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Ukraine women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Ukraine
Women's national association football team representing Ukraine
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Women |
| Name | Ukraine |
| Badge | Logo Fédération Ukraine Football 2016.svg |
| Badge_size | 150 |
| Nickname | Zhinky |
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) |
| Українська Асоціація Футболу | |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko |
| Captain | Daryna Apanashchenko |
| Most caps | Daryna Apanashchenko (156) |
| Top scorer | Daryna Apanashchenko (66) |
| Home Stadium | Arena Lviv, Lviv |
| (following Russian aggression) | |
| Stadion imeni Haharyna, Chernihiv | |
| FIFA Trigramme | UKR |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 16 |
| FIFA max date | June 2008 – June 2009 |
| FIFA min | 35 |
| FIFA min date | December 2021 – March 2022; June – December 2024; June 2025 |
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| First game | 0–0 |
| (Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992) | |
| Largest win | 8–0 |
| (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014) | |
| Largest loss | 0–8 |
| (Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021) | |
| Regional name | European Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 1 |
| Regional cup first | 2009 |
| Regional cup best | Group stage (2009) |
Українська Асоціація Футболу (following Russian aggression) Stadion imeni Haharyna, Chernihiv (Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992) (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014) (Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019) 8–0 (Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019) 8–0 (Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021) The Ukraine women's national football team () represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.
The team has been playing since 30 June 1992, when it hosted a team from Moldova. Before its first official tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies with Belarus in 1993. The first team consisted of the following players: Tetyana Ovcharenko (goalkeeper) – Olena Mazurenko, Svitlana Balynska, Olena Chubarova, Alina Doroshchuk – Tetyana Shvets, Iryna Serhiyenko, Lyudmyla Pokotylo, Halyna Prykhodko – Tetyana Verezubova, Svitlana Frishko; and substitutes: Valentyna Ryabichenko (goalkeeper) – Inesa Titova – Yulia Bayeka, Natalia Melnychenko, Lyudmyla Protsenko – Olena Vdovyka, Tetyana Vyshnyakova, Halyna Zonova.
The first major tournament Ukraine qualified for was the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 hosted in Finland.
Team image
Nicknames
The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".
Home stadium
The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches at Arena Lviv (before the Russian aggression games were hosted at Stadion imeni Gagarina).
- record since 2007
| Venue | City | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion imeni Gagarina | Chernihiv | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | |
| Arena Lviv | Lviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | |
| Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Sevastopol Sports Complex | Sevastopol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| Stadion Illichivets | Mariupol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Stadion Ukrayina | Lviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Stadion imeni Bannikova | Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Ternopilsky Misky Stadion | Ternopil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
- Berisha
- Ovdiychuk
- Kozlova
- Kotyk
- Kalinina
- Nevrkla
- Ovdiychuk
- Svitková
- Petryk
- Ovdiychuk
- Basanska
- Berisha
- Vračević
- Živković
- Jedlińska
- Tomasiak
- Adamek
- Kokosz
- Mikolajová
- Kozlova
- Basanska
- Marcu
- Shmatko
- Kravchuk
- McAneny
- Kozlova
- Kravchuk
- Ovdiychuk
- Hillebrand
- Kotyk
2026
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of 21 August 2023
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | Oleksandr Mytko |
| Administrator | Oleksandr Harbuzyuk |
| Team manager | Serhiy Novikov |
| Doctor | Oleksandr Vokhmintsev |
Manager history
| Period | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | Ukraine Oleksandr Chubarov | |
| 1994–2000 | Ukraine Serhiy Kachkarov | |
| 2000–2002 | Ukraine Anatoliy Piskovets | |
| 2003–2004 | Ukraine Mykola Lytvyn | |
| 2005–2006 | Ukraine Volodymyr Kulayev | |
| 2007–2014 | Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsev | |
| 2015–2018 | Ukraine Volodymyr Reva | |
| 2018–2021 | Ukraine Natalya Zinchenko | |
| 2021–2023 | Spain Lluís Cortés | |
| 2023–present | Ukraine Volodymyr Pyatenko |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Scotland and Austria on 27 and 30 November 2025, respectively.
:Caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2025, after the match against Austria.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
;Notes ALT = Alternate --
- INJ = Withdrew due to injury
- MED = Withdrew due to medical reasons
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- RET = Retired from national team UNV = Unavailable for selection --
Records
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darya Apanashchenko | 2002–present | 156 | 66 |
| 2 | Lyudmyla Pekur | 1997–2016 | 104 | 25 |
| 3 | Olha Ovdiychuk | 2012–present | 102 | 19 |
| 4 | Olha Basanska | 2010–present | 95 | 5 |
| 5 | Vira Dyatel | 2000–2018 | 91 | 21 |
| 6 | Olena Mazurenko | 1992–2009 | 83 | 4 |
| 7 | Svitlana Frishko | 1992–2011 | 79 | 31 |
| 8 | Yana Kalinina | 2015–present | 77 | 9 |
| 9 | Tetyana Chorna | 1997–2015 | 74 | 5 |
| 10 | Tamila Khimych | 2015–present | 70 | 6 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryna Apanashchenko | 2002–present | 66 | 156 | |
| 2 | Svitlana Frishko | 1992–2011 | 31 | 79 | |
| 3 | Lyudmyla Pekur | 1997–2016 | 25 | 104 | |
| 4 | Nataliya Zinchenko | 1994–2009 | 23 | 66 | |
| 5 | Vira Dyatel | 2000–2018 | 21 | 91 | |
| 6 | Olha Ovdiychuk | 2012–present | 19 | 102 | |
| 7 | Olha Boychenko | 2008–2021 | 17 | 63 | |
| Tetyana Verezubova | 1992–2006 | 17 | 64 | ||
| 9 | Tetyana Romanenko | 2009–2023 | 11 | 68 | |
| 10 | Nadiya Mishchenko | 1995–2002 | 9 | 39 | |
| Olena Khodyryeva | 2001–2014 | 9 | 53 | ||
| Yana Kalinina | 2015–present | 9 | 77 | ||
| Nicole Kozlova | 2019–present | 9 | 51 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | Total | 0/8 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 121 | 100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden 1995 | Did not qualify | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1999 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1998 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost to Germany in play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2003 | 3rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2007 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2007 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2011 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2011 | 1st in Qualifying group 4, lost to Norway and Italy in play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada 2015 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2015 | 2nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Italy in play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2019 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2019 | 3rd in Qualifying group 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2023 | 3rd in Qualifying group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031 | 2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom 2035 | 2035 |
:** Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.*
UEFA Women's Championship
Main article: UEFA Women's Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | → | Outcome | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 128 | 115 | colspan=2 | 22nd | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 1995 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | – | 1995 | 3rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway 1997 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1997 | 1st in Qualifying group 8, won over Romania in play-off and promoted to Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2001 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2001 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3, lost to England in play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 2005 | 4th in Qualifying group 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland 2009 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2009 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, beat Slovenia in play-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 2013 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2013 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Iceland in play-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 2017 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2017 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 2022 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 2022 | 2nd in Qualifying group I, lost to Northern Ireland in play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 2025 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 22nd | 2025 | 2nd in qualifying group B4, beat Turkey in play-off round 1, lost to Belgium in play-off round 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2029 | To be determined | To be determined |
UEFA Women's Nations League
Main article: UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | Season | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Total | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | colspan=2 | 27th and 20th | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | B | 3 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | * | 27th | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | B | 4 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20th |
| * |
|---|
| Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
Minor tournaments
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL 1995 Albena Cup | Final | 2nd | ||||||
| BUL 1999 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 4th | ||||||
| BUL 2000 Albena Cup | Final | 1st | ||||||
| BUL 2002 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 3rd | ||||||
| BUL 2005 Albena Cup | Group stage | 2nd | ||||||
| BUL 2006 Albena Cup | Group stage | 3rd | ||||||
| PRC 2017 Four Nations Tournament | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| ESP 2020 Pinatar Cup | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| TUR 2022 Turkish Women's Cup | Group stage | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Friendly
- Albena Cup : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2000
- Turkish Women's Cup : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2022
Notes
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