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Ukraine national under-21 football team
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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 Ukrainian Association of Football staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.

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Their first game the team played was on 28 October 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 twice. The under-21s not only qualified for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reached 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 Championship that was held in Denmark.

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History

Its first game under national flag the team played on 28 October 1992 by hosting Belarus national under-21 football team in a friendly game in Ternopil (Ternopil City Stadium).[1] The game ended in scoreless tie and was attended by 4,000 people.[1] The initial squad consisted of following players Sergei 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 the Youth 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 in 2006 it almost won the tournament losing in the final game to Netherlands which earned its first title instead.

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Tournaments

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Summer Olympics record

As U-23 team

Rules
  • 1996–present: u-23 national teams (with three 'no age limit' players allowed, after an agreement between FIFA and OIC)
Note
  • No tournament held in 1932
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*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Since 1968, Spain has sent its under-23 national team.

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.[3]

  • 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 to Switzerland.
  • 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2006: Runner-up. Finished 2nd of 7 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Belgium.
  • 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. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Netherlands
  • 2013: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2015: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off to Germany.
  • 2017: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2019: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2021: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2023: Qualified. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group. Won qualification play-off over Slovakia.
  • 2025: Qualified. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.

UEFA U-21 European Championship record

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  Summer Olympics years

Important friendlies

Lobanovsky tournament (2006– )

  • Winners (2): 2009, 2019
  • Runners-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (2012–2014)

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Head coaches

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As of 18 June 2025
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Coaching staff

Currently approved:[6][7]

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Results and fixtures

2024

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification Ukraine  2–1  Serbia Riga, Latvia
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks
Attendance: 424
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification Northern Ireland  1–2  Ukraine Ballymena, Northern Ireland
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 697
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification England  2–1  Ukraine Bournemouth, England
20:45
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,858
Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification Serbia  1–0  Ukraine Loznica, Serbia
20:30 Aleksić 21' Report Stadium: Lagator Stadium
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) Friendly Portugal  3–3  Ukraine Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
19:30 Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alverca
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) Friendly Italy  2–2  Ukraine La Spezia, Italy
19:15 Report Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

2025

21 March 2025 (2025-03-21) Friendly Slovenia  1–1  Ukraine Belek, Turkey
18:00 Report
Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium
25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) Friendly Poland  3–2  Ukraine Belek, Turkey
Report
Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium
6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) Friendly Spain  0–1  Ukraine Alcorcón, Spain
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo
12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) U21 UEFA Euro 2025 Ukraine  2–3  Denmark 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  Ukraine 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  Ukraine 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  v  Ukraine Lithuania
10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Ukraine  v  Hungary TBD
14 October 2025 (2025-10-14) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Croatia  v  Ukraine Croatia
14 November 2025 (2025-11-14) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Turkey  v  Ukraine Turkey

2026

27 March 2026 (2026-03-27) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Ukraine  v  Lithuania TBD
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Hungary  v  Ukraine Hungary
26 September 2026 (2026-09-26) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Ukraine  v  Turkey TBD
2 October 2026 (2026-10-02) U21 Euro 2027 Qualification Ukraine  v  Croatia TBD
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Players

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Players born in 2002 or later are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team. Names in italics denote players who not available for calling up anymore, because of the age limits.

Current squad

  • Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2025, after the match vs  Netherlands.
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

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Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 18 June 2025[9]
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Pylyp Budkivskyi is Ukraine's u21 top scorer with 18 goals.
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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Ukraine Under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 29 March 2021.[10]


Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
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  • Serbia and Montenegro +1=1-1 2-4 (Yugoslavia)
  • Kyrgyzstan national +1=0-0 4-0
  • Norway u-23 +0=0-1 0-2
  • England C +0=0-1 0-2
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Home venues record

Since the game Ukraine v Belarus (28 October 1992), Ukraine youth team have played their home games at 19 different stadiums.

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Last updated: 2 June 2016. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
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