Ukraine national under-19 football team
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dmytro Mykhaylenko | ||
| Captain | Kyrylo Dihtyar | ||
| Most caps | Denys Harmash (27) | ||
| Top scorer | Dmytro Korkishko (15) | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| First international | |||
| Ukraine 3–0 Andorra (2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| San Marino 0–6 Ukraine San Marino; (26 September 2006) Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine Whangārei, New Zealand; (2 June 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 3–0 Ukraine (20 August 2006) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
The Ukraine national under-19 football team (Ukrainian: Юнацька збірна України з футболу (U-19)) also known as the Junior football team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
- Ukraine national under-18 football team, immediate reserve and formerly the main team before 2002
- Ukraine national under-20 football team, special team that is formed only for the FIFA U-20 World Cup upon successful performance of Ukraine U-19
Overview
Ukraine national under-19 football team is the second youth national football team in the country after the national under-21 football team. Previously it was known as Ukraine national under-18 football team before competitions shifted back in 1999. The team represents Ukraine at the continental championship for under-19 national teams (previously under-18). Most often a lot of its players formerly participated in continental and World competitions for national under-17 football teams. Upon a successful performance at the European championship for the under-19 teams it qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup that is organized for teams of under-20.
Ukraine national under-19 football team has good traditions which it inherited from its parent Soviet national youth football team providing such players like Serhiy Scherbakov and Oleg Salenko for the Ukraine main national team.
The under-19 football team has its reserve team known as under-18 football team that also participates in preparations to the under-19 football competitions.
Until 2002 the team played as the national under-18 football team for Ukraine. Its first game it played in 1994 away against Israel losing it 0–2.
Honours
- Continental competitions (UEFA European Under-19 Championship):
- champions (1): 2009
- 2005 FIFA Bronze Shoe Award: Oleksandr Aliev
- 2009 UEFA Golden Player Award: Kyrylo Petrov
- 2015 FIFA Golden Shoe Award: Viktor Kovalenko
- 2015 FIFA Fair Play Award
Tournaments
Official
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (as under-20 team)
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Invitationals
- Valentin Granatkin Memorial (friendly in Saint Petersburg)
- Copa del Atlantico (for under-18)
- Memorial Stevan Cele Vilotic
Official tournaments
Unlike the under-21 team, the continental competitions for under-19 take place on annual basis starting from 1992.
European championship
- Under-18 competitions
- Under-19 competitions
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship record | Elite Round | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2002 | did not qualify | Qualification round | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2005 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Qualification round | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Squad | Bye as host | ||||||
| 2010 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2016 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
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Tournament Canceled | Tournament Canceled | |||||||||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2026 | to be determined | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2027 | to be determinedd | to be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 6/21 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 55 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 85 | 61 | ||
Head coaches
- 1999–2001 Anatoliy Kroshchenko
- 2001 Valentyn Lutsenko
- 2001–2002 Oleksandr Ryabokon
- 2002 Pavlo Yakovenko
- 2002–2005 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2009 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2010–2012 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2012–2013 Yuriy Moroz
- 2012–2016 Oleksandr Holovko
- 2015–2016 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2016–2017 Volodymyr Tsytkin
- 2017 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2017–2018 Oleksandr Petrakov
- 2019 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2021–2022 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2022–2023 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2023 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2024– Dmytro Mykhaylenko
Recent results
2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Qualified for the final tournament |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | North Macedonia (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Results and fixtures
2024
| 19 November 2024 2025 Euro qualification | Netherlands | 1–0 | Ukraine | De Langeleegte, Veendam, Netherlands |
| 20:00 | Report |
2025
| 12 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Albania | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 200 Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden) |
| 15 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Montenegro | Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë, Albania |
| 12:00 |
|
Report | Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece) |
| 18 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Slovakia | Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë, Albania |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece) |
2026
| 25 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | v | Northern Ireland | |
| Report |
| 28 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | v | Kazakhstan | |
| Report |
| 31 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Romania | v | Ukraine | |
| Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Albania, Montenegro and Slovakia on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025; respectively.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Slovakia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nazar Domchak | 6 April 2007 | 5 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 12 | GK | Illya Voloshyn | 15 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| GK | Yevhen Morozov | 15 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Zürich | |
| 2 | GK | Yuriy Kokodynyak | 14 July 2007 | 6 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 3 | DF | Nikita Kalyuzhnyi | 7 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 4 | DF | Mikhail Reshetnikov | 6 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 5 | DF | Kyrylo Dihtyar (captain) | 25 November 2007 | 9 | 1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 13 | DF | Danylo Malov | 28 January 2007 | 6 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 14 | DF | Kostyantyn Hubenko | 21 October 2007 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 16 | DF | Yehor Sherstyuk | 15 September 2008 | 1 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 18 | DF | Yaroslav Mylokost | 8 February 2008 | 6 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 19 | DF | Oleksandr Feshchenko | 21 July 2007 | 2 | 0 | Obolon Kyiv |
| 6 | MF | Oleksandr Soroka | 12 January 2007 | 6 | 0 | Gent |
| 8 | MF | Demyan Yesin | 24 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Calvi Noale |
| 11 | MF | Vladyslav Tyutyunov | 7 March 2007 | 3 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 17 | MF | Oleksandr Kamenskyi | 21 September 2007 | 6 | 2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| 20 | MF | Zach Baumann | 2 January 2007 | 7 | 0 | Norwich City |
| 7 | FW | Dmytro Bohdanov | 6 March 2007 | 6 | 1 | Union Berlin |
| 9 | FW | Bohdan Popov | 4 April 2007 | 6 | 3 | Empoli |
| 10 | FW | Bohdan Redushko | 7 January 2007 | 3 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 15 | FW | Yaroslav Boyko | 5 January 2007 | 6 | 0 | Valencia |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the team recently, and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vyacheslav Surkis | 27 February 2006 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| GK | Markiyan Bakus | 20 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Maksym Korobov | 6 March 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Denys Dykyi | 4 September 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | 16 June 2006 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Vladyslav Shershen | 13 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Oleksandr Havrylenko | 22 August 2006 | 5 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Daniel Vernattus | 9 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Viktor Tsukanov | 4 February 2006 | 13 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | 10 July 2006 | 12 | 4 | Montréal | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Kristian Shevchenko | 10 November 2006 | 11 | 0 | Watford | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Artem Husol | 5 January 2006 | 7 | 1 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Kyrylo Osypenko | 19 January 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Maksym Len | 25 November 2006 | 7 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Danylo Ishchenko | 14 May 2006 | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Oleksandr Pshenychnyuk | 1 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | 11 January 2006 | 14 | 10 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Oleksandr Lomaha | 28 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
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Honours
See also
References
- ^ "юнацька збірна України назвала склад на матчі кваліфікаційного раунду Євро-2026" (in Ukrainian). Українська асоціація футболу. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
External links
- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive