Ukraine national football team 1996

Contents

Historical results

Group 9 (Qualification for World Cup 1998)

Standings upon the conclusion of the calendar year

Team GP W D L GS GA P
 Portugal 5 2 2 1 5 2 8
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
 Germany 3 1 2 0 6 2 5
 Northern Ireland 4 1 2 1 4 3 5
 Armenia 4 0 3 1 3 7 3
 Albania 3 0 1 2 1 6 1

World Cup 98 Qual.

1996-11-09
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Portugal  1 – 0  Ukraine Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 19,106
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Couto  58' Report

World Cup 98 Qual.

1996-10-05
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Ukraine  2 – 1  Portugal Olympic NSC, Kiev
Attendance: 51,385
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Serhiy Popov  4'
Yuri Maxymov  88'
Report João Pinto  83'

World Cup 98 Qual.

1996-08-31
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Northern Ireland  0 – 1  Ukraine Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 9,358
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Report Serhiy Rebrov  79'

Friendly

1996-08-13
?:?
Ukraine  5 – 2  Lithuania Olympic NSC, Kiev
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: L.Hadoshi (Slovakia)
Viktor Leonenko  45'66'
Viktor Skrypnyk  62'
Yuri Maxymov  80'83'
Report Darius Gvildys  19'
Eimantas Poderis  53'

Friendly

1996-05-01
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Turkey  3 – 2  Ukraine 19 Mayıs Stadium, Samsun
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: O.Guntadze (Georgia)
Hakan Şükür  7'
Faruk Yiğit  13'
Tugay Kerimoğlu  32'
Report Andriy Shevchenko  10'
Timerlan Huseinov  34'

Friendly

1996-04-09
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Moldova  2 – 2  Ukraine Stadionul Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Ion Testemitanu  72'
Alexandru Popovici  83'
Report Timerlan Huseinov  49'66'

Roster

In bold are the overall records for the national team as oppose to the current year records in regular script. In bold are also names of the former Soviet internationals. Note: In red are highlighted players for whom the international career in the Ukrainian football national team ended. In green are indicated players for whom this year was their debut. In pink - players who debuted this year and were never called upon afterward.

Goalkeepers

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Game
Oleh Suslov 01.02.1969 Chornomorets Odessa 5 (-7)
11 (-14)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 01.02.1975 Dynamo Kyiv 1 (0)
2 (0)
v N. Ireland, August 31, 1996
Illia Blyzniuk 07.28.1973 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 (-1) v Lithuania, August 13, 1996

Defenders

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Serhiy Popov 04.22.1971 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 (1)
18 (2)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Serhiy Bezhenar 08.09.1970 Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0)
17 (1)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Oleh Luzhny 08.05.1968 Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0)
16 (0)
v Portugal, October 5, 1996
Viktor Skrypnyk 11.19.1969 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Werder Bremen
5 (1)
12 (2)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Oleksandr Holovko 01.06.1972 Dynamo Kyiv 5 (0)
9 (0)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Ihor Zhabchenko 07.01.1968 Chornomorets Odessa 2 (0)
11 (0)
v Turkey, May 1, 1996
Serhiy Shmatovalenko 01.20.1967 Dynamo Kyiv 2 (0)
8 (0)
v Turkey, May 1, 1996
Serhiy Lezhentsev 08.04.1971 Chornomorets Odessa 1 (0)
7 (0)
v Lithuania, August 13, 1996
Dmytro Parfyonov 09.11.1974 Chornomorets Odessa 4 (0) v Northern Ireland, August 31, 1996
Yuriy Dmytrulin 02.10.1975 Dynamo Kyiv 3 (0) v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Vladyslav Vashchuk 01.02.1975 Dynamo Kyiv 2 (0) v Portugal, October 5, 1996
Mykola Volosyanko 03.13.1972 Dynamo Kyiv 1 (0) v Lithuania, August 13, 1996

Midfielders

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Yevhen Pokhlebaev 11.25.1971 Dynamo Kyiv 2 (0)
14 (0)
v Turkey, May 1, 1996
Yuriy Maksymov 12.08.1968 Dynamo Kyiv 4 (3)
12 (3)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Hennadiy Orbu 07.23.1970 Shakhtar Donetsk
Rotor Volgograd
4 (0)
12 (0)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Dmytro Mykhailenko 07.13.1973 Dynamo Kyiv 3 (0)
11 (2)
v Lithuania, August 13, 1996
Yuriy Kalitvintsev 05.05.1968 Dynamo Kyiv 3 (0)
9 (1)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Valeriy Kriventsov 07.30.1973 Shakhtar Donetsk 5 (0)
7 (0)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Vitaliy Kosovsky 08.11.1973 Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0) v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Vasyl Kardash 01.14.1973 Chornomorets Odessa
Dynamo Kyiv
3 (0) v Portugal, October 5, 1996
Ihor Luchkevych 11.19.1973 Metalurh Zaporizhia 2 (0) v Northern Ireland, August 31, 1996
Serhiy Yesin 04.02.1975 Tavriya Simferopol 2 (0) v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Hennadiy Zubov 09.12.1977 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (0) v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Oleksandr Zotov 02.23.1975 Chornomorets Odessa 1 (0) v Turkey, May 1, 1996

Forwards

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Viktor Leonenko 10.05.1969 Dynamo Kyiv 2 (2)
14 (6)
v Northern Ireland, August 31, 1996
Timerlan Huseynov 01.24.1968 Chornomorets Odessa 4 (3)
13 (8)
v Portugal, October 5, 1996
Serhiy Rebrov 06.03.1974 Dynamo Kyiv 5 (1)
9 (1)
v Portugal, November 9, 1996
Andriy Shevchenko 09.29.1976 Dynamo Kyiv 2 (1)
4 (1)
v Turkey, May 1, 1996
Oleksiy Antyukhin 11.25.1971 Tavriya Simferopol 1 (0) v Moldova, April 9, 1996

Coach(es)

Name Wins Draws Losses Achievement/Remarks
Josef Sabo 3
4
1
2
2
2
over par season

Season goalscorers

Players in bold script participate in the next season(s)

# Player Career Goals (Caps) Pct. Playing status Age
1 Yuri Maxymov 1992–2002 3 (4) 0.75 FC Dynamo Kyiv 28
= Timerlan Huseinov 1993–1997 3 (4) 0.75 FC Chornomorets Odessa 28
3 Viktor Leonenko 1992–1996 2 (2) 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv 27
4 Andriy Shevchenko 1995 - present 1 (2) 0.5 FC Dynamo Kyiv 20
5 Serhiy Popov 1993–2003 1 (3) 0.333 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 25
6 Serhiy Rebrov 1992–2006 1 (5) 0.2 FC Dynamo Kyiv 22
= Viktor Skrypnyk 1994–2003 1 (5) 0.2 SV Werder Bremen 27


Offences

Player Offence(s) Suspension(s) Notes
Viktor Leonenko v N.Ireland (Aug 31) canceled missed Portugal (Oct 5)
Oleh Suslov v Portugal (Oct 5) none current on roster
Vladyslav Vaschuk v Portugal (Oct 5) canceled missed Portugal (Nov 9)
Hennadiy Zubov v Portugal (Oct 5) none current on roster
Yuri Maxymov v Portugal (Oct 5) none current on roster
Serhiy Popov v Portugal (Nov 9) none current on roster