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Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Молодіжка (Young men)
Association Football Federation of Ukraine
Head coach Oleksandr Holovko
Captain Vladlen Yurchenko
Most caps Oleksandr Yatsenko (38)
Top scorer Pylyp Budkivskyi (18)
Home stadium Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
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 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 Football Federation of Ukraine 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 October 28, 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 Football Championship that was held in Denmark.

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.

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

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

Currently approved:

Following 21 players friendly matches against Northern Ireland on 6 October and Iceland on 11 October.

Caps & Goals as of 6 October 2015 after match vs  Northern Ireland.


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