Ukraine national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Ternopil,[1] Ukraine; 28 October 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
|
Kiev, Ukraine; 13 October 1998 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960–1994 | Part of |
Part of | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 - 1992 | preceded with Soviet Union | ||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |
| Coach | | |
| Coach | | |
| Coach | | |
| Goalkeeper Coach | | |
Forthcoming Fixtures
2017 UEFA qualifications
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kühne |
Report | Noyok Totovytskyi Yusov |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 2 | |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 | |
| 3 | |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 15 | |
| 4 | |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine |
0–5 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Heorhiy Buschan | 31.05.1994 | |
1 (0) | |
| Yevhen Hrytsenko | 05.02.1995 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Tymofiy Sheremeta | 06.10.1995 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Defenders | ||||
| Ihor Duts | 11.04.1994 | |
18 (0) | |
| Denys Miroshnichenko | 11.10.1994 | |
17 (0) | |
| Oleksandr Azatskyi | 13.01.1994 | |
13 (0) | |
| Oleksandr Mihunov | 13.04.1994 | |
11 (0) | |
| Valeriy Boldenkov | 08.09.1994 | Free Agent | 5 (0) | |
| Zurab Ochihava | 18.05.1995 | |
1 (0) | |
| Mykhaylo Shyshka | 05.07.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Dmytro Fateev | 21.06.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Semen Datsenko | 10.05.1994 | |
0 (0) | training process, November, 2014 |
| Andriy Storchous | 30.06.1994 | |
0 (0) | v training process, November, 2014 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Vladlen Yurchenko | 22.01.1994 | |
23 (3) | |
| Artem Favorov | 19.03.1994 | |
10 (2) | |
| Artem Fylymonov | 21.02.1994 | |
10 (0) | |
| Serhiy Hryn | 06.06.1994 | |
9 (0) | |
| Ivan Petryak | 13.03.1994 | |
6 (1) | |
| Serhiy Horbunov | 14.03.1994 | Free agent | 3 (0) | |
| Oleksandr Vasylyev | 27.04.1994 | |
1 (0) | |
| Yuriy Hluschuk | 16.01.1995 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Oleksandr Andriyevskyi | 25.06.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Ivan Hrebenyuk | 08.04.1995 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Dmytro Zaderetskyi | 03.08.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Svyatoslav Kozlovskyi | 26.03.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Ihor Zhurakhovskyi | 19.09.1994 | |
0 (0) | training process, November, 2014 |
| Taras Puchkovskyi | 23.08.1994 | |
7 (1) | v |
| Vladyslav Pavlenko | 05.04.1994 | |
2 (0) | v |
| Strikers | ||||
| Volodymyr Barylko | 29.01.1994 | |
2 (1) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Denys Bezborodko | 31.05.1994 | |
1 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Dmytro Khlyobas | 09.05.1994 | |
1 (1) | |
| Oleksiy Khoblenko | 04.04.1994 | |
0 (0) | training camp, February 1, 2015 |
| Vitaliy Hemeha | 10.01.1994 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
| | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 |
| | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +2 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 |
| | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
