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after a successful performance of the

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. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the

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. In the

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Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating

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3−1 in the final. They remained champions for almost 4 years, being that the 2021 edition was cancelled due to

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until they failed to qualify for the 2023 edition in which

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won and became champions. It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the

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, the governing body for football in Ukraine.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: Round of 16 (led by Anatoli Kroschenko) **Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksiy Byelik 3 goals *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: Round of 16 (led by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko) **Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksandr Aliev 5 goals *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

: Round of 16 (led by Oleksandr Petrakov) **Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Viktor Kovalenko 5 goals *

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: Champions (led by Oleksandr Petrakov) **Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Danylo Sikan 4 goals

Results and fixtures

2025

Current squad

Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation. The following players were called up for the friendly matches in March 2025. * Match dates: 6 and 10 June 2025 * Opposition:

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and the

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. *Caps and goals correct as of: vs the

on 10 June 2025.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months. ;Notes *^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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(best Ukraine's result)

Group stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

2019 squad

The following 21 players have been called up to the

. On 15 July 2019 all players of the squad were awarded by the presidential decree the

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, 3rd degree, while Petrakov's coaching staff were honored with title "Honored state functionary of physical culture and sport of Ukraine".УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №521/2019
www.president.gov.ua. 15 July 2019 Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov * Coach: Andriy Annenkov * Coach: Vyacheslav Kernozenko * Coach: Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the

Honours

: ** Champions (1):

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: ** Champions (1):

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Ukrainian footballers in the Soviet Union squads

* 1977 winners (9/18): Valentyn Kryachko, Sergei Baltacha, Viktor Kaplun,

Andriy Bal Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal (; 16 February 1958 – 9 August 2014) was a Soviet and Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and football manager. Club career Born in Rozdil, Ukrainian SSR, Bal was a product of the Lviv you ...

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, Hryhoriy Batych, Oleksandr Sopko, Serhiy Zharkov,

Yuriy Syvukha Yuriy Syvukha (; born 13 January 1958) is a former football goalkeeper and a current goalkeeping coach. Syvukha began his coaching career as a goalkeepers coach. In January 2013 he was appointed as a goalkeeping coach in the Ukraine national fo ...

* 1979 runners-up (9/18):

Viktor Chanov Viktor Viktorovych Chanov (; 21 July 1959 – 8 February 2017) was a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Throughout the 1980s in the former USSR, Chanov played mainly for Dynamo Kyiv. Club career Chanov was born in Stal ...

, ~~( Aleksandr Polukarov)~~,

Yaroslav Dumansky Yaroslav Myroslavovich Dumanskyi (; 4 August 1959 – 22 June 2021) was a Soviet professional footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfi ...

, Mykhaylo Olefirenko, Valeriy Zubenko,

Oleh Taran Oleh Anatolyevich Taran (; born 11 January 1960) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player. He was a prolific forward who possessed a powerful shot and was capable of dribbling quickly and precisely. In 1983, he was named the Ukrainian F ...

, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy Radenko,

Oleksandr Zavarov Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov (; born 26 April 1961) is a Ukrainian former footballer and the former head coach of FC Arsenal Kyiv. He became first among Soviets footballers who got transferred to West European world class club when he was pi ...

, Serhiy Krakovskyi (head coach Sergei Korshunov represented Ukraine in 1956) * 1983 (6/18): Valeriy Palamarchuk, Vadym Karatayev, Pavlo Yakovenko,

Hennadiy Lytovchenko Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko (; , ''Gennadiy Vladimirovich Litovchenko''; born 11 September 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Soviet squad that finished runners-up at ...

, Ihor Petrov,

Oleh Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov (; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second ...

* 1985 (6/18): Ihor Kutepov,

Volodymyr Horilyi Volodymyr Ivanovych Horilyi (; born 11 October 1965) is a Soviet and Ukrainian retired football defender and a football coach. Career Horilyi played for a number of teams based in USSR including Tavriya Simferopol, Dynamo Kyiv, Zenit Lening ...

, Serhiy Khudozhilov, Vyacheslav Medvid, ~~( Sergei Savchenko)~~, Oleh Serdyuk, Oleksandr Yesipov * 1989 (8/18):

Oleh Benko Oleh Ivanovych Benko (; born 21 October 1969) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Karpaty Lviv On 6 March 1992 Benko played in the first ever match of the Vyshcha Liha (now called Ukrainian Pre ...

, Serhiy Zayets,

Serhiy Bezhenar Serhiy Bezhenar (, born 9 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional football player. Career He played in defense, usually as a fullback. Even though he won four championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) and two cups (1996, 1998) with Dynamo ...

Oleg Salenko Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko (, ; born 25 October 1969) is a Russian-Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top t ...

, Oleh Matvyeyev,

Yuri Nikiforov Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov (alternate spelling Valeriovych; , ; born 16 September 1970) is a professional football coach and a former player who played mainly as a central defender. He is an assistant coach with the Russia national team. C ...

, Yuri Moroz,

Viktor Onopko Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (; born 14 October 1969) is a former Russian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender. He is the assistant manager of both FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national ...

* 1991 third (7/18): Oleksandr Pomazun, Sergei Mamchur,

Dmytro Mykhaylenko Dmytro Stanislavovych Mykhaylenko (; born 13 July 1973) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder. His son Ivan is also a player, a forward; his older brother Oleksandr played for FC Zirka Kirovohr ...

Serhiy Scherbakov Sergei Gennadiyevich Scherbakov (, , Serhiy Hennadiyovych Shcherbakov; born 15 August 1971) is a Ukrainian former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. In Portuguese media and some FIFA sources, the footballe ...

, Serhiy Konovalov, Volodymyr Sharan, Yevhen Pokhlebayev

References

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