1992 results
International Friendly (unofficial)
| Season | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Viktor Prokopenko |
| Assistant manager | Mykola Pavlov Leonid Tkachenko |
| Home stadium | Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Goals scored | 3 (0.75 per match) |
| Goals against | 6 |
| Top goalscorer | 1 – Yuriy Maksymov, Ivan Hetsko, Yuriy Hudymenko |
| Players | 39 |
| Goalscorers | 3 |
| Debutants | everyone |
| Highest scoring | Ukraine – Hungary 1-3 (29 April) |
| Longest winless run | 4 |
| Longest losing run | 1 |
| Highest attendance | 13,000 Ukraine – Hungary (April 29) |
| Lowest attendance | 10,000 Hungary – Ukraine (August 26) Belarus – Ukraine (October 28) |
| Average attendance | 11,204 |
1993 → | |
Ukraine national football team 1992 was the first composed team that represented the now independent Ukraine. However, it was not the first to represent Ukraine. The country while being part of the Soviet Union used to play several games mostly against the Turkish nationals back 1930s. Those games, however, later were scratched and went into the oblivion.
The 1992 season was the first season for the Ukraine national football team. The Federation, particularly its president Bannykov had organized first game with Hungary on the small stadium near the border with the country of the opponents. The field on which the game was organized could have been counted as the neutral considering the fact that Uzhhorod has a big population of native Hungarians.
The Federation hired Viktor Prokopenko to prepare team for the World Cup of 1994. Bannykov tried to get a qualification spot for the national team. By the end of the year it was clear that there was no hope for that, which reflected upon the motivation of the players. Plus numerous players that were born in Ukraine already started to defect to the Russian national football team camp such as Kamchelskis, Onopko, Yuran, and others. Other plays simply chose not to participate for the Ukrainian side such as Lyutyi and Yaremchuk. Prokopenko only received a consent from six former Soviet international players (they are outlined in bold in the list below), others only had some experience on the youth level if any at all.
After losing another game to Hungary Prokopenko was fired and was replaced by his assistance as interim coaches Pavlov and Tkachenko. The Ukrainian internationals lost that game on the last minutes having a relative advantage throughout the game. That loss is particularly logical after somewhat surprisingly bleak performance against the national team of USA, they played before it. After the game in the USA could also be observed a withdrawal of some key players from the team's roster.
The substituted coaches did not lose against the national team of the neighboring Belarus. Tkachenko at that time successfully coached Metalist leading it to the finals of the Cup, while Pavlov has recommended himself well by managing Tavriya Simferopol in the Soviet First League. By the end of the year many footballers decided to try their skills for the more successful Russian national football team that completely adopted all the achievements of its Soviet predecessor. Those players switched their citizenship in hope to be included on the team that would make to the finals in the United States, [1] such as Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, and others. Even after playing for the already FIFA-admitted national team (Ukraine) up to three games the FIFA allowed those players to be included to the Russia's World Cup roster (Yuri Nikiforov, Akhrik Tsveiba, Oleg Salenko). The goal of Yuri Hudymenko eventually played a bad joke on him as he was not allowed to change the sides due to that. Proven to be a great strikes in the dawn of the 1990s, after transferring to Dynamo Moscow he successfully disappeared from the football horizon.
Although being recognized already in 1992 for strange reasons the administration of Ukrainian Football Federation had failed to secure recognition and submit the required documentation in time to compete in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [1] and was only adopted by FIFA in late 1994. [1]
A total of 39 players participated in the national team from 12 Premier League teams and two more players from Rangers. The most players to the national team delegated Dynamo Kyiv nine with Chornomorets and Dnipro seven a piece.
International Friendly (unofficial)
List of players who previously played for various Soviet Union national teams and were anticipated to play for Ukraine. The list contains their age at beginning of 1992 and (caps/goals for senior team).
Viktor Chanov, 33 (21/0), Ihor Kutepov, 24, Andriy Kovtun, 24, Serhiy Krakovskyi, 31, Oleksandr Pomazun, 20, Valeriy Palamarchuk, 28, Yuriy Syvukha, 34
Anatoliy Demyanenko, 33 (80/6), Volodymyr Bezsonov, 34 (79/4), Vasyl Rats, 31 (47/4), Serhiy Baltacha, 34 (45/2), Oleh Luzhny, 24 (8/0), Yuri Susloparov, 34 (7/0), Yuriy Nikiforov, 22 (4/0), Viktor Onopko, 23 (4/0), Serhiy Shmatovalenko, 25 (2/0), Viktor Kaplun, 33 (1/0), Volodymyr Horilyi, 26, Andriy Sydelnykov, 24, Serhiy Zayets, 22, Sergei Mamchur, 20, Yuriy Moroz, 21, Vadym Karatayev, 28, Oleksandr Polukarov, 32, Serhiy Ovchynnikov, 31, Valentyn Kryachko, 34, Oleksandr Sopko, 33, Serhiy Zharkov, 33
Hennadiy Lytovchenko, 29 (58/15), Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, 29 (41/9), Oleksandr Zavarov, 31 (41/6), Igor Dobrovolski, 25 (29/8), Andriy Bal, 34 (20/1), Pavlo Yakovenko, 28 (19/1), Ivan Yaremchuk, 30 (18/2), Vadym Yevtushenko, 34 (12/1), Viktor Pasulko, 31 (8/1), Vadym Tyshchenko, 29 (8/0), Hennadiy Perepadenko, 28 (3/0), Yevhen Yarovenko, 29 (2/0), Stepan Betsa, 22, [4] Serhiy Pohodin, 24, Dmytro Mykhaylenko, 18, Volodymyr Sharan, 20, Yevhen Pokhlebayev, 20, Serhiy Bezhenar, 21, Serhiy Khudozhylov, 26, Vyacheslav Medvid, 26, Ihor Petrov, 28, Yaroslav Dumanskyi, 32, Mykhaylo Olefirenko, 31, Anatoliy Radenko, 32
Oleh Protasov, 28 (68/29), Ihor Belanov, 32 (33/8), Andrei Kanchelskis, 23 (23/3), Sergei Yuran, 23 (15/2), Volodymyr Lyutyi, 30 (6/1), Ivan Hetsko, 24 (5/0), Volodymyr Lebed, 19, Serhiy Scherbakov, 20, Serhiy Konovalov, 20, Serhiy Savchenko, 26, Oleh Taran, 32, Valeriy Zubenko, 31
Oleh Kuznetsov (East Germany), 29 (63/1), Akhrik Tsveiba (Georgia), 26 (25/2), Oleksiy Cherednyk (Tajikistan), 32 (2/0), Oleh Benko, 22, Oleg Salenko (Russia), 22, Hryhoriy Batych, 34 (retired), Serhiy Kandaurov (Russia), 20
| players retired from national team this season |
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Oleksandr Pomazun | 11 October 1971 (aged 21) |  Metalist Kharkiv | 3 (−3) | 3 (−3) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Ihor Kutepov | 17 December 1965 (aged 27) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (−3) | 1 (−3) | v Hungary, 29 April 1992 |
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Oleg Kuznetsov | 22 March 1963 (aged 29) |  Rangers F.C. | 1 (0) | 64 (1) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Akhrik Tsveiba | 10 September 1966 (aged 26) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 26 (2) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Oleh Luzhny | 5 August 1968 (aged 24) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 9 (0) | v Hungary, 29 April 1992 |
| Yuriy Nikiforov | 16 September 1970 (aged 22) | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 (0) | 7 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Serhiy Shmatovalenko | 20 January 1967 (aged 25) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Serhiy Bezhenar | 9 August 1970 (aged 22) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Oleksandr Bondarenko | 29 June 1966 (aged 26) | Torpedo Zaporizhia | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Yevhen Drahunov | 13 February 1964 (aged 28) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Serhiy Tretyak | 7 September 1963 (aged 29) | Chornomorets Odessa | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Andriy Annenkov | 29 January 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Yaroslav Vatamanyuk | 25 May 1963 (aged 29) | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Serhiy Diryavka | 18 April 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Yuri Moroz | 27 September 1970 (aged 22) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Ihor Pokydko | 15 February 1965 (aged 27) | Nyva Ternopil | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Yuriy Shelepnytsky | 18 January 1965 (aged 27) | Chornomorets Odessa | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 29 April 1992 |
| Andriy Yudin | 28 June 1967 (aged 25) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Olexiy Mykhailychenko | 30 March 1963 (aged 29) | Rangers F.C. | 1 (0) | 42 (9) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Yuriy Sak | 3 January 1967 (aged 25) | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Ilia Tsymbalar | 17 June 1969 (aged 23) | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Yuriy Dudnyk | 26 September 1968 (aged 24) | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Serhiy Kandaurov | 2 February 1972 (aged 20) | Metalist Kharkiv | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Serhiy Kovalets | 5 September 1968 (aged 24) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Yuriy Maksymov | 8 December 1968 (aged 24) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Evgueni Pokhlebaev | 25 November 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Andriy Polunin | 5 March 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Dmytro Topchiev | 25 September 1966 (aged 26) | Karpaty Lviv | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Ihor Zhabchenko | 1 July 1968 (aged 24) | Kremin Kremenchuk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Serhiy Pohodin | 29 April 1968 (aged 24) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 29 April 1992 |
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Ivan Hetsko | 6 April 1968 (aged 24) | Chornomorets Odessa | 2 (1) | 7 (1) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Serhiy Husyev | 1 July 1967 (aged 25) | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Yuri Hudymenko | 10 March 1966 (aged 26) | Tavriya Simferopol | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Oleksandr Pryzetko | 31 January 1971 (aged 21) | Metalist Kharkiv | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Serhiy Scherbakov | 15 August 1971 (aged 21) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Viktor Leonenko | 5 October 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 26 August 1992 |
| Valentyn Moskvyn | 4 May 1968 (aged 24) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, 28 October 1992 |
| Serhiy Rebrov | 3 June 1974 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, 27 June 1992 |
| Oleg Salenko | 25 October 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, 29 April 1992 |
| Name | Wins | Draws | Losses | Achievement/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Prokopenko | 0 | 1 | 2 | no win streak |
| Mykola Pavlov | 0 | 1 | 0 | interim coach together with Leonid Tkachenko |
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) | Pct. | Playing status | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Maksymov | 1992–2002 | 1 (1) | 1 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 24 |
| 2 | Ivan Hetsko | 1990–1997 | 1 (2) | 0.5 | FC Chornomorets Odessa | 24 |
| = | Yuriy Hudymenko | 1992 | 1 (2) | 0.5 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | 26 |
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