| Nickname | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
| Head coach | |||
| Captain | Maksym Melnychenko | ||
| Mostcaps | Arseniy Batahov (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Pylyp Budkivskyi (18) | ||
| Home stadium | Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
Ternopil,[2]Ukraine; 28 October 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Kyiv,Ukraine; 13 October 1998 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Paris,France; 26 March 1999 Note: Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2024) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2024) | ||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in2006) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
TheUkraine national under-21 football team is also known asYouth [football] team of Ukraine (Ukrainian:Молодіжна збірна України) is one of junior nationalfootball teams ofUkraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by theUkrainian 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 the1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament twice. The under-21s not only qualified for the2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reached the final, where they lost toNetherlands on 4 June 2006 by 3–0. The under-21s also qualified to the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was held inDenmark.
Its first game under national flag the team played on 28 October 1992 by hostingBelarus national under-21 football team in a friendly game inTernopil (Ternopil City Stadium).[1] The game ended in scoreless tie and was attended by 4,000 people.[1] The initial squad consisted of following playersSergei 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 theYouth 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 in2006 it almost won the tournament losing in the final game to Netherlands which earned its first title instead.
As U-23 team
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| 2024 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2028 | To be determined | |||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1/30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
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]
| 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 | Part of | |||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 | ||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |||
| Total | Runner-up | 4/16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 134 | 72 | 23 | 39 | 238 | 139 | |
| Manager[4] | 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 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 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 48 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach |
| 21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)Friendly | Slovenia | 1–1 | Belek, Turkey | |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)Friendly | Poland | 3–2 | Belek, Turkey | |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 6 June 2025 (2025-06-06)Friendly | Spain | 0–1 | Alcorcón, Spain | |
| Report |
| Stadium:Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo |
| 12 June 2025 (2025-06-12)U21 UEFA Euro 2025 | Ukraine | 2–3 | Prešov, Slovakia | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5,458 Referee:Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 15 June 2025 (2025-06-15)U21 UEFA Euro 2025 | Finland | 0–2 | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Košická futbalová aréna Attendance: 8,636 Referee:Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
| 18 June 2025 (2025-06-18)U21 UEFA Euro 2025 | Netherlands | 2–0 | Prešov, Slovakia | |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5,216 Referee:Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
| 5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Lithuania | 0–4 | Druskininkai, Lithuania | |
| 18:00(19:00UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium:LSC Druskininkai Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Daniel Higraff (Norway) |
| 10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | 3–3 | Murska Sobota, Slovenia | |
| 18:00(19:00UTC+3) | Report | Stadium:Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden) |
| 14 October 2025 (2025-10-14)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Croatia | 1–0 | Velika Gorica, Croatia | |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
| 14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Turkey | 1–0 | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Bulgaria) |
| 17 November 2025 (2025-11-17)Friendly | Albania | v | Elbasan, Albania | |
| 18:00 | Stadium:Elbasan Arena |
| 27 March 2026 (2026-03-27)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | TBD |
| 31 March 2026 (2026-03-31)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Hungary | v | Hungary |
| 26 September 2026 (2026-09-26)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | TBD |
| 2 October 2026 (2026-10-02)U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | TBD |
Players born in 2004 or later are eligible for theU21 Euro 2027 Qualification. Names inbold denote players who have been capped for thesenior team. Names initalics denote players who not available for calling up anymore, because of the age limits.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1GK | Ivan Pakholyuk | (2004-04-27)27 April 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1GK | Viktor Dolhyi | (2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Illya Krupskyi | (2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (age 21) | 14 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Mykola Oharkov | (2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Vladyslav Kysil | (2005-06-14)14 June 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Oleksiy Husiev | (2005-03-16)16 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | (2006-06-16)16 June 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2DF | Vitaliy Kholod | (2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | 2DF | Serhiy Korniychuk | (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | |
| 6 | 3MF | Ivan Varfolomeyev | (2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3MF | Danylo Krevsun | (2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | 3MF | Maksym Melnychenko(captain) | (2005-02-12)12 February 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3MF | Artem Slesar | (2004-12-12)12 December 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3MF | Anton Hlushchenko | (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3MF | Daniil Vashchenko | (2005-10-02)2 October 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3MF | Yevheniy Pastukh | (2004-03-19)19 March 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3MF | Anton Tsarenko | (2004-06-17)17 June 2004 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3MF | Andriy Matkevych | (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | |
| 21 | 3MF | Artem Husol | (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4FW | Artem Stepanov | (2007-08-10)10 August 2007 (age 18) | 5 | 1 | |
| 19 | 4FW | Oleksandr Pyshchur | (2005-01-24)24 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | |
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 | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | (2005-06-25)25 June 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Nazar Domchak | (2007-04-06)6 April 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Illya Popovych | (2005-11-30)30 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Ruslan Neshcheret | (2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (age 23) | 28 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Heorhiy Yermakov | (2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Denys Vakulyk | (2005-05-08)8 May 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Taras Mykhavko | (2005-05-30)30 May 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Mykhaylo Protasevych | (2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Bohdan Slyubyk | (2004-02-11)11 February 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Andriy Kitela | (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Daniel Vernattus | (2006-02-09)9 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Vyacheslav Kulbachuk | (2004-08-24)24 August 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Mykola Kyrychok | (2006-05-16)16 May 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Arseniy Batahov | (2002-03-05)5 March 2002 (age 23) | 39 | 3 | v. | |
| DF | Kostyantyn Vivcharenko | (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (age 23) | 33 | 2 | v. | |
| DF | Volodymyr Salyuk | (2002-06-25)25 June 2002 (age 23) | 17 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Vitaliy Roman | (2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (age 22) | 16 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Artem Smolyakov | (2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Eduard Kozik | (2003-04-19)19 April 2003 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Roman Didyk | (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | (2006-07-10)10 July 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Roman Salenko | (2005-05-18)18 May 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Oleh Fedor | (2004-07-23)23 July 2004 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Timur Tutierov | (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Ivan Losenko | (2004-07-24)24 July 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Viktor Tsukanov | (2006-02-04)4 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Ramik Hadzhyiev | (2005-08-14)14 August 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Artur Shakh | (2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Maksym Braharu | (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (age 23) | 33 | 4 | v. | |
| MF | Oleh Ocheretko | (2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (age 22) | 29 | 4 | v. | |
| MF | Volodymyr Brazhko | (2002-01-23)23 January 2002 (age 23) | 26 | 2 | v. | |
| MF | Valentyn Rubchynskyi | (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (age 23) | 19 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Illya Kvasnytsya | (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (age 22) | 17 | 4 | v. | |
| MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (age 21) | 17 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Nazar Voloshyn | (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (age 22) | 16 | 5 | v. | |
| MF | Oleksandr Yatsyk | (2003-01-03)3 January 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Vladyslav Veleten | (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Borys Krushynskyi | (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Maksym Khlan | (2003-01-27)27 January 2003 (age 22) | 13 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Denys Kuzyk | (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Bohdan Popov | (2007-04-04)4 April 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | (2006-01-11)11 January 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Bohdan Viunnyk | (2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (age 23) | 36 | 8 | v. | |
| FW | Vladyslav Vanat | (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (age 23) | 16 | 5 | v. | |
| FW | Ihor Krasnopir | (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 3 | v. | |
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| 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 |
| Bohdan Viunnyk | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2021–2025 | |
| 5 | 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 |
This section needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(June 2013) |
The following table shows Ukraine Under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 29 March 2021.[10]
| Positive balance (more wins) | |
| Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio) | |
| Negative balance (more losses) |
Since the game Ukraine v Belarus (28 October 1992), Ukraine youth team have played their home games at 19 differentstadiums.
| 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 | |