Russian Empire national football team

The Russian Empire national football team was the association football team representing the Russian Empire from 1910 to 1914.

History

The Russian Empire played its first unofficial international in October 1910 against Bohemia national team, a 5–4 win. The All-Russian Football Union was founded in January 1912 and it was admitted to FIFA in the same year. 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.

The development of league football in Russia was stopped by the outbreak of First World War in 1914. 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. The Soviet Union national football team was formed in August 1923 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

• Georges Duperron (1910–1913)
• Robert Fulda (1914)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

International record

The Russian Empire national football team played a total number of 8 official and 8 unofficial internationals between October 1910 and July 1914.

⁽¹⁾ Russian Empire's score is shown first.

Head-to-head record

Up to matches played on 12 July 1914.

Player records

Player records include official internationals only.

As of 12 July 1914

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

References

1. Russia national football team
2. Russian Football Union
3. Azerbaijan national football team
4. England national football team
5. Nigeria national football team
6. List of Soviet and Russian football champions
7. Finland national football team
8. Israel national football team
9. Soviet Union national football team
10. South Korea national football team
11. Greece national football team
12. Philippines national football team
13. Malta national football team
14. Denmark national football team
15. Austria national football team
16. China national football team
17. Hungary national football team
18. Estonia national football team
19. South Africa national soccer team
20. List of men's national association football teams