The Russia national beach soccer team (russian: Сборная России по пляжному футболу, ''Sbornaya Rossii po plyazhnomu futbolu'') represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the

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, the governing body for football in Russia. The team's highest achievements are three World Cup crowns conquered in 2011, 2013 and 2021.

History

The

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, specifically Beach No. 3, is said to be the birthplace of Russian beach soccer. Players including

Andrey Bukhlitskiy Andrey Nikolayevich Bukhlitsky (russian: Андрей Николаевич Бухлицкий; born 7 February 1982) is a former Russian beach soccer player who represented Russia in international competitions. His role was goalkeeper. Bukhlits ...

and Egor Eremeev used that beach for training and fun games. Russia debuted at the

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, with a squad including

Vagiz Khidiyatullin Vagiz Nazirovich Khidiyatullin (russian: Вагиз Назирович Хидиятуллин; tt-Cyrl, Вагыйзь Назир улы Һидиятуллин, translit=Wağiz Nazir uğlı Hidiätullin) (born 3 March 1959 in Gubakha, Per ...

Vyacheslav Chanov Vyacheslav Viktorovich Chanov (russian: Вячеслав Викторович Чанов; born 23 October 1951) is a Russian football coach and a former goalkeeper. International career Chanov played his only game for USSR on 28 March 1984 in ...

and

Andrei Yakubik Andrei Aleksandrovich Yakubik (russian: Андрей Александрович Якубик; born 24 August 1950) is a former Soviet football player. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1976 (spring). * Soviet Cup winner: 1977. * Olympic ...

. In their first match against

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, Russia lost 1–5, which is one of their biggest losses to date. Notwithstanding the overall fifth place at the Championships, beach soccer was not supported by the government for the next 10 years. In 2005,

Nikolai Pisarev Nikolai Nikolayevich Pisarev (russian: Николай Николаевич Писарев; born 23 November 1968) is a Russian football manager and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Russia national football team. International car ...

and other sportsmen suggested Sport's Minister

Vitaly Mutko Vitaly Leontiyevich Mutko (russian: Виталий Леонтьевич Мутко; born Viktor Leontiyevich Mutko; 8 December 1958) is a Russian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2016–2020. From 2008 to 2016, ...

reviving the Russian national beach soccer team. Mutko supported the idea and in the same year Russia participated at the

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, sending Mostovoi, Karpin, Nikiforov, Lediakhov, Kiriakov and Popov. Furthermore, one Brazilian consulted the team. In the following years, Russia progressed. In 2007, players such as Makarov, Shkarin and Bukhlitskiy debuted for the team. That year Russia became third at the

. At the

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, Russia finished ninth, and in the following year already sixth. Since Mikhail Likhachev's appointment as head coach in 2010, the team of Russia won the

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and

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. One of the exceptions was the insufficient result from the World Cup qualification tournament, where Russia was placed 5th at the end and so missed the opportunity to qualify for the 2017 World Cup. There was some regress for Russia in the 2018 season. While they traditionally played well in the Moscow stage of the

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, winning the group which included the teams of

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and

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, and finishing second in the last Stage in

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, losing only to

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, Russia placed second in their team after

and so qualified for the 3rd-place match, where they lost to

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after penalty shoot-out. For the first time Russia did not finish within the top 3. They rebounded in the Intercontinental Cup, defeating

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and the

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in the group stage. In the semifinals they defeated

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after penalty shoot-out, ending the South American's 66-game winning streak, but the Russians were defeated by

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in the final. Russia started well in the next season. They qualified for the inaugural

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after beating

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, Switzerland and Spain, and proceeded to win silver at that tournament. The team then finished just 6th at the

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. At the

, in the first stage, Russia was again placed 2nd in their group after Spain, but still qualified for the Superfinal. Russia rebounded in the

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in Moscow, beating all of their eight opponents to win the title for the second time. In the final Russia beat Italy 7–1. In the new 2021 season, Russia played their first international matches at the

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, defeating

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and

in the 1st Stage. As host of the

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, Russia automatically qualified for this edition.

Results and fixtures

Matches played within the last 12 months, as well as upcoming fixtures, are displayed. ;Legend

2019

2021

Coaching staff

Source

Players

Current squad

The national squad for the

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. Coach: Mikhail Likhachev

Player records

Top goalscorers

:''*Players in bold are still active with Russia.''

Records

Team record

Winning streak (22)

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

World Beach Games

European Games

Head-to-head record

Team Russia won 271 (76%) out of 355 matches. ''Only main international events are counted''

Honours

*2007 Season **EBSL Superfinal,

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, France: 3rd Place **EBSL Regular Phase Event,

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, France: Champions **EBSL Regular Phase Event,

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, Italy: Champions *2008 Season **ESBL Regular Phase Event, Tignes, France: Champions **

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, Plage du Prado, France: 6th place *2009 Season **

Superfinal winners *2010 Season **

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, Italy: champions *2011 Season **

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Superfinal winners **

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, Marina di Ravenna, Italy: Champions ** 2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup,

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: Champions *2012 Season **

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, Moscow: Champions ** 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal runners-up ** 2012 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, Dubai: Champions *2013 Season **

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Superfinal winners **

: Champions ** 2013 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, Dubai: Runners-up *2014 Season **

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: 3rd place ** 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal winners **

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, Dubai: Runners-up *2015 Season **

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, Baku: Champions **

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: 3rd place **

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Superfinal 3rd place ** 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification: Champions **

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, Dubai: Champions *2016 Season **

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: 3rd place ** 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal 3rd place **

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, Dubai: 3rd place *2017 Season **

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: 3rd place ** 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal winners *2018 Season **

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, Dubai: Runners-up *2019 Season **

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: Runners-up **

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: Champions ** 2019 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal runners-up *2020 Season **''Cancelled due to

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'' *2021 Season **

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, Russia: Champions ** 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, Dubai: Champions

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History

Results and fixtures

2019

2021

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Player records

Top goalscorers

Records

Team record

Winning streak (22)

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

World Beach Games

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Head-to-head record

Honours

See also

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