The Russian Empire national football team was the association football team representing the Russian Empire from 1910 to 1914.
1910–1914 | |||
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Association | All-Russian Football Union (VFS) Всероссийский футбольный союз | ||
Most caps | Vasily Zhitarev (7) | ||
Top scorer | Vasily Zhitarev (4) | ||
FIFA code | RUS | ||
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First international | |||
Unofficial![]() ![]() (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 16 October 1910) Official ![]() ![]() (Stockholm, Sweden; 30 June 1912) | |||
Last international | |||
![]() ![]() (Christiania, Norway; 12 July 1914) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 16 October 1910) ![]() ![]() (Moscow, Russia; 23 October 1910) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1912) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals in 1912 |
History
editThe Russian Empire played its first unofficial international in October 1910 against Bohemia national team, a 5–4 win.[1] The All-Russian Football Union was founded in January 1912 and it was admitted to FIFA in the same year.[2] The first official international for the team was the second round match against Finland national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, with the Finns competing separately despite being a part of Russia at the time.[1]
The development of league football in Russia was stopped by the outbreak of First World War in 1914.[3] Meetings with the Germany national team and France national team were planned for the spring of 1915, but the matches were cancelled. A large number of players were killed in the war and others fled the country after the 1917 October Revolution.[3] The Soviet Union national football team was formed in August 1923[4] and it was accepted by FIFA as the successor of the Russian Empire football team, itself becoming the Russia national football team in 1992.
Managers
edit- Georges Duperron (1910–1913)
- Robert Fulda (1914)
Competitive record
editOlympic Games
editOlympic Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1896 | No football tournament was held | |||||||||
1900 | did not enter | |||||||||
1904 | ||||||||||
1908 | ||||||||||
1912 | Second round | 11th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | Squad | |
Total | Second round | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — |
International record
editThe Russian Empire national football team played a total number of 8 official and 8 unofficial internationals between October 1910 and July 1914.[1][5]
Date | Location | Venue | Competition | Opponent | Score (1) |
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16 October 1910 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Sport Stadium | Unofficial match | Bohemia | 5–4 |
23 October 1910 | Moscow, Russia | ZKS Stadium | Unofficial match | Bohemia | 1–0 |
2 September 1911 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nevsky Stadium | Unofficial match | England Amateurs | 0–14 |
3 September 1911 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nevsky Stadium | Unofficial match | England Amateurs | 0–7 |
4 September 1911 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nevsky Stadium | Unofficial match | England Amateurs | 0–11 |
6 May 1912 | Moscow, Russia | Union Golf Club | Unofficial match | Finland | 1–1 |
30 June 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | Olympic Stadium | Summer Olympics | Finland | 1–2 |
1 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | Olympic Stadium | Summer Olympics | Germany | 0–16 |
3 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | Tranebergs Idrottsplats | Friendly match | Norway | 1–2 |
12 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | Sokolniki Park | Unofficial match | Hungary | 0–9 |
14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | Sokolniki Park | Friendly match | Hungary | 0–12 |
29 April 1913 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nevsky Stadium | Unofficial match | Sweden | 1–5 |
4 May 1913 | Moscow, Russia | Sokolniki Park | Friendly match | Sweden | 1–4 |
14 September 1913 | Moscow, Russia | Sokolniki Park | Friendly match | Norway | 1–1 |
5 July 1914 | Stockholm, Sweden | Olympic Stadium | Friendly match | Sweden | 2–2 |
12 July 1914 | Christiania, Norway | Bislett | Friendly match | Norway | 1–1 |
(1) Russian Empire's score is shown first.
Head-to-head record
editUp to matches played on 12 July 1914.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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Bohemia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 100.00 |
England Amateurs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0.00 |
Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0.00 |
Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0.00 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0.00 |
Total | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 91 | −76 | 12.50 |
Player records
editPlayer records include official internationals only.[4]
- As of 12 July 1914
Most capped players
editRank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Vasily Zhitarev | 8 | 4 | 1912–1914 |
2 | Nikita Khromov | 6 | 0 | 1912–1913 |
3 | Vasily Butusov | 5 | 1 | 1912–1913 |
4 | Andrei Akimov | 4 | 1 | 1912–1913 |
Pyotr Sokolov | 0 | 1912 | ||
6 | Nikolai Denisov | 3 | 0 | 1913–1914 |
Lev Favorsky | 0 | 1912 | ||
Dmitri Matrin | 0 | 1912–1913 | ||
Aleksandr Filippov | 0 | 1912–1914 | ||
Fyodor Rimsha | 0 | 1912 | ||
Sergei Romanov | 0 | 1913–1914 | ||
Mikhail Nikolayevich Smirnov | 0 | 1912 | ||
Ivan Vorontsov | 0 | 1913–1914 | ||
Mikhail Yakovlev | 0 | 1912–1913 |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Vasily Zhitarev | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 1912–1914 |
2 | Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1913 |
Aleksandr Krotov | 1 | 1 | 1914 | ||
Andrei Akimov | 4 | 0.25 | 1912–1913 | ||
Vasily Butusov | 5 | 0.2 | 1912–1913 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Матчи Сборная России по футболу (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Football in Russia Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b History of Russian Football The Premier Site for Russian Culture. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b Soviet Union - International Results 1911-1935 - Details The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ All Time Results The Website of Russian and USSR National Football Team. Retrieved 18 June 2014.