 | |||
| Nickname | Zhinky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Українська Асоціація Футболу | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko | ||
| Captain | Daryna Apanashchenko | ||
| Mostcaps | Daryna Apanashchenko (151) | ||
| Top scorer | Daryna Apanashchenko (66)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Arena Lviv,Lviv (following Russian aggression) Stadion imeni Haharyna,Chernihiv | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 34 1 (7 August 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 16 (June 2008 – June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 35 (December 2021 – March 2022; June – December 2024; June 2025) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ukraine 0–0Moldova  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992)[3] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ukraine 8–0Belarus  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Ukraine 0–8Germany  (Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019) Germany 8–0Ukraine (Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019)  Japan 8–0Ukraine (Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2009) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2009) | ||
TheUkraine women's national football team (Ukrainian:Жіноча збірна України з футболу,romanized: Zhinocha zbirna Ukraini z futbolu) representsUkraine in internationalwomen's football. The team is administered by theUkrainian Association of Football.
The team has been playing since 30 June 1992, when it hosted a team ofMoldova. Before its first official tournament, theUEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies all with Belarus in 1993. The first team consisted of the following players:Tetyana Ovcharenko (goalkeeper) –Olena Mazurenko,Svitlana Balynska,Olena Chubarova,Alina Doroshchuk –Tetyana Shvets,Iryna Serhiyenko,Lyudmyla Pokotylo,Halyna Prykhodko –Tetyana Verezubova,Svitlana Frishko; and substitutes:Valentyna Ryabichenko (goalkeeper) –Inesa Titova –Yulia Bayeka,Natalia Melnychenko,Lyudmyla Protsenko –Olena Vdovyka,Tetyana Vyshnyakova,Halyna Zonova.[4]
The first major tournament Ukraine qualified for was theUEFA Women's Euro 2009 hosted inFinland.[5]
The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".
The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches atArena Lviv, while before theRussian aggression atStadion imeni Gagarina.
| Venue | City | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion imeni Gagarina | Chernihiv | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| Arena Lviv | Lviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1.62 |
| Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Sevastopol Sports Complex | Sevastopol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Stadion Illichivets | Mariupol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Stadion Ukrayina | Lviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stadion imeni Bannikova | Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Ternopilsky Misky Stadion | Ternopil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
Belgium| 29 NovemberUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off final 1st leg | Ukraine | 0–2 | Belgium | Antalya, Turkey |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium:Mardan Sports Complex Attendance: 312 Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria) |
v Ukraine| 3 DecemberUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off final 2nd leg | Belgium | 2–1 | Ukraine | Leuven, Belgium |
| 20:15 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium:Den Dreef Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v Ukraine| 21 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Albania | 1–2 | Ukraine | Durrës, Albania |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium:Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany) |
v
Croatia| 25 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Ukraine | 2–1 | Croatia | Elbasan, Albania[note 1] |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium:Elbasan Arena Attendance: 10 Referee:Shona Shukrula (Netherlands) |
v
Czech Republic| 4 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Ukraine | 1–0 | Czech Republic | Polkowice, Poland |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Miejski Attendance: 500 Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain) |
v Ukraine| 8 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Czech Republic | 1–1 | Ukraine | Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium:Městský stadion Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland) |
v Albania| 30 May2025 UEFA Nations League | Ukraine | 2–1 | Albania | Varaždin, Croatia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium:Stadion Varteks Attendance: 50 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
v Ukraine| 3 June2025 UEFA Nations League | Croatia | 2–0 | Ukraine | Karlovac, Croatia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Attendance: 238 Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland) |
v Ukraine| 27 JuneFriendly | Poland | 4–0 | Ukraine | Mielec, Poland |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Stadion Stali Mielec Referee: Patrycja Turczyn (Poland) |
v Ukraine| 25 OctoberFriendly | Slovakia | 1–2 | Ukraine | Senec, Slovakia |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium:NTC Senec Referee: Réka Molnár (Hungary) |
v Ukraine| 28 OctoberFriendly | Romania | 1–1 | Ukraine | Chiajna, Romania |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Concordia Stadium Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova) |
v
Scotland| 28 NovemberFriendly | Ukraine | v | Scotland | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Municipal de Chapín |
v
Austria| 1 DecemberFriendly | Ukraine | v | Austria | Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium:Estadio El Palmar |
v
England| 3 March2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Ukraine | v | England | TBD |
| --:-- |
v
Spain| 7 March2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Ukraine | v | Spain | TBD |
| --:-- |
v Ukraine| 14 April2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Iceland | v | Ukraine | Iceland |
| --:-- UTC+0 |
v Iceland| 5 June2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Ukraine | v | Iceland | TBD |
| --:-- |
As of 21 August 2023[7]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko[8][9] |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | Oleksandr Mytko |
| Administrator | Oleksandr Harbuzyuk |
| Team manager | Serhiy Novikov |
| Doctor | Oleksandr Vokhmintsev |
| Period | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | Oleksandr Chubarov | [10][11] |
| 1994–2000 | Serhiy Kachkarov | [12] |
| 2000–2002 | Anatoliy Piskovets | [13] |
| 2003–2004 | Mykola Lytvyn | [14] |
| 2005–2006 | Volodymyr Kulayev | [15] |
| 2007–2014 | Anatoliy Kutsev | [16] |
| 2015–2018 | Volodymyr Reva | [17] |
| 2018–2021 | Natalya Zinchenko | [18] |
| 2021–2023 | Lluís Cortés | [19][20][21] |
| 2023–present | Volodymyr Pyatenko |
The following players were called up for theFriendly matches againstSlovakia andRomania on 25 and 28 October 2025, respectively. [22]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Kateryna Boklach | (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 |  Nantes |
| 12 | 1GK | Darya Kelyushyk | (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 23 | 1GK | Kateryna Samson | (1988-07-05)5 July 1988 (age 37) | 55 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 4 | 2DF | Yana Kotyk | (2003-06-28)28 June 2003 (age 22) | 13 | 2 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 5 | 2DF | Alina Savka | (2008-10-22)22 October 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 8 | 2DF | Marina Shayniuk | (2000-10-26)26 October 2000 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 14 | 2DF | Lyubov Shmatko | (1993-10-25)25 October 1993 (age 32) | 65 | 8 |  Fomget GSK |
| 18 | 2DF | Kateryna Korsun | (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (age 30) | 36 | 2 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 21 | 2DF | Solomiya Kupyak | (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 22 | 2DF | Olga Basanska | (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (age 33) | 95 | 5 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 24 | 2DF | Iryna Kotiash | (2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 2 | 3MF | Svitlana Kohut | (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 3 | 3MF | Anna Petryk | (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (age 28) | 53 | 2 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 6 | 3MF | Dayana Semkiv | (2004-07-29)29 July 2004 (age 21) | 26 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 7 | 3MF | Yana Malakhova | (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (age 30) | 22 | 1 |  Mura |
| 9 | 3MF | Nicole Kozlova | (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (age 25) | 49 | 8 | Glasgow City F.C. |
| 10 | 3MF | Viktoria Radionova | (2005-06-13)13 June 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 13 | 3MF | Natia Pantsulaia | (1991-12-28)28 December 1991 (age 33) | 63 | 2 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 15 | 3MF | Nadiia Kunina | (2000-03-29)29 March 2000 (age 25) | 39 | 6 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 17 | 3MF | Lidia Zaborovets | (2006-04-04)4 April 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 16 | 4FW | Olga Ovdiychuk(captain) | (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (age 31) | 100 | 18 | Fomget GSK |
| 19 | 4FW | Roksolana Kravchuk | (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (age 28) | 40 | 5 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 20 | 4FW | Inna Hlushchenko | (2004-05-12)12 May 2004 (age 21) | 33 | 3 | Lille |
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Daryna Bondarchuk | (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (age 27) | 13 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| GK | Iryna Slavych | (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| DF | Lesia Olkhova | (2004-01-09)9 January 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| DF | Oleksandra Krevska | (2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| DF | Daryna Apanashchenko(captain) | (1986-05-16)16 May 1986 (age 39) | 155 | 66 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Croatia, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Iryna Podolska | (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (age 30) | 29 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Croatia, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Yana Derkach | (1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (age 27) | 8 | 0 | Fomget GSK | v. Croatia, 25 February 2025 |
| MF | Viktoriya HirynMED | (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (age 25) | 26 | 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Slovakia, 25 October 2025 |
| MF | Tamila Khimich | (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (age 31) | 70 | 6 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| MF | Daria Ivkova | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (age 32) | 9 | 1 | SeaSters FC | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| MF | Tetiana Tril | (1998-09-27)27 September 1998 (age 27) | 6 | 0 | Polissia Zhytomyr | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| MF | Yulia Khrystyuk | (2003-04-07)7 April 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 1 |  Old Dominion | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| MF | Viktoriya Holovach | (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| MF | Yana Kalinina | (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 (age 31) | 75 | 9 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Croatia, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Veronika Andrukhiv | (1996-05-05)5 May 1996 (age 29) | 66 | 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Croatia, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Yulia Shevchuk | (1998-06-25)25 June 1998 (age 27) | 15 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Czech Republic, 8 April 2025 |
| FW | Yelyzaveta MolodyukMED | (2004-02-24)24 February 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Slovakia, 25 October 2025 |
| FW | Tanya Boychuk | (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 |  Montreal Roses FC | v. Poland, 27 June 2025 |
| ||||||
Most capped players[edit]
| Top goalscorers[edit]
|
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | |
1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| as Ukraine | as Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | Same asUEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1998 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost toGermany in play-off | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2003 | 3rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A) | ||||||||||
 2007 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2007 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category) | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2011 | 1st in Qualifying group 4, lost toNorway andItaly in play-off | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2015 | 2nd in Qualifying group 6, lost toItaly in play-off | ||||||||||
 2019 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2019 | 3rd in Qualifying group 4 | ||||||||||
  2023 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2023 | 3rd in Qualifying group B | ||||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | 2027 | |||||||||||||||
   2031 | 2031 | |||||||||||||||||
 2035 | 2035 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/8 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 121 | 100 | |||||||||||
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | → | Outcome | |
| 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| as Ukraine | as Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||
 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | – | 1995 | 3rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B | ||||||||||
 1997 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1997 | 1st in Qualifying group 8, won overRomania in play-off and promoted to Class A | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2001 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3, lost toEngland in play-off | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 2005 | 4th in Qualifying group 4 | ||||||||||||
 2009 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2009 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, beatSlovenia in play-off | |||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2013 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, lost toIceland in play-off | |||||||||||
 2017 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2017 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 2022 | 2nd in Qualifying group I, lost toNorthern Ireland in play-off | ||||||||||||
 2025 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 |  [a] | 22nd | 2025 | 2nd in qualifying group B4, beatTurkey in play-off round 1, lost toBelgium in play-off round 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 128 | 115 | 22nd | ||||||
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2023–24 | B | 3 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | * | 27th |
| 2025 | B | 4 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 27th | ||||
 | Promoted at end of season |
|---|---|
| No movement at end of season |
 | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1995 Albena Cup | Final | 2nd | ||||||
| 1999 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 4th | ||||||
| 2000 Albena Cup | Final | 1st | ||||||
| 2002 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 3rd | ||||||
| 2005 Albena Cup | Group stage | 2nd | ||||||
| 2006 Albena Cup | Group stage | 3rd | ||||||
| 2017 Four Nations Tournament | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 Pinatar Cup | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 Turkish Women's Cup | Group stage | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Champions: 2000Champions:2022Ukraine squads – UEFA Women's Championship | |
|---|---|
| |||||||
| League system |
| ||||||
| Domestic cups |
| ||||||
| National teams |
| ||||||
| Governing bodies |
| ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| Lists | |||||||
| Categories | |||||||
| |
