Nickname(s) | Молодіжка (Young men) |
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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 |
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Biggest win | |
Ukraine 8–0 Armenia Kiev, Ukraine; 13 October 1998 |
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Biggest defeat | |
France 4–0 Ukraine Paris, France; 26 March 1999 matches only. |
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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.