Ukraine national under-21 football team

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.

Ukraine Under-21
Nickname(s)Молодіжка (Young men)
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football
Head coachRuslan Rotan
CaptainNazariy Rusyn
Most capsOleksandr Yatsenko (38)
Top scorerPylyp Budkivskyi (18)
Home stadiumValeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ukraine 0–0[1] Belarus 
Ternopil,[2] Ukraine; 28 October 1992
Biggest win
 Ukraine 8–0 Armenia 
Kiev, 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
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunner-up (2006)

Their first game the team played was on October 28, 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.

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

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.

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
1960–1994 Part of  Soviet Union Part of  Soviet Union
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 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
Total Runner-up 2/13 8 2 2 4 5 11 114 59 22 33 201 121
  Summer Olympics years

Olympic qualification

Since 1992, the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.[4]

  • 1996: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
  • 2000: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
  • 2004: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
  • 2008: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
  • 2012: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in Group Stage of the UEFA final tournament.
  • 2016: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
  • 2020: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
Further information: Football at the Summer Olympics
Host Nation(s) - Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1896 - 1992preceded with Soviet Union
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024to be determined
Total 0/7000000

Important friendlies

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (2012–2014)
Further information: Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

Lobanovsky tournament (2006– )
Further information: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2019
  • Runners-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Head Coaches
Manager[5] Nation 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 Ischenko 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[6] 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
Pavlo Yakovenko 2008–2012 70 31 25 14 109 66 44.29 2009, 2011, 2013 2011
Serhiy Kovalets 2013–2015 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2013, 2015
Oleksandr Holovko 2015–2018 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2017, 2019
Ruslan Rotan 2018–present ? ? ? ? ? ?

Coaching staff

Currently approved:[7]

Head coach Ruslan Rotan
Coach Oleksandr Melaschenko
Coach Oleksiy Chystyakov
Coach Vasyl Kardash
Goalkeeper Coach Vitaliy Reva

Forthcoming fixtures

2021 UEFA qualifications
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 13 5 +8 15 Final tournament — 2–1 13 Oct 4 Sep 2–1 5–1
2  Romania 5 3 1 1 11 3 +8 10 Final tournament if best runners-up
(Play-offs otherwise)		 TBD — 4–1 3–0 3–0 13 Oct
3  Finland 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 0–1 4 Sep — 8 Sep 1–1 4–0
4  Ukraine 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3 2–3 9 Oct 0–2 — TBD 4–0
5  Northern Ireland 5 0 3 2 2 6 −4 3 8 Sep 0–0 9 Oct 13 Oct — 0–0
6  Malta 4 0 1 3 1 13 −12 1 9 Oct 8 Sep TBD TBD 4 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA

2019 UEFA qualifications
See also: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 23 4 +19 26 Final tournament — 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 7–0
2  Netherlands 10 5 3 2 21 6 +15 18 1–1 — 3–0 1–2 3–0 8–0
3  Ukraine 10 5 2 3 18 12 +6 17 0–2 1–1 — 3–1 3–2 1–0
4  Scotland 10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 3–0
5  Latvia 10 0 4 6 5 18 −13 4 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–0
6  Andorra 10 0 3 7 1 28 −27 3 0–1 0–1 0–6 1–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA

2017 UEFA qualifications
See also: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 10 6 3 1 13 7 +6 21 Final tournament — 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2  France 10 6 2 2 17 8 +9 20 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
3  Iceland 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 18 3–0 3–2 — 2–4 2–0 1–1
4  Ukraine 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14 0–2 1–0 0–1 — 4–0 1–1
5  Scotland 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 8 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–1
6  Northern Ireland 10 0 2 8 6 18 −12 2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Recent matches
Ukraine 3–2 Latvia
 Report
Ukraine 1–0 Andorra
  • Shved  87'
 Report
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Ukraine 3–1 Scotland
 Report
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Netherlands 3–0 Ukraine
 Report
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the matches for the 2019 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament on 31 May 2019.[8]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Anatoliy Trubin (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Oleh Bilyk (1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 FC Oleksandriya
Andriy Kozhukhar (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 Valmiera
Defenders
Yevhen Cheberko (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 FC Zorya Luhansk
Vladyslav Babohlo (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 FC Oleksandriya
Tymur Stetskov (1998-01-27) January 27, 1998 FC Oleksandriya
Oleksiy Bykov (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 FC Mariupol
Orest Lebedenko (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 FC Olimpik Donetsk
Bogdan Milovanov (1998-04-19) April 19, 1998 Sporting de Gijón B
Ivan Semenikhin (1998-09-28) September 28, 1998 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Midfielders
Dmytro Kryskiv (2000-10-06) October 6, 2000 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Volodymyr Yakimets (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 FC Karpaty Lviv
Dmytro Topalov (1998-03-12) March 12, 1998 FC Mariupol
Bohdan Biloshevsky (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv
Akhmed Alibekov (1998-05-29) May 29, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv
Yevhen Smyrnyi (1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv
Artem Kozak (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 FC Karpaty Lviv
Maksym Lunyov (1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 FC Zorya Luhansk
Bohdan Lyednyev (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998 FC Zorya Luhansk
Mykhaylo Mudryk (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Nazar Mosiychuk (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 FC Vorskla Poltava
Strikers
Oleh Kozhushko (1998-02-17) February 17, 1998 SC Dnipro-1
Vladyslav Vakula (1999-04-29) April 29, 1999 FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent call-ups

The following players are still eligible and have been called up within the last match.[9][10][11]

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
Yevhen Kucherenko (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 FC Shakhtar Donetsk v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Andriy Lunin (1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 CD Leganés v  Scotland, October 12, 2018
Defenders
Vladyslav Dubinchak (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 FC Arsenal Kiev v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Oleksandr Romanchuk (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 FC Dynamo Kyiv v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Roman Vantukh (1999-07-04) July 4, 1999 FC Olimpik Donetsk v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Vitaliy Mykolenko (1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 FC Dynamo Kyiv v  Netherlands, October 16, 2018
Denys Popov (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 FC Dynamo Kyiv v  Netherlands, October 16, 2018
Midfielders
Oleksandr Nazarenko (2000-02-01) February 1, 2000 SC Dnipro-1 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament, May 31, 2019 WD
Yurii Shpyrka (1998-04-22) April 22, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament, May 31, 2019 WD
Maksym Chekh (1999-01-03) January 3, 1999 FC Shakhtar Donetsk v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Andriy Kravchuk (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 FC Olimpik Donetsk v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Maksym Rizie (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 FC Kosice v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Illya Putrya (1998-05-15) May 15, 1998 FC Mariupol v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Oleksandr Petrusenko (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv v  Georgia, November 16, 2018
Vadym Yanchak (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 FK Poprad v  Georgia, November 16, 2018
Mykola Shaparenko (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv v  Netherlands, October 16, 2018
Strikers
Yevhen Isayenko (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament, May 31, 2019 WD
Nazariy Rusyn (1998-10-25) October 25, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament, May 31, 2019 WD
Jeka (1998-04-24) April 24, 1998 FC Boavista v  Latvia, March 26, 2019
Stanislav Bilenkyi (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda v  Georgia, November 16, 2018

Notes:

  • INJ Injured or recovering from surgery
  • WD Withdrew

All-time team record

The following table shows Ukraine Under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 11 October 2010.[12]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania431071+6
 Armenia10820313+28
 Belarus8323108+2
 Belgium421185+3
 Bulgaria5203990
 Czech Republic210112−1
 China PR110021+1
 Chile220030+3
 Croatia311133+2
 Cyprus1010110
 Denmark530276+1
 Egypt110031+2
 England100113+2
 Estonia220082+6
 France302126−4
 Georgia9522226+16
 Germany301217−6
 Greece633052+3
 Hungary210135−2
 Iran321072+2
 Iceland210165+1
 Israel522142+2
 Italy310234−1
 Latvia110020+2
 Libya1010000
 Lithuania52211110+1
 Liechtenstein220081+7
 Kazakhstan220031+2
 North Korea100123−1
 North Macedonia210121+1
 Malta321062+4
 Moldova522174+3
 Montenegro1010000
 Netherlands521257−2
 Northern Ireland422073+4
 Norway400428−6
 Poland62311410+4
 Portugal320121+1
 Romania3102310−7
 Russia210112−1
 Scotland1010220
 Serbia1010000
 Serbia and Montenegro210114−3
 Slovakia302112−1
 Slovenia330080+8
 Spain311123−1
 Sweden100101−1
  Switzerland200224+2
 Syria3111220
 Turkey8224812−4
 United States1100110
 Uzbekistan110031+2
 Wales220040+4
 Yugoslavia110010+1
Total16682395125517778

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 Zaporizhia 2 1 0 1 5 2 1.5
Arena Lviv Lviv 2 1 0 1 4 2 1.5
Auto ZAZ Zaporizhia 1 1 0 0 5 0 3
SKA Odessa 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
Totals102553215196791.94
Last updated: 2 June 2016. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

See also
  • Ukraine national football team
  • European Under-21 Football Championship
  • 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
  • 2006 UEFA Under-21 Championship Finalists

References
  1. Game report. UAF footpass.
  2. Game report. ukr-football.org.ua
  3. Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments
  4. Olympic tournaments
  5. 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
  6. Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team. Football Federation of Ukraine (old website).
  7. https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/u-21/1548691516-ffu-utverdila-trenerskiy-shtab-ukrainskoy-molodezhki.html
  8. https://ffu.ua/article/36630
  9. https://ffu.ua/teams/structure/9
  10. https://ffu.ua/article/36697
  11. https://ffu.ua/article/36725
  12. "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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