Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21
Nickname(s)	Molodizhka (Young men)
Association	Федерація Футболу; України
Head coach	Pavlo Yakovenko
Most caps	Dmytro Chygrynskiy (19); Oleh Dopilka (19)
Top scorer	Oleksandr Aliev (8)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Ukraine 3 - 2 Lithuania ; Kiev, Ukraine; 6 September, 1994
Biggest win
	Ukraine 8 - 0 Armenia ; Kiev, Ukraine; 13 October, 1998
Biggest defeat
	France 4 - 0 Ukraine ; Paris, France; 26 March, 1999; Note: Records for competitive; matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runner-up (2006)

The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union on (on December 26, 1991), the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992. The under-21s played their first competitive matches in 1994, in the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship.

The team has not had a good record, but like their senior counterparts, have qualified for a tournament for the first time. The under-21s managed to not only qualify for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reach the final, where they lost to Netherlands on 2006-06-04 by 3-0.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

1994: Did not enter.
1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2002: Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
2006: Runner-up
2008: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.

Coaches

1992-1994 Volodymyr Muntian
1995 Viktor Kolotov
1996-1997 Oleksandr Ischenko
1998-1999 Viktor Kolotov
1999-2001 Volodymyr Onyschenko
2001-2002 Anatoliy Kroschenko^[1]
2002-2004 Pavlo Yakovenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko
2004-2007 Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko
2008 Volodymyr Muntian (caretaker)
2008 Pavlo Yakovenko

Forthcoming Fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent
8 September 2009	Euro 2011 Qualifier	France	France
9 October 2009	Euro 2011 Qualifier	Ukraine	Belgium
14 October 2009	Euro 2011 Qualifier	Slovenia	Slovenia
13 November 2009	Euro 2011 Qualifier	Belgium	Belgium

Recent Matches

Euro 2009 Qualifying

2008-09-09

Czech Republic	0 – 1	Ukraine
		Lysenko 89'

Stonky Stadium, Uherske Hradiste

Friendly

2008-10-10

Ukraine	0 – 0	Netherlands

Obolon Stadium, Kyiv

Friendly

2008-10-14

Portugal	0 – 1	Ukraine
		Fedorchuk 90+1'

Estádio Jorge Sampaio, Vila Nova de Gaia

Friendly

2008-11-19

Poland	1 – 3	Ukraine
		Konoplianka 11' Lysenko 25' 49'

Jana Mrugacz Stadium, Legionowo

Friendly

2009-02-10

Turkey	2 – 2	Ukraine
		Furta 5' Kasian 59'

İzmir Alsancak Stadium, Izmir

Friendly

2009-03-27

Serbia	0 – 0	Ukraine

Stadion Fk Jagodina, Jagodina

Friendly

2009-03-31

Northern Ireland	1 – 1	Ukraine
		Konoplianka 36' (pen)

Shamrock Park, Portadown

Euro 2011 Qualifying

2009-06-09

Ukraine	1 – 0	Malta
Konoplianka 66'

Boreks Stadium, Borodianka

Last 12 months – 8 games, 4 win(s), 4 draw(s), 0 loss(es) – 8 scored & 4 allowed.
Best scorer(s): Lysenko, Konoplianka - 3 goals.

Current Team

Players born in 1988 or later are eligible for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Current squad chosen for Friendly International against Malta. (May 24, 2009)

Appearances as of June 09, 2009

Goalkeepers

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Anton Kanibolotskiy	16.03.1988	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	8 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Novak	06.12.1988	FC Karpaty Lviv	1 (0)	v Serbia, March 27, 2009
Artem Kychak	16.05.1989	FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv	0 (0)	v Northern Ireland, March 31, 2009
Denys Boiko	29.01.1988	FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv	0 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Rad	16.03.1988	FC Lviv	0 (0)	v Portugal, October 14, 2008

Defenders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Maksym Pashaiv ^[1]	04.01.1988	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk		v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Yevhen Selin	09.05.1988	FC Metalist Kharkiv	10 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Oleksiy Kurylov	24.04.1988	FC Zorya Luhansk	8 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Serhiy Vovkodav	02.07.1988	FC Vorskla Poltava	5 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Fartushnyak	24.03.1989	FC Kharkiv ^[2]	5 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Yaroslav Rakytsky	03.08.1989	FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	5 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Hryhoryk	31.03.1988	FC Illichivets Mariupol	4 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Sakhnevych	17.04.1989	FC Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, March 31, 2009
Vadym Rodin	24.03.1988	FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv	1 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Oleksandr Matviyiv	11.02.1988	FC Vorskla Poltava	1 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Yevhen Novak	01.02.1989	FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv	0 (0)	v Serbia, March 27, 2009
Stanyslav Mykytsei	07.09.1989	FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk		v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Kyrylo Davydov	06.11.1988	FC Tavriya Simferopol		v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Pavlo Pashaiv	04.01.1988	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk		v Portugal, October 14, 2008

Template:Fnb Deceased ^[2]

Template:Fnb On loan from Dynamo Kyiv

Midfielders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Taras Stepanenko	08.08.1989	FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	18 (1)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Mykola Moroziuk	17.01.1988	FC Dynamo Kyiv	11 (1)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Dmytro Liopa	23.11.1988	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	9 (2)	v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Volodymyr Bidlovskyi	31.05.1988	FC Karpaty Lviv	7 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Oleh Holodyuk	02.01.1988	FC Karpaty Lviv	6 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Valeriy Fedorchuk	05.10.1988	FC Lviv	5 (1)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Anton Postupalenko	08.28.1988	FC Metalist Kharkiv	3 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Yehor Luhachov	24.12.1988	Spartak Moscow	3 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Maksym Bilyy	27.04.1989	FC Kharkiv	2 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Volodymyr Chesnakov	12.11.1988	FC Vorskla Poltava	1 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Yaroslav Zakharevych	24.09.1988	FC Arsenal Kyiv	0 (0)	v Serbia, March 27, 2009

Forwards

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Volodymyr Lysenko	20.04.1988	Dynamo Kyiv	11 (1)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Artem Kravets	29.01.1989	Dynamo Kyiv	8 (4)	v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Anton Makarenko	22.08.1988	FC Augsburg	6 (0)	v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Yevhen Konoplianka	29.09.1989	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	4 (3)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Roman Zozulya	17.11.1989	FC Dynamo Kyiv	3 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Andriy Yarmolenko	23.10.1989	Dynamo Kyiv	3 (0)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Denys Vasyn	04.03.1989	Chornomorets Odessa	1 (1)	v Malta, June 9, 2009
Dmytro Zozulya	09.06.1988	FC Lviv	1 (0)	v Serbia, March 27, 2009
Vadym Antipov	11.09.1988	Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka		v Portugal, October 14, 2008
Oleksandr Kasian	27.01.1989	Shakhtar Donetsk		v Turkey, February 10, 2009
Yuriy Furta	30.08.1988	FC Karpaty Lviv		v Northern Ireland, March 31, 2009

References

^ Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team
^ "Ukraine under-21 captain Pashaiv dies after car crash". Reuters. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-27-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
UEFA Ukraine U-21 page Contains rosters and photographs.
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
Ukrainian Football Federation Under-21 Team web site Template:Uk icon

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[1] Info who was chosen to be the head coach of the Under-21 team

[Obit-2] "Ukraine under-21 captain Pashaiv dies after car crash". Reuters. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-27-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Coaches

Forthcoming Fixtures

Recent Matches

Current Team

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References

See also

External links