The 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.

[1] The development of league football in Russia was stopped by the outbreak of First World War in 1914.

A large number of players were killed in the war and others fled the country after the 1917 October Revolution.

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