Ukrainian SSR (1924–1990)

The national team was formed in the early 1990s and was recognized internationally soon afterwards. It is not widely known, however, that Ukraine previously had a national team in 1924–1935.^[3][4] Just like the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had its own national team. The national team included the players Andriy Ponomarenko, Ivan Privalov, Volodymyr Fomin, H. Syrota, Mykola Fomin, Anatoliy Lisnyi, Oleksandr Shatokha (goalkeeper), Dmytro Kyryllov, Dmytro Starusev, Serhiy Kopeiko, Petro Parovyshnykov (first team); Valentyn Prokofyev, Fedir Tyutchev, H. Yakubovskyi, Ivan Vladymyrskyi, Serafim Moskvin (goalkeeper), Kazymyr Piontkovskyi, Mykhailo Pashuta, Vasiliy Yepishin, Adam Bem, K. Us, Volodymyr Prasolov (second team).^[5][6]

The earliest record of games played by Ukraine can be traced back to August 1928. A championship among the national teams of the Soviet republics as well as the Moscow city team was planned to take place in Moscow; at the All-Soviet tournament, Ukraine reached the final where it lost to Moscow 1–0, after defeating Belarus and Transcaucasus.

In 1929, Ukraine beat Lower Austria in an exhibition match in Kharkiv 4–1, and played in another Soviet tournament. Ukraine lost to Transcaucasus 3–0.

Official formation

Before 1991, Ukrainian players were represented by the Soviet Union national team. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, Russia took place in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. The national team of Ukraine did not manage to enter the tournament^[7] on account of it not yet being admitted to FIFA. Meanwhile, some of the best Ukrainian players of the beginning of the 1990s (including Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, Sergei Yuran, Yuriy Nikiforov, Ilya Tsymbalar and Oleg Salenko) chose to play for Russia. At that time Vyacheslav Koloskov was the only top official from the former Soviet Union and later the Russia who served as a vice-president of UEFA in 1980–1996 and represented the Soviet Union and later the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The Soviet Union's five-year UEFA coefficient, despite being earned in part by Ukrainian players (for example, in the final of the last successful event, Euro 1988, under the direction of Valery Lobanovsky, 7 out of the 11 starting players were Ukrainians^[8]), were transferred to the Russia national team. As a result, a crisis was created for both the national team and the domestic league.

Another reason for the occurred harsh crisis in the Ukrainian football was lack of adequate funding of teams,^[9] due to the general economic crisis that has affected all of the CIS countries.^[9] There also was a reverse influx of players;^[9] Viktor Leonenko agreed on transfer from Dynamo Moscow to Dynamo Kyiv. The Russian club did not want to release him, but Leonenko did not want to continue to play in Moscow.^[9]

In the following years, the Ukrainian team improved, showcasing talents like Andriy Shevchenko, Serhiy Rebrov, and Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.

First official games (Prokopenko)

Soon after being accepted to FIFA and UEFA as a full member in 1992, Ukraine selected its first manager by members of a coaching council which consisted of Anatoliy Puzach (manager of Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Kucherevskyi (FC Dnipro), Yevhen Lemeshko (Torpedo Zaporizhzhia), Yukhym Shkolnykov (Bukovyna Chernivtsi) and Viktor Prokopenko (Chornomorets Odesa). Later, they were joined by Valeriy Yaremchenko (Shakhtar Donetsk). The circle was narrowed to three specialists; Prokopenko eventually became the manager.^[10]

Ukraine played their first match on 29 April 1992 against Hungary in Uzhhorod at the Avanhard Stadium, losing 3–1 with the sole Ukrainian goal scored by Ivan Hetsko. With the creation of "fantom" (transitional) CIS team in place of the Soviet Union playing its own friendly against the England in Moscow in preparation to the UEFA Euro 1992,^[11] the Ukrainian team lost some notable players to that team. Following a couple of losses to Hungary and a tie to United States, Prokopenko resigned and the last season game that year for the national team was led by his assistants Mykola Pavlov and Leonid Tkachenko.

Euro 96 qualification (Bazylevych)

Ukraine appointed another head coach, Oleh Bazylevych, who made his debut with the national team in the spring of 1993 in Odesa during a friendly against Israel, a 1–1 draw. Less than a month later Ukraine finally won, in Vilnius in an away friendly against Lithuania. During the summer they lost 3–1 to Croatia; Ukraine was later seeded in Group 4 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualification.

Ukraine was defeated by Israel in March 1994, and drew Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates. On 7 September 1994, the national team started its first official qualification campaign with a surprising home loss 2–0 to Lithuania.^[12] Following the defeat and a weak performance in preceding friendlies Bazylevych was fired and on the tour to South Korea the team was led by the Bazylevych assistants Pavlov and Muntyan as a temporary replacement until Federation signs a contract with Valeriy Lobanovsky. on 24 September, the Football Federation of Ukraine appointed Yozhef Sabo as an acting manager until the end of the year after Lobanovsky signed a contract with Kuwait.

With the new manager, their next home game against Slovenia ended goalless^[13] and they then beat Estonia 3–0 gaining their first win in official competitive game.^[14] At the beginning of the year Football Federation confirmed Anatoliy Konkov as the new head coach on 5 January 1995.

With Konkov the team started with away losses of 4–0 to Croatia and 3–0 to Italy.^[15] After that there was a three-game winning streak including a home victory against Croatia and theoretical hopes which were abruptly cut after a loss to Slovenia and the team finished in the fourth place in its first qualification campaign behind Lithuania.

1998–2004: near misses

Following the expiration of a year-long contract with Konkov, in 1996 the Federation appointed Sabo as a head coach and received a preliminary agreement that Lobanovsky will become available following his contract with Kuwait.

Ukraine participated in 1998 World Cup qualification, where the team was drawn into Group 9. Ukraine took second place, only behind Germany and ahead of Portugal but was defeated in a play-off stage 3–1 on aggregate by Croatia. The qualification campaign became notable as the beginning of the international career for Shevchenko as well as more play time for some other players such as Oleksandr Shovkovsky and Serhiy Rebrov.

In UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Ukraine, assigned in Group 4, finished above Russia, thanks to an important draw in Moscow and a home victory, but still only qualified for the playoff behind the French side despite being undefeated. Ukraine then fell to Slovenia 3–2 on aggregate. Following the qualification campaign, the Federation finally signed a contract with Valery Lobanovsky, ending Sabo's tenure as a head coach.

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 5. With Lobanovsky as a head coach, there were expectations of the first qualification to the finals. Yet, Ukraine suffered a home loss to Poland in their opening match, and many draws had resulted in Ukraine qualifying for the playoff again, losing to Germany, 5–2 on aggregate. Under public pressure, particularly the Higher League head coaches who argued that the national team head coach cannot competently serve for both club and national, as well as the health issues of Lobanovsky himself, the Federation decided not to renew a contract with Lobanovsky letting him concentrate on Dynamo Kyiv.

In UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine with the new head coach and another former Dynamo Kyiv star Leonid Buryak was assigned into Group 6, with Spain and Greece. Ukraine failed to qualify.^{[citation needed]}

2006 FIFA World Cup

After Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine appointed Oleg Blokhin as the national team's head coach. Seeded at the Group 2 Ukraine went on to qualify as a group winner for their first-ever FIFA World Cup on 3 September 2005 after drawing 1–1 against Georgia in Tbilisi and ahead of Turkey, Denmark and the last campaign rivals Greece among others. This also was the first successful qualification campaign for Ukraine despite a poor home turf performance.

In the 2006 World Cup, they were in the Group H with Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. After losing 4–0 in the first match against Spain, the Ukrainians won the next two matches to face Switzerland in the round of 16. Tying at 0, Ukraine managed to take Switzerland to a penalty shoot-out where two saves from Oleksandr Shovkovsky secured a positive outcome for his side despite the first kick miss by Andriy Shevchenko. Switzerland which did not lose or yield a single goal was sent home early with Ukraine advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Ukraine facing Italy was defeated with the second half two goals from Luca Toni securing a comfortable 3–0 win for the future 2006 World Cup champions.

2006–2012

After the World Cup, Ukraine was placed in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B, along with Italy and France; Ukraine had also performed poorly against Scotland, Georgia and Lithuania, ultimately finishing in fourth place. Due to the bleak performance of the national team Oleg Blokhin resigned and surprisingly signed with the recently established FC Moscow.^[16][17]

With another Soviet football star player Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko as the new head coach, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 6, drawing Croatia and winning against England, sending Ukraine to the playoff. Greece, which had been eliminated by Ukraine in the qualifiers four years earlier, would eventually get revenge.^{[citation needed]} Following the failure to qualify, the Federation decided not to renew the contract with Mykhaylychenko.^[18]

As co-hosts, Ukraine qualified automatically for Euro 2012,^[2] marking their debut in the UEFA European Championship. The Federation decided to appoint Myron Markevych to prepare and lead the national team in the Euro finals. However, following a few friendlies Markevych resigned due to the off-pitch politics and having held coaching office of both the national team and Metalist Kharkiv.^[19][20] For the next several games in 2010-11 the national team was led by a caretaker Yuriy Kalitvintsev who starred for Ukraine back in its first qualification campaign for the Euro 1996.

On 21 April 2011, Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukraine national team signing a four-year contract.^[21][22] With Blokhin at helm in their opening game against Sweden, Ukraine won 2–1 in Kyiv. In Donetsk, Ukraine was eliminated after a 2–0 loss to France and a 1–0 defeat to England.

2014–present

Seeded at the UEFA Group H Ukraine qualified for yet another playoff after two wins over Poland and two draws over England, where they would play against France. Ukraine beat France at home 2–0 but suffered a 3–0 loss away, thus being eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blokhin who remained a head coach following the home Euro 2012 had to step down due to health concerns in the autumn of 2012 soon after the first home game against England and was replaced by Andriy Bal^[23] and later Oleksandr Zavarov. While considering hiring a first foreign specialist, the Federation finally appointed Mykhailo Fomenko as a head coach by end of 2012.^[24] Even though Fomenko did not manage to qualify for the World Cup, the Federation decided to retain his services until the end of 2015.^[25] With qualification to the Euro 2016, Fomenko was honored to lead the national team in the finals.

With the ongoing Russian aggression, Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying was drawn against Spain, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Despite having won all matches apart from those against Spain and Slovakia, they finished third due to the results against the top two teams in the group. They defeated Slovenia in the playoff, marking the first time they qualified for a major tournament through the playoffs.

Ukraine lost all three games at Euro 2016 without scoring a goal; a 2–0 loss to Germany, a 2–0 loss to Northern Ireland, and Poland 1–0.

Following the Euro 2016, Fomenko was replaced with Andriy Shevchenko as a head coach who served as his assistant during the Euro finals.^[26] Seeded in the UEFA Group I, Ukraine started with a home draw to Iceland in 2018 World Cup qualifying and an away draw to Turkey. This was followed by two home wins, 3–0 against Kosovo and 1–0 against Finland. After a 1–0 away loss to Croatia, they beat Finland 2–1 away and Turkey 2–0 at home, they lost 2–0 away to Iceland and won a 2–0 away win against Kosovo. Losing to Croatia at home, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and in all its previous FIFA World Cup qualifications.

In the inaugural UEFA Nations League, Ukraine was drawn with Czech Republic and Slovakia in League B. They beat the Czech Republic 2–1 away and Slovakia 1–0 at home, before earning a promotion to League A with a 1–0 home win to the Czech Republic, before ending with a 4–1 away loss to Slovakia.

Ukraine was placed in a group with Euro 2016 title holders Portugal as well as Serbia among other teams. In its opening game of the qualifying campaign Ukraine visited Portugal which was led by returning Cristiano Ronaldo. The match ended 0–0. The second game, against Luxembourg, ended up as a 2–1 win, preceding Ukraine's 5–0 win against Serbia, along with a narrow 1–0 win against Luxembourg. Two matches—away and home against Lithuania (winning 3–0 and 2–0 respectively) saw Ukraine with 16 points and in need of only a point against Portugal. Ukraine won 2–1 and the group before drawing Serbia 2–2.

Ukraine was drawn with Switzerland, Spain, and Germany in the next Nations League. The Ukrainians started their campaign by overcoming Switzerland at home 2–1 to temporarily take first place. However, their next opponent Spain won 4–0. Germany then won 2–1 in Kyiv. Ukraine then defeated Spain for the first time with a 1–0 win. Germany swept Ukraine after a 1–0 deficit was canceled for a 3–1 victory.

As the COVID-19 crisis in Ukraine worsened, eight players from the starting squad tested positive (including one positive SARS-CoV-2 test upon arrival to Lucerne), and as a result, the entire delegation was put into quarantine by the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne.^[27] Their game against Switzerland away was subsequently cancelled. Ukraine faced relegation if the game was to be awarded 3–0 to Switzerland, or if the result is decided by a drawing of lots and Switzerland was to be handed a 1–0 victory. Eventually, UEFA decided that the match result would be 3–0 in favour of Switzerland, meaning that Ukraine had been officially relegated after just one season in League A.

Ukraine managed to qualify for the knockout stages in the European Championship for the first time in 2020, as one of the best third-placed teams. They beat Sweden 2–1 in the round of 16, after Artem Dovbyk scored the winning goal in the first minute of the second half in extra time. They were then defeated by England in the quarter-final, recording their best finish at a major tournament since 2006.

Ukraine drew 1–1 in both games against France in 2022 World Cup qualifying.^[28] Ukraine would then qualify for the playoff after breaking the record set by Australia for the most consecutive draws in World Cup qualification, with five straight draws.^{[citation needed]} After five years and under the spell of draws in the recent campaign, Shevchenko announced his resignation in August 2021^[29] and was replaced with Oleksandr Petrakov who had recently led the Ukraine U-20 team to the World Cup victory.^[30] Ukraine eventually picked up a much-needed victory over Finland, ending their run of draws and giving them a two-point lead over Bosnia and a three-point lead over Finland. However, both Bosnia and Finland had a game in hand over Ukraine, who managed to qualify for the playoffs after a 2–0 win over Bosnia and a Finnish loss to France. Ukraine faced Scotland in the Group A playoff semifinals, postponed in March 2022 to June after Russia invaded the country in February,^[31] winning 3–1 at Hampden Park, but ultimately losing 1–0 to Wales in an emotional playoff final at the Cardiff City Stadium.^[32]

Ukraine, who were relegated to League B in the 2nd Nations League due to their last-place finish (2 wins to 4 losses), failed to gain promotion to League A in the following Nations League, finishing 2nd in their group in the 3rd Nations League, beaten by Scotland against whom they lost in Glasgow in contrast to the play-off semi-final (0–3) and unable to beat the Tartan Army on neutral ground in the return leg (0–0).

In the qualifiers for the European Championship 2024, Ukraine finished 3rd in their highly competitive group, with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, each time conceding an away defeat and a draw on neutral ground against the group's 2 direct qualifiers (England and Italy). However, the Squadra Azzurra finished ahead of the Zbirna only thanks to a favourable head-to-head record despite having the same number of points, while in the decisive Ukraine/Italy match (0–0) on neutral ground in Leverkusen, a refereeing error was made to the Ukrainians' disadvantage with a penalty not whistled for an Italian foul at the end of match.^[33]

Eligible for the play-offs, Ukraine initially defeated Bosnia 2–1 away in the semi-finals of the Path B play-offs. On March 26, 2024, Ukraine qualified for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, beating Iceland 2–1 in the play-off final at the Wrocław Stadium in Poland.^[34] In this decisive final, as in the semi-final against Bosnia, Ukraine conceded the opening goal on each occasion and managed to turn the match around, winning by a narrow margin at the very end.

Home venue record

Since Ukraine's first fixture (29 April 1992 vs. Hungary) they have played their home games at 11 different stadiums.

Last updated: 11 November 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Kit history and evolution

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ukraine national football team kits.

On 29 March 2010, Ukraine debuted a new Adidas kit.^[36] This replaced the Adidas kit with a yellow base and the traditional Adidas three stripe with a snake sash which was used in 2009.^[37] Before 5 February 2009 Ukraine wore a Lotto kit. In 2009 the official team kit was produced by German company Adidas which has a contract with the Ukrainian team until 31 December 2016. Joma manufactured the kits starting in the year 2017 for the match against Croatia on 24 March 2017.^[38]

Sponsors

Marketing for the Football Federation of Ukraine is conducted by the Ukraine Football International (UFI).

• Title sponsor: Epicentr (since 2013)^[39][40][41]
• Premium (General) sponsors: Chernihivske (since 1998)
• Official sponsors: Henkel (Ukraine), Adidas, Airline "MAU" (Ukraine International Airlines), NIKO (official Mitsubishi distributor in Ukraine), Boris clinic, Tour agency "Love Cyprus", Resort center "Grand Admiral Club"

Former title and general sponsors included Ukrtelecom, Kyivstar,^[42] Nordex (Austria),^[43][44] and Geoton.

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Kit supplier	Period
Umbro	1992–1997
Puma	1998–2002
Lotto	2003–2008
Adidas	2009–2016
Joma	2017–present

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2023

Germany  v  Ukraine

12 June Friendly	Germany	3–3	Ukraine	Bremen, Germany
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)	Füllkrug 6' Havertz 83' Kimmich 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Tsyhankov 19', 56' Rüdiger 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 35,795 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

North Macedonia  v  Ukraine

16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	North Macedonia	2–3	Ukraine	Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45	Bardhi 31' (pen.) Elmas 39'	Report	Zabarnyi 62' Konoplya 67' Tsyhankov 83'	Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

Ukraine  v  Malta

19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	1–0	Malta	Trnava, Slovakia
19:00 (18:00 UTC+3)	Tsyhankov 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Ukraine  v  England

9 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	1–1	England	Wrocław, Poland
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)	Zinchenko 26'	Report	Walker 41'	Stadium: Stadion Wrocław Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Italy  v  Ukraine

12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Italy	2–1	Ukraine	Milan, Italy
20:45	Frattesi 12', 29'	Report	Yarmolenko 41'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,386 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

Ukraine  v  North Macedonia

14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	2–0	North Macedonia	Prague, Czech Republic
15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)	Sudakov 30' Karavayev 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 12,939 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Malta  v  Ukraine

17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	1–3	Ukraine	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45	Mbong 12'	Report	Camenzuli 38' (o.g.) Dovbyk 43' (pen.) Mudryk 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Lechia Gdańsk v  Ukraine

16 November Unofficial friendly	Lechia Gdańsk	0–2	Ukraine	Gdańsk, Poland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Pikhalyonok 24' Nazaryna 58'	Stadium: Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

Ukraine  v  Italy

20 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	0–0	Italy	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,403 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Ukraine

21 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Ukraine	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45	Matviyenko 56' (o.g.)	Report	Yaremchuk 85' Dovbyk 88'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 10,992 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Ukraine  v  Iceland

26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs	Ukraine	2–1	Iceland	Wrocław, Poland
20:45	Tsyhankov 54' Mudryk 84'	Report	A. Guðmundsson 30'	Stadium: Stadion Wrocław Attendance: 29,310 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Germany  v  Ukraine

3 June Friendly	Germany	v	Ukraine	Nuremberg, Germany
				Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion

Poland  v  Ukraine

7 June Friendly	Poland	v	Ukraine	Warsaw, Poland
				Stadium: Stadion Narodowy

Moldova  v  Ukraine

11 June Friendly	Moldova	v	Ukraine	Chișinău, Moldova
				Stadium: Zimbru Stadium

Romania  v  Ukraine

17 June UEFA Euro 2024	Romania	v	Ukraine	Munich, Germany
15:00		Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena

Slovakia  v  Ukraine

21 June UEFA Euro 2024	Slovakia	v	Ukraine	Düsseldorf, Germany
15:00		Report		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

Ukraine  v  Belgium

26 June UEFA Euro 2024	Ukraine	v	Belgium	Stuttgart, Germany
18:00		Report		Stadium: MHPArena

Ukraine  v  Albania

7 September 2024–25 Nations League	Ukraine	v	Albania	TBD[lower-alpha 2]
20:45

Czech Republic  v  Ukraine

10 September 2024–25 Nations League	Czech Republic	v	Ukraine	Czech Republic
20:45

Ukraine  v  Georgia

11 October 2024–25 Nations League	Ukraine	v	Georgia	TBD[lower-alpha 2]
20:45

Ukraine  v  Czech Republic

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Ukraine	v	Czech Republic	TBD[lower-alpha 2]
20:45

Georgia  v  Ukraine

16 November 2024–25 Nations League	Georgia	v	Ukraine	Georgia
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Albania  v  Ukraine

19 November 2024–25 Nations League	Albania	v	Ukraine	Tirana, Albania
20:45				Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Coaching history

As of 26 March 2024.^[47][48]

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No.	Manager	Nation	Ukraine career	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Qualifying cycle	Final tour
1	Viktor Prokopenko		1992	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	000.00
C	Mykola Pavlov Leonid Tkachenko		1992	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
2	Oleh Bazylevych		1993–1994	11	4	3	4	13	14	−1	036.36	1996
C	Mykola Pavlov Volodymyr Muntyan		1994	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
C	Yozhef Sabo		1994	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00	1996
3	Anatoliy Konkov		1995	7	3	0	4	8	13	−5	042.86	1996
4	Yozhef Sabo		1996–1999	32	15	11	6	44	26	+18	046.88	1998, 2000
5	Valeriy Lobanovskyi		2000–2001	18	6	7	5	20	20	+0	033.33	2002
6	Leonid Buryak		2002–2003	19	5	6	8	18	23	−5	026.32	2004
7	Oleg Blokhin		2003–2007	46	21	14	11	65	40	+25	045.65	2006, 2008	2006
8	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko		2008–2009	21	12	5	4	31	16	+15	057.14	2010
9	Myron Markevych[49]		2010	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	075.00
C	Yuriy Kalytvyntsev[50]		2010–2011	8	1	5	2	10	13	−3	012.50
10	Oleg Blokhin[21]		2011–2012	18	7	3	8	27	28	−1	038.89	2014	2012
C	Andriy Bal[51]		2012	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	000.00	2014
C	Oleksandr Zavarov		2012	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
11	Mykhaylo Fomenko[52]		2012–2016	37	24	6	7	67	22	+45	064.86	2014, 2016	2016
12	Andriy Shevchenko		2016–2021	51	25	13	13	71	61	+10	049.02	2018, 2020, 2022	2020
13	Oleksandr Petrakov		2021[lower-alpha 3]–2023	15	6	7	2	23	13	+10	040.00	2022
C	Ruslan Rotan		2023	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	2024
14	Serhiy Rebrov		2023–	10	6	3	1	18	11	+7	060.00	2024

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Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively.^[53]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Iceland.^{[54][55][56][57]}

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Heorhiy Bushchan	(1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 29)	17	0	Dynamo Kyiv
23	1GK	Andriy Lunin	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)	11	0	Real Madrid
12	1GK	Anatoliy Trubin	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 22)	10	0	Benfica
22	2DF	Mykola Matviyenko	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 27)	63	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
16	2DF	Vitaliy Mykolenko	(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 24)	39	1	Everton
13	2DF	Illya Zabarnyi	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21)	34	1	Bournemouth
21	2DF	Oleksandr Tymchyk	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)	15	1	Dynamo Kyiv
2	2DF	Yukhym Konoplya	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)	12	1	Shakhtar Donetsk
3	2DF	Bohdan Mykhaylichenko	(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Polissya Zhytomyr
19	2DF	Valeriy Bondar	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
4	2DF	Maksym Talovyerov	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23)	2	0	LASK
17	3MF	Oleksandr Zinchenko (3rd captain)	(1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)	60	9	Arsenal
5	3MF	Serhiy Sydorchuk	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 32)	60	3	Westerlo
8	3MF	Ruslan Malinovskyi	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 30)	59	7	Genoa
15	3MF	Viktor Tsyhankov	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)	51	12	Girona
20	3MF	Oleksandr Zubkov	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 27)	30	2	Shakhtar Donetsk
6	3MF	Mykola Shaparenko	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25)	28	1	Dynamo Kyiv
10	3MF	Mykhailo Mudryk	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	18	2	Chelsea
7	3MF	Heorhiy Sudakov	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21)	14	1	Shakhtar Donetsk
14	3MF	Volodymyr Brazhko	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Dynamo Kyiv
9	4FW	Roman Yaremchuk	(1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)	48	14	Valencia
11	4FW	Artem Dovbyk	(1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 26)	25	8	Girona
18	4FW	Vladyslav Vanat	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Dynamo Kyiv

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Dmytro Riznyk	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 RES
DF	Oleksandr Karavayev	(1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 31)	49	3	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
DF	Denys Popov	(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
DF	Oleksandr Svatok	(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 29)	5	0	Dnipro-1	v.  Italy, 20 November 2023
DF	Vladyslav Dubinchak	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Italy, 20 November 2023
DF	Serhiy Kryvtsov	(1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 33)	34	0	Inter Miami	v.  North Macedonia, 14 October 2023 INJ
DF	Eduard Sobol	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 28)	29	0	Genk	v.  Malta, 19 June 2023
DF	Taras Kacharaba	(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Dunajská Streda	v.  Germany, 12 June 2023 RES
MF	Oleksiy Hutsulyak	(1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Dnipro-1	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024
MF	Oleksandr Pikhalyonok	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Dnipro-1	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
MF	Yehor Nazaryna	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 RES
MF	Taras Stepanenko (vice-captain)	(1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 34)	81	4	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Italy, 20 November 2023
MF	Vitaliy Buyalskyi	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)	13	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Italy, 20 November 2023 RES
MF	Andriy Yarmolenko (captain)	(1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34)	116	46	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  North Macedonia, 14 October 2023 INJ
MF	Arseniy Batahov	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Zorya Luhansk	v.  England, 9 September 2023 RES
MF	Danylo Ihnatenko	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)	6	1	Bordeaux	v.  Malta, 19 June 2023
MF	Vladyslav Kocherhin	(1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Raków Częstochowa	v.  Malta, 19 June 2023
MF	Maryan Shved	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Germany, 12 June 2023 RES
FW	Danylo Sikan	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 22)	7	1	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
FW	Nazariy Rusyn	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Sunderland	v.  Italy, 20 November 2023 RES
Notes U21 = Was called up from national U21 squad. WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. RES = Reserves squad – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability. RET = Retired from the national team. PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.

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Previous squads

• 2006 FIFA World Cup squad
• UEFA Euro 2012 squad
• UEFA Euro 2016 squad
• UEFA Euro 2020 squad

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Most capped goalkeepers

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Captains

As of 26 March 2024^[update].^[60]

FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	→	Outcome
1930 to 1990 as Part of  Soviet Union											1930 to 1990 as Part of  Soviet Union
as  Ukraine											as  Ukraine
1994	FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[lower-alpha 4]										FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[lower-alpha 4]						1994	Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA
1998	Did not qualify
											12	6	3	3	11	9	1998	2nd in Qualifying group 9, lost to Croatia in play-off
2002											12	4	6	2	15	13	2002	2nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Germany in play-off
2006	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	5	7	Squad		12	7	4	1	18	7	2006	1st in Qualifying group 2
2010	Did not qualify										12	6	4	2	21	7	2010	2nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Greece in play-off
2014											12	7	3	2	30	7	2014	2nd in Qualifying group H, lost to France in play-off
2018											10	5	2	3	13	9	2018	3rd in Qualifying group I
2022											10	3	6	1	14	10	2022	2nd in Qualifying group D, lost to Wales in play-off
2026	To be determined										To be determined						2026
2030																	2030
2034																	2034
Total	Quarter-finals	1/7	5	2	1	2	5	7	–		80	38	28	14	122	62

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* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

More information UEFA European Championship record, Qualification record ...

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	→	Outcome
1960 to 1992 as Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS										1960 to 1992 as Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS
as  Ukraine										as  Ukraine
1996	Did not qualify									10	4	1	5	11	15	1996	4th in Qualifying group 4
2000										12	5	6	1	16	7	2000	2nd in Qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
2004										8	2	4	2	11	10	2004	3rd in Qualifying group 6
2008										12	5	2	5	18	16	2008	4th in Qualifying group B
2012	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4		Host nation						2012	Qualified as host nation
2016		24th	3	0	0	3	0	5		12	7	2	3	17	5	2016	3rd in Qualifying group C, won over Slovenia in play-off
2020	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	0	3	6	10		8	6	2	0	17	4	2020	Winner in Qualifying group B
2024	Qualified									10	6	2	2	15	10	2024	3rd in Qualifying group C, won over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in play-off
2028	To be determined									To be determined						2028
2032																2032
Total	Quarter-finals	4/8	11	3	0	8	8	19		72	35	19	18	105	67

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UEFA Nations League

More information UEFA Nations League record, Season ...

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2018–19	B	1	4	3	0	1	5	5		14th
2020–21	A	4	6	2	0	4	5	13		13th
2022–23	B	1	6	3	2	1	10	4		22nd
2024–25	B	1	To be determined
Total			16	8	2	6	20	22	13th

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