Ukraine national under-20 football team
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dmytro Mykhaylenko | ||
| Captain | Maksym Melnychenko | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| First international | |||
| Chile 2–4 Ukraine (Mendoza, Argentina, 17 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine (Whangārei, New Zealand, 2 June 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ukraine 1–2 Paraguay (Mendoza, Argentina; 28 June 2001) China 3–2 Ukraine (Utrecht, Netherlands; 14 June 2005) Nigeria 1–0 Ukraine (Doetinchem, Netherlands; 22 June 2005) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
The Ukraine national under-20 football team is primarily a special team that is formed for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a successful performance of the Ukraine national under-19 football team. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the Ukraine national under-21 football team.
In the 1977 Soviet team that won the inaugural edition of the FIFA Youth World Championship, 9 of the 18 players of the Soviet squad were Ukrainian. As an independent country, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating South Korea 3−1 in the final. They remained champions for almost 4 years, being that the 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 until they failed to qualify for the 2023 edition in which Uruguay won and became champions.
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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
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| 1977 | Part of Soviet Union | |||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2005 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad | |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2025 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | Champions | 5/15 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 21 | - | |
- 2001: Round of 16 (led by Anatoli Kroschenko)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksiy Byelik 3 goals
- 2005: Round of 16 (led by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksandr Aliyev 5 goals
- 2015: Round of 16 (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Viktor Kovalenko 5 goals
- 2019: Champions (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Danylo Sikan 4 goals
- 2025: Round of 16 (led by Dmytro Mykhailenko)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Hennadiy Synchuk 2 goals
Results and fixtures
2025
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Ukraine | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Turkey |
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| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Ukraine | cancelled | Morocco | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 10 June 2025 Friendly | Ukraine | 1–1 | United States | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 16:00 |
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| 27 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | South Korea | 1–2 | Ukraine | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |
| 17:00 | Kim Myung-jun 80' | Report | Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica) |
| 30 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Panama | 1–1 | Ukraine | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |
| 17:00 | Herrera 36' | Report | Synchuk 6' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
| 3 October 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Ukraine | 2–1 | Paraguay | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Miño 69' | Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 7 October 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 | Ukraine | 0–1 | Spain | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |
| 16:30 | Report | García 24' | Attendance: 5, 345 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
Current squad
Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in September-October 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2025, after the match against Spain.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | 25 June 2005 | 5 | 0 | Girona |
| 1 | GK | Svyatoslav Vanivskyi | 27 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 16 | GK | Markiyan Bakus | 20 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | LNZ Cherkasy |
| 6 | DF | Maksym Melnychenko (captain) | 12 February 2005 | 8 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 20 | DF | Oleksiy Husiev | 16 March 2005 | 8 | 0 | Kudrivka |
| 3 | DF | Kyrylo Dihtyar | 25 November 2007 | 7 | 1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 4 | DF | Mykola Kyrychok | 16 May 2006 | 6 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 17 | DF | Maksym Derkach | 22 February 2005 | 5 | 1 | Tukums 2000 |
| 13 | DF | Daniel Vernattus | 9 February 2006 | 5 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 5 | DF | Vladyslav Kysil | 14 June 2005 | 4 | 0 | Ponferradina |
| 7 | MF | Artur Shakh | 11 May 2005 | 8 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 8 | MF | Daniil Vashchenko | 2 October 2005 | 8 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 15 | MF | Yaroslav Karaman | 8 June 2006 | 8 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 11 | MF | Danylo Krevsun | 21 April 2005 | 6 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 18 | MF | Bohdan Budko | 7 January 2006 | 6 | 0 | AZ Alkmaar |
| 2 | MF | Vitaliy Katrych | 17 February 2005 | 5 | 0 | Inhulets Petrove |
| 14 | MF | Kristian Shevchenko | 10 November 2006 | 4 | 0 | Watford |
| 21 | MF | Matviy Panchenko | 4 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 10 | MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | 10 July 2006 | 2 | 2 | Montréal |
| 9 | FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | 11 January 2006 | 7 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 19 | FW | Oleksandr Pyshchur | 24 January 2005 | 5 | 1 | Győri ETO |
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 | Illya Popovych | 30 November 2005 | 1 | 0 | Kisvárda | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| GK | Illya Voloshyn | 15 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| GK | Denys Marchenko | 5 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Obolon Kyiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| GK | Maksym Voronov | 9 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Mykola Oharkov | 18 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | 16 June 2006 | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| DF | Oleksandr Zhovtenko | 17 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Inhulets Petrove | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| DF | Anton Drozd | 6 August 2005 | 2 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES |
| DF | Ivan Yermachkov | 8 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Werder Bremen II | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Ramik Hadzhyiev | 14 August 2005 | 3 | 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Ivan Chaban | 24 July 2006 | 3 | 1 | Karpaty Lviv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Roman Salenko | 18 May 2005 | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Viktor Tsukanov | 4 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Dmytro Kremchanin | 22 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Maksym Len | 25 November 2006 | 0 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Andriy Matkevych | 11 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES |
| MF | Dmytro Hodya | 10 March 2005 | 2 | 1 | Veres Rivne | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Timur Tutierov | 11 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | v. Northern Ireland, 20 March 2025 WD |
| FW | Artem Husol | 5 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. United States, 10 June 2025 |
| FW | Vladyslav Herych | 7 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. United States, 10 June 2025 INJ |
| FW | Artem Stepanov | 10 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | v. Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES |
| FW | Fedir Zadorozhnyi | 16 November 2006 | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (best Ukraine's result)
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ukraine (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United States (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qatar (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
| Ukraine | 2–1 | United States |
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| Report |
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Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Ukraine | 3–1 | South Korea |
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Report |
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2019 squad
The following 21 players have been called up to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] On 15 July 2019 all players of the squad were awarded by the presidential decree the Order of Merit, 3rd degree, while Petrakov's coaching staff were honored with title "Honored state functionary of physical culture and sport of Ukraine".[10]
Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov
- Coach: Andriy Annenkov
- Coach: Vyacheslav Kernozenko
- Coach: Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Andriy Lunin | 11 February 1999 (aged 20) | Real Madrid | ||
| 12 | GK | Vladyslav Kucheruk | 14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 20 | GK | Dmytro Riznyk | 30 January 1999 (aged 20) | Vorskla Poltava | ||
| 2 | DF | Valeriy Bondar | 27 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 3 | DF | Oleksandr Safronov | 11 June 1999 (aged 19) | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| 4 | DF | Denys Popov | 17 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 5 | DF | Oleh Veremiyenko | 13 February 1999 (aged 20) | Kalush | ||
| 9 | DF | Viktor Korniyenko | 14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 13 | DF | Danylo Beskorovainyi | 7 February 1999 (aged 20) | Zemplín Michalovce | ||
| 17 | DF | Yukhym Konoplia | 26 August 1999 (aged 19) | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 19 | DF | Ihor Snurnitsyn | 7 March 2000 (aged 19) | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| 6 | MF | Maksym Chekh | 3 January 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 7 | MF | Heorhiy Tsitaishvili | 18 November 2000 (aged 18) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 8 | MF | Oleksiy Khakhlyov | 6 February 1999 (aged 20) | Alavés | ||
| 10 | MF | Serhiy Buletsa | 16 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 15 | MF | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk | 16 September 1999 (aged 19) | Oleksandriya | ||
| 16 | MF | Mykola Musolitin | 21 January 1999 (aged 20) | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 21 | MF | Oleksiy Kashchuk | 29 June 2000 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 11 | FW | Vladyslav Supriaha | 15 February 2000 (aged 19) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 14 | FW | Danylo Sikan | 16 April 2001 (aged 18) | Mariupol | ||
| 18 | FW | Denys Ustymenko | 12 April 1999 (aged 20) | Oleksandriya | ||
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 66.67 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 52.17 |
Honours
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Maurice Revello Tournament:
- Champions (1): 2024
Ukrainian footballers in the Soviet Union squads
- 1977 winners (9/18): Valentyn Kryachko, Sergei Baltacha, Viktor Kaplun, Andriy Bal, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Hryhoriy Batych, Oleksandr Sopko, Serhiy Zharkov, Yuriy Syvukha
- 1979 runners-up (9/18): Viktor Chanov,
(Aleksandr Polukarov), Yaroslav Dumansky, Mykhaylo Olefirenko, Valeriy Zubenko, Oleh Taran, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy Radenko, Oleksandr Zavarov, Serhiy Krakovskyi (head coach Sergei Korshunov represented Ukraine in 1956) - 1983 (6/18): Valeriy Palamarchuk, Vadym Karatayev, Pavlo Yakovenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Ihor Petrov, Oleh Protasov
- 1985 (6/18): Ihor Kutyepov, Volodymyr Horilyi, Serhiy Khudozhilov, Vyacheslav Medvid,
(Sergei Savchenko), Oleh Serdyuk, Oleksandr Yesipov - 1989 (8/18): Oleh Benko, Serhiy Zayets, Serhiy Bezhenar, Oleg Salenko, Oleh Matvyeyev, Yuri Nikiforov, Yuri Moroz, Viktor Onopko
- 1991 third (7/18): Oleksandr Pomazun, Sergei Mamchur, Dmytro Mykhaylenko, Serhiy Scherbakov, Serhiy Konovalov, Volodymyr Sharan, Yevhen Pokhlebayev
References
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- ^ "Match report – Group D – Ukraine v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group D – Qatar v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Ukraine v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Colombia v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Semi-finals – Ukraine v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Final – Ukraine v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "U-19:підготовку до Євро-2015 розпочато" (in Ukrainian). FFU. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №521/2019. www.president.gov.ua. 15 July 2019
- ^ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019.