Ukraine national under-20 football team

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Ukraine Under-20
Logo Federation Ukraine Football 2016.svg
Association Ukrainian Association of Football
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Dmytro Mykhaylenko
Captain Matviy Ponomarenko
FIFA code UKR
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–4 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg
(Mendoza, Argentina, 17 June 2001)
Biggest win
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg
(Whangārei, New Zealand, 2 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–2 Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg
(Mendoza, Argentina; 28 June 2001)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–2 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg
(Utrecht, Netherlands; 14 June 2005)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–0 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg
(Doetinchem, Netherlands; 22 June 2005)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2001 )
Best resultChampions (2019)

The Ukraine national under-20 football team is primarily a special team that is formed for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a successful performance of the Ukraine national under-19 football team. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the Ukraine national under-21 football team. In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating South Korea 3−1 in the final. They remained champions for almost 4 years, being that the 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 until they failed to qualify for the 2023 edition in which Uruguay won and became champions.

Contents

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.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGASquad
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 Part of Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985
Flag of Chile.svg 1987
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 Did not enter
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Round of 1611th412165 Squad
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Round of 1612th411277 Squad
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Round of 169th4220101 Squad
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Champions1st7610134 Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Qualified
TotalChampions5/151910633617-

Results and fixtures

2025

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Friendly Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Turkey
16:00
  • Chaban Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report
25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) Friendly Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Turkey
14:00
Report
6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) Friendly Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgcancelledFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10 June 2025 (2025-06-10) Friendly Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:00 Report
30 September 2025 (2025-09-30) 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Panama  Flag of Panama.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile
17:00 Report

Current squad

Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches in March 2025. [1]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Illya Popovych (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Hungary.svg Kisvárda
1 GK Illya Voloshyn (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 18)10 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
1 GK Denys Marchenko (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18)10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Obolon Kyiv

2 DF Maksym Melnychenko (captain) (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Polissya Zhytomyr
2 DF Mykola Oharkov (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
2 DF Oleksiy Husyev (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Zorya Luhansk
2 DF Mykola Kyrychok (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Karpaty Lviv
2 DF Vladyslav Zakharchenko (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Kyrylo Dihtyar (2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 17)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Metalist Kharkiv
2 DF Vitaliy Katrych (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Inhulets Petrove
2 DF Oleksandr Zhovtenko (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Inhulets Petrove

3 MF Ramik Hadzhyiev (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 19)31 Flag of Ukraine.svg Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
3 MF Ivan Chaban (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18)31 Flag of Ukraine.svg Karpaty Lviv
3 MF Artur Shakh (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Karpaty Lviv
3 MF Roman Salenko (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
3 MF Daniil Vashchenko (2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 19)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandriya
3 MF Yaroslav Karaman (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Polissya Zhytomyr
3 MF Danylo Krevsun (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
3 MF Bohdan Budko (2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 19)10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ Alkmaar
3 MF Viktor Tsukanov (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19)10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
3 MF Dmytro Kremchanin (2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
3 MF Maksym Len (2006-11-25) 25 November 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf

4 FW Artem Husol (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 19)10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kolos Kovalivka

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Vladyslav Krapyvtsov (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Spain.svg Girona v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025
GK Maksym Voronov (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 19)10 Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025

DF Anton Drozd (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES
DF Ivan Yermachkov (2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 20)20 Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria 1889 Berlin v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025
DF Daniel Vernattus (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Metalist Kharkiv v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025

MF Andriy Matkevych (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Zorya Luhansk v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES
MF Dmytro Hodya (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 20)21 Flag of Ukraine.svg Veres Rivne v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025
MF Timur Tutyerov (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Sunderland v. Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 20 March 2025 WD

FW Vladyslav Herych (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of the United States.svg  United States, 10 June 2025 INJ
FW Matviy Ponomarenko (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES
FW Artem Stepanov (2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer 04 Leverkusen v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 6 June 2025 RES
FW Fedir Zadorozhnyi (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, 25 March 2025

Notes
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (best Ukraine's result)

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (A)321042+27 Knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States (A)320142+26
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (A)311153+24
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (E)30030660
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 3,513 [3]
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report

Round of 16

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg4–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 7,219 [5]
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 8,443 [6]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Semi-finals

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 7,776 [7]
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Final

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 16,344 [8]
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

2019 squad

The following 21 players have been called up to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [9] On 15 July 2019 all players of the squad were awarded by the presidential decree the Order of Merit, 3rd degree, while Petrakov's coaching staff were honored with title "Honored state functionary of physical culture and sport of Ukraine". [10]

Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Andriy Lunin (1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
121 GK Vladyslav Kucheruk (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
201 GK Dmytro Riznyk (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Vorskla Poltava

22 DF Valeriy Bondar (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
32 DF Oleksandr Safronov (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 19) Flag of Ukraine.svg Desna Chernihiv
42 DF Denys Popov (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
52 DF Oleh Veremiyenko (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Kalush
92 DF Viktor Korniyenko (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
132 DF Danylo Beskorovainyi (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Slovakia.svg Zemplín Michalovce
172 DF Yukhym Konoplia (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 19) Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
192 DF Ihor Snurnitsyn (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 19) Flag of Ukraine.svg Olimpik Donetsk

63 MF Maksym Chekh (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
73 MF Heorhiy Tsitaishvili (2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (aged 18) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
83 MF Oleksiy Khakhlyov (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Spain.svg Alavés
103 MF Serhiy Buletsa (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
153 MF Kyrylo Dryshlyuk (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 19) Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandriya
163 MF Mykola Musolitin (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Chornomorets Odesa
213 MF Oleksiy Kashchuk (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 18) Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk

114 FW Vladyslav Supriaha (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 19) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
144 FW Danylo Sikan (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 18) Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariupol
184 FW Denys Ustymenko (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 20) Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandriya

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Ukrainian footballers in the Soviet Union squads

References

  1. "U-20: головний тренер юнацької збірної України Дмитро Михайленко оголосив склад на червневий НТЗ та товариські поєдинки в Іспанії".
  2. "Match report – Group D – Ukraine v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Match report – Group D – Qatar v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. "Match report – Round of 16 – Ukraine v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Match report – Quarter-final – Colombia v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Match report – Semi-finals – Ukraine v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. "Match report – Final – Ukraine v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. "U-19:підготовку до Євро-2015 розпочато" (in Ukrainian). FFU. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №521/2019. www.president.gov.ua. 15 July 2019
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