Ukraine national under-21 football team
| Nickname(s) | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
| Head coach | Unai Melgosa | ||
| Captain | Arseniy Batahov | ||
| Most caps | Arseniy Batahov (39) | ||
| 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. | |||
| 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 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
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 | ||||||||||
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| 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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| 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 18 June 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 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 55 | 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
2024
| 6 September 2024 U21 Euro 2025 Qualification | 2–1 | Serbia | Riga, Latvia | |
| 18:00 (19:00 EEST) | Report |
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Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Attendance: 424 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 10 September 2024 U21 Euro 2025 Qualification | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | |
| 20:45 (19:45 BST) | Report | Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 697 Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland) |
| 11 October 2024 U21 Euro 2025 Qualification | England | 2–1 | Bournemouth, England | |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,858 Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden) |
| 15 October 2024 U21 Euro 2025 Qualification | Serbia | 1–0 | Loznica, Serbia | |
| 20:30 | Aleksić 21' | Report | Stadium: Lagator Stadium Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales) |
| 15 November 2024 Friendly | Portugal | 3–3 | Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal | |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alverca |
| 19 November 2024 Friendly | Italy | 2–2 | La Spezia, Italy | |
| 19:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco |
2025
| 21 March 2025 Friendly | Slovenia | 1–1 | Belek, Turkey | |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 25 March 2025 Friendly | Poland | 3–2 | Belek, Turkey | |
| Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Spain | 0–1 | Alcorcón, Spain | |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo |
| 12 June 2025 U21 UEFA Euro 2025 | 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 | 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 | 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 | v | Lithuania |
| 10 October 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | v | Hungary | TBD |
| 14 October 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Croatia | v | Croatia |
| 14 November 2025 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Turkey | v | Turkey |
2026
| 27 March 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | v | Lithuania | TBD |
| 31 March 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | Hungary | v | Hungary |
| 26 September 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | v | Turkey | TBD |
| 2 October 2026 U21 Euro 2027 Qualification | v | Croatia | TBD |
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 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament in Slovakia in June 2025.[8]
- Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2025, after the match vs Netherlands.
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 | Denys Vakulyk | 8 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Akritas Chlorakas | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| GK | Illya Popovych | 30 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Kisvárda | v. Slovenia, 21 March 2025 WD |
| GK | Ivan Pakholyuk | 27 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Portugal, 15 November 2024 |
| GK | Dmytro Ledviy | 26 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. England, 11 October 2024 |
| GK | Kiril Fesyun | 7 August 2002 | 7 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Northern Ireland, 10 September 2024 |
| GK | Yakiv Kinareykin | 22 October 2003 | 2 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Northern Ireland, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Roman Didyk | 2 December 2002 | 3 | 0 | LNZ Cherkasy | v. Spain, 6 June 2025 PRE |
| DF | Mykola Oharkov | 18 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Portugal, 15 November 2024 |
| DF | Oleksiy Husyev | 16 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Portugal, 15 November 2024 |
| DF | Ivan Yermachkov | 8 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | SV Werder Bremen | v. England, 11 October 2024 |
| MF | Borys Krushynskyi | 10 May 2002 | 3 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Spain, 6 June 2025 PRE |
| MF | Ivan Varfolomeyev | 24 March 2004 | 7 | 0 | Slovan Liberec | 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 |
| MF | Oleh Fedor | 23 July 2004 | 6 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Maksym Melnychenko | 12 February 2005 | 6 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Yaroslav Karabin | 19 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Northern Ireland, 10 September 2024 |
| FW | Ihor Krasnopir | 1 December 2002 | 16 | 3 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Ihor Horbach | 27 May 2004 | 6 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Portugal, 15 November 2024 |
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Player records
Top goalscorers
- As of 18 June 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.
- ^ "Євро-2025 (U-21). Офіційна заявка молодіжної збірної України на фінальний турнір" (in Ukrainian). Official the UAF website. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Пан або пропав? 10 кращих бомбардирів збірної України U-21 за всю історію".
- ^ "All matches". ffu.org.ua. 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
- 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.