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Ukraine women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Ukraine


Summary

Women's national association football team representing Ukraine

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NameUkraine
BadgeLogo Fédération Ukraine Football 2016.svg
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NicknameZhinky
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Українська Асоціація Футболу
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CoachVolodymyr Pyatenko
CaptainDaryna Apanashchenko
Most capsDaryna Apanashchenko (156)
Top scorerDaryna Apanashchenko (66)
Home StadiumArena Lviv, Lviv
(following Russian aggression)
Stadion imeni Haharyna, Chernihiv
FIFA TrigrammeUKR
FIFA Rank
FIFA max16
FIFA max dateJune 2008 – June 2009
FIFA min35
FIFA min dateDecember 2021 – March 2022; June – December 2024; June 2025
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First game0–0
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992)
Largest win8–0
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014)
Largest loss0–8
(Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019)
8–0
(Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019)
8–0
(Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps1
Regional cup first2009
Regional cup bestGroup 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
VenueCityPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAPoints per game
Stadion imeni GagarinaChernihiv138232912
Arena LvivLviv136342823
Obolon ArenaKyiv330071
Sevastopol Sports ComplexSevastopol310274
Stadion IllichivetsMariupol220081
Stadion UkrayinaLviv211032
Stadion imeni BannikovaKyiv110080
Ternopilsky Misky StadionTernopil110020

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

RoleName
Head coachVolodymyr Pyatenko
Assistant coachVacant
Assistant coachVacant
Goalkeeping coachOleksandr Mytko
AdministratorOleksandr Harbuzyuk
Team managerSerhiy Novikov
DoctorOleksandr Vokhmintsev

Manager history

PeriodManagerRef.
1992–1993Ukraine Oleksandr Chubarov
1994–2000Ukraine Serhiy Kachkarov
2000–2002Ukraine Anatoliy Piskovets
2003–2004Ukraine Mykola Lytvyn
2005–2006Ukraine Volodymyr Kulayev
2007–2014Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsev
2015–2018Ukraine Volodymyr Reva
2018–2021Ukraine Natalya Zinchenko
2021–2023Spain Lluís Cortés
2023–presentUkraine 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

#PlayerYear(s)CapsGoals
1Darya Apanashchenko2002–present15666
2Lyudmyla Pekur1997–201610425
3Olha Ovdiychuk2012–present10219
4Olha Basanska2010–present955
5Vira Dyatel2000–20189121
6Olena Mazurenko1992–2009834
7Svitlana Frishko1992–20117931
8Yana Kalinina2015–present779
9Tetyana Chorna1997–2015745
10Tamila Khimych2015–present706

Top goalscorers

#PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps
1Daryna Apanashchenko2002–present66156
2Svitlana Frishko1992–20113179
3Lyudmyla Pekur1997–201625104
4Nataliya Zinchenko1994–20092366
5Vira Dyatel2000–20182191
6Olha Ovdiychuk2012–present19102
7Olha Boychenko2008–20211763
Tetyana Verezubova1992–20061764
9Tetyana Romanenko2009–20231168
10Nadiya Mishchenko1995–2002939
Olena Khodyryeva2001–2014953
Yana Kalinina2015–present977
Nicole Kozlova2019–present951

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGAOutcome1991 as Part of Soviet Union1991 as Part of Soviet Unionas Ukraineas UkraineTotal0/862291023121100
Sweden 1995Did not qualifySame as UEFA Euro 1995
United States 19998314101919982nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost to Germany in play-off
United States 2003621391220033rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A)
China 20078512201120072nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category)
Germany 201112534241520111st in Qualifying group 4, lost to Norway and Italy in play-off
Canada 201512723371320152nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Italy in play-off
France 2019841391020193rd in Qualifying group 4
AustraliaNew Zealand 20238314122020233rd in Qualifying group B
Brazil 2027To be determinedTo be determined2027
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 20312031
United Kingdom 20352035

:** 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 recordQualifying recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWD*LGFGAP/RRKOutcome1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Unionas Ukraineas UkraineTotal1/1031022478381129128115colspan=222nd
Italy 1993Did not enterDid not enter
Germany 1995Did not qualify621391219953rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B
Norway 1997861117519971st in Qualifying group 8, won over Romania in play-off and promoted to Class A
Germany 2001812571820013rd in Qualifying group 3, lost to England in play-off
England 2005821572120054th in Qualifying group 4
Finland 2009Group stage10th310224Squad1081120320092nd in Qualifying group 5, beat Slovenia in play-off
Sweden 2013Did not qualify10514221020132nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Iceland in play-off
Netherlands 20178413141220173rd in Qualifying group 3
England 202210505172520222nd in Qualifying group I, lost to Northern Ireland in play-off
Switzerland 20251043315922nd20252nd in qualifying group B4, beat Turkey in play-off round 1, lost to Belgium in play-off round 2
Germany 2029To be determinedTo be determined

UEFA Women's Nations League

Main article: UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League recordSeasonLeagueGroupPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRKTotal148152013colspan=227th and 20th
2023–24B33rd8404127*27th
2025B41st64118620th
*
Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Minor tournaments

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGFGA
BUL 1995 Albena CupFinal2nd
BUL 1999 Albena Cup3rd place4th
BUL 2000 Albena CupFinal1st
BUL 2002 Albena Cup3rd place3rd
BUL 2005 Albena CupGroup stage2nd
BUL 2006 Albena CupGroup stage3rd
PRC 2017 Four Nations TournamentGroup stage3rd310246
ESP 2020 Pinatar CupGroup stage3rd310244
TUR 2022 Turkish Women's CupGroup stage1st330050

Honours

Friendly

  • Albena Cup : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2000
  • Turkish Women's Cup : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2022

Notes

References

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