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| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ruslan Rotan | ||
| Captain | Danylo Sikan | ||
| Mostcaps | 3 players (10) | ||
| Top scorer | Maksym Khlan (3) | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Japan 2–0Ukraine  (Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ukraine 4–0Italy  (Aubagne, France; 6 June 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Japan 2–0Ukraine (Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024) Ukraine 0–2Argentina  (Décines-Charpieu, France; 30 July 2024) | |||
| Summer Olympic | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2024) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2024) | ||
TheUkraine Olympic football team (Ukrainian:Олімпійська збірна України з футболу, also known as Ukraine Under-23) representsUkraine in internationalfootball competitions inOlympic Games. The team is one of the Ukrainian junior football teams and only is called when Ukraine qualifies forSummer Olympics.
Ukraine made its football debut at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis,[1][2] headed byRuslan Rotan.[3]
On 2 July 2023 theUkraine national under-21 football team beat their peers fromFrance at theEuropean Championship quarterfinals and for their first time in its history qualified to theSummer Olympics football tournament.[4] Along with the Ukrainian team to the competition also qualifiedIsrael andSpain.
Ruslan Rotan, the coach of Ukraine under-21 team, became the head coach of the team for the Olympic Games.[5]
The first match of the Olympic team of Ukraine was a control and took place on 25 March 2024 at theMikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu inFukuoka Prefecture against theJapan national under-23 football team (0:2).[6]
The same year in June the Ukraine Olympic participated at theMaurice Revello Tournament and won their first title by defeatingIvory Coast U20 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 2–2 draw.[7]
The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v Ukraine| 25 March 2024Friendly | Japan | 2–0 | Ukraine | Kitakyushu,Fukuoka prefecture, Japan |
| 19:15 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium:Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lewis Smith (England) |
v Ukraine| 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Indonesia | 0–3 | Ukraine | Vitrolles, France |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Stade Jules-Ladoumègue Referee:Akhona Makalima (South Africa) |
v Italy| 6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | 4–0 | Italy | Aubagne, France |
| 16:00 | Khlan 31'Martynyuk 53'Sikan 63'Voloshyn 71' | Report | Stadium:Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee:Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia) |
v
Panama| 8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | 2–0 | Panama | Fos-sur-Mer, France |
| 18:30 | Voloshyn 62' Yarmolyuk 66' | Report | Stadium:Stade Parsemain Referee:Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
v Japan| 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | 2–1 | Japan | Aubagne, France |
| 15:30 | Veleten 42',55' | Report | Shiogai 81' | Stadium:Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee:Milagros Arruela (Peru) |
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Ivory Coast| 16 June 2024 (2024-06-16)2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | 2–2 (5–4p) | Ivory Coast | Salon-de-Provence, France |
| 18:15 | Shostak 7' Khlan 31' | Ouotro 45+3',59' | Stadium:Stade d'Honneur Referee:Myriam Marcotte (Canada) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Khlan Siheyev  Kucheriavyi Krasnopir Yarmolyuk Batahov | A. KonatéGoudoussO. KouassiO. KonatéAgnikoiZogbe | |||
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Egypt| 14 July 2024Friendly | Ukraine | 1–1 | Egypt | Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Braharu 12' | Report | Stadium:Plaine des Sports |
v
Paraguay| 18 July 2024Friendly | Ukraine | 2–2 | Paraguay | Hagetmau, France |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Khlan 31' Fedor 83' | Report | Parzajuk 86' Fernández 89' | Stadium:Alain Lansaman |
v Ukraine| 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)Summer Olympics – Group stage | Iraq | 2–1 | Ukraine | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Stade de Lyon Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan) |
v
Morocco| 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)Summer Olympics – Group stage | Ukraine | 2–1 | Morocco | Saint-Étienne, France |
| 17:00 | Report | Rahimi 64' (pen.) | Stadium:Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee:Saíd Martínez (Honduras) |
v Argentina| 30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)Summer Olympics – Group stage | Ukraine | 0–2 | Argentina | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Stade de Lyon Referee:Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
Currently approved for the 2024 Summer Olympics:[8]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ruslan Rotan |
| Assistant coach | Serhiy Kravchenko |
| Manager[9] | Nation | Ukraine career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Olympic tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruslan Rotan | | 2024 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 45.45 | 2024 |
All the players must be born on or after 1 January 2001, with a maximum of three overage players permitted.[10] Names inbold denote players who have been capped for thesenior team.
The following players were called up for the friendly and2024 Summer Olympics matches againstEgypt,Paraguay,Iraq,Morocco andArgentina on 14, 18, 24, 27 and 30 July 2024, respectively.[11]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1GK | Kiril Fesyun | (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 1 | 1GK | Heorhiy Yermakov | (2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 22 | 1GK | Yakiv Kinareykin | (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 3 | 2DF | Oleksandr Martynyuk | (2001-11-25)25 November 2001 (age 24) | 10 | 1 | Oleksandriya |
| 2 | 2DF | Illya Krupskyi | (2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 13 | 2DF | Volodymyr Salyuk | (2002-06-25)25 June 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 16 | 2DF | Arseniy Batahov | (2002-03-05)5 March 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 19 | 2DF | Yevhen Pavlyuk | (2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 4 | 2DF | Maksym Talovyerov | (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (age 25) | 5 | 0 |  LASK |
| 6 | 2DF | Oleksiy Sych | (2001-04-01)1 April 2001 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
| 11 | 3MF | Maksym Khlan | (2003-01-27)27 January 2003 (age 23) | 10 | 3 |  Lechia Gdańsk |
| 17 | 3MF | Oleh Fedor | (2004-07-23)23 July 2004 (age 21) | 10 | 2 | Rukh Lviv |
| 5 | 3MF | Valentyn Rubchynskyi | (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (age 24) | 8 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 20 | 3MF | Kyrylo Siheyev | (2004-05-16)16 May 2004 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 15 | 3MF | Vladyslav Veleten | (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 2 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 8 | 3MF | Mykola Mykhaylenko | (2001-05-22)22 May 2001 (age 24) | 7 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 10 | 3MF | Maksym Braharu | (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 7 | 3MF | Oleh Ocheretko | (2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 18 | 3MF | Dmytro Kryskiv | (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (age 25) | 5 | 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 21 | 3MF | Artem Shulyanskyi | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 14 | 4FW | Danylo Sikan(captain) | (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (age 24) | 9 | 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 9 | 4FW | Ihor Krasnopir | (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (age 23) | 8 | 1 | Rukh Lviv |
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 | Ruslan Neshcheret | (2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| DF | Oleksandr Drambayev | (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| DF | Taras Mykhavko | (2005-05-30)30 May 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| DF | Danil Skorko | (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Oleksandriya | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024PRE |
| DF | Roman Didyk | (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| DF | Kostyantyn Vivcharenko | (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| DF | Vitaliy Roman | (2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| DF | Bohdan Slyubyk | (2004-02-11)11 February 2004 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| DF | Maksym Dyachuk | (2003-07-21)21 July 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024RES |
| DF | Artem Smolyakov | (2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024RES |
| DF | Yehor Matsenko | (2002-01-23)23 January 2002 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| DF | Anton Bol | (2003-01-08)8 January 2003 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| DF | Maryan Faryna | (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| DF | Andriy Buleza | (2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Japan, 25 March 2024INJ |
| MF | Denys Shostak | (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (age 23) | 5 | 1 | Oleksandriya | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 1 |  Brentford | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| MF | Maksym Kucheriavyi | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 |  St Johnstone | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| MF | Nazar Voloshyn | (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | (2006-07-10)10 July 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Metalist Kharkiv | v. Ivory Coast, 16 June 2024 |
| MF | Ivan Zhelizko | (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| MF | Illya Kvasnytsya | (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024WD |
| MF | Ivan Nesterenko | (2003-07-23)23 July 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024RES |
| MF | Oleksandr Nazarenko | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Polissia Zhytomyr | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| MF | Oleksiy Kashchuk | (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (age 25) | 1 | 0 |  Qarabağ | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| MF | Artem Kulakovskyi | (2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| MF | Eldar Kuliyev | (2002-03-24)24 March 2002 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Zira Baku | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
| MF | Artem Bondarenko | (2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024INJ |
| MF | Borys Krushynskyi | (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Japan, 25 March 2024U21 |
| FW | Mykola Kukharevych | (2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (age 24) | 1 | 0 |  Swansea City | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024RES |
| FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | (2006-01-11)11 January 2006 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024RES |
| FW | Yevheniy Pastukh | (2004-03-19)19 March 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Japan, 25 March 2024U21 |
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Since 1992, the Olympic roster may consist of under-23 players, plus three over-age players.[12]
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maksym Talovyerov (DF) | Dmytro Kryskiv (MF) | did not select |
The following table shows Ukraine Olympic team's all-time international record.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | CONMEBOL |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | AFC |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | AFC |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | UEFA |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CAF |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | AFC |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | CAF |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | CONCACAF |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CONMEBOL |
| Against:10 Nations | Played:11 | Won:5 | Drawn:3 | Lost:3 | GF:19 | GA:13 | GD:+6 | Confederations:5 |
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | |
| 1896–1916 | Part ofRussian Empire(predominantly) | Part ofRussian Empire(predominantly) | |||||||||||||||
 1896 | No football tournament held | No football tournament held | |||||||||||||||
 1916 | No competitions due toWorld War I | No competitions due toWorld War I | |||||||||||||||
 1920 | Did not enter due to war | Did not enter due to war | |||||||||||||||
| 1924–1992 | Part ofSoviet Union(predominantly) | Part ofSoviet Union(predominantly) | |||||||||||||||
 1932 | No football tournament held | No football tournament held | |||||||||||||||
| 1940–1944 | No competitions due toWorld War II | No competitions due toWorld War II | |||||||||||||||
 1996 | Did not qualify | Eliminated in qualification | |||||||||||||||
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 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2011 | 4th in Group B | |||||||||
 2016 | Eliminated in qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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 2024 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2023 | Semi-finals | |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
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