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General
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Football Federation of Ukraine
Nickname(s) Збірна (The National Team)
Жовто-Сині (The Yellow and Blue)
Association Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU)
Федерація Футболу України
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Flag of Ukraine Sergiy Rebrov
Asst coach Flag of Italy Mauro Tassotti
Flag of Italy Andrea Maldera
Flag of Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Captain Andriy Yarmolenko
Most caps Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (144)
Top scorer Andriy Shevchenko (48)
Home Stadium Various
FIFA code UKR
FIFA ranking 22 Steady (5 December 2023)
Highest FIFA ranking 11 (February 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking 132 (September 1993)
Elo ranking 19 Decrease 1 (17 November 2019)
Highest Elo ranking 14 (November 2010)
Lowest Elo ranking 69 (29 March 1995)
First international Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1–3 Hungary Flag of Hungary
(Uzhhorod, Ukraine; 29 April 1992)
Biggest win Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 9–0 San Marino San Marino
(Lviv, Ukraine; 6 September 2013)
Biggest defeat France Flag of France 7–1 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
(Saint-Denis, France; 7 October 2020)
World Cup appearances 1 (First in 2006)
Best result Quarter-finals (2006)
UEFA European Championship appearances 3 (First in 2012, host)
Best result Quarter-finals (2020)
Ukraine 2021 homeUkraine 2021 awayUkraine 2021 third


The Ukraine national football team is the national association football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine, the governing body for football in Ukraine. The current team head coach is Sergiy Rebrov, who also played for the national team. Ukraine plays its home matches in various locations, with Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev being main home ground of Ukraine.

The team's biggest success on the world stage was reaching the quarter-finals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which also marked the team's debut in the finals of a major championship. Ukraine has also competed in three UEFA European Championship tournaments, including in 2012 when they co-hosted the tournament with Poland. In 2020, they reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

Results and fixtures[]

2023[]

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C 26 March 2023 England England 2–0 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine London,England  
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 58,355
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B 25 March 2019 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1–2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Turpel Goal 34' Report (FFU)
Report (FLF)
Tsyhankov Goal 40'
Rodrigues Goal 90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B 10 June 2019 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 1–0 Luxembourg Luxembourg Lviv, Ukraine  
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Yaremchuk Goal 6' Report (UAF)
Report (FLF)
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B 7 September 2019 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania 0–3 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Vilnius, Lithuania  
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)
[Report (UAF)]
[Report (LFF)]
Zinchenko Goal 7'
Marlos Goal 27'
Malinovskyi Goal 62'
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Friendly 10 September 2019 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 2–2 Flag of Nigeria 001 Nigeria Dnipro, Ukraine  
20:30 Zinchenko Goal 78'
Yaremchuk Goal 79'
[Report (UAF)]
[Report (NFF)]
Aribo Goal 4'
Osimhen Goal 34' (pen.)
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B 11 October 2019 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 2–0 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Kharkiv, Ukraine  
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Malinovskyi Goal 29'58' [Report (UAF)]
[Report (LFF)]
Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B 14 October 2019 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 2–1 Flag of Portugal Portugal Kiev, Ukraine  
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Yaremchuk Goal 6'
Yarmolenko Goal 27'
[Report (UAF)]
[Report (FPF)]
Ronaldo Goal 72' (pen.) Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 65,883
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

2020[]

Friendly 27 March 2020 France Flag of France v Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Paris, France  
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Friendly 31 March 2020 Poland Flag of Poland v Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Chorzów, Poland  
Report Stadium: Silesian Stadium
Friendly 26 May 2020 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine v Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Kharkiv, Ukraine  
Report Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Friendly 2 June 2020 TBD v Flag of Ukraine Ukraine  
Friendly 7 June 2020 TBD v Flag of Ukraine Ukraine  
UEFA Euro 2020 14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) Netherlands Netherlands v Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Amsterdam, Netherlands  
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
UEFA Euro 2020 18 June 2020 (2020-06-18) Ukraine Flag of Ukraine v Flag of ? Winner Play-off Path D/A Bucharest, Romania  
Stadium: Arena Națională
UEFA Euro 2020 22 June 2020 (2020-06-22) Ukraine Flag of Ukraine v Flag of Austria Austria Bucharest, Romania  
Stadium: Arena Națională

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up for a friendly match against Flag of Estonia Estonia and an UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Flag of Serbia Serbia on 14 and 17 November 2019 respectively.
Players' records are accurate as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Serbia.

# Pos Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Andriy Pyatov (Captain) 28 June 1984 (1984-06-28) (age 40) 93 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
23 1GK Andriy Lunin 11 February 1999 (1999-02-11) (age 25) 5 0 Flag of Spain Valladolid
1 1GK Yuriy Pankiv 3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) (age 40) 0 0 Flag of Ukraine Oleksandriya
22 2DF Mykola Matviyenko 2 May 1996 (1996-05-02) (age 28) 26 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 2DF Oleksandr Karavayev 2 June 1992 (1992-06-02) (age 32) 25 1 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4 2DF Serhiy Kryvtsov 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15) (age 33) 16 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2 2DF Eduard Sobol 20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) (age 29) 14 0 Flag of Belgium Club Brugge
16 2DF Vitaliy Mykolenko 29 May 1999 (1999-05-29) (age 25) 8 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
19 2DF Serhiy Bolbat 13 June 1993 (1993-06-13) (age 31) 5 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3 2DF Ihor Plastun 20 August 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 34) 4 0 Flag of Belgium Gent
6 2DF Artem Shabanov 7 March 1992 (1992-03-07) (age 32) 2 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
7 3MF Andriy Yarmolenko 23 October 1989 (1989-10-23) (age 35) 86 37 Flag of England West Ham United
10 3MF Yevhen Konoplyanka 29 September 1989 (1989-09-29) (age 35) 85 21 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 3MF Serhiy Sydorchuk 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) (age 33) 28 2 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
8 3MF Ruslan Malinovskyi 4 May 1993 (1993-05-04) (age 31) 27 5 Flag of Italy Atalanta
20 3MF Viktor Kovalenko 14 February 1996 (1996-02-14) (age 28) 26 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 3MF Roman Bezus 26 September 1990 (1990-09-26) (age 34) 22 5 Flag of Belgium Gent
15 3MF Viktor Tsyhankov 15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) (age 27) 20 3 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
14 3MF Vitaliy Buyalskyi 6 January 1993 (1993-01-06) (age 31) 8 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
17 3MF Yevhen Shakhov 30 November 1990 (1990-11-30) (age 34) 7 1 Flag of Italy Lecce
13 3MF Volodymyr Shepelyev 1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) (age 27) 6 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
11 4FW Artem Besyedin 31 March 1996 (1996-03-31) (age 28) 13 2 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 4FW Roman Yaremchuk 27 November 1995 (1995-11-27) (age 29) 12 5 Flag of Belgium Gent

Recent call-ups[]

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Denys Boyko INJ 29 January 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 36) 6 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of Lithuania Lithuania, 11 October 2019 WD
DF Mykyta Burda INJ 24 April 1995 (1995-04-24) (age 29) 8 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of Lithuania Lithuania, 11 October 2019 WD
DF Bohdan Butko 13 January 1991 (1991-01-13) (age 33) 33 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v. Luxembourg Luxembourg, 10 June 2019 WD
DF Vasyl Kravets 20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) (age 27) 0 0 Flag of Spain Leganés v. Flag of Serbia Serbia, 7 June 2019 PRE
MF Marian Shved 16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) (age 27) 2 0 Flag of Scotland Celtic v. Flag of Estonia Estonia, 14 November 2019
MF Dmytro Ivanisenya 11 January 1994 (1994-01-11) (age 30) 1 0 Flag of Ukraine Zorya Luhansk v. Flag of Estonia Estonia, 14 November 2019
MF Oleksandr Zinchenko INJ 15 December 1996 (1996-12-15) (age 27) 31 4 Flag of England Manchester City v. Flag of Estonia Estonia, 14 November 2019 WD
MF Marlos INJ 7 June 1988 (1988-06-07) (age 36) 16 1 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v. Flag of Estonia Estonia, 14 November 2019 WD
MF Taras Stepanenko SUS 8 August 1989 (1989-08-08) (age 35) 57 3 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v. Flag of Portugal Portugal, 14 October 2019
MF Mykola Shaparenko 4 October 1998 (1998-10-04) (age 26) 4 0 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v. Flag of Lithuania Lithuania, 7 September 2019 ALT
MF Ivan Petryak 13 March 1994 (1994-03-13) (age 30) 5 0 Flag of Hungary Fehérvár FC v. Flag of Serbia Serbia, 7 June 2019 PRE
FW Júnior Moraes INJ 4 April 1987 (1987-04-04) (age 37) 5 0 Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v. Flag of Estonia Estonia, 14 November 2019 WD
FW Artem Kravets INJ 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) (age 35) 23 8 Flag of Turkey Kayserispor v. Luxembourg Luxembourg, 10 June 2019
FW Roman Zozulya 17 November 1989 (1989-11-17) (age 35) 32 4 Flag of Spain Albacete v. Flag of Portugal Portugal, 22 March 2019 ALT

Notes:

  • INJ = Injured.
  • WD = Withdrew.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • SUS = Suspended for the next match.
  • U21 = Joined the Ukraine national under-21 team instead.
  • ALT = Alternate - replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Flag of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
Assistant Coaches Flag of Italy Mauro Tassotti
Flag of Italy Andrea Maldera
Flag of Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Spain Pedro Luis Jaro
Fitness Coaches Flag of Ukraine Vitaliy Kulyba
Observer Flag of Ukraine Volodymyr Onyshchenko
Physiotherapist Flag of Ukraine Andriy Shmorhun
Flag of Ukraine Anton Khudayev

Alumni[]

Former players[]

Main List of Ukrainian international players

Managers[]

Main List of Ukraine international managers

Honours[]

External links[]

Football Federation of Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Ukrainian competitions · Ukrainian Coaches · Ukrainian players · Ukrainian Stadiums
Football Federation of Ukraine
Football in Ukraine
League competitions The FFU Cup competitions
Premier League Ukraine Ukrainian Cup
First League Ukrainian clubs Ukrainian Super Cup
Second League Second League Cup (Defunct)
National football teams of Europe (UEFA)

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Ukraine – UEFA Euro 2016 – Group stage

1. Boyko 2. Butko 3. Khacheridi 4. Tymoshchuk 5. Kucher 6. Stepanenko 7. Yarmolenko 8. Zozulya 9. Kovalenko 10. Konoplyanka 11. Seleznyov 12. Pyatov 13. Shevchuk 14. Rotan (c) 15. Budkivskyi 16. Sydorchuk 17. Fedetskyi 18. Rybalka 19. Harmash 20. Rakitskiy 21. Zinchenko 22. Karavayev 23. Shevchenko Manager:  Flag of Ukraine Mykhaylo Fomenko

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