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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	7	6	0	1	26	4	+22	18	Final tournament	—	2–0	5–1	4–0	6–1	3–0
2	Greece	8	4	2	2	10	7	+3	14	Play-offs	2–1	—	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–0
3	Croatia	6	4	1	1	13	9	+4	13		10 Sep '24	15 Oct '24	—	5 Sep '24	2–0	11 Oct '24
4	Faroe Islands	6	2	1	3	8	15	−7	7		11 Oct '24	10 Sep '24	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 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying match against Greece and friendly match against Maxline Vitebsk on 22 and 25 March 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Croatia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Artem Karatay	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Dinamo Minsk
1GK	Ivan Shimakovich	(2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk
1GK	Arseniy Skopets	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	BATE Borisov

2DF	Maksim Kasarab	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20)	10	2	Dinamo Brest
2DF	Nikita Baranok	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF	Arseniy Ageyev	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
2DF	Aleksey Dunayev	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Dnepr Mogilev
2DF	Matvey Svidinskiy	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	BATE Borisov
2DF	Vadim Martinkevich	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF	Kirill Gomanov	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF	Vladislav Zhuravlev	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Isloch Minsk Raion
2DF	Yegor Khralenkov	(2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Dinamo Brest
2DF	Vladislav Grekovich	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Minsk

3MF	Daniil Dushevskiy	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Minsk
3MF	Rodion Pechura	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Minsk
3MF	Aleksandr Guz	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Torpedo Moscow
3MF	Nikita Burak	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Dinamo Brest
3MF	Nikita Krasnov	(2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Dnepr Mogilev
3MF	Zakhar Gitselev	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	BATE Borisov
3MF	Artur Nazarenko	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Minsk
3MF	Pavel Kotlyarov	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Slavia Mozyr
3MF	Timofey Sharkovskiy	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
3MF	Andrey Denisyuk	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
3MF	Nikolay Sotnikov	(2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk

4FW	Timofey Martynov	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Orenburg
4FW	Trofim Melnichenko	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk
4FW	Maksim Budko	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Dinamo Minsk

Recent call-ups edit

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	Fedor Lapoukhov	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20)	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 21)	4	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
GK	Timofey Yurasov	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)

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 21)	12	1	Shinnik Yaroslavl	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Ilya Moskalenchik	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20)	12	0	Tyumen	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	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
DF	Vladislav Melko	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
DF	Nikita Sokolovskiy	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Belshina Bobruisk	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF	Ilya Zhukov	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Smorgon	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF	Roman Piletsky	(2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	BATE Borisov	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
DF	Yegor Parkhomenko	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Neman Grodno	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
DF	Alyaksey Syamyonaw	(2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Slutsk	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
DF	Vladislav Kalinin	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Greece (28 March 2023)

MF	Andrey Rylach	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21)	20	1	Dinamo Minsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Yuliy Kuznetsov	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 20)	9	1	Slavia Mozyr	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Maksim Kovalevich	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
MF	Ivan Zenkov	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 20)	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	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Gleb Rovdo	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 21)	7	1	Isloch Minsk Raion	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Ruslan Lisakovich	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Neman Grodno	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Matvey Dukso	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
MF	Kirill Tsepenkov	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF	Daniil Prudnik	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Slavia Mozyr	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF	Artem Bruy	(2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Maxline Vitebsk	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF	Maksim Omelyanchuk	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Slutsk	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF	Alyaksandar Savitski	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Gomel	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
MF	Nikita Demchenko	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21)	10	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF	Anton Suchkow	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Naftan Novopolotsk	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF	Kirill Chernook	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	BATE Borisov	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)
MF	Kirill Zabelin	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Minsk	v. Andorra (20 June 2023)

FW	Vladislav Lozhkin	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22)	22	4	Turan	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	Yegor Karpitsky	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	12	4	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	Artyom Shumansky	(2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 19)	10	2	Aris Limassol	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	Maksim Kravtsov	(2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Neman Grodno	v. Croatia (20 November 2023)
FW	German Barkovskiy	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Dinamo Brest	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
FW	Ilya Chernyak	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Dinamo Minsk	v. Croatia (17 October 2023)
FW	Karen Vardanyan	(2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Vitebsk	v. Rotor Volgograd (11 July 2023)
FW	Dmitry Latykhov	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)	6	3	Isloch Minsk Raion	v. Greece (28 March 2023)

References edit

^ 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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