Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21

Nickname(s)

Молодіжка (Young men)

Association

Ukrainian Association of Football

Head coach

Unai Melgosa

Captain

Volodymyr Brazhko

Most caps

Oleksandr Yatsenko (38)

Top scorer

Pylyp Budkivskyi (18)

Home stadium

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium

First colours

Second colours

Third colours

First international

Ukraine 0–0^[1] Belarus

Ternopil,^[2] Ukraine; 28 October 1992

Biggest win

Ukraine 8–0 Armenia

Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 1998

Biggest defeat

France 4–0 Ukraine

Paris, France; 26 March 1999

Note: Records for competitive
matches only.

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

3 (first in 2006)

Best result

Runners-up (2006)

The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth [football] team of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Молодіжна збірна України) is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.

Their first game the team played was on 28 October 1992. Its first competition the team entered in 1994 the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament twice. The under-21s not only qualified for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reached the final, where they lost to Netherlands on 4 June 2006 by 3–0. The under-21s also qualified to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was held in Denmark.

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History

Its first game under national flag the team played on 28 October 1992 by hosting Belarus national under-21 football team in a friendly game in Ternopil (Ternopil City Stadium).^[1] The game ended in scoreless tie and was attended by 4,000 people.^[1] The initial squad consisted of following players Sergei Aleksandrov, Dmytro Parfenov, Serhiy Fedorov, Oleksandr Koval, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Vitaliy Kosovskyi, Ihor Luchkevych, Serhiy Onopko, Vladimir Lebed, Hennadiy Moroz, Vitaliy Pushkutsa, Kostyantyn Pinchuk, Oleg Solovyov, Ruslan Romanchuk, Oleksandr Karabuta.^[1] Later two out of the squad Lebed and Aleksandrov continued to play for Russian national teams.

In August 1993, the Ukraine youth squad took part in its first tournament where it contested few teams outside of Europe. Its first competitive tournament became the Youth Euro 1996 where it was eliminated in qualification group. Its first game Ukraine U-21 played at home against its opponents from Lithuania on 6 September 1994.

It took Ukraine another 10 years to finally qualify to the tournament final when in 2006 it almost won the tournament losing in the final game to Netherlands which earned its first title instead.

Tournaments

Summer Olympics record

As U-23 team

Rules

1996–present: u-23 national teams (with three 'no age limit' players allowed, after an agreement between FIFA and OIC)

Note

No tournament held in 1932

Olympic Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	Pld.	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900	Paris	did not qualify
1904	St. Louis
1908	London
1912	Stockholm
1920	Antwerp
1924	Paris
1928	Amsterdam
1936	Berlin
1948	London
1952	Helsinki
1956	Melbourne
1960	Rome
1964	Tokyo
1968	Mexico City
1972	Munich
1976	Montreal
1980	Moscow
1984	Los Angeles
1988	Seoul
1992	Barcelona
1996	Atlanta
2000	Sydney
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
2024	Paris	Qualified
2028	Los Angeles	To be determined
2032	Brisbane	To be determined
Total			1/30	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Since 1968, Spain has sent its under-23 national team.

UEFA U-21 Championship

Since 1984, it is an official U-21 European championship. Since 1992, the tournament doubles as qualifying competition for the Olympic Games every four years.^[3]

1994: Did not enter.
1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2002: Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off to Switzerland.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
2006: Runner-up. Finished 2nd of 7 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Belgium.
2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
2009: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2011: Group Stage. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Netherlands
2013: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
2015: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off to Germany.
2017: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2019: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
2021: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
2023: Qualified. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Slovakia.

UEFA U-21 European Championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship									UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960–1992	Part of Soviet Union								Part of Soviet Union
1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify								10	6	2	2	24	12
1998									8	5	1	2	14	4
2000									8	3	2	3	16	12
2002									12	6	1	5	16	17
2004									8	2	5	1	8	5
2006	Runner-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	4	6	14	8	2	4	27	11
2007	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	4
2009	Did not qualify								8	5	0	3	16	7
2011	Group Stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	5	10	5	4	1	16	8
2013	Did not qualify								10	5	2	3	21	10
2015									10	6	1	3	20	13
2017									10	4	2	4	14	12
2019									10	5	2	3	18	12
2021									10	5	1	4	17	11
2023	Semi-Finals	3rd	5	3	1	1	9	8	12	8	2	2	25	14
2025
Total	Runner-up	3/15	8	2	2	4	5	11	124	64	23	37	218	132

Summer Olympics years

Important friendlies

Lobanovsky tournament (2006– )

Winners (2): 2009, 2019
Runners-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (2012–2014)

Winner (1): 2014
Runner-up (1): 2013

Head coaches

As of 26 March 2024

Manager^[4]	Ukraine career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %	Qualifying cycle	Final tour
Volodymyr Muntian	1992–1994	15	8	5	2	25	12	53.33	1996
Viktor Kolotov	1995	7	3	2	2	17	10	42.86	1996
Oleksandr Ishchenko	1996–1997	11	7	2	2	19	6	63.64	1998
Viktor Kolotov	1998–1999	12	6	3	3	32	16	50	2000
Volodymyr Onyschenko	1999–2001	21	9	3	9	23	31	42.86	2000, 2002
Anatoliy Kroshchenko^[5]	2002	10	1	6	3	10	12	10	2004
Pavlo Yakovenko	2002–2004	20	8	6	6	24	20	40	2004, 2006
Hennadiy Lytovchenko	2003–2004	2	1	1	0	4	2	50
Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko	2004–2007	41	21	6	14	4	2	51.22	2006, 2007, 2009	2006
Volodymyr Muntian (caretaker)	2008	5	0	2	3	2	8	0
Pavlo Yakovenko	2008–2012	70	31	25	14	109	66	44.29	2009, 2011, 2013	2011
Serhiy Kovalets	2013–2015	47	26	8	13	94	50	55.32	2013, 2015
Oleksandr Holovko	2015–2018	25	13	7	5	49	34	52	2017, 2019
Ruslan Rotan	2018–2023	47	23	12	12	79	55	48.94	2021, 2023	2023
Unai Melgosa	2023–present	8	7	0	1	16	4	87.5	2025

Coaching staff

Currently approved:^[6]

Head coach

Unai Melgosa

Results and fixtures

2023

13 June 2023 (2023-06-13) Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Ukraine	Austria
19:00		Report	Viunnyk 51' Sikan 80'	Referee: Thomas Ofner (Austria)

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Ukraine	Blumau, Austria
19:00		Report		Stadium: Union sport club Blumau

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Ukraine	2–0	Croatia	Bucharest, Romania
19:00	Kashchuk 19' Sikan 48'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Romania	0–1	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
19:00		Report	Dican 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 14,309 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Spain	2–2	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
21:45	Zhelizko 49' (o.g.) Ruiz 90'	Report	Vyunnyk 43' Sudakov 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) U21 Euro 2023 QF	France	1–3	Ukraine	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
22:00	Cherki 19'	Report	Sudakov 32' (pen.), 44' Bondarenko 86'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 6,281 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) U21 Euro 2023 SF	Spain	5–1	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
22:00	Ruiz 17' Sancet 24' Blanco 54' Oroz 68' S. Gómez 78'	Report	Bondarenko 13'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 9,230 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Friendly	Germany	2–0	Ukraine	Saarbrücken, Germany
19:15	Beier 53' Lemperle 88'	Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 6,503 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	1–0	Northern Ireland	Poprad, Slovakia
18:30	Roman 70'	Report		Stadium: NTC Poprad^[7] Attendance: 275 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Luxembourg	0–3	Ukraine	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
20:30		Report	Krasnopir 45' Viunnyk 69' Kvasnytsya 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Attendance: 661 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	3–2	England	Košice, Slovakia
18:30	Voloshyn 31' Ocheretko 43' Kvasnytsia 90+4'	Report	Madueke 67' Cresswell 89'	Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	4–0	Luxembourg	Murcia, Spain
19:00	Vanat 35' Batahov 64' Voloshyn 66' Krasnopir 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	1–0	Azerbaijan	Murcia, Spain
19:00	Brazhko 34' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 880 Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)

2024

22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Friendly	Morocco	0–1	Ukraine	Aksu, Antalya, Turkey
20:00		Report	Ocheretko 19'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Halim Kolanci (Turkey)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Azerbaijan	0–3	Ukraine	Baku, Azerbaijan
14:00		Report	Yatsyk 25' Ocheretko 40' Rubchynskyi 56'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	v	Serbia
TBD		Report

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Northern Ireland	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	England	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Serbia	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

Players

Players born in 2002 or later are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team. Names in italics denote players who not available for calling up anymore, because of the age limits.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match and the 2025 Euro U21 qualification match against Morocco and Azerbaijan on 22 and 26 March 2024, respectively.^[8]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match vs Azerbaijan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ruslan Neshcheret	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22)	18	0	Dynamo Kyiv
12	1GK	Yakiv Kinareykin	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Dnipro-1

16	2DF	Arseniy Batahov (captain)	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)	31	1	Zorya Luhansk
2	2DF	Kostyantyn Vivcharenko	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21)	26	2	Dynamo Kyiv
13	2DF	Volodymyr Salyuk	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21)	10	0	Chornomorets Odesa
5	2DF	Vitaliy Roman	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 20)	9	1	Rukh Lviv
15	2DF	Artem Smolyakov	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Polissya Zhytomyr
4	2DF	Illya Krupskyi	(2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Vorskla Poltava

8	3MF	Oleh Ocheretko	(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 20)	21	4	Dnipro-1
21	3MF	Maksym Braharu	(2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21)	21	1	Chornomorets Odesa
22	3MF	Valentyn Rubchynskyi	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)	10	1	Dnipro-1
14	3MF	Illya Kvasnytsya	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Rukh Lviv
10	3MF	Nazar Voloshyn	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20)	8	2	Dynamo Kyiv
19	3MF	Maksym Khlan	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Lechia Gdańsk
9	3MF	Yevhen Pavlyuk	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Vorskla Poltava
18	3MF	Oleksandr Yatsyk	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	3	1	Zorya Luhansk
11	3MF	Ivan Varfolomeyev	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Slovan Liberec
6	3MF	Borys Krushynskyi	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Polissya Zhytomyr

20	4FW	Ihor Krasnopir	(2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21)	9	2	Obolon Kyiv
17	4FW	Ihor Horbach	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Zorya Luhansk

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Pavlo Isenko	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Vorskla Poltava	v. Morocco, 22 March 2024
GK	Kiril Fesyun	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Kolos Kovalivka	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
GK	Anatoliy Trubin	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 22)	15	0	Benfica	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
GK	Oleksandr Saputin	(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Zorya Luhansk	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023
GK	Vladyslav Rybak	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Dnipro-1	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES

DF	Bohdan Slyubyk	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Morocco, 22 March 2024
DF	Danil Skorko	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Oleksandriya	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
DF	Roman Didyk	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
DF	Eduard Kozik	(2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Karpaty Lviv	v. Luxembourg, 17 November 2023 ^PRE
DF	Anton Bol	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Zorya Luhansk	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
DF	Marian Faryna	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
DF	Andriy Buleza	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Karpaty Lviv	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
DF	Oleksiy Sych	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)	22	0	Rukh Lviv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Maksym Talovierov	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23)	21	0	LASK	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Oleksandr Syrota	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 23)	10	1	Dynamo Kyiv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Rostyslav Lyakh	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23)	7	0	Rukh Lviv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 22)	8	0	Osijek	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2023
DF	Maksym Dyachuk	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES

MF	Yevheniy Pastukh	(2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Morocco, 22 March 2024
MF	Yehor Yarmolyuk	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Brentford	v. Morocco, 22 March 2024 ^WD
MF	Anton Tsarenko	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Morocco, 22 March 2024 ^INJ
MF	Volodymyr Brazhko	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)	21	2	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
MF	Maksym Kucheriavyi	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)	5	1	St Johnstone	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
MF	Kyrylo Siheyev	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Oleksandriya	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
MF	Ivan Losenko	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
MF	Artem Bondarenko	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 23)	23	5	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Oleksandr Nazarenko	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	23	1	Polissya Zhytomyr	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Ivan Zhelizko	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)	23	0	Lechia Gdańsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Dmytro Kryskiv	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)	21	4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Heorhiy Sudakov	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21)	20	6	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Oleksiy Kashchuk	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23)	13	3	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Mykola Mykhaylenko	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 22)	15	0	Oleksandriya	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship ^INJ
MF	Danyil Alefirenko	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 23)	11	1	Zorya Luhansk	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2023
MF	Eldar Kuliyev	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Zira	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
MF	Marko Sapuha	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES

FW	Bohdan Viunnyk	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21)	28	6	Lechia Gdańsk	v. Azerbaijan, 21 November 2023
FW	Vladyslav Vanat	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	12	4	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Luxembourg, 17 November 2023
FW	Yehor Hunichev	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Mynai	v. England, 16 October 2023
FW	Denys Teslyuk	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Germany, 8 September 2023
FW	Danylo Sikan	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 22)	19	9	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
FW	Mykhailo Mudryk	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	18	3	Chelsea	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
Notes ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad because of injury. ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. ^RES = Reserves squad – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability.

Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 26 March 2024^[9]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	Pylyp Budkivskyi	18	23	0.78	2011–2013
2	Danylo Sikan	9	19	0.47	2019–2023
3	Oleksandr Aliyev	8	30	0.27	2003–2006
4	Nazariy Rusyn	7	11	0.64	2018–2019
	Andriy Totovytskyi	7	12	0.58	2013
	Serhiy Rebrov	7	17	0.41	1993–1995
	Artem Byesyedin	7	17	0.41	2015–2017
	Ruslan Fomin	7	20	0.35	2005–2008
	Oleksiy Byelik	7	29	0.24	2000–2003
	Artem Milevskyi	7	31	0.23	2003–2006

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Ukraine Under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 29 March 2021.^[10]

**Key**
	Positive balance (more wins)
	Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
	Negative balance (more losses)

Against	Confederation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Albania	UEFA	7	6	1	0	17	2	+15
Andorra	UEFA	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7
Armenia	UEFA	10	8	2	0	31	3	+28
Austria	UEFA	3	1	1	1	2	2	+0
Azerbaijan	UEFA	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
Bahrain	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1
Belarus	UEFA	14	6	6	2	19	12	+7
Belgium	UEFA	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3
Bulgaria	UEFA	6	2	0	4	10	11	-1
Chile	CONMEBOL	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
China	AFC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Croatia	UEFA	7	3	2	2	8	7	+1
Czech Republic	UEFA	8	1	1	6	5	13	-8
Cyprus	UEFA	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3
Denmark	UEFA	12	4	4	4	16	17	-1
Egypt	CAF	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
England	UEFA	5	0	1	4	2	9	-7
Estonia	UEFA	5	3	2	0	13	5	+8
Finland	UEFA	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1
France	UEFA	9	1	5	3	8	14	-6
Georgia	UEFA	11	5	4	2	28	12	+16
Germany	UEFA	6	0	1	5	2	14	-12
Greece	UEFA	8	5	3	0	11	2	+9
Hungary	UEFA	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2
Iceland	UEFA	5	3	0	2	13	10	+3
Iran	AFC	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3
Northern Ireland	UEFA	8	4	3	1	13	6	+7
Israel	UEFA	9	4	4	1	8	7	+1
Italy	UEFA	5	1	0	4	3	6	-3
Kazakhstan	UEFA	4	4	0	0	9	2	+7
South Korea	AFC	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
Kosovo	UEFA	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Kyrgyzstan	AFC	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Latvia	UEFA	8	6	2	0	19	6	+13
Liechtenstein	UEFA	4	4	0	0	16	3	+13
Lithuania	UEFA	11	6	3	2	23	14	+9
Libya	CAF	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0
North Macedonia	UEFA	5	2	0	3	5	5	+0
Malta	UEFA	6	5	1	0	19	4	+15
Moldova	UEFA	11	7	4	0	23	5	+18
Montenegro	UEFA	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Netherlands	UEFA	9	2	3	4	6	13	-7
Norway	UEFA	5	0	0	5	2	10	-8
Poland	UEFA	8	3	3	2	15	14	+1
Portugal	UEFA	5	3	0	2	3	3	+0
Romania	UEFA	6	3	0	3	5	13	-8
Russia	UEFA	5	2	1	2	10	9	+1
Saudi Arabia	AFC	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5
Scotland	UEFA	5	3	2	0	13	5	+8
Slovakia	UEFA	8	1	5	2	7	6	+1
Slovenia	UEFA	10	7	2	1	18	6	+12
Serbia	UEFA	6	1	4	1	5	7	-2
Spain	UEFA	4	1	1	2	2	6	-4
Sweden	UEFA	3	1	0	2	7	3	+4
Switzerland	UEFA	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1
Syria	AFC	3	1	1	1	2	2	+0
Tajikistan	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Turkey	UEFA	13	6	3	4	19	14	+5
Turkmenistan	AFC	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
United States	CONCACAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0
Uzbekistan	AFC	5	2	3	0	7	3	+4
Wales	UEFA	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4

Serbia and Montenegro +1=1-1 2-4 (Yugoslavia)
Kyrgyzstan national +1=0-0 4-0
Norway u-23 +0=0-1 0-2
England C +0=0-1 0-2

Home venues record

Since the game Ukraine v Belarus (28 October 1992), Ukraine youth team have played their home games at 19 different stadiums.

Venue	City	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Points per game
VVL Dynamo	Kyiv	43	20	17	6	76	36	1.79
Bannikov	Kyiv	13	8	3	2	24	11	2.08
Obolon Arena	Kyiv	12	5	6	1	22	8	1.75
Boreks	Borodianka	5	3	1	1	8	6	2
Tsentralnyi	Cherkasy	5	3	0	2	7	5	1.8
Shakhtar	Chervonohrad	3	3	0	0	11	0	3
Dynamo Training Center	Kyiv, Koncha-Zaspa	3	2	1	0	7	1	2.33
CSK ZSU	Kyiv	2	2	0	0	8	2	3
Lokomotyv	Donetsk	2	2	0	0	3	1	3
Kolos	Boryspil	2	1	1	0	2	0	2
Sevastopol	Sevastopol	2	1	1	0	3	1	2
Slavutych-Arena	Zaporizhzhia	2	1	0	1	5	2	1.5
Arena Lviv	Lviv	2	1	0	1	4	2	1.5
Auto ZAZ	Zaporizhzhia	1	1	0	0	5	0	3
SKA	Odesa	1	1	0	0	4	0	3
Metalist	Kharkiv	1	1	0	0	4	0	3
Ternopilsky	Ternopil	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ukraina	Lviv	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
Illichivets	Mariupol	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
Totals		102	55	32	15	196	79	1.94

Last updated: 2 June 2016. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Game report. UAF footpass.
^ Game report. ukr-football.org.ua
^ Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments
^ Ruslan Rotan became the 10th head coach in the history of the Ukrainian youth football team (Руслан Ротань став 10-м головним тренером в історії молодіжної збірної України). Ukrainian Association of Football. 28 December 2018
^ Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team. Football Federation of Ukraine (old website).
^ "Офіційно. Рішення Виконкому Української асоціації футболу". 25 July 2023.
^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "U-21: Унаї Мельгоса назвав склад молодіжної збірної України на березневі матчі відбору Євро-2025" (in Ukrainian). Official the UAF website. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "Пан або пропав? 10 кращих бомбардирів збірної України U-21 за всю історію".
^ "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ukraine national under-21 football team.

Official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football Under-21 Team
Official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football Under-21 Team full results archive
UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
UEFA Ukraine U-21 page Contains rosters and photographs.
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
Andrei Kudyrko. The Ukrainian youth: 1973 – 1983. Generation after generation (Украинская молодежь: 1973 - 1983. Поколение за поколением). UA-Football. 7 June 2006.

v t e Ukraine national under-21 football team – Head coaches
Muntyan (1992–94) Kolotov (1995) Ishchenko (1996–97) Kolotov (1998–99) Onyshchenko (1999–2001) Kroshchenko (2002) Yakovenko (2002–04) Lytovchenko (2003–04) Mykhaylychenko (2004–07) Muntyan^c (2008) Yakovenko (2008–12) Kovalets (2013–15) Levchenko (2015) Holovko (2015–18) Rotan (2019–23) Melgosa (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e Ukraine national football team
General	Ukrainian Association of Football History Managers
Venues	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Metalist Stadium Arena Lviv Ukraina Stadium
Statistics	Records and statistics Results by decade 1992–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Players	Records International players Captains Team rosters
Goals	Andriy Shevchenko
World Cup Finals	Summary 2006
European Finals	Summary 2012 2016 2020
Matches	Ukraine 1–3 Hungary (1992) Russia 1–1 Ukraine (1999)
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League system

Men	Premier League First League Second League Third League (defunct) Amateur Championship Regional championships Championship of the Ukrainian SSR (defunct)
Women	Ukrainian Women's League Top league First league Winter challenge
Youth	UPL (U-21 & U-19) PFL (U-19) WFPL (U-18, U-17, U-16, U-15, U-14) Ukrainian Youth Football League (U-17, U-16, U-15, U-14) Ukrainian Students' League (Universities) Leather Ball Club (U-13, U-12, U-11) FFU Cup of hopes

Domestic cups

Men	Ukrainian Cup Ukrainian Super Cup Ukrainian Amateur Cup FFU Regions' Cup Ukrainian Second League Cup (defunct) Ukrainian League Cup (defunct) Cup of Ukrainian PFL (defunct) Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR (defunct)
Women	Women's Cup Winter Cup

National teams

Men	National team Olympic U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 Students Beach soccer team Futsal team
Women	National team U-19 U-17 Beach soccer team Futsal team
Hosted	Euro 2012 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Viktor Bannikov Memorial 1986 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR

Governing bodies

UAF committees	Committee of Referees Control and Disciplinary Committee National Teams Committee
Collective members	Ukrainian Premier League Professional Football League Ukrainian Youth Football League Ukrainian Association of Amateur Football All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football All-Ukrainian Association of Student's Football Association of Football among Handicapped Association of Football among Veterans Ukrainian Association of Mini-Football Trade Union of Footballers All-Ukrainian Association of Football Coaches MON Sports CSK ZSU Spartak Dynamo Kolos Ukraine Regional football associations
Regional associations	AR Crimea Cherkasy Chernihiv Chernivtsi Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk Ivano-Frankivsk Kharkiv Kherson Khmelnytskyi Kyiv Kirovohrad Luhansk Lviv Mykolaiv Odesa Poltava Rivne Sumy Ternopil Vinnytsia Volyn Zakarpattia Zaporizhzhia Zhytomyr

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History

Tournaments

Summer Olympics record

UEFA U-21 Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship record

Important friendlies

Lobanovsky tournament (2006– )

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (2012–2014)

Head coaches

Coaching staff

Results and fixtures

2023

2024

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Player records

Top goalscorers

Head-to-head record

Home venues record

See also

Notes

References

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