudnik (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 0 0 Belarus Slavia Mozyr v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF Artem Bruy (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 0 0 Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF Maksim Omelyanchuk (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 0 0 Belarus Energetik-BGU Minsk v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF Alyaksandar Savitski (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 0 0 Belarus Gomel v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF Nikita Demchenko (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 10 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF Anton Suchkow (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 4 0 Belarus Neman Grodno v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF Kirill Chernook (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 3 0 Belarus BATE Borisov v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF Kirill Zabelin (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 0 0 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF Timofey Sharkovskiy (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 0 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
FW Vladislav Lozhkin (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 21 4 Kazakhstan Turan v. Portugal (12 September 2023)
FW Yegor Karpitsky (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 10 4 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara v. Portugal (12 September 2023)
FW Karen Vardanyan (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 0 0 Belarus Vitebsk v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
FW Dmitry Latykhov (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 6 3 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion v. Greece (28 March 2023)

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.
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