Ukraine national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Ukraine | ||
Head coach | Oleksandr Holovko | ||
Captain | Vladlen Yurchenko | ||
Most caps | Oleksandr Yatsenko (38) | ||
Top scorer | Pylyp Budkivskyi (18) | ||
Home stadium | Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | ||
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First international | |||
Ukraine 0–0 Belarus Ternopil,[1] Ukraine; 28 October 1992 | |||
Biggest win | |||
Ukraine 8–0 Armenia Kiev, Ukraine; 13 October 1998 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
France 4–0 Ukraine matches only. | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Runner-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 Football Federation of Ukraine 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 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 for the twice. The under-21s managed to not only qualify for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reach 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 Football Championship that were held in Denmark.
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.[2]
- 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.
- 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2006: Runner-up
- 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
- 2013: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2015: Did not qualify. Lost in playoffs during qualification phase.
UEFA U-21 European Championship record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
TBA 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Runner up | 2/11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 110 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 194 | 115 |
Olympic qualification
Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.[3]
- 1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2008: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 2012: Did not qualify. Eliminated in UEFA U-21 Championship Group Stage.
- 2016: Did not qualify. Eliminated in playoffs during qualification stage.
Olympic Record
Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.[4]
Host Nation(s) - Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1896 - 1992 | preceded with Soviet Union | ||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2000 | |||||||
2004 | |||||||
2008 | |||||||
2012 | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
Total | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Important friendlies
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Lobanovsky tournament
- 2006: Third
- 2007: Third
- 2008: Third
- 2009: Winner
- 2011: Runner Up
- 2013: Runner Up
- 2015: Runner Up
- 2016: Third
Coaches
Manager | Nation | Ukraine career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Qualifying cycle | Final tour |
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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[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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2013, 2015 | |||
Oleksandr Holovko | 2015 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2017 |
Coaching staff
Currently approved:
Head coach | Oleksandr Holovko | |
Coach | Vasyl Kardash | |
Coach | Oleksandr Melaschenko | |
Coach | Tolyat Sheykhametov | |
Goalkeeper Coach | Valeriy Palamarchuk | |
Forthcoming Fixtures
2017 UEFA qualifications
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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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 | — |
Recent Matches
The following summary is the matches the U-21 team has played in the last 12 months
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
4 June 2014 16:00 |
Liechtenstein | 2 – 5 | Ukraine |
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Kühne 36' (pen.), 50' | Report | Noyok 41', 70' Totovytskyi 44', 90+2' Yusov 77' |
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
Germany won 5–0 on aggregate.
Last 12 months – 16 games, 13 win(s), 3 draw(s), 0 loss(es) – 41 scored & 10 allowed.
Best scorer(s):
Totovytskyi with 7 goals
2015 UEFA Qualification
Ukraine U-21 was seeded as a pot 2 team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 19 | Play-offs |
2 | Ukraine | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 | |
3 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 15 | |
4 | Latvia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | |
5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 0 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ukraine | 0–5 | Germany | 0–3 | 0–2 |
Players
Current Squad
Following 21 players friendly matches against Northern Ireland on 6 October and Iceland on 11 October.[6]
Caps & Goals as of 6 October 2015 after match vs Northern Ireland.
Recent Callups
The following players are still eligible and have been called up within the last 12 months.
Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Latest call-up |
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Goalkeepers | ||||
Heorhiy Buschan | 31.05.1994 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | |
Yevhen Hrytsenko | 05.02.1995 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Tymofiy Sheremeta | 06.10.1995 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Defenders | ||||
Ihor Duts | 11.04.1994 | Illichivets Mariupol | 18 (0) | |
Denys Miroshnichenko | 11.10.1994 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 17 (0) | |
Oleksandr Azatskyi | 13.01.1994 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 13 (0) | |
Oleksandr Mihunov | 13.04.1994 | Illichivets Mariupol | 11 (0) | |
Valeriy Boldenkov | 08.09.1994 | Free Agent | 5 (0) | |
Zurab Ochihava | 18.05.1995 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | |
Mykhaylo Shyshka | 05.07.1994 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Dmytro Fateev | 21.06.1994 | FC Zirka Kirovohrad | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Semen Datsenko | 10.05.1994 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | 0 (0) | training process, November, 2014 |
Andriy Storchous | 30.06.1994 | MFC Kremin Kremenchuk | 0 (0) | v training process, November, 2014 |
Midfielders | ||||
Vladlen Yurchenko | 22.01.1994 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 23 (3) | |
Artem Favorov | 19.03.1994 | FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 10 (2) | |
Artem Fylymonov | 21.02.1994 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 10 (0) | |
Serhiy Hryn | 06.06.1994 | FC Illichivets Mariupol | 9 (0) | |
Ivan Petryak | 13.03.1994 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 6 (1) | |
Serhiy Horbunov | 14.03.1994 | Free agent | 3 (0) | |
Oleksandr Vasylyev | 27.04.1994 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | |
Yuriy Hluschuk | 16.01.1995 | FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Oleksandr Andriyevskyi | 25.06.1994 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Ivan Hrebenyuk | 08.04.1995 | FC Sumy | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Dmytro Zaderetskyi | 03.08.1994 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Svyatoslav Kozlovskyi | 26.03.1994 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Ihor Zhurakhovskyi | 19.09.1994 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 (0) | training process, November, 2014 |
Taras Puchkovskyi | 23.08.1994 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 7 (1) | v Moldova, May 21, 2014 |
Vladyslav Pavlenko | 05.04.1994 | FC Vitebsk | 2 (0) | v Moldova, May 21, 2014 |
Strikers | ||||
Volodymyr Barylko | 29.01.1994 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 2 (1) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Denys Bezborodko | 31.05.1994 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 1 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Dmytro Khlyobas | 09.05.1994 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 1 (1) | |
Oleksiy Khoblenko | 04.04.1994 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Vitaliy Hemeha | 10.01.1994 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
Notes:
- INJ Injured or recovering from surgery
- WD Withdrew
All-time team record
The following table shows Ukraine Under-21's all-time international record, correct as of 11 October 2010.[7]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Albania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
Armenia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
Belarus | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
Belgium | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
China PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 |
Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
Georgia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 |
Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +2 |
Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
Israel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Libya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
Moldova | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
Poland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 |
Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Turkey | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Total | 166 | 82 | 39 | 51 | 255 | 177 | 78 |
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 |
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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 | 0 |
Totals | 102 | 55 | 32 | 15 | 196 | 79 | 1.94 |
- 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
- ↑ Game report. ukr-football.org.ua
- ↑ Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments
- ↑ Olympic tournaments
- ↑ Olympic tournaments
- ↑ Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team. Football Federation of Ukraine (old website).
- ↑ "Сергій Ковалець викликає 23 футболісти на матчі зі Словаччиною та Словенією". Football Federation of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
External links
- 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.
- Ukrainian Football Federation Under-21 Team web site (Ukrainian)