Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21
Nickname(s)	Молодіжка (Young men)
Association	Ukrainian Association of Football
Head coach	Unai Melgosa
Captain	Volodymyr Brazhko
Most caps	Oleksandr Yatsenko (38)
Top scorer	Pylyp Budkivskyi (18)
Home stadium	Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
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.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2006)

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.

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.

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.

Tournaments

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.

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	Did not qualify								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
Total	Runner-up	3/15	8	2	2	4	5	11	124	64	23	37	218	132

Summer Olympics years

Olympic qualification

Since 1992, the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.[4]

1996: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
2000: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
2004: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
2008: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
2012: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in Group Stage of the UEFA final tournament.
2016: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.
2020: Did not qualify. Eliminated in European qualifications.

Host Nation(s) - Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896 - 1992	preceded with Soviet Union
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Qualified
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0

Lobanovsky tournament (2006– )

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

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (2012–2014)

Winner (1): 2014
Runner-up (1): 2013

Head coaches

As of 16 October 2023

Manager[5]	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[6]	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	4	3	0	1	7	4	75	2025

Coaching staff

Currently approved:[7]

Head coach

Unai Melgosa

Results and fixtures

2022

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Friendly	Ukraine	1–1	Israel	Tbilisi, Georgia
18.00				Stadium: Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) Friendly	Georgia	1–1	Ukraine	Tbilisi, Georgia
18.00				Stadium: Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)

2023

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Friendly	Ukraine	3–2	Denmark	Belek, Turkey
14:30	Braharu 22' Ocheretko 67' Sikan 90+4'	Report	Kvistgaarden 47' Kjærgaard 85' (p)	Stadium: Carya Regnum Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey)

27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) Friendly	Italy	3–1	Ukraine	Reggio Calabria, Italy
21:00	Lovato 19' Colombo 71' 82'	Report	Kashchuk 68'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

13 June 2023 (2023-06-13) Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Ukraine	Austria
19:00		Report	Viunnyk 51' Sikan 80'	Referee: Thomas Ofner (Austria)

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Ukraine	Blumau, Austria
19:00		Report		Stadium: Union sport club Blumau

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Ukraine	2–0	Croatia	Bucharest, Romania
19:00	Kashchuk 19' Sikan 48'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Romania	0–1	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
19:00		Report	Dican 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 14,309 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) U21 Euro 2023 GS	Spain	2–2	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
21:45	Zhelizko 49' (o.g.) Ruiz 90'	Report	Vyunnyk 43' Sudakov 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) U21 Euro 2023 QF	France	1–3	Ukraine	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
22:00	Cherki 19'	Report	Sudakov 32' (pen.), 44' Bondarenko 86'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 6,281 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) U21 Euro 2023 SF	Spain	5–1	Ukraine	Bucharest, Romania
22:00	Ruiz 17' Sancet 24' Blanco 54' Oroz 68' S. Gómez 78'	Report	Bondarenko 13'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 9,230 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Friendly	Germany	2–0	Ukraine	Saarbrücken, Germany
19:15	Beier 53' Lemperle 88'	Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 6,503 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	1–0	Northern Ireland	Poprad, Slovakia
18:30	Roman 70'	Report		Stadium: NTC Poprad[8] Attendance: 275 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Luxembourg	0–3	Ukraine	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
20:30		Report	Krasnopir 45' Viunnyk 69' Kvasnytsya 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Attendance: 661 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	3–2	England	Košice, Slovakia
18:30	Voloshyn 31' Ocheretko 43' Kvasnytsia 90+4'	Report	Madueke 67' Cresswell 89'	Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	v	Luxembourg
TBD		Report

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	v	Azerbaijan
TBD		Report

2024

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Azerbaijan	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Ukraine	v	Serbia
TBD		Report

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Northern Ireland	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	England	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) U21 Euro 2025 Qualification	Serbia	v	Ukraine
TBD		Report

Players

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

The following players were called up for the 2025 Euro U21 qualification matches against Luxembourg and England on 12 and 16 October 2023, respectively.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2023, after the match vs England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ruslan Neshcheret	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002	14	0	Dynamo Kyiv
23	1GK	Kiril Fesyun	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002	7	0	Kolos Kovalivka

16	2DF	Arseniy Batahov	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002	27	0	Zorya Luhansk
2	2DF	Kostyantyn Vivcharenko	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002	25	2	Dynamo Kyiv
5	2DF	Vitaliy Roman	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003	6	1	Rukh Lviv
13	2DF	Volodymyr Salyuk	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002	6	0	Chornomorets Odesa
15	2DF	Artem Smolyakov	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003	3	0	Polissya Zhytomyr
4	2DF	Roman Didyk	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002	2	0	Rukh Lviv

17	3MF	Volodymyr Brazhko (captain)	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002	19	1	Dynamo Kyiv
21	3MF	Maksym Braharu	(2002-07-21) 21 July 2002	19	1	Chornomorets Odesa
8	3MF	Oleh Ocheretko	(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003	17	2	Shakhtar Donetsk
10	3MF	Yehor Yarmolyuk	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004	8	0	Brentford
22	3MF	Valentyn Rubchynskyi	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002	6	0	Dnipro-1
14	3MF	Illya Kvasnytsya	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003	4	2	Rukh Lviv
11	3MF	Nazar Voloshyn	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003	4	1	Dynamo Kyiv
6	3MF	Maksym Kucheriavyi	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002	3	1	St Johnstone
18	3MF	Oleksandr Yatsyk	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003	1	0	Zorya Luhansk

7	4FW	Bohdan Viunnyk	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002	26	6	Shakhtar Donetsk
20	4FW	Ihor Krasnopir	(2002-12-01) 1 December 2002	5	1	Obolon Kyiv
19	4FW	Yehor Hunichev	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003	1	0	Mynai

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	Yakiv Kinareykin	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003	1	0	Dnipro-1	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
GK	Anatoliy Trubin	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001	15	0	Benfica	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
GK	Oleksandr Saputin	(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003	1	0	Zorya Luhansk	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023
GK	Vladyslav Rybak	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001	0	0	Dnipro-1	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
GK	Denys Tvardovskyi	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Denmark, 24 March 2023 ^RES
GK	Ihor Potimkov	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003	0	0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^RES

DF	Anton Bol	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003	7	0	Zorya Luhansk	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
DF	Danil Skorko	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002	2	0	Oleksandriya	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
DF	Marian Faryna	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003	2	0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2023 ^PRE
DF	Andriy Buleza	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004	1	0	Mynai	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
DF	Bohdan Slyubyk	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
DF	Oleksiy Sych	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001	22	0	Rukh Lviv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Maksym Talovierov	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000	21	0	LASK	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Oleksandr Syrota	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000	10	1	Dynamo Kyiv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Rostyslav Lyakh	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000	7	0	Rukh Lviv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001	8	0	Osijek	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2023
DF	Maksym Dyachuk	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
DF	Kristian Bilovar	(2001-02-05) 5 February 2001	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Italy, 27 March 2023
DF	Dmytro Kapinus	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003	1	0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	v. Denmark, 24 March 2023 ^RES
DF	Denys Kuzyk	(2002-09-18) 18 September 2002	4	0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
DF	Roman Yakuba	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001	1	0	Puszcza Niepołomice	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
DF	Denys Slyusar	(2002-05-27) 27 May 2002	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
DF	Eduard Kozik	(2003-04-19) 19 April 2003	0	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^WD

MF	Kyrylo Siheyev	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004	4	0	Oleksandriya	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
MF	Yevhen Pavlyuk	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002	2	0	Vorskla Poltava	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
MF	Ivan Losenko	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023
MF	Artem Bondarenko	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000	23	5	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Oleksandr Nazarenko	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000	23	1	Polissya Zhytomyr	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Ivan Zhelizko	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001	23	0	Lechia Gdańsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Dmytro Kryskiv	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000	21	4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Heorhiy Sudakov	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002	20	6	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Oleksiy Kashchuk	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000	13	3	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
MF	Mykola Mykhaylenko	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001	15	0	Oleksandriya	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship ^INJ
MF	Danyil Alefirenko	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000	11	1	Chornomorets Odesa	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2023
MF	Maksym Khlan	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003	5	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
MF	Eldar Kuliyev	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	2	1	Zira	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
MF	Marko Sapuha	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003	2	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Kuwait, 13 June 2023 ^RES
MF	Vikentiy Voloshyn	(2001-04-17) 17 April 2001	0	0	Zorya Luhansk	v. Denmark, 24 March 2023 ^RES
MF	Artem Kulakovskyi	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002	2	0	Oleksandriya	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
MF	Denys Bunchukov	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003	1	0	URSL Visé	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
MF	Danylo Kravchuk	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001	5	0	Inhulets Petrove	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^INJ
MF	Denys Shostak	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003	0	0	Oleksandriya	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^WD
MF	Artur Mykytyshyn	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003	0	0	Oleksandriya	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^WD
MF	Mykhaylo Khromey	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003	0	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^RES

FW	Denys Teslyuk	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003	1	0	Rukh Lviv	v. Germany, 8 September 2023
FW	Danylo Sikan	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001	19	9	Shakhtar Donetsk	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
FW	Mykhailo Mudryk	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001	18	3	Chelsea	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
FW	Vladyslav Vanat	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002	11	3	Dynamo Kyiv	2023 UEFA Euro U21 Championship
FW	Mykola Kukharevych	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001	15	3	Swansea City	v. Italy, 27 March 2023
FW	Vladyslav Supryaha	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000	15	1	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Denmark, 24 March 2023 ^RES
FW	Danylo Honcharuk	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002	2	0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	v. Georgia, 21 November 2022
FW	Vladyslav Pohorilyi	(2003-09-03) 3 September 2003	0	0	Oleksandriya	v. Israel, 19 November 2022 ^RES
Notes ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad because of injury. ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. ^RES = Reserves squad – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability.

Top goalscorers

As of 16 October 2023[10]

Pylyp Budkivskyi is Ukraine's u21 top scorer with 18 goals.

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
4	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.[11]

**Key**
	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	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
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	5	0	1	4	2	9	-7
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
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.

Notes

References

Game report. UAF footpass.
Game report. ukr-football.org.ua
Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments
Olympic 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.
"Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
"U-21: Унаї Мельгоса назвав склад молодіжної збірної України на матчі з Люксембургом та Англією" (in Ukrainian). Official the UAF website. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
https://sport.ua/uk/news/634918-pan-abo-propav-10-krashchih-bombardiriv-zbirnoi-ukraini-u-21-za-vsyu-istoriyu
"All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

External links

Official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football Under-21 Team
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.

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[footpassblr-1] Game report. UAF footpass.

[2] Game report. ukr-football.org.ua

[3] Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments

[4] Olympic tournaments

[5] 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

[6] Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team. Football Federation of Ukraine (old website).

[7] "Офіційно. Рішення Виконкому Української асоціації футболу". 25 July 2023.

[UKR-8] "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[9] "U-21: Унаї Мельгоса назвав склад молодіжної збірної України на матчі з Люксембургом та Англією" (in Ukrainian). Official the UAF website. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[10] ttps://sport.ua/uk/news/634918-pan-abo-propav-10-krashchih-bombardiriv-zbirnoi-ukraini-u-21-za-vsyu-istoriyu

[11] "All matches". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

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