Ukraine national under-21 football team
| Nickname | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
| Head coach | Unai Melgosa | ||
| Captain | Maksym Melnychenko | ||
| Most caps | Arseniy Batahov (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Pylyp Budkivskyi (18) | ||
| Home stadium | Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | ||
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| First international | |||
| Ukraine 0–0[1] Belarus Ternopil,[2] Ukraine; 28 October 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Ukraine 8–0 Armenia Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 1998 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 4–0 Ukraine Paris, France; 26 March 1999 Note: Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2024) | ||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
The Ukraine national under-21 football team (also known as the Youth [football] team of Ukraine Ukrainian: Молодіжна збірна України)) is one of the junior national football teams of Ukraine which participates in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football staff, the committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications in Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.
The team's first game was played on 28 October 1992. Its first competition entered, was in 1994 for the qualification round in 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.
History
The team's first game under the Ukrainian national flag was on 28 October 1992, hosted by Belarus's national under-21 football team in a friendly game in Ternopil (Ternopil City Stadium).[1] The game ended in a scoreless tie and was attended by 4,000 people.[1] The initial squad consisted of the 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 very few teams outside of Europe. Its first competitive tournament became the Youth Euro 1996 where it was eliminated in the qualification group. In its first game, Ukraine U-21 played at home against its opponents from Lithuania on 6 September 1994.
In 2006, Ukraine lost in a game against the Netherlands where Netherlands earned its first title. It took Ukraine another 10 years to finally qualify to the same tournament final.
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
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1900 | 1900 to 1912 as Part of Russian Empire, 1922 to 1988 as Part of Soviet Union, 1992 as member Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| 1996 | did not qualify | |||||||||
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| 2024 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2028 | To be determined | |||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1/30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
- *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
| 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 | |
| 1960–1992 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 | |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Semi-Finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | Runner-up | 4/16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 134 | 72 | 23 | 39 | 238 | 139 | |
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)
Head coaches
- As of 17 November 2025
| Manager[4] | 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 Ishchenko | 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 | 47 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 94 | 50 | 55.32 | 2013, 2015 | ||
| Oleksandr Holovko | 2015–2018 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 52 | 2017, 2019 | ||
| Ruslan Rotan | 2018–2023 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 48.94 | 2021, 2023 | 2023 | |
| Unai Melgosa | 2023–present | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 48 | 2025 | 2025 |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Unai Melgosa |
| Assistant coach | |
| Kyrylo Mazur | |
| Vitaliy Vernydub | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vitaliy Reva |
| Fitness coach | Andriy Shabalin |
Results and fixtures
2025
| 21 March 2025 Friendly | Slovenia | 1–1 | Ukraine | Belek, Turkey |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 25 March 2025 Friendly | Poland | 3–2 | Ukraine | Belek, Turkey |
| Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Spain | 0–1 | Ukraine | Alcorcón, Spain |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo |
| 12 June 2025 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 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 U21 UEFA Euro 2025 | Netherlands | 2–0 | Ukraine | Prešov, Slovakia |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
| 5 September 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Lithuania | 0–4 | Ukraine | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: LSC Druskininkai Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Daniel Higraff (Norway) |
| 10 October 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | 3–3 | Hungary | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden) |
| 14 October 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Croatia | 1–0 | Ukraine | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
| 14 November 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Turkey | 1–0 | Ukraine | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Bulgaria) |
| 17 November 2025 Friendly | Albania | v | Ukraine | Elbasan, Albania |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Elbasan Arena |
2026
| 27 March 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | Lithuania | TBD |
| 31 March 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Hungary | v | Ukraine | Hungary |
| 26 September 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | Turkey | TBD |
| 2 October 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Ukraine | v | Croatia | TBD |
Players
Players born in 2004 or later are eligible for the U21 Euro 2027 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
- The following players were called up for the U21 Euro 2027 Qualification match against Turkey U21 and friendly match against Albania U21 on 14 and 17 November 2025, respectively.[8]
- Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2025, after the match against the Albania U21.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Ivan Pakholyuk | 27 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 23 | GK | Viktor Dolhyi | 2 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 2 | DF | Illya Krupskyi | 2 October 2004 | 14 | 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 3 | DF | Mykola Oharkov | 18 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 4 | DF | Vladyslav Kysil | 14 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Ponferradina |
| 5 | DF | Oleksiy Husiev | 16 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Kudrivka |
| 13 | DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | 16 June 2006 | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 14 | DF | Vitaliy Kholod | 15 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
| 22 | DF | Serhiy Korniychuk | 25 June 2004 | 4 | 1 | Veres Rivne |
| 6 | MF | Ivan Varfolomeyev | 24 March 2004 | 12 | 0 | Lincoln City |
| 7 | MF | Danylo Krevsun | 21 April 2005 | 3 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 8 | MF | Maksym Melnychenko (captain) | 12 February 2005 | 8 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 9 | MF | Artem Slesar | 12 December 2004 | 4 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 11 | MF | Anton Hlushchenko | 20 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 15 | MF | Daniil Vashchenko | 2 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 16 | MF | Yevheniy Pastukh | 19 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | LNZ Cherkasy |
| 17 | MF | Anton Tsarenko | 17 June 2004 | 8 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 20 | MF | Andriy Matkevych | 11 January 2005 | 4 | 1 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 21 | MF | Artem Husol | 5 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 18 | FW | Artem Stepanov | 10 August 2007 | 5 | 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 19 | FW | Oleksandr Pyshchur | 24 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | 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 | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | 25 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Girona | v. Turkey, 14 November 2025 |
| GK | Nazar Domchak | 6 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| GK | Illya Popovych | 30 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Kisvárda | v. Hungary, 10 October 2025 PRE |
| GK | Ruslan Neshcheret | 22 January 2002 | 28 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| GK | Heorhiy Yermakov | 28 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| GK | Denys Vakulyk | 8 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Akritas Chlorakas | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Taras Mykhavko | 30 May 2005 | 8 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Turkey, 14 November 2025 UKR |
| DF | Mykhaylo Protasevych | 20 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Veres Rivne | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Bohdan Slyubyk | 11 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Hungary, 10 October 2025 PRE |
| DF | Andriy Kitela | 13 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 |
| DF | Daniel Vernattus | 9 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 |
| DF | Vyacheslav Kulbachuk | 24 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Debreceni | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 PRE |
| DF | Mykola Kyrychok | 16 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 PRE |
| DF | Arseniy Batahov | 5 March 2002 | 39 | 3 | Trabzonspor | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Kostyantyn Vivcharenko | 10 June 2002 | 33 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Volodymyr Salyuk | 25 June 2002 | 17 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Vitaliy Roman | 15 April 2003 | 16 | 1 | Rukh Lviv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Artem Smolyakov | 29 May 2003 | 11 | 0 | Los Angeles | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Eduard Kozik | 19 April 2003 | 8 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| DF | Roman Didyk | 2 December 2002 | 3 | 0 | LNZ Cherkasy | v. Spain, 6 June 2025 PRE |
| MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | 10 July 2006 | 2 | 1 | Montréal | v. Turkey, 14 November 2025 |
| MF | Roman Salenko | 18 May 2005 | 3 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Turkey, 14 November 2025 INJ |
| MF | Oleh Fedor | 23 July 2004 | 8 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Timur Tutierov | 11 June 2005 | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Ivan Losenko | 24 July 2004 | 2 | 0 | Kudrivka | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Viktor Tsukanov | 4 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Hungary, 10 October 2025 PRE |
| MF | Ramik Hadzhyiev | 14 August 2005 | 1 | 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 |
| MF | Artur Shakh | 11 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 |
| MF | Maksym Braharu | 21 July 2002 | 33 | 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Oleh Ocheretko | 25 May 2003 | 29 | 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Volodymyr Brazhko | 23 January 2002 | 26 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Valentyn Rubchynskyi | 15 February 2002 | 19 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Illya Kvasnytsya | 20 March 2003 | 17 | 4 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 1 March 2004 | 17 | 1 | Brentford | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Nazar Voloshyn | 17 June 2003 | 16 | 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Oleksandr Yatsyk | 3 January 2003 | 10 | 1 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Vladyslav Veleten | 1 October 2002 | 6 | 1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| MF | Borys Krushynskyi | 10 May 2002 | 3 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Spain, 6 June 2025 PRE |
| MF | Maksym Khlan | 27 January 2003 | 13 | 1 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Denys Kuzyk | 18 September 2002 | 7 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Bohdan Popov | 4 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Empoli | v. Croatia, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | 11 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Lithuania, 5 September 2025 |
| FW | Bohdan Viunnyk | 21 May 2002 | 36 | 8 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| FW | Vladyslav Vanat | 4 January 2002 | 16 | 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Netherlands, 18 June 2025 |
| FW | Ihor Krasnopir | 1 December 2002 | 16 | 3 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
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Player records
Top goalscorers
- As of 17 November 2025[9]
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pylyp Budkivskyi | 18 | 23 | 0.78 | 2011–2013 |
| 2 | Danylo Sikan | 9 | 19 | 0.47 | 2019–2023 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Aliyev | 8 | 30 | 0.27 | 2003–2006 |
| Bohdan Viunnyk | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2021–2025 | |
| 5 | Nazariy Rusyn | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 2018–2019 |
| Andriy Totovytskyi | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 2013 | |
| Serhiy Rebrov | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 1993–1995 | |
| Artem Byesyedin | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 2015–2017 | |
| Ruslan Fomin | 7 | 20 | 0.35 | 2005–2008 | |
| Oleksiy Byelik | 7 | 29 | 0.24 | 2000–2003 | |
| Artem Milevskyi | 7 | 31 | 0.23 | 2003–2006 |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Ukraine Under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 29 March 2021.[10]
| Positive balance (more wins) | |
| Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio) | |
| Negative balance (more losses) |
| Against | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 |
| Andorra | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Armenia | UEFA | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
| Austria | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
| Azerbaijan | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Bahrain | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Belarus | UEFA | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 |
| Belgium | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Bulgaria | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| China | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Croatia | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| Cyprus | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Denmark | UEFA | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| Egypt | CAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| England | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| Estonia | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Finland | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| France | UEFA | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| Georgia | UEFA | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 |
| Germany | UEFA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
| Greece | UEFA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Hungary | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Iceland | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Iran | AFC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Northern Ireland | UEFA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Israel | UEFA | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Italy | UEFA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| Kazakhstan | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| South Korea | AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Kosovo | UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | AFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Latvia | UEFA | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| Liechtenstein | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
| Lithuania | UEFA | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
| Libya | CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
| Luxembourg | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| North Macedonia | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +0 |
| Malta | UEFA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 |
| Moldova | UEFA | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 |
| Montenegro | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Netherlands | UEFA | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| Norway | UEFA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| Poland | UEFA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Portugal | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +0 |
| Romania | UEFA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| Russia | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Scotland | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Slovakia | UEFA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Slovenia | UEFA | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 |
| Serbia | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| Spain | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Sweden | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Switzerland | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Syria | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
| Tajikistan | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Turkey | UEFA | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 |
| Turkmenistan | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| United States | CONCACAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Wales | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
- 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
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 | Zaporizhzhia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Arena Lviv | Lviv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Auto ZAZ | Zaporizhzhia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| SKA | Odesa | 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
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
- 2006 UEFA Under-21 Championship Finalists
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d Game report. UAF footpass.
- ^ Game report. ukr-football.org.ua
- ^ Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments
- ^ Ruslan Rotan became the 10th head coach in the history of the Ukrainian youth football team (Руслан Ротань став 10-м головним тренером в історії молодіжної збірної України). Ukrainian Association of Football. 28 December 2018
- ^ Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team. Football Federation of Ukraine (old website).
- ^ "Офіційно. Рішення Виконкому Української асоціації футболу". 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Єзерський визначився зі своїми обов'язками". 29 August 2024.
- ^ "U-21: молодіжна збірна України оголосила склад на поєдинок відбору Євро-2027 із Туреччиною та товариський матч з Албанією" (in Ukrainian). Official the UAF website. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Пан або пропав? 10 кращих бомбардирів збірної України U-21 за всю історію".
- ^ "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ukraine national under-21 football team.
- Official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football Under-21 Team Archived 2023-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football Under-21 Team full results archive
- 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.
- Andrei Kudyrko. The Ukrainian youth: 1973 – 1983. Generation after generation (Украинская молодежь: 1973 - 1983. Поколение за поколением). UA-Football. 7 June 2006.