Ukraine national under-19 football team
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The Ukraine national under-19 football team (Ukrainian: Юнацька збірна України з футболу (U-19)) also known as the Junior football team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football
Head coachDmytro Mykhaylenko U-19 (born 2007) Oleksandr Sytnik U-19 (born 2008)
CaptainKyrylo DihtyarU-19 (born 2007), Pavlo Lyusin U-19 (born 2008)
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| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dmytro Mykhaylenko U-19 (born 2007) Oleksandr Sytnik U-19 (born 2008) | ||
| Captain | Kyrylo DihtyarU-19 (born 2007), Pavlo Lyusin U-19 (born 2008) | ||
| Most caps | Denys Harmash (27) | ||
| Top scorer | Dmytro Korkishko (15) | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ukraine 3–0  Andorra(2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 San Marino 0–6 Ukraine San Marino; (26 September 2006)  Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine Whangārei, New Zealand; (2 June 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 3–0 Ukraine (20 August 2006) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
- Ukraine national under-18 football team, immediate reserve and formerly the main team before 2002
- Ukraine national under-20 football team, special team that is formed only for the FIFA U-20 World Cup upon successful performance of Ukraine U-19
Overview
Ukraine national under-19 football team is the second youth national football team in the country after the national under-21 football team. Previously it was known as Ukraine national under-18 football team before competitions shifted back in 1999. The team represents Ukraine at the continental championship for under-19 national teams (previously under-18). Most often a lot of its players formerly participated in continental and World competitions for national under-17 football teams. Upon a successful performance at the European championship for the under-19 teams it qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup that is organized for teams of under-20.
Ukraine national under-19 football team has good traditions which it inherited from its parent Soviet national youth football team providing such players like Serhiy Scherbakov and Oleg Salenko for the Ukraine main national team.
The under-19 football team has its reserve team known as under-18 football team that also participates in preparations to the under-19 football competitions.
Until 2002 the team played as the national under-18 football team for Ukraine. Its first game it played in 1994 away against Israel losing it 0–2.
Honours
- Continental competitions (UEFA European Under-19 Championship):
- champions (1): 2009
- 2005 FIFA Bronze Shoe Award: Oleksandr Aliev
- 2009 UEFA Golden Player Award: Kyrylo Petrov
- 2015 FIFA Golden Shoe Award: Viktor Kovalenko
- 2015 FIFA Fair Play Award
Tournaments
Official
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (as under-20 team)
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Invitationals
- Valentin Granatkin Memorial (friendly in Saint Petersburg)
- Copa del Atlantico (for under-18)
- Memorial Stevan Cele Vilotic
Official tournaments
Unlike the under-21 team, the continental competitions for under-19 take place on annual basis starting from 1992.
European championship
- Under-18 competitions
- Under-19 competitions
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2002 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
 2003 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
 2004 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
 2005 | did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
 2006 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
 2007 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
 2008 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 2010 | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
 2011 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
 2012 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
 2013 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||
 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
 2016 | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||
 2017 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
 2018 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
 2019 | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||
| | Tournament Canceled | Tournament Canceled | |||||||||||||
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 2022 | did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
 2023 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2025 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
 2026 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2027 | Qualification in progress in Round 2 League A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total:7/21 | 1 Title | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 122 | 72 | 17 | 33 | 236 | 121 | ||
Head coaches
- 1999–2001 Anatoliy Kroshchenko
- 2001 Valentyn Lutsenko
- 2001–2002 Oleksandr Ryabokon
- 2002 Pavlo Yakovenko
- 2002–2005 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2009 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2010–2012 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2012–2013 Yuriy Moroz
- 2012–2016 Oleksandr Holovko
- 2015–2016 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2016–2017 Volodymyr Tsytkin
- 2017 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2017–2018 Oleksandr Petrakov
- 2019 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2021–2022 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2022–2023 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2023 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2024– Dmytro Mykhaylenko U-19 (born 2007)
- 2026– Oleksandr Sytnik U-19 (born 2008)
Recent results
2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Qualified for the final tournament |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Latvia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  North Macedonia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Results and fixtures
2024
| 19 November 2024 2025 Euro qualification | Netherlands  | 1–0 | Ukraine | De Langeleegte, Veendam, Netherlands |
| 20:00 | Report |
2025
| 12 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 |  Albania | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 200 Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden) |
| 15 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 |  Montenegro | Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë, Albania |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece) |
| 18 November 2025 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Slovakia | Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë, Albania |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece) |
2026
| 25 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Football Centre FRF, Buftea Romania |
| 10:00 |
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Report | Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland) |
| 25 March 2026 2027 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 1–2 | Finland | Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki Finland |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks (Latvia) |
| 28 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 |  Kazakhstan | Football Centre FRF, Buftea Romania |
| 10:00 |
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Report | Referee: Joey Kooij (The Netherlands) |
| 28 March 2026 2027 Euro qualification | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Ukraine | Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki Finland |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Bulgaria) |
| 31 March 2026 2027 Euro qualification | Estonia | 0–4 | Ukraine | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Finland |
| 12:00 | Report | Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Bulgaria) |
| 31 March 2026 2026 Euro qualification | Romania | 1–1 | Ukraine | Anghel Iordănescu Stadium, Voluntari Romania |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: Joey Kooij (The Netherlands) |
| 29 June 2026 2026 Euro Championship | Croatia  | v | Ukraine | Bangor City Stadium, Bangor Wales |
| 22:00 | Report | Referee: Joey Kooij (The Netherlands) |
| 2 July 2026 2026 Euro Championship | Serbia  | v | Ukraine | Bangor City Stadium, Bangor Wales |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 5 July 2026 2026 Euro Championship | Ukraine | v |  Italy | Bangor City Stadium, Bangor Wales |
| 18:00 | Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship preliminary squad.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Nazar Domchak | 6 April 2007 | Karpaty Lviv | |||
| GK | Denys Marchenko | 5 February 2007 | Obolon Kyiv | |||
| GK | Nazar Makarenko | 21 June 2007 | FC Oleksandriya | |||
| GK | Kyrylo Khadasevych | 26 July 2008 | Wolfsburg | |||
| GK | Fedir Tkachenko | 14 August 2008 | Calavera | |||
| GK | Rostyslav Bahlay | 1 February 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| DF | Bohdan Levytskyi | 5 January 2009 | Rukh Lviv | |||
| DF | Oleksandr Feshchenko | 21 July 2007 | Obolon Kyiv | |||
| DF | Yehor Sherstyuk | 15 September 2008 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |||
| DF | Danylo Ohorodnyk | 22 October 2008 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| DF | Yehor Kostyuk | 1 June 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| DF | Yehor Onishchuk | 4 June 2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| DF | Yaroslav Mylokost | 8 February 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| DF | Kyrylo Dihtyar (captain) | 25 November 2007 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |||
| DF | Danylo Malov | 28 January 2007 | Gandzasar | |||
| DF | Nikita Kalyuzhnyi | 7 February 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| DF | Artem Muradyan | 20 February 2008 | Mönchengladbach | |||
| DF | Arsen Zalypka | 9 May 2008 | Rukh Lviv | |||
| DF | Yuriy Kokodynyak | 14 July 2007 | Karpaty Lviv | |||
| DF | Mykyta Melnyk | 8 January 2008 | Napoli | |||
| DF | Kostyantyn Hubenko | 21 October 2007 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| MF | Oleksandr Soroka | 12 January 2007 |  Gent | |||
| MF | Mykola Petrovskyi | 31 March 2008 | Stuttgart | |||
| MF | Mukhammad Dzhurabaev | 4 February 2008 | Rukh Lviv | |||
| MF | Artur Ukhan | 24 August 2007 | Tatran Prešov | |||
| MF | Kostiantyn Plish | 1 May 2007 | Olympiacos | |||
| MF | Pavlo Lyusin | 23 February 2008 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| MF | Illya Kutya | 7 March 2008 | Hajduk Split | |||
| MF | Bohdan Olychenko | 18 January 2007 | Bayern Munich | |||
| MF | Vladyslav Tyutyunov | 7 March 2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| MF | Demyan Yesin | 24 April 2007 | Calvi Noale | |||
| MF | Oleksandr Kamenskyi | 21 September 2007 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |||
| MF | Oleksandr Balakay | 11 April 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| FW | Artem Zubriy | 7 April 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| FW | Vitaliy Hlyut | 29 April 2008 |  Chicago Fire | |||
| FW | Ivan Andreyko | 11 March 2008 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| FW | Bohdan Popov | 4 April 2007 | Empoli | |||
| FW | Dmytro Bohdanov | 6 March 2007 | Union Berlin | |||
| FW | Matviy Bodnar | 2 February 2008 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |||
| FW | Dmytro Zudin | 9 July 2008 | Hajduk Split | |||
| FW | Kiril Serdyuk | 28 January 2009 | Stuttgart | |||
| FW | Yaroslav Boyko | 5 January 2007 | Valencia | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the team recently, and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vyacheslav Surkis | 27 February 2006 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| GK | Markiyan Bakus | 20 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Maksym Korobov | 6 March 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Denys Dykyi | 4 September 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | 16 June 2006 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Vladyslav Shershen | 13 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Oleksandr Havrylenko | 22 August 2006 | 5 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Daniel Vernattus | 9 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Viktor Tsukanov | 4 February 2006 | 13 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | 10 July 2006 | 12 | 4 |  Montréal |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Kristian Shevchenko | 10 November 2006 | 11 | 0 |  Watford |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Artem Husol | 5 January 2006 | 7 | 1 | Kolos Kovalivka |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Kyrylo Osypenko | 19 January 2006 | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Maksym Len | 25 November 2006 | 7 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Danylo Ishchenko | 14 May 2006 | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Oleksandr Pshenychnyuk | 1 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | 11 January 2006 | 14 | 10 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Oleksandr Lomaha | 28 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
v. Netherlands, 19 November 2024 |
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Honours
See also
References
External links
- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive