The Russia national football B team, also known as the Russia-2 national football team (russian: Сборная команда Россия-2), is a secondary team for

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. The team is controlled by the Russian Football Union. It was founded in 2011. In late 2012, after

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was replaced by

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as the president of the Russian Football Union, the team was dismantled, at least for the immediate future. On 28 February 2022, due to the

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and in accordance with a recommendation by the

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(IOC), FIFA and

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suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the

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, which upheld the bans.

Results

Last squad

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Previous call-ups

These players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Managers

Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan (russian: Юрий Анатольевич Красножан; born 7 June 1963) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Russia women's national football team. Career Born ...

(4 July 2011 – 26 Oct 2012Вторая сборная России по футболу прекратит существование
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References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Russia-2 national football team European national B association football teams B 2011 establishments in Russia 2012 disestablishments in Russia