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Ukraine national under-19 football team

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Sports team

FieldValue
NameUkraine Under-19
BadgeLogo Fédération Ukraine Football 2016.svg
FIFA TrigrammeUKR
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CoachDmytro Mykhaylenko
CaptainKyrylo Dihtyar
Most capsDenys Harmash (27)
Top scorerDmytro Korkishko (15)
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First gameUkraine Ukraine 3–0
(2001)
Largest win0–6 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg
San Marino; (26 September 2006)
0–6 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg
Whangārei, New Zealand; (2 June 2015)
Largest loss3–0 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg
(20 August 2006)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps6
Regional cup first2004
Regional cup bestChampions (2009)
Note

the men's team

(2001) San Marino; (26 September 2006) 0–6 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg Whangārei, New Zealand; (2 June 2015) (20 August 2006)

The Ukraine national under-19 football team () 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.

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 recordElite RoundYearRoundGPWD*LGFGASquadGPWDLGFGA
NOR 2002did not qualifyQualification round
LIE 2003
SUI 2004Semi-finals413032Squad321062
NIR 2005did not qualify320155
POL 2006320154
AUT 2007Qualification round
CZE 2008320153
UKR 2009Champions532083SquadBye as host
FRA 2010did not qualify311153
ROU 2011302112
EST 2012320153
LIT 2013310224
HUN 2014Group stage311123Squad321050
GRE 2015Group stage301237Squad321073
GER 2016did not qualify311143
GEO 2017310234
FIN 2018Semi-finals421147Squad321042
ARM 2019did not qualify311187
NIR 2020Tournament CanceledTournament Canceled
ROU 2021
SVK 2022did not qualify321064
MLT 2023300328
NIR 2024Semi-finals412133Squad330080
ROM 2025did not qualify300314
WAL 2026to be determined110030
ISR 2027to be determinedto be determined
Total6/212381052325552710188561

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

Recent results

2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Group 7

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

  • Redushko
  • Popov
  • Kamenskyi
  • Redushko
  • Popov
  • Kamenskyi
  • Bohdanov
  • Dihtyar
  • Balog

2026

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Albania, Montenegro and Slovakia on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025; respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Slovakia.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team recently, and remain eligible for selection.

;Notes

  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad because of injury.

Honours

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2009

References

References

  1. (7 November 2025). "юнацька збірна України назвала склад на матчі кваліфікаційного раунду Євро-2026". Українська асоціація футболу.
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