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.
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| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Chile 2–4 Ukraine  (Mendoza, Argentina, 17 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine (Whangārei, New Zealand, 2 June 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Ukraine 1–2 Paraguay  (Mendoza, Argentina; 28 June 2001)  China 3–2 Ukraine (Utrecht, Netherlands; 14 June 2005)  Nigeria 1–0 Ukraine (Doetinchem, Netherlands; 22 June 2005) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
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
edit| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
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 1977 |
Part of  Soviet Union
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 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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| 1985
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| 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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| 1993 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1997
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| 1999
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 2001 |
Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
 2003 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2005 |
Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015 |
Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad | |
 2017 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2019 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2023 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2025 |
Qualified | |||||||||
| Total | Champions | 5/15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | - | |
- 2001: Round of 16 (led by Anatoli Kroschenko)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksiy Byelik 3 goals
- 2005: Round of 16 (led by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksandr Aliev 5 goals
- 2015: Round of 16 (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Viktor Kovalenko 5 goals
- 2019: Champions (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Danylo Sikan 4 goals
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (best Ukraine's result)
editGroup stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ukraine (A)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  United States (A)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria (A)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qatar (E)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
| Ukraine | 2–1 | United States |
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Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
editSemi-finals
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Final
edit| Ukraine | 3–1 | South Korea |
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Report |
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Squad
editThe following 21 players have been called up to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8] 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".[9]
Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov
- Coach: Andriy Annenkov
- Coach: Vyacheslav Kernozenko
- Coach: Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Andriy Lunin | 11 February 1999 (aged 20) |  Real Madrid
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| 12 | GK | Vladyslav Kucheruk | 14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv
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| 20 | GK | Dmytro Riznyk | 30 January 1999 (aged 20) | Vorskla Poltava
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| 2 | DF | Valeriy Bondar | 27 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 3 | DF | Oleksandr Safronov | 11 June 1999 (aged 19) | Desna Chernihiv
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| 4 | DF | Denys Popov | 17 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv
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| 5 | DF | Oleh Veremiyenko | 13 February 1999 (aged 20) | Kalush
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| 9 | DF | Viktor Korniyenko | 14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 13 | DF | Danylo Beskorovainyi | 7 February 1999 (aged 20) |  Zemplín
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| 17 | DF | Yukhym Konoplia | 26 August 1999 (aged 19) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 19 | DF | Ihor Snurnitsyn | 7 March 2000 (aged 19) | Olimpik Donetsk
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| 6 | MF | Maksym Chekh | 3 January 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 7 | MF | Heorhiy Tsitaishvili | 18 November 2000 (aged 18) | Dynamo Kyiv
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| 8 | MF | Oleksiy Khakhlyov | 6 February 1999 (aged 20) | Alavés
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| 10 | MF | Serhiy Buletsa | 16 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv
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| 15 | MF | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk | 16 September 1999 (aged 19) | Oleksandriya
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| 16 | MF | Mykola Musolitin | 21 January 1999 (aged 20) | Chornomorets Odesa
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| 21 | MF | Oleksiy Kashchuk | 29 June 2000 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 11 | FW | Vladyslav Supriaha | 15 February 2000 (aged 19) | Dynamo Kyiv
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| 14 | FW | Danylo Sikan | 16 April 2001 (aged 18) | Mariupol
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| 18 | FW | Denys Ustymenko | 12 April 1999 (aged 20) | Oleksandriya
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Honours
edit- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Maurice Revello Tournament:
- Champions (1): 2024
Ukrainian footballers in the Soviet Union squads
edit- 1977 winners (9/18): Valentyn Kryachko, Sergei Baltacha, Viktor Kaplun, Andriy Bal, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Hryhoriy Batych, Oleksandr Sopko, Serhiy Zharkov, Yuriy Syvukha
- 1979 runners-up (9/18): Viktor Chanov,
(Aleksandr Polukarov), Yaroslav Dumansky, Mykhaylo Olefirenko, Valeriy Zubenko, Oleh Taran, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy Radenko, Oleksandr Zavarov, Serhiy Krakovskyi (head coach Sergei Korshunov represented Ukraine in 1956) - 1983 (6/18): Valeriy Palamarchuk, Vadym Karatayev, Pavlo Yakovenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Ihor Petrov, Oleh Protasov
- 1985 (6/18): Ihor Kutepov, Volodymyr Horilyi, Serhiy Khudozhilov, Vyacheslav Medvid,
(Sergei Savchenko), Oleh Serdyuk, Oleksandr Yesipov - 1989 (8/18): Oleh Benko, Serhiy Zayets, Serhiy Bezhenar, Oleg Salenko, Oleh Matvyeyev, Yuri Nikiforov, Yuri Moroz, Viktor Onopko
- 1991 third (7/18): Oleksandr Pomazun, Sergei Mamchur, Dmytro Mykhaylenko, Serhiy Scherbakov, Serhiy Konovalov, Volodymyr Sharan, Yevhen Pokhlebayev
References
edit- ^ "Match report – Group D – Ukraine v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group D – Qatar v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Ukraine v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Colombia v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Semi-finals – Ukraine v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Final – Ukraine v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "U-19:підготовку до Євро-2015 розпочато" (in Ukrainian). FFU. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №521/2019. www.president.gov.ua. 15 July 2019
- ^ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019.