The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.
History The team qualified for the final round of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship three times. In 2004 in Germany and 2009 in Sweden the team was unable to advance past group stage.
In 2011 at U21 Euro in Denmark they advanced to semifinal with only one win (against Iceland) and two losses (against Denmark and Switzerland) and having better 3-way head-to-head record against Iceland and Denmark (as all three teams had identical overall results). The team lost 1-3 to Spain. They defeated the Czech Republic 1–0 in the third-place match and qualified for the Men's Football Tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[🖉
European Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA1976–1992Part of the Soviet Union 1994 Did not enter 1996 Did not qualify 1998 2000 2002 2004 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 2006 Did not qualify 2007 2009 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 7 2011 Third place 3rd 5 2 0 3 5 8 2013 Did not qualify 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 Total Third place 3/18 11 3 2 6 11 19
UEFA U21 Euro 2027 qualification
Current squad The following players were called up for friendly matches against Azerbaijan and China on 4 and 7 June 2025.
Caps and goals are correct as of 7 June 2025, after the match against China.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
See also Belarus national football team Belarus national under-23 football team Belarus national under-19 football team Belarus national under-17 football team
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