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Russia

A statistical overview of Russia's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 17 legends

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 0
Tournament entries: 10
Legends tracked: 17

Capital: Moscow
Population: 143.4M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 17
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 94
Average height: 180 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 80

Composition

Position distribution

17 total

Goalkeepers2 · 12%

Defenders4 · 24%

Midfielders5 · 29%

Attackers6 · 35%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 318%
Right: 1165%
Unknown: 318%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1950s

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1970s

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1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRYashin, Lev94 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerKerzhakov, Aleksandr30 goals91 caps

Most national capsOnopko, Viktor109 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioStreltsov, Eduard0.65 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreKanchelskis, Andrei90 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthShesternyov, Albert88 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchCherenkov, Fedor91 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1950s5 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches34

Win rate38.2%

Goal difference-4

Won: 1338%
Drawn: 824%
Lost: 1338%

Goals for: 44
Goals against: 48
World Cup: 4appearances
Continental: 6appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Russia's football tradition through these recurring themes.

physical power
tactical discipline
collective movement
endurance
direct play

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Moscow

Player index

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