Ukraine women's national football team
The Ukraine women's national football team represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.
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| Nickname(s) | Zhinky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Українська Асоціація Футболу | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko (caretaker) | ||
| Captain | Olena Khodyreva | ||
| Most caps | Lyudmyla Pekur (110) | ||
| Top scorer | Daryna Apanashchenko (44)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Arena Lviv, Lviv (following Russian aggression) Stadion imeni Gagrina, Chernihiv | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 33  (25 August 2023)[2] | ||
| Highest | 16 (June 2008 – June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 35 (December 2021 – March 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ukraine 0–0 Moldova  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992)[3] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ukraine 8–0 Belarus  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Ukraine 0–8 Germany  (Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019) Germany 8–0 Ukraine (Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019)  Japan 8–0 Ukraine (Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 4th | ||
The team has been playing since 30 June 1992 when it hosted a team of Moldova. Before its first official tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies all with Belarus in 1993.
The first (and so far only) major tournament they played in was the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. Their most recent competition is qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[4]
Team image
Nicknames
The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".
Home stadium
The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches at Arena Lviv, while before the Russian aggression at Stadion imeni Gagarina.
- record since 2007
| Venue | City | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion imeni Gagarina | Chernihiv | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| Arena Lviv | Lviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1.62 |
| Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Sevastopol Sports Complex | Sevastopol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Stadion Illichivets | Mariupol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Stadion Ukrayina | Lviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stadion imeni Bannikova | Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Ternopilsky Misky Stadion | Ternopil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Results and fixtures
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
| 11 April Friendly | Estonia  | 0–1 | Ukraine | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Report | Ovdiychuk  45' |
Stadium: Sportland Arena Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
| 7 July 2023 Friendly | Portugal  | 2–0 | Ukraine | Porto |
| Silva 19', 45+2' |
Report Report |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 20,123 |
| 22 September 2023 UEFA Nations League B | Ukraine | 1–2 |  Serbia | Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 173 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
| 26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Poland  | 2-1 | Ukraine | Gdynia |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni, Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan) |
| 27 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Greece  | v | Ukraine | |
| Report |
| 31 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Ukraine | v | Greece | |
| Report |
| 1 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Ukraine | v | Poland | |
| Report |
| 5 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Serbia | v | Ukraine | |
| Report |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of 21 August 2023[5]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko[6][7] |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | Oleksandr Mytko |
| Administrator | Oleksandr Harbuzyuk |
| Team Manager | Serhiy Novikov |
| Doctor | Oleksandr Vokhmintsev |
Manager history
| Period | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | Oleksandr Chubarov |
[8][9] |
| 1994–2000 | Serhiy Kachkarov |
[10] |
| 2000–2002 | Anatoliy Piskovets |
[11] |
| 2003–2004 | Mykola Lytvyn |
[12] |
| 2005–2006 | Volodymyr Kulayev |
[13] |
| 2007–2014 | Anatoliy Kutsev |
[14] |
| 2015–2018 | Volodymyr Reva |
[15] |
| 2018–2021 | Natalya Zinchenko |
[16] |
| 2021–2023 |  Lluís Cortés |
[17][18][19] |
| 2023–present | Volodymyr Pyatenko (interim) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for two UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Serbia and Poland on 9 and 12 September 2023, respectively.[20][21][22]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 2 May 2023.[23]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Kateryna Samson | 5 July 1988 | 45 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| GK | Darya Kelyushyk | 21 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |
| GK | Kateryna Boklach | 16 January 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Olympique de Marseille | |
| 14 | DF | Lyubov Shmatko | 25 October 1993 | 41 | 3 |  Galatasaray |
| 2 | DF | Iryna Podolska | 14 March 1995 | 23 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| DF | Kateryna Korsun | 28 August 1995 | 15 | 1 | Vorskla Poltava | |
| DF | Anastasiya Voronina | 27 July 1993 | 3 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | |
| MF | Iryna Kotiash | 7 May 2001 | 2 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | |
| DF | Yana Kotyk | 28 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | |
| MF | Daryna Apanashchenko (captain) | 16 May 1986 | 89 | 44 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | |
| MF | Natiya Pantsulaya | 28 December 1991 | 40 | 2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | |
| MF | Veronika Andrukhiv | 5 May 1996 | 29 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | |
| 3 | MF | Anna Petryk | 26 October 1997 | 26 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 9 | MF | Nicole Kozlova | 8 July 2000 | 25 | 5 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 18 | MF | Viktoriya Hiryn | 24 October 2000 | 10 | 0 | Ladomyr Volodymyr |
| MF | Khrystyna Pereviznyk | 19 July 1997 | 2 | 0 | Fatih Karagümrük | |
| MF | Dayana Semkiv | 29 July 2004 | 1 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |
| MF | Iryna Maiborodina | 22 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | |
| MF | Viktoriya Holovach | 1 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 16 | MF | Olha Ovdiychuk | 16 December 1993 | 75 | 13 | Fomget GSK |
| 7 | FW | Yana Kalinina | 14 November 1994 | 54 | 6 | Vorskla Poltava |
| FW | Roksolana Kravchuk | 7 November 1997 | 14 | 2 | Vorskla Poltava | |
| 22 | FW | Inna Hlushchenko | 12 May 2004 | 5 | 1 | Nice |
Recent call ups
- The following players have been called up to a Ukraine squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Daryna Bondarchuk | 20 May 1998 | 11 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| GK | Marina Dudnik | 14 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| DF | Yana Derkach | 10 July 1998 | 6 | 0 | Fomget GSK |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| DF | Tetyana Romanenko | 3 October 1990 | 59 | 11 | Saint-Étienne |
v. Estonia, 11 April 2023 |
| MF | Nadiia Kunina | 29 March 2000 | 34 | 6 | Kolos Kovalivka |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| MF | Tetyana Kitayeva | 28 October 1995 | 21 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| MF | Iryna Kochnyeva | 1 September 1994 | 20 | 1 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| MF | Yana Malakhova | 17 February 1995 | 15 | 1 |  Mura |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
| MF | Tamila Khimich | 13 September 1994 | 54 | 4 |  Split |
v. Estonia, 11 April 2023 |
| FW | Polina Yanchuk | 25 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
v. Portugal, 7 July 2023 |
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | |
1991 as Part of  Soviet Union |
1991 as Part of Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| as Ukraine |
as Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
 1999 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1998 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost to Germany in play-off | ||||||||||
| 2003 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2003 | 3rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A) | ||||||||||
 2007 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2007 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category) | ||||||||||
| 2011 |
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2011 | 1st in Qualifying group 4, lost to Norway and Italy in play-off | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 |
12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2015 | 2nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Italy in play-off | ||||||||||
| 2019 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2019 | 3rd in Qualifying group 4 | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  2023 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2023 | 3rd in Qualifying group B | ||||||||||
 2027 |
To be determined | To be determined | 2027 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Never qualified | 62 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 121 | 100 | |||||||||||
- * Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.
Qualification record
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Spain |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | +53 | 24 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 8–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 12–0 | |
| 2 | Scotland |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
| 3 | Ukraine |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | 0–6 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 5 | Faroe Islands |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–7 | — |
UEFA Women's Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | |
| 1984 to 1991 as Part of Soviet Union |
1984 to 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
| as Ukraine |
as Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
 1993 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1995 | 3rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B | ||||||||
 1997 |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1997 | 1st in Qualifying group 8, won over Romania in play-off and promoted to Class A | |||||||||
| 2001 |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2001 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3, lost to England in play-off | |||||||||
 2005 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 2005 | 4th in Qualifying group 4 | |||||||||
 2009 |
Group Stage | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2009 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, won over Slovenia in play-off | |
| 2013 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2013 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Iceland in play-off | ||||||||
 2017 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2017 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3 | |||||||||
| 2022 |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 2022 | 2nd in Qualifying group I, lost to Northern Ireland in play-off | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2025 |
To be determined | To be determined | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 113 | 106 | ||||
Qualification record
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | +45 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 8–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 15 | Play-offs | 0–8 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Greece |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 7 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Montenegro |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — |
Source: UEFA
UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2023–24 | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Promotion to League A | — | 31 Oct | 5 Dec | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Poland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 27 Oct | — | 2–1 | 5 Dec | |
| 3 | Ukraine |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Relegation to League C or qualification for relegation play-offs | 1–2 | 1 Dec | — | 31 Oct | |
| 4 | Greece |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 1 Dec | 1–3 | 27 Oct | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2023. Source: UEFA
Minor tournaments
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1995 Albena Cup | Final | 2nd | ||||||
| 1999 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 4th | ||||||
| 2000 Albena Cup | Final | 1st | ||||||
| 2002 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 3rd | ||||||
| 2005 Albena Cup | Group stage | 2nd | ||||||
| 2006 Albena Cup | Group stage | 3rd | ||||||
| 2017 Four Nations Tournament | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 Pinatar Cup | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 Turkish Women's Cup | Group stage | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
See also
References
- Darya Apanashchenko profile. womensfootball.com.ua. Accessed on 3 May 2023
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- Viktor Zahlada. The retrospective. On 30 June 1992 there was the first official game of the women's national football team (Ретроспектива. 30.06.92 – перший офіційний матч жіночої збірної). Womensfootball.com.ua. 23 March 2020
- "Standings". UEFA. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- "Composition: Women's National Team – Official site of the Ukrainian Football Association". uaf.ua. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "ОГОЛОШЕНО СКЛАД ЗБІРНОЇ УКРАЇНИ НА МАТЧІ ЛІГИ НАЦІЙ УЄФА". womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- "НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ЖІНОЧА ЗБІРНА | УКРАЇНСЬКА ДЕЛЕГАЦІЯ ПРИБУЛА ДО ГДАНСЬКА". womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- Oleksandr Voloshchuk. Mykhailo Yushchenko: Surkis does not like female football (Михайло Ющенко: «Суркіс не любить жіночого футболу»). Vysokyi Val. 23 November 2009
- Oleksandr Chubarov. Womensfootball.com.ua.
- Serhiy Kachkarov. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Anatoliy Piskovets. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Mykola Lytvyn. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Volodymyr Kulayev. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Anatoliy Kutsev. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Volodymyr Reva. Womensfootball.com.ua
- Офіційно. Наталія Зінченко – головний тренер жіночої збірної України. womensfootball.com.ua. 16.10.2018
- . womensfootball.com.ua. 17.11.2021
- Жіноча збірна України з футболу залишилася без головного тренера: іспанець Луїс Кортес залишив команду. suspilne.media. 8 August 2023
- ЛУЇС КОРТЕС ЗАЛИШАЄ ПОСАДУ ГОЛОВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА ЗБІРНОЇ УКРАЇНИ. womensfootball.com.ua. 9 August 2023
- "НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ЖІНОЧА ЗБІРНА УКРАЇНСЬКА ДЕЛЕГАЦІЯ ПРИБУЛА ДО ГДАНСЬКА" (in Ukrainian). womensfootball.com.ua. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "ОГОЛОШЕНО СКЛАД ЗБІРНОЇ УКРАЇНИ НА МАТЧІ ЛІГИ НАЦІЙ УЄФА" (in Ukrainian). womensfootball.com.ua. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "ВОЛОДИМИР ПЯТЕНКО ОГОЛОСИВ СПИСОК ФУТБОЛІСТОК ЖІНОЧОЇ ЗБІРНОЇ УКРАЇНИ НА МАТЧІ ДЕБЮТНОГО РОЗІГРАШУ ЛІГИ НАЦІЙ УЄФА" (in Ukrainian). uaf.ua. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Team's roster. womensfootball.com.ua. Accessed on 2 May 2023
External links
- Official website
- Ukraine women's national football team – official website at UAF.ua (in English)
- #МиЗбірна: in search of history of 1993–2005 (#МиЗбірна: в пошуках історії 1993–2005 років). Womensfootball.com.ua. 14 February 2020
- Усі матчі національної жіночої збірної України за історію (1992—2021). view.officeapps.live.com (uaf.ua)
- Official website
- FIFA profile
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