Belarus youth team is preparing to defend the title

On January 19th, Belarus youth team, consisting of football players born not earlier than 2003, will begin its performance at the home «Development Cup 2020». The international youth tournament will be held in the capital's football covered hall for the sixteenth consecutive year. Entrance to all matches is free.

The head coach of Belarus youth team Andrei Skorobogatko called up 23 players:

Goalkeepers: Andrei Kudravets (BATE, Borisov), Timofei Yurasov ( «Dinamo-Minsk»), Andrei Ignatovich (RGUOR, Minsk);

Defenders: Artiom Brui, Maksim Kasarab (both - «Minsk»), Egor Parkhomenko, Vladislav Beliaev (both - RGUOR, Minsk), Daniil Martynovich, Roman Marchuk, Vitaly Urbanovich (all - «Dinamo-Brest»), Yegor Osipov (BATE, Borisov);

Midfielders: Arseni Migdalenok, Yuli Kuznetsov, Kirill Zinovich (all - «Minsk»), Dmitri Nizhnik (RGUOR, Minsk), Ivan Mikhniuk, Kirill Chernook, Ilya Moskalenchik (all - «Dinamo-Brest»), Artem Zhurko (RCOR-BSU, Minsk);

Forwards: Maksim Kunsky (RCOR BSU, Minsk), Yegor Shedko (RGUOR, Minsk), Dmitry Latykhov («Dinamo-Minsk»), Arthur Kuzmich («Minsk»).

The «Development Cup 2020» is an important stage in the preparation of the «White Wings» for the elite round of the UEFA U17 European Championship 2019/2020. We remind you that our team will play in group 1. The teams of Turkey, Greece and Ukraine will oppose Andrei Skorobogatko's side, and the matches of the mini-tournament will be held on March 25th, 28th, and March 31st in Turkey. The best teams from each quartet, as well as the seven best teams from the runners-up, will receive tickets to the final of the UEFA U17 European Championship, which will be held in Estonia from May 21st to June 7th, 2020.