Ukraine Olympic football team

The Ukraine Olympic football team (Ukrainian: Олімпійська збірна України з футболу, also known as Ukraine Under-23) represents Ukraine in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The team is one of the Ukrainian junior football teams and only is called when Ukraine qualifies for Summer Olympics.

Ukraine Olympic

Association	Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ruslan Rotan
Captain	Danylo Sikan
Most caps	3 players (10)
Top scorer	Maksym Khlan (3)
FIFA code	UKR
First colours Second colours
First international
Japan 2–0 Ukraine  (Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024)
Biggest win
Ukraine 4–0 Italy  (Aubagne, France; 6 June 2024)
Biggest defeat
Japan 2–0 Ukraine  (Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024)  Ukraine 0–2 Argentina  (Décines-Charpieu, France; 30 July 2024)
Summer Olympic
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage (2024)

Ukraine made its football debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,^[1][2] headed by Ruslan Rotan.^[3]

History

On 2 July 2023 the Ukraine national under-21 football team beat their peers from France at the European Championship quarterfinals and for their first time in its history qualified to the Summer Olympics football tournament.^[4] Along with the Ukrainian team to the competition also qualified Israel and Spain.

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 the Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture against the Japan national under-23 football team (0:2).^[6]

The same year in June the Ukraine Olympic participated at the Maurice Revello Tournament and won their first title by defeating Ivory Coast U20 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 2–2 draw.^[7]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Japan  v  Ukraine

25 March 2024 Friendly	Japan	2–0	Ukraine	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Sato 48' Tanaka 76'	Report		Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lewis Smith (England)

Indonesia  v  Ukraine

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament	Indonesia	0–3	Ukraine	Vitrolles, France
19:00		Report	Synchuk 9' Mykhaylenko 30' Fedor 59'	Stadium: Stade Jules-Ladoumègue Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Ukraine  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)

Ukraine  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)

Ukraine  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)

Ukraine  v  Ivory Coast

16 June 2024 (2024-06-16) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament	Ukraine	2–2 (5–4 p)	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. Konaté Goudouss O. Kouassi O. Konaté Agnikoi Zogbe

Ukraine  v  Egypt

14 July 2024 Friendly	Ukraine	1–1	Egypt	Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France
19:00 UTC+2	Braharu 12'	Report		Stadium: Plaine des Sports

Ukraine  v  Paraguay

18 July 2024 Friendly	Ukraine	2–2	Paraguay	Hagetmau, France
19:00 UTC+2	Khlan 31' Fedor 83'	Report	Parzajuk 86' Fernández 89'	Stadium: Alain Lansaman

Iraq  v  Ukraine

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Summer Olympics – Group stage	Iraq	2–1	Ukraine	Décines-Charpieu, France
19:00	Hussein 57' (pen.) Jasim 75'	Report	Rubchynskyi 53'	Stadium: Stade de Lyon Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

Ukraine  v  Morocco

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Summer Olympics – Group stage	Ukraine	2–1	Morocco	Saint-Étienne, France
17:00	Kryskiv 22' Krasnopir 90+8'	Report	Rahimi 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Ukraine  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)

Coaching staff

Currently approved for the 2024 Summer Olympics:^[8]

Position	Name
Head coach	Ruslan Rotan
Assistant coach	Serhiy Kravchenko

Head coaches

As of 30 July 2024

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

Players

Current squad

All the players must be born on or after 1 January 2001, with a maximum of three overage players permitted.^[10] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

The following players were called up for the friendly and 2024 Summer Olympics matches against Egypt, Paraguay, Iraq, Morocco and Argentina on 14, 18, 24, 27 and 30 July 2024, respectively.^[11]

• Caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2024, after the match vs Argentina.

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 21)	0	0	Karpaty Lviv
3	2DF	Oleksandr Martynyuk	(2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23)	10	1	Oleksandriya
2	2DF	Illya Krupskyi	(2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20)	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 22)	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 22)	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 23)	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 22)	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 24)	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 22)	8	1	Rukh Lviv

Recent call-ups

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 23)	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 2024 PRE
DF	Roman Didyk	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
DF	Kostyantyn Vivcharenko	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
DF	Vitaliy Roman	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Rukh Lviv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
DF	Bohdan Slyubyk	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Rukh Lviv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
DF	Maksym Dyachuk	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
DF	Artem Smolyakov	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Polissya Zhytomyr	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
DF	Yehor Matsenko	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Śląsk Wrocław	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF	Anton Bol	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Zorya Luhansk	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF	Maryan Faryna	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF	Andriy Buleza	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Karpaty Lviv	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ
MF	Denys Shostak	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 22)	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 24)	1	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
MF	Illya Kvasnytsya	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Rukh Lviv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 WD
MF	Ivan Nesterenko	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Vorskla Poltava	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
MF	Oleksandr Nazarenko	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25)	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 23)	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 24)	0	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ
MF	Borys Krushynskyi	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Polissya Zhytomyr	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 U21
FW	Mykola Kukharevych	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Swansea City	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
FW	Matviy Ponomarenko	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
FW	Yevheniy Pastukh	(2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Rukh Lviv	v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 U21
Notes U21 = Was called up to national U21 squad instead. WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. RES = Reserves squad – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability. PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.

Overage players in Olympic Games

Since 1992, the Olympic roster may consist of under-23 players, plus three over-age players.^[12]

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2024	Maksym Talovyerov (DF)	Dmytro Kryskiv (MF)	did not select

Honours

• Maurice Revello Tournament: 2024

Head-to-head record

As of 30 July 2024, after the match against Argentina.

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

Olympic record

Olympic Games record										UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	→	Outcome
1896–1916	Part of Russian Empire (predominantly)									Part of Russian Empire (predominantly)
1896	No football tournament held									No football tournament held
1916	No competitions due to World War I									No competitions due to World War I
1920	Did not enter due to war									Did not enter due to war
1924–1992	Part of Soviet Union (predominantly)									Part of Soviet Union (predominantly)
1932	No football tournament held									No football tournament held
1940–1944	No competitions due to World War II									No competitions due to World War II
1996	Did not qualify									Eliminated in qualification
2000
2004
2008
2012										3	0	1	2	1	5	2011	4th in Group B
2016										Eliminated in qualification
2020
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

Ukrainian players on the Soviet Union roster

• 1964: Andriy Biba, Viktor Serebryanikov, Valeriy Lobanovskyi
• 1972: Oleksandr Tkachenko, Vadym Sosnykhin, Stefan Reshko, Viktor Matviyenko, Rostyslav Potochnyak, Viktor Zvyahintsev, Serhiy Bondarenko, Volodymyr Troshkin, Volodymyr Veremeyev, Leonid Buryak, Eduard Kozynkevych, Bohdan Hreshchak, Oleh Blokhin
• 1976: Volodymyr Troshkin, Viktor Zvyahintsev, Leonid Buryak
• 1980: Volodymyr Bezsonov, Sergei Baltacha
• 1984: Oleksandr Sorokalet, Viktor Kaplun, Viktor Kuznetsov, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Viktor Hrachov, Ihor Belanov
• 1988: Oleksiy Cherednyk, Vadym Tyshchenko, Volodymyr Lyutyi, Yevgeny Yarovenko, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko