Soviet Union national football team

Soviet Union
Nickname(s)	Red Army
Association	Football Federation of the Soviet Union
Most caps	Oleg Blokhin (112)
Top scorer	Oleg Blokhin (42)
Home stadium	Central Lenin Stadium (after 1956); Dynamo Stadium (before 1956); Vorovsky Stadium (before 1928)
FIFA code	URS
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	-
Highest	1 (July 1960)
Elo ranking
Current	-
Highest	1 (1963-65, 1966, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987, 1988)
First international
	Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey ; (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 November 1924); Last international; Cyprus 0–3 Soviet Union ; (Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991)
Biggest win
	Soviet Union 11–1 India ; (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)[1]; Finland 0–10 Soviet Union ; (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957)
Biggest defeat
	England 5–0 Soviet Union ; (London, England; 22 October 1958)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1958)
Best result	Fourth place, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1960)
Best result	Champions, 1960
Olympic Games

The Soviet Union national football team (Russian: сбо́рная Сове́тского Сою́за по футбо́лу, sbornaya Sovyetskogo Soyuza po futbolu) was the national football team of the Soviet Union.

After the breakup of the Union the team was transformed into the CIS national football team (a formality name for a team of the non-existing country of Soviet Union). FIFA considers the CIS national football team (and ultimately, the Russia national football team) as the Soviet successor team^[2] allocating its former records to them (except for the Olympic records which are not combined due to the IOC policy); nevertheless, a large percentage of the team's former players came from outside the Russian SFSR, mainly from the Ukrainian SSR, and following the breakup of the Soviet Union, some such as Andrei Kanchelskis from the former Ukrainian SSR, continued to play in the new Russia national football team.

The Soviet Union failed to qualify for the World Cup only twice, in 1974 and 1978, and attended seven finals tournaments in total. Their best finish was fourth in 1966, when they lost to West Germany in the semifinals, 2–1. The Soviet Union qualified for five European Championships, winning the inaugural competition in 1960 when they beat Yugoslavia in the final, 2–1. They finished second three times (1964, 1972, 1988), and fourth once (1968), when, having drawn with Italy in the semi-final, they were sent to the third place playoff match by the loss of a coin toss. The Soviet Union national team also participated in number of Olympic tournaments earning the gold medal in the 1956 and 1988. The Soviet team continued to field its national team players in Olympic tournaments despite the prohibition of FIFA in 1958 to field any national team players in Olympics. However, in 1960 and in 1964 the Soviets were fielding its second national team.

History

First games

Soviet Union team of 1927

The first international match played by a Soviet team came in September 1922, when the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation football team toured Russia. The Soviet XI scored a 4–1 victory over the Finns in Petrograd. This was also the first international contact for Soviet sports after the 1917 October Revolution. In May 1923, the Soviet team visited Finland and beat the Finnish squad 5–0.^[3]^[4] The first match against national team was played in August 1923, nine months after the establishment of the Soviet Union, when a Russian SFSR team beat Sweden 2–1 in Stockholm.^[5]

The first formally recognised match played by the Soviet Union took place a year later, a 3–0 win over Turkey. This and a return match in Ankara were the only officially recognised international matches played by the Soviet Union prior to the 1952 Summer Olympics, though several unofficial friendlies against Turkey took place in the 1930s. The 1952 Olympics was the first competitive tournament entered by the Soviet Union. In the preliminary round, Bulgaria were defeated 2–1, earning a first round tie against Yugoslavia. Before the match, both Tito and Stalin sent telegrams to their national teams, which showed just how important it was for the two head of states.^[6] Yugoslavia led 5–1, but a Soviet comeback in the last 15 minutes resulted in a 5–5 draw. The match was replayed, Yugoslavia winning 3–1.^[7] The defeat to the archrivals hit Soviet football hard, and after just three games played in the season, CDKA Moscow, who had made up most of the USSR squad, was forced to withdraw from the league and later disbanded. Furthermore, Boris Arkadiev, who coached both USSR and CDKA, was stripped of his Merited Master of Sports of the USSR title.^[8]

Sweden trials and the triumph

The Soviet Union entered the World Cup for the first time at the 1958 tournament, following a qualification playoff against Poland.^[9] Drawn in a group with Brazil, England and Austria, they collected three points in total, one from England and two from Austria. Soviet Union and England went to a playoff game, in which Anatoli Ilyin scored in the 67th minute to knock England out. The Soviet Union were then eliminated by the hosts of the tournament, Sweden, in the quarter-finals.

The inaugural European Championships in 1960 marked the pinnacle of Soviet footballing achievement. Easily progressing to the quarter-finals, the team were scheduled to face Spain, but due to the tensions of the Cold War, Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union, resulting in a walkover. In the semi-final, the Soviet team defeated Czechoslovakia 3–0 and reached the final, where they faced Yugoslavia.

In the final, Yugoslavia scored first, but the Soviet Union, led by legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin, equalized in the 49th minute. After 90 minutes the score was 1–1, and Viktor Ponedelnik scored with seven minutes left in extra time to give the Soviets the inaugural European Championship.

The end of Kachalin's dream-team

In the 1962 World Cup, the Soviet team was in Group 1 with Yugoslavia, Colombia and Uruguay. The match between Soviet Union and Colombia ended 4–4; Colombia scored a series of goals (68’, 72’, 86’). Star goalkeeper Lev Yashin was in poor form both against Colombia and Chile. His form was considered as one of the main reasons why Soviet Union team did not gain more success in the tournament.

In 1964, the Soviet Union attempted to defend their European Championship title, defeating Italy in the last 16 (2–0, 1–1) and to reach the quarter-finals. After two matches against Sweden, the Soviet side won on aggregate (1–1, 3–1). The Soviet Union team went to Spain where the finals were held. In the semi-finals, the Soviet Union defeated Denmark 3–0 in Barcelona but their dreams of winning the title again were dashed in the final when Spain, the host, scored a late goal, winning a 2-1.

The late 1960s: Semi-finals at World Cup and European Championships

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the tournament which the Soviet Union team reached their best result by finishing in fourth place. Soviet Union was in Group 4 with North Korea, Italy and Chile. In all three matches, the Soviet Union team managed to defeat their rivals. The Soviet team then defeated Hungary in the quarter-finals thanks to the effective performance of their star, Lev Yashin but their success was ended by two defeats on 25 and 28 July, against West Germany in the semi-finals and Portugal in the third place play off match, respectively. The 1966 squad was the second best scoring Soviet team in the World Cup history, with 10 goals.

For the Euro 1968, the qualification competition was played in two stages; a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quarter-finals (played in 1968). Again, only four teams could reach the finals which were held in Italy. The semi-final match between Soviet Union and Italy ended 0–0. It was decided to toss a coin to see who reached the final, rather than play a replay. Italy won, and went on to become European champions. On 8 June 1968, the Soviets were defeated by England in the third place match.

Kachalin's second attempt

The 1970 World Cup started with the match between Mexico and the Soviet Union. The Soviet team became the first team to make a substitution in World Cup history in this match. Other opponents in their group were Belgium and El Salvador. The Soviet team easily qualified to the quarter-final where they lost against Uruguay in extra time. This was the last time the Soviet Union reached the quarter-finals. They were able to obtain 5th place in the rankings which FIFA released in 1986.

The final tournament of the 1972 European Championships took place between 14 and 18 June 1972. Again, only four teams were in the finals. Soviets defeated Hungary 1–0, a second half goal. The final was between West Germany and Soviet Union. The match ended with a victory of the German side thanks to the effective football of Gerd Müller. This tournament was one of the two tournaments in which the Soviet Union finished as runner-up.

Failures to qualify in the 1970s

The Soviet Union u-20 team playing the Argentine side at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

After being runners up at Euro 1972, the rest of the 1970s were bleak for the Soviets, who were disqualified from the 1974 World Cup as a result of refusal to play Chile in the aftermath of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, and failed to qualify for the 1978 World Cup or the 1976 and 1980 European Championships.

Beskov recovers the team

The 1982 World Cup was the Soviet Union's first major tournament appearance for a decade. The Soviet Union was in Group 6 with Brazil, Scotland and New Zealand. Goals by Socrates and Eder marked the defeat of the Soviet side against Brazil in the first group match (even though it was a very hard match for the Brazilians), and they were eventually eliminated in the second round by finishing the group in second place, when they defeated Belgium only 1–0 and drew against Poland with an 0–0 result. In 1984, the Soviets again failed to qualify for the European Championships, but succeeded in qualifying for the 1986 World Cup. Soviet Union were in Group C with Hungary, France and Canada. The Soviets used Irapuato, Guanajuato as their training ground in the World Cup.

Lobanovsky era and demise of Soviet Union

Soviet team enjoyed a successful group stage by scoring nine goals and finishing the group in the first place. It seemed like the Soviet side managed to forget their unsuccessful performance in 1982, but they lost to surprise package Belgium 3–4 in the round of 16 after extra time. Despite their poor performance in the cup, this team was the best scoring Soviet team in World Cup history, with 12 goals. After failing to qualify for three consecutive Europe Cups (1976, 1980, 1984), the Soviets managed to qualify for the 1988 competition, the last time the Soviet Union national football team took part in the European Football Championship. The finals were held in West Germany. Eight teams were participating this time. Soviet Union finished Group B as leaders above the Netherlands and reached the semi-finals. There, the Soviets defeated Italy 2–0. In the final between Soviet Union and the Netherlands, another team from Group B, the Netherlands won the match with a clear score and became the European champions.

The final major championship contested by the Soviet team was the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where they were drawn in Group B with Argentina, Romania and Cameroon. The only success of Soviet Union in the whole tournament came when they managed to beat the group leaders, Cameroon by 4–0. The Soviet team lost their other matches and failed to qualify from the group. The Soviet Union qualified for Euro 1992, but the breakup of the Soviet Union meant that the finals place was instead taken by the CIS national football team. After the tournament, the former Soviet Republics competed as separate independent nations, with FIFA allocating the Soviet team's record to Russia.^[10]

Kit evolution

1958-1989 Home
0
0

1966 WC
(vs North Korea)
0

1970
Home
(vs Belgium)
0

1975
(vs Ireland)
0
0

1982 WC, CCCP = Con Colombia Casi Perdemos
Away
0
0

1986
Away
0
0

1988
Home

1988
Away

1990
Home

1990
Away

1991
Home

1991
Away

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squads	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958	Quarter-final	7th	5	2	1	2	5	6	Squad	5	4	0	1	18	3
1962	Quarter-final	6th	4	2	1	1	9	7	Squad	4	4	0	0	11	3
1966	Fourth Place	4th	6	4	0	2	10	6	Squad	6	5	0	1	19	6
1970	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1	6	2	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	1
1974	Disqualified (forfeited)									6	3	1	2	5	4
1978	Did not qualify									4	2	0	2	5	3
1982	Second Group Stage	7th	5	2	2	1	7	4	Squad	8	6	0	2	20	2
1986	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	12	5	Squad	8	4	2	2	13	8
1990	Group Stage	17th	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad	8	4	3	1	11	4
Total	Fourth Place	7/14	31	15	6	10	53	34	–	52	35	9	8	110	32

UEFA European Championship record

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squads	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1	Squad	2	2	0	0	4	1
1964	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	2	Squad	4	2	2	0	7	3
1968	Fourth Place	4th	2	0	1	1	0	2	Squad	8	6	0	2	19	8
1972	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	1	3	Squad	8	5	3	0	16	4
1976	Did not qualify									8	4	1	3	12	10
1980										6	1	3	2	7	8
1984										6	4	1	1	11	2
1988	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	4	Squad	8	5	3	0	14	3
1992	Dissolved and replaced by CIS national football team									8	5	3	0	13	2
Total	1 Title	5/8	13	7	2	4	17	12	−	58	34	16	8	103	41

Olympic record

Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squads
1896–1912	Preceded with Russia
1920–1948	Did not enter
1952	Round 1	14th	3	1	1	1	8	9	Squad
1956	Gold medalists	1st	5	4	1	0	9	2	Squad
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972	Bronze medalists	3rd	7	5	2	0	17	6	Squad
1976	Bronze medalists	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	4	Squad
Since 1976	succeeded with Olympic team
Total	Gold medalists	4/20	20	14	4	2	44	21	–

Honours

This is a list of honours for the senior Soviet Union national football team

FIFA World Cup

Fourth-place (1): 1966

UEFA European Championship

Winners (1): 1960
Runner-up (3): 1964, 1972, 1988
Fourth-place (1): 1968

Olympic football tournament

Gold Medal (2): 1956, 1988
Bronze Medal (3): 1972, 1976, 1980

Players

Most capped Soviet players

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Oleg Blokhin	1972–1988	112	42
2	Rinat Dasayev	1979–1990	91	0
3	Albert Shesternev	1961–1971	90	0
4	Anatoliy Demyanenko	1981–1990	80	6
5	Volodymyr Bezsonov	1977–1990	79	4
6	Lev Yashin	1954–1967	78	0
7	Sergei Aleinikov*	1984–1991	77	6
8	Murtaz Khurtsilava	1965–1973	69	6
9	Oleg Protasov*	1984–1991	68	29
10	Valeriy Voronin	1960–1968	66	5
11	Oleg Kuznetsov*	1986–1991	63	1
12	Volodymyr Kaplichny	1968–1974	62	0
13	Valentin Ivanov	1956–1965	59	26
14	Vagiz Khidiatulin	1978–1990	58	6
15	Gennadiy Litovchenko*	1984–1990	58	15
16	Viktor Kolotov	1970–1978	55	22
17	Igor Netto	1952–1965	54	4
18	Igor Chislenko	1959–1968	53	20
19	Evgeniy Lovchev	1969–1977	52	1
20	Anatoliy Banishevskiy	1965–1972	50	19

Top goalscorers

The following statistic is based on the statistic published in Sovetskiy Sport of December 1991.^[11]

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)	Pct.
1	Oleg Blokhin	1972–1988	42 (112)	0.375
2	Oleg Protasov	1984–1991	29 (68)	0.426
3	Valentin Ivanov	1956–1965	26 (59)	0.441
4	Eduard Streltsov	1955–1968	25 (38)	0.658
5	Viktor Kolotov	1970–1978	22 (55)	0.4
6	Viktor Ponedelnik	1960–1966	20 (29)	0.69
6	Igor Chislenko	1959–1968	20 (53)	0.377
8	Anatoliy Banishevskiy	1965–1972	19 (50)	0.38
9	Anatoliy Ilyin	1952–1959	16 (31)	0.516
10	Anatoliy Byshovets	1966–1972	15 (39)	0.385
10	Gennadiy Litovchenko^[12]	1984–1990	14 (57)	0.259
12	Fedor Cherenkov	1979–1990	12 (34)	0.353
13	Sergei Salnikov	1954–1958	11 (20)	0.55
	Volodymyr Onyschenko	1972–1977	11 (44)	0.25
	Slava Metreveli	1958–1970	11 (48)	0.229
16	Nikita Simonyan	1954–1958	10 (20)	0.5
	Ramaz Shengelia	1979–1983	10 (26)	0.385
	Yuriy Gavrilov	1978–1985	10 (46)	0.217

Soviet managers

Manager	Years	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %	Qualifying cycle	Final tour
Boris Arkadiev	1952	3	1	1	1	8	9	33.33		1952(o)
Vasily Sokolov	1954	2	1	1	0	8	1	50
Gavriil Kachalin	1955–1958	34	22	6	6	88	35	64.71	1956(o), 1958, 1960	1956(o), 1958
Georgiy Glazkov	1959	1	1	0	0	3	1	100
Mikhail Yakushin	1959	2	2	0	0	2	0	100	1960
Gavriil Kachalin	1960–1962	22	16	2	4	49	20	72.73	1962	1960, 1962
Nikita Simonyan	1963	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Konstantin Beskov	1963–1964	9	4	4	1	14	7	44.44	1964	1964
Nikita Simonyan	1964	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Nikolai Morozov	1964–1966	31	15	9	7	51	33	48.39	1966	1966
Mikhail Yakushin	1967–1968	28	16	7	5	51	31	57.14	1968, 1968(o)	1968
Gavriil Kachalin	1969–1970	18	9	7	2	29	11	50	1970	1970
Valentin Nikolayev	1970–1971	13	8	5	0	24	5	61.54	1972
Nikolay Gulyayev	1972	4	2	1	1	6	4	50	1972
Aleksandr Ponomarev	1972	15	8	4	3	27	17	53.33		1972(o), 1972
German Zonin	1972	3	1	0	2	1	2	33.33
Yevgeny Goryansky	1973	10	3	2	5	6	6	30	1974*
Konstantin Beskov	1974	3	1	0	2	1	4	33.33	1976
Valeriy Lobanovsky	1975–1976	19	11	4	4	33	18	57.89	1976	1976(o)
Valentin Nikolayev	1976	2	0	1	1	0	2	0
Nikita Simonyan	1977–1979	27	18	4	5	60	22	66.67	1978, 1980
Konstantin Beskov	1979–1982	28	17	8	3	54	19	60.71	1980, 1982	1982
Oleg Bazilevich	1979	1	1	0	0	3	1	100
Valeriy Lobanovsky	1982–1983	10	6	3	1	18	6	60	1984
Eduard Malofeyev	1984–1986	25	14	3	8	37	23	56	1986
Valeriy Lobanovsky	1986–1987	17	9	6	2	31	11	52.94	1988	1986
Nikita Simonyan	1988	1	1	0	0	4	0	100
Morozov and Mosyagin	1988	4	1	2	1	5	5	25
1st Coaching Staff	1988–1990	31	16	6	9	42	29	51.61	1990	1988, 1990
2nd Coaching Staff	1990–1992	28	12	11	5	39	24	42.86	1992	1992

Notes:

The game that took place on 21 November 1973 between the national team of Chile and missing side did not go on record of Yevgeny Goryansky.
The 1980 USSR Olympic roster (coach - Beskov) was identical with the senior team that competed in qualification tournaments in 1979-1981.
In 1985–1989 the national team competed in the annual Nehru Cup (India).
The 1st coaching staff consisted of Valeriy Lobanovsky (leading), Yuri Morozov and Sergei Mosyagin.
The 2nd coaching staff consisted of Anatoly Byshovets (leading), Vladimir Salkov and Gadzhi Gadzhiyev.

Home venues record

Since Soviet's first fixture (16 November 1924 vs. Turkey) they have played their home games at various stadiums.

Venue	City		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Points per game
Central Lenin Stadium	Moscow	1956–1992	78	50	18	10	151	50	2.15
Central Stadium	Kiev	1969–1990	12	10	1	1	27	6	2.58
Lenin Dynamo Stadium	Tbilisi	1967–1987	10	6	1	3	19	9	1.9
Dynamo Stadium	Moscow	1954–1971	9	7	2	0	41	8	2.56
Lokomotiv Stadium	Simferopol	1979–1989	4	4	0	0	11	1	3
Kirov Stadium	Leningrad	1967–1984	3	3	0	0	8	1	3
Hrazdan Stadium	Yerevan	1978	2	2	0	0	12	2	3
Central Lokomotiv Stadium	Moscow	1979–1988	2	2	0	0	5	1	3
Central Stadium	Volgograd	1977	1	1	0	0	4	1	3
Vorovsky Stadium	Moscow	1924	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
Black Sea Shipping Stadium	Odessa	1974	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals		1924-1992	123	86	22	15	281	80	2.28

Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Note:

Although never used by either the Soviet Union national football team nor Soviet Union Olympic football team, Dynama Stadium in Minsk was designated as the official stadium for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Notes

↑ "Soviet Union 11:1 India". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
↑ "Member Association - Russia". FIFA.com.
↑ Hentilä, Seppo (1982). Suomen työläisurheilun historia I. Työväen Urheiluliitto 1919–1944. Hämeenlinna: Karisto. pp. 146–148. ISBN 951-23216-0-2.
↑ Hentilä, Seppo (2014). Bewegung, Kultur und Alltag im Arbeitersport (in German). Helsinki: The Finnish Society for Labour History. p. 48. ISBN 978-952-59762-6-7.
↑ "Soviet Union - International Results 1911-1935". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
↑ "USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions". http://russianfootballnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1950-1959". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
↑ "USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions". russianfootballnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
↑ "1958 - Qualifying competition". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
↑ "History. About FUR. General information. FUR". en.rfs.ru. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016.
↑ Top goalscorers (in Russian)
↑ www.rusteam.permian.ru, Кашинцев Александр. "Литовченко Геннадий Владимирович. Сборная России по футболу". www.rusteam.permian.ru.

External links

Preceded by Inaugural champions	European champions 1960 (first title)	Succeeded by 1964 Spain

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[1] "Soviet Union 11:1 India". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-03-23.

[2] "Member Association - Russia". FIFA.com.

[3] Hentilä, Seppo (1982). Suomen työläisurheilun historia I. Työväen Urheiluliitto 1919–1944. Hämeenlinna: Karisto. pp. 146–148. ISBN 951-23216-0-2.

[4] Hentilä, Seppo (2014). Bewegung, Kultur und Alltag im Arbeitersport (in German). Helsinki: The Finnish Society for Labour History. p. 48. ISBN 978-952-59762-6-7.

[RSSSF-5] "Soviet Union - International Results 1911-1935". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2007.

[6] "USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions". http://russianfootballnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017. External link in |work= (help)

[7] "Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1950-1959". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2007.

[8] "USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions". russianfootballnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[9] "1958 - Qualifying competition". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 13 January 2007.

[10] "History. About FUR. General information. FUR". en.rfs.ru. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016.

[11] Top goalscorers (in Russian)

[12] www.rusteam.permian.ru, Кашинцев Александр. "Литовченко Геннадий Владимирович. Сборная России по футболу". www.rusteam.permian.ru.

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