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 
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
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

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 10 8 2 0 21 9 +12 26 Final tournament — 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–1
2  Romania 10 6 2 2 22 7 +15 20 1–1 — 3–0 4–1 3–0 4–1
3  Ukraine 10 5 1 4 17 11 +6 16 2–3 1–0 — 0–2 3–0 4–0
4  Finland 10 4 1 5 14 15 −1 13 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 1–1 4–0
5  Northern Ireland 10 2 3 5 7 13 −6 9 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 — 0–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 4 30 −26 1 1–3 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Recent matches
 Romania3–0Ukraine 
 Report
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
 Greece0–2Ukraine 
Ukraine 2–3 Denmark
 Report
 Azerbaijan1–1Ukraine 
Malta 1–4 Ukraine
  • Elouni  47'
 Report
Referee: Pavel Rejzek (Czech Republic)
Ukraine 3–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the UEFA Euro 2021 qualification games in October 2020.[9]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Anatoliy Trubin (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (0)
Dmytro Riznyk (1999-01-30) January 30, 1999 FC Vorskla Poltava 0 (0)
Ruslan Neshcheret (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 FC Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
Defenders
Oleksandr Syrota (2000-06-11) June 11, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
Roman Vantukh (1998-08-04) August 4, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv 6 (0)
Illya Zabarnyi (2002-09-01) September 1, 2002 FC Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
Viktor Korniyenko (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (0)
Yukhym Konoplia (1999-08-26) August 26, 1999 FC Desna Chernihiv 6 (1)
Vladyslav Dubinchak (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 SC Dnipro-1 0 (0)
Vladyslav Babohlo (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 FC Oleksandriya 5 (0)
Midfielders
Heorhiy Tsitaishvili (2000-11-18) November 18, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv 4 (2)
Bohdan Liedniev (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv 16 (4)
Volodymyr Brazhko (2002-01-23) January 23, 2002 FC Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
Serhiy Buletsa (1999-02-16) February 16, 1999 SC Dnipro-1 3 (0)
Oleksandr Nazarenko (2000-02-01) February 1, 2000 SC Dnipro-1 2 (0)
Arsen Batahov (2002-03-05) March 5, 2002 SC Dnipro-1 0 (0)
Heorhiy Sudakov (2002-09-01) September 1, 2002 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
Maksym Luniov (1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 FC Zorya Luhansk 0 (0)
Maksym Chekh (1999-01-03) January 3, 1999 FC Mariupol 7 (0)
Oleksiy Kashchuk (2000-06-29) June 29, 2000 FC Mariupol 0 (0)
Artem Bondarenko (2000-08-21) August 21, 2000 FC Mariupol 0 (0)
Dmytro Topalov (1998-03-12) March 12, 1998 FC Mariupol 11 (3)
Strikers
Danylo Sikan (2001-04-16) April 16, 2001 FC Mariupol 1 (1)
Illya Shevtsov (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 FC Desna Chernihiv 4 (1)

Recent call-ups

The following players are still eligible and have been called up within the last match.[10][11][12]

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
Vladyslav Kucheruk (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 FC Kolos Kovalivka 2 (0) v  Azerbaijan, November 19, 2019
Oleh Bilyk (1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 FC Oleksandriya 7 (0)
Defenders
Orest Lebedenko (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 FC Olimpik Donetsk 5 (0) v  Greece, October 14, 2019
Bohdan Milovanov (1998-04-19) April 19, 1998 Sporting de Gijón B 6 (0) v  Azerbaijan, November 19, 2019
Valeriy Bondar (1999-02-27) February 27, 1999 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (0)
Oleksiy Bykov (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 FC Mariupol 9 (0)
Yevhen Cheberko (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 LASK 13 (0)
Denys Popov (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 FC Dynamo Kyiv 8 (1)
Midfielders
Akhmed Alibekov (1998-05-29) May 29, 1998 FC Ufa 10 (0) v  Azerbaijan, November 19, 2019
Dmytro Kryskiv (2000-10-06) October 6, 2000 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2 (0) v  Greece, October 14, 2019
Mykhaylo Mudryk (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 FC Desna Chernihiv 5 (1) v  Romania, October 10, 2019
Bohdan Biloshevskyi (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv 2 (0)
Andriy Kravchuk (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 FC Olimpik Donetsk 3 (0)
Mykola Shaparenko (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv 10 (2)
Yevhen Smyrnyi (1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 FC Kolos Kovalivka 8 (1)
Strikers
Oleh Kozhushko (1998-02-17) February 17, 1998 FC Kolos Kovalivka 4 (1) v  Greece, October 14, 2019
Nazar Rusyn (1998-10-25) October 25, 1998 FC Dynamo Kyiv 12 (7)
Vladyslav Supriaha (2000-02-15) February 15, 2000 FC Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0)

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.[13]

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

Notes
  1. All matches originally scheduled to be played in March 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[8] These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played in November 2020.

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. "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. 17 March 2020.
  9. https://sport.ua/news/504727-sikan-i-tsitaishvili-v-zayavke-ukrainy-u-21-na-blizhayshie-matchi
  10. https://ffu.ua/teams/structure/9
  11. https://ffu.ua/article/36697
  12. https://ffu.ua/article/36725
  13. "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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