Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21
Nickname(s) Molodizhka (Young men)
Association Football Federation of Ukraine
Head coach Pavlo Yakovenko
Most caps Artem Milevskiy (31)
Top scorer Oleksandr Aliev (8)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Ukraine 0 – 0 Belarus 
Ternopil, Ukraine; 28 October 1992
Biggest win
 Ukraine 8 – 0 Armenia 
Kiev, 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 2 (First in 2006)
Best result Runner-up (2006)

The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992. The under-21s played their first competitive matches in 1994, in the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament for the twice. The under-21s managed to not only qualify for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reach 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 Football Championship that were held in Denmark.

Contents

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

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.[1]

Olympic Record

Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.[2]

Coaches

Forthcoming Fixtures

Date Tournament Location Opponent
31 May 2012 Euro 2013 qualification Ukraine  Sweden
4 June 2012 Euro 2013 qualification Lithuania  Lithuania
9 June 2012 Euro 2013 qualification Finland  Finland

2011 UEFA Championship

Ukraine defeated The Netherlands on away goals after an aggregate score of 3–3 and qualified for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Championship Group B

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship – Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 England 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Ukraine 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1

2013 UEFA Qualification

Ukraine U-21 was seeded as a pot 2 team.

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
 Sweden 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7 13
 Finland 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
 Ukraine 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
 Malta 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
 Lithuania 7 1 0 6 3 12 −9 3

Recent Matches

The following summary is the matches the U-21 team has played in the last 12 months.

Friendly

2010-11-17
Czech Republic  2 – 1 Ukraine Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Vošahlík  7'
Kadlec 40'
Petrov  83'

Friendly

2011-02-09
Switzerland  1 – 1 Ukraine Malta
Emeghara  21' Putivtsev  37'

Friendly

2011-03-24
19:30 CET
Ukraine 3 – 2  Iceland Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Ukr)
Yarmolenko  27'54'
Bilyi  51'
Gunnarsson  70' (pen)
Sigurðarson  74'

Friendly

2011-03-28
18:00 CET
Denmark  2 – 2 Ukraine Denmark
Nielsen  67'79' Bilyi  21'
Harmash  40'

Friendly

2011-06-05
20:45 CEST
Ukraine  1 – 1  France Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
Referee: Ihor Pokydko (Ukraine)
Kartushov  11' Report Cabella  77'

Euro 2011 Championship – Group B

2011-06-12
18:00
Czech Republic  2 – 1  Ukraine Viborg Stadion, Viborg
Attendance: 4,251
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Dočkal  49'56' Report Bilyi  87'

Euro 2011 Championship – Group B

2011-06-15
20:45 CEST
Ukraine  0 – 0  England Herning Stadium, Herning
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Report

Euro 2011 Championship – Group B

2011-06-19
20:45 CEST
Ukraine  0 – 3  Spain Herning Stadium, Herning
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
Report Mata  10'72' (pen.)
Adrián  27'

V. Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament - Semi Final

2011-08-09
20:00 CEST
Ukraine  3 – 0  Israel Obolon Arena, Kiev
Referee: Valentyn Kovalenko, (Uzbekistan)
Harmash  54'
Chaykovskyi  59'
Putrash  90+1'
Report (uk)

Ukraine advances to the V. Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament Final


V. Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament - Final

2011-08-10
18:00 CEST
Ukraine  0 – 0  Uzbekistan Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
Report (uk)
  Penalties  
Harmash
Tkachuk
Kryvtsov
Yeremenko
Bezus
Hrechyshkin
Putrash
Babyr
7–8 Tuhtahujaev
Ismatullaev
Musaev
Turaev
Mochalov
Karimov
Mustafaev
Khojiakbarov

Euro 2013 Qualifying

6 September 2011
16:30
Slovenia  2 – 0  Ukraine Ptuj City Stadium, Ptuj
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)
Lazarević  56'
Jelenič  67'
Report

Euro 2013 Qualifying

7 October 2011
18:00
Malta  2 – 2  Ukraine Gozo Stadium, Gozo
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
Vella  11'
R. Muscat  90+4'
Report Bezus  10'13'

Euro 2013 Qualifying

11 November 2011
17:00
Ukraine  1 – 1  Finland Sports Complex, Sevastopol
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)
Budkivskiy  76' Report Lähde  5'

Euro 2013 Qualifying

15 November 2011
17:00
Ukraine  2 – 0  Lithuania Sports Complex, Sevastopol
Referee: Anatoliy Vishnichenko (Kazakhstan)
Rybalka  45'
Shakhov  75'
Report

Last 12 months – 15 games, 3 win(s), 9 draw(s), 3 loss(es) – 19 scored & 18 allowed.
Best scorer(s): Bilyi with 3 goals

Current Squad

Players born in 1990 or later are eligible for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Current squad chosen for the Euro 2013 qualification game against Finland November 11, 2011 and Lithuania November 15, 2011 in which head coach Yakovenko called up 22 players to the squad.

Caps & Goals as of November 15, 2011 after Lithuania match.

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Last Appearance
Goalkeepers
Maksym Koval 09.12.1992 FC Dynamo Kyiv 6 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Ihor Berezovskyi 24.08.1990 FC Obolon Kyiv 3 (0) v  Finland, November 11, 2011
Artem Tetenko 1 12.02.1991 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0) v VLM Tournament, August 9-10, 2011
Vladyslav Leonidov 11.02.1990 FC Metalist Kharkiv 0 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Defenders
Serhiy Kryvtsov (captain) 15.03.1991 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 21 (2) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Yevhen Opanasenko 25.08.1990 FC Metalurh Zaporizhia 8 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Yuriy Putrash 29.01.1990 SC Tavriya Simferopol 6 (1) v  Finland, November 11, 2011
Ihor Plastun 20.08.1990 FC Obolon Kyiv 6 (0) v  Finland, November 11, 2011
Vasyl Pryima 10.06.1991 FC Metalurh Donetsk 6 (0) v  Finland, November 11, 2011
Yevhen Tkachuk 27.06.1991 FC Vorskla Poltava 3 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Maksym Bilyi Jr. 21.06.1990 FC Zorya Luhansk 1 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Midfielders
Yevhen Shakhov 30.11.1990 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 7 (1) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Andriy Bohdanov 21.01.1990 FC Arsenal Kyiv 7 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Dmytro Khomchenovskyi 16.04.1990 FC Zorya Luhansk 6 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Vitaliy Fedotov 16.07.1991 FC Illichivets Mariupol 4 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Serhiy Rybalka 01.04.1990 FC Dynamo Kyiv 2 (1) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Anton Shevchuk 02.02.1990 FC Obolon Kyiv 2 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Oleksandr Karavayev 02.06.1992 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Ruslan Babenko 08.07.1992 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 (0) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011
Stanislav Prychynenko 26.06.1991 SC Tavriya Simferopol 1 (0) v  Israel, August 9, 2011
Forwards
Ilya Mikhalyov 31.07.1990 Amkar Perm 3 (0) v  Finland, November 11, 2011
Pylyp Budkivskiy 10.03.1992 FC Illichivets Mariupol 2 (1) v  Lithuania, November 15, 2011

Recent Callups

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Last Appearance
Goalkeepers
Anton Kanibolotskiy 16.05.1988 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 22 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Denys Boyko 29.01.1988 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 8 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Dmytro Nepohodov 17.02.1988 FC Banants 2 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Defenders
Yaroslav Oliynyk 14.03.1991 FC Zorya Luhansk 1 (0) v  Malta, October 7, 2011
Temur Partsvania 06.07.1991 FC Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Bohdan Butko 13.01.1991 FC Illichivets Mariupol 13 (1) v  Israel, August 9, 2011
Yevhen Selin 09.05.1988 FC Vorskla Poltava 25 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Volodymyr Chesnakov 12.02.1988 FC Vorskla Poltava 25 (2) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Yaroslav Rakytsky 03.08.1989 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 17 (3) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Oleksiy Kurylov 24.04.1988 FC Vorskla Poltava 16 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Oleksandr Matvyeyev 11.02.1988 FC Vorskla Poltava 11 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Artur Zapadnya 04.06.1990 FC Illichivets Mariupol 2 (0) v  France, June 5, 2011
Pavlo Pashayev 04.01.1988 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 18 (0) v  Switzerland, February 9, 2011
Yevhen Novak 01.02.1989 FC Dynamo Kyiv 1 (0) v  Switzerland, February 9, 2011
Midfielders
Ihor Chaykovskyi 07.10.1991 FC Illichivets Mariupol 4 (1) v  Malta, October 7, 2011
Vitaliy Vitsenets 03.08.1990 FC Illichivets Mariupol 10 (0) v  Malta, October 7, 2011 5
Denys Harmash 19.04.1990 FC Dynamo Kyiv 17 (2) v  Malta, October 7, 2011 4
Kyrylo Petrov 22.06.1990 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 6 (1) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Dmytro Hrechyshkin 22.09.1991 FC Illichivets Mariupol 4 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Dmytro Yeremenko 20.06.1990 FC Metalist Kharkiv 4 (0) v  Uzbekistan, August 10, 2011
Yevhen Budnik 04.09.1990 FC Metalist Kharkiv 1 (0) v  Israel, August 9, 2011
Taras Stepanenko 08.08.1989 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 28 (1) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Mykola Morozyuk 17.01.1988 FC Metalurh Donetsk 27 (3) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Valeriy Fedorchuk 05.10.1988 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 18 (2) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Oleh Holodyuk 02.01.1988 FC Karpaty Lviv 16 (2) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Maksym Bilyi 27.04.1989 FC Zorya Luhansk 11 (3) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Artem Putivtsev 29.08.1988 FC Illichivets Mariupol 6 (1) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Yehor Luhachov 24.12.1988 FC Arsenal Kyiv 5 (1) v  Denmark, March 28, 2011
Serhiy Vovkodav 02.07.1988 FC Vorskla Poltava 6 (0) v  Switzerland, February 9, 2011
Forwards
Roman Bezus 26.09.1990 FC Vorskla Poltava 4 (2) v  Malta, October 7, 2011
Oleksiy Babyr 15.03.1990 FC Volyn Lutsk 3 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Vitaliy Ivanko 09.04.1992 FC Metalurh Donetsk 1 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Artur Kaskov 18.11.1991 FC Chornomorets Odesa 1 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Oleh Barannik 20.03.1992 FC Vorskla Poltava 0 (0) v  Slovenia, September 6, 2011
Yevhen Pavlov 12.03.1991 FC Volyn Lutsk 1 (0) v  Uzbekistan, August 10, 2011
Roman Zozulya 17.11.1989 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 23 (2) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Yevhen Konoplianka 29.09.1989 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 17 (5) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Andriy Yarmolenko 23.10.1989 FC Dynamo Kyiv 16 (3) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Artem Kravets 03.06.1989 FC Dynamo Kyiv 9 (0) v Euro 2011, June 11–25, 2011
Yehor Kartushov 05.01.1991 Not Attached 1 (1) v  France, June 5, 2011
Volodymyr Lysenko 21.04.1988 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 24 (4) v  Denmark, March 28, 2011
Denys Vasin 04.03.1989 FC Chornomorets Odessa 3 (1) v  Denmark, March 28, 2011

Notes:

^1 Called up but did not participate in the tournament.
^2 Called up but was not selected for either play-off games.
^3 Called up but did not play against Czech-21 on November 17, 2010.
^4 Called up but did not arrived, because called-up for main national team.
^5 Called up but did not participated by reasons of injury.

All-time team record

The following table shows Ukraine Under-21's all-time international record, correct as of 11 October 2010.[4]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6
 Armenia 10 8 2 0 31 3 +28
 Belarus 8 3 2 3 10 8 +2
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 3 9 9 0
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
 China PR 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Chile 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Croatia 3 1 1 1 3 3 +2
 Cyprus 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Denmark 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 England 1 0 0 1 1 3 +2
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
 France 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4
 Georgia 9 5 2 2 22 6 +16
 Germany 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6
 Greece 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
 Iran 3 2 1 0 7 2 +2
 Iceland 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1
 Israel 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Libya 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Lithuania 5 2 2 1 11 10 +1
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 North Korea 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
 Macedonia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
 Malta 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Moldova 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3
 Montenegro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Netherlands 5 2 1 2 5 7 −2
 Northern Ireland 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4
 Norway 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6
 Poland 6 2 3 1 14 10 +4
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
 Romania 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7
 Russia 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Serbia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3
 Slovakia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8
 Spain 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 2 4 +2
 Syria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Turkey 8 2 2 4 8 12 −4
 United States 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Wales 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Total 166 82 39 51 255 177 78

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