Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus U21
Association	Football Federation of Belarus
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Sergey Yaromko
Home stadium	Citi Stadium (Borisov)
FIFA code	BLR
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Moldova 0–1 Belarus ; (Chişinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
	Belarus 10–0 Gibraltar ; (Zhodino, Belarus; 8 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Russia 7–0 Belarus ; (Moscow, Russia; 31 May 2017); Belarus 0–7 Netherlands ; (Zhodino, Belarus; 4 September 2020)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Third 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
1994	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	7
2011	Third place	3rd	5	2	0	3	5	8
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Total	Third place	3/17	11	3	2	6	11	19

UEFA U21 Euro 2025 qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal (X)	8	7	0	1	28	4	+24	21	Final tournament	—	2–0	5–1	4–0	6–1	3–0
2	Greece (Y)	9	5	2	2	14	7	+7	17	Play-offs	2–1	—	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–0
3	Croatia	8	5	1	2	15	12	+3	16		0–2	15 Oct '24	—	2–1	2–0	11 Oct '24
4	Faroe Islands (E)	8	2	1	5	9	21	−12	7		11 Oct '24	0–4	2–4	—	15 Oct '24	2–2
5	Belarus (E)	9	1	3	5	6	19	−13	6		0–5	1–0	0–1	2–3	—	0–0
6	Andorra (E)	8	0	3	5	3	12	−9	3		15 Oct '24	0–1	0–3	0–1	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off spot; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may advance via the play-offs

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Cyprus and Slovakia on 6 and 10 September 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2024, after the match against Slovakia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Artyom Karatay	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Dinamo Minsk
1GK	Arseniy Skopets	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19)	3	0	BATE Borisov
1GK	Ivan Shimakovich	(2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk

2DF	Maksim Kasarab	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21)	13	2	Dinamo Brest
2DF	Nikita Baranok	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)	12	2	Akron Tolyatti
2DF	Arseniy Ageyev	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
2DF	Vladislav Zhuravlev	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF	Vadim Martinkevich	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF	Kirill Gomanov	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF	Vladislav Melko	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2DF	Ivan Oreshkevich	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
2DF	Vladislav Grekovich	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Minsk

3MF	Daniil Dushevskiy	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	14	1	OFK Beograd
3MF	Rodion Pechura	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	10	2	Minsk
3MF	Aleksandr Guz	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Sokol Saratov
3MF	Nikita Burak	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Dinamo Brest
3MF	Artur Nazarenko	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Minsk
3MF	Pavel Kotlyarov	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Slavia Mozyr
3MF	Nikita Krasnov	(2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Dnepr Mogilev
3MF	Ruslan Myalkovskiy	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
3MF	Danila Zhulpa	(2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20)	2	0	BATE Borisov
3MF	Timofey Sharkovskiy	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

4FW	Yegor Karpitsky	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	14	4	Sokol Saratov
4FW	Artyom Shumansky	(2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 19)	12	2	CSKA Moscow

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	Konstantin Veretynskiy	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Energetik-BGU Minsk	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
GK	Fyodor Lapoukhov	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
GK	Uladzislaw Ihnatsyew	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	BATE Borisov	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
GK	Mikhail Kozakevich	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)

DF	Matvey Svidinskiy	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)	1	0	BATE Borisov	v. Cyprus (6 September 2024) ^PRE
DF	Aleksey Dunayev	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Dnepr Mogilev	v. Malta (8 June 2024)
DF	Matvey Mikhayrin	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Malta (5 June 2024) ^PRE
DF	Yegor Khralenkov	(2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
DF	Yan Skibsky	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21)	13	0	Vitebsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Gleb Yakushevich	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)	12	1	Shinnik Yaroslavl	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Ilya Moskalenchik	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)	12	0	Alania Vladikavkaz	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Andrey Makarenko	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Ilya Bogdanovich	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Belshina Bobruisk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)

MF	Vladislav Varaksa	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Minsk	v. Malta (8 June 2024)
MF	Zakhar Gitselev	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	BATE Borisov	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
MF	Andrey Denisyuk	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
MF	Nikolay Sotnikov	(2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
MF	Andrey Rylach	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22)	20	1	Gomel	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Yuliy Kuznetsov	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 21)	9	1	Slavia Mozyr	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Maksim Kovalevich	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)	8	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Ivan Zenkov	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Kirill Zinovich	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	21	2	Dynamo Makhachkala	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Aleksey Antilevsky	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22)	9	1	Gomel	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Gleb Rovdo	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)	7	1	Isloch Minsk Raion	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Ruslan Lisakovich	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Minsk	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Matvey Dukso	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Smorgon	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)

FW	Trofim Melnichenko	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Malta (8 June 2024)
FW	Aleksandr Frantsuzov	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Chertanovo Moscow	v. Malta (8 June 2024)
FW	Ivan Grudko	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Slavia Mozyr	v. Malta (5 June 2024) ^PRE
FW	Aleksandr Shvedchikov	(2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	BATE Borisov	v. Malta (5 June 2024) ^PRE
FW	Timofey Martynov	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Orenburg	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
FW	Maksim Budko	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Maxline Vitebsk (25 March 2024)
FW	Vladislav Lozhkin	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22)	22	4	Ufa	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	Maksim Kravtsov	(2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Neman Grodno	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	German Barkovsky	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
FW	Ilya Chernyak	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)

References

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

[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]}

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