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Ukraine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellow)
Збірна (The National Team)
Association Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Українська Асоціація Футболу
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Serhiy Rebrov
Captain Andriy Yarmolenko
Most caps Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (144)
Top scorer Andriy Shevchenko (48)
Home stadium from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine - Various in other countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Germany)
FIFA code UKR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 30 Decrease 2 (7 February 2019)
Highest 11 (February 2007)
Lowest 132 (September 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 24 Increase 9 (3 March 2019)
Highest 14 (November 2010)
Lowest 69 (29 March 1995)
First international
 Ukraine 1–3 Hungary 
(Uzhhorod, Ukraine; 29 April 1992)
Biggest win
 Ukraine 9–0 San Marino 
(Lviv, Ukraine; 6 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
 France 7–1 Ukraine 
(Saint-Denis, France; 7 October 2020)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2006)
Best result Quarter-finals (2006)
European Championship
Appearances 4 (first in 2012)
Best result Quarter-finals (2020)
Website uaf.ua

The Ukraine national football team (Ukrainian: Збірна України з футболу) is the team that plays for Ukraine in men's international football games. It is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF). Their main home stadium is the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. Ukraine has been a full member of UEFA (Europe's football body) and FIFA (the world's football body) since 1992.

After Ukraine became independent again, the team played its first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. A big moment for the team was reaching the quarter-finals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was their first time playing in the final stages of a major championship! Ukraine is one of the few post-Soviet countries to make it to the FIFA World Cup finals.

As the host country, Ukraine automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2012. Four years later, they made it to Euro 2016 through play-off games. This was the first time they won a play-off match after several tries. Ukraine's best results in both the UEFA European Championship and the World Cup were reaching the quarter-finals in 2020 and 2006, respectively.

Team History

Early Days (1924–1990)

Before Ukraine became independent in 1991, Ukrainian players were part of the Soviet Union national team. However, Ukraine actually had its own national team between 1924 and 1935. This early team played in Soviet tournaments and even beat Lower Austria in a friendly match in 1929.

Forming the Modern Team

After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, many top Ukrainian players chose to play for the Russian team. This was because Russia took over the Soviet Union's football history and rankings. This made it tough for the new Ukrainian team at first.

But over time, the Ukrainian team grew stronger. They started to show off amazing players like Andriy Shevchenko, Serhiy Rebrov, and Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.

First Official Games

After joining FIFA and UEFA in 1992, Ukraine picked its first manager, Viktor Prokopenko. Their very first game was on 29 April 1992 against Hungary in Uzhhorod. They lost 3–1, with Ivan Hetsko scoring Ukraine's only goal.

Qualifying for Big Tournaments

Ukraine started its first official qualifying journey for UEFA Euro 1996 in 1994. They had some tough games but eventually got their first win in a competitive match against Estonia (3–0).

In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Ukraine finished second in their group, just behind Germany. They then played a play-off match against Croatia but lost. This period was important because it saw the start of Shevchenko's international career.

For UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Ukraine did well, finishing above Russia. But they lost in the play-offs to Slovenia.

In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Ukraine hoped to reach the finals. However, they lost to Poland and had many draws. They ended up in the play-offs again, losing to Germany.

The 2006 World Cup Success

After some changes, Oleg Blokhin became the head coach. Ukraine then qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2006! They won their group, beating teams like Turkey and Denmark.

At the 2006 World Cup, Ukraine was in a group with Spain, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. After a big loss to Spain, they won their next two games. This meant they faced Switzerland in the next round. The game was 0–0, so it went to a penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovsky made two amazing saves, helping Ukraine win! They moved on to the quarter-finals, where they played against Italy. Italy, who went on to win the World Cup that year, beat Ukraine 3–0.

Recent Years (2014–present)

Ukraine continued to try and qualify for major tournaments. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, they reached the play-offs against France. Ukraine won the first game at home 2–0, but then lost 3–0 away, missing out on the World Cup.

For Euro 2016, Ukraine faced tough teams like Spain and Slovakia. They finished third in their group but won their play-off against Slovenia. This was the first time they qualified for a big tournament through the play-offs! However, at Euro 2016, they lost all three of their games and didn't score any goals.

After Euro 2016, football legend Andriy Shevchenko became the head coach. In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Ukraine didn't make it to the play-offs.

In the first-ever UEFA Nations League, Ukraine did very well. They won their group and were promoted to League A, the top division!

For Euro 2020 qualifiers, Ukraine was in a group with Portugal (who were Euro 2016 champions) and Serbia. Ukraine played incredibly well, even drawing 0–0 with Portugal and beating them 2–1 at home. They won their group and qualified directly for Euro 2020!

At Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to COVID-19), Ukraine made it to the knockout stages for the first time in the European Championship. They beat Sweden 2–1 in a thrilling game, with Artem Dovbyk scoring the winning goal in extra time. They then lost to England in the quarter-finals, but this was their best result at a major tournament since 2006.

In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Ukraine had many draws but still made it to the play-offs. Their play-off semi-final against Scotland was postponed due to the Russian invasion. When the game finally happened in June 2022, Ukraine won 3–1. However, they lost 1–0 to Wales in the final play-off game, missing out on the World Cup.

Despite the challenges, Ukraine qualified for Euro 2024 in Germany. They won their play-off final against Iceland 2–1 in Poland. At Euro 2024, they finished with four points in their group, but were unfortunately knocked out due to goal difference.

Stadiums

Most of Ukraine's home matches are played at the Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex in Kyiv.

Before 1991, only a few stadiums in Ukraine were used for official games. These included the Olimpiysky NSC in Kyiv and stadiums in Odesa and Simferopol.

Since May 2022, because of the ongoing conflict, the team has been playing its home games in other countries, like Łódź in Poland.

Home Venue Record

Since their first game in 1992, Ukraine has played home games at 11 different stadiums.

Venue City Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Points per game
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex Kyiv 62 29 21 12 88 52 1.74
Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Kyiv 20 13 5 2 38 15 2.2
Arena Lviv Lviv 14 11 3 0 33 6 2.57
Metalist Oblast Sports Complex Kharkiv 13 7 2 4 21 9 1.77
Ukraina Stadium Lviv 6 6 0 0 14 5 3
Chornomorets Stadium Odesa 6 4 2 0 7 3 2.33
Donbass Arena Donetsk 5 0 1 4 2 9 0.2
Dnipro-Arena Dnipro 4 3 1 0 5 2 2.5
Shakhtar Stadium Donetsk 2 0 1 1 0 2 0.5
Slavutych-Arena Zaporizhzhia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Meteor Stadium Dnipro 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Totals 135 74 37 24 212 108 1.92
Last updated: 11 November 2021. These numbers include only official FIFA-recognized matches.

Team Kits and Sponsors

Kit History

The Ukraine national team has used kits from different sports brands over the years. They started with Umbro, then used Puma, Lotto, and Adidas. Since 2017, their kits have been made by Joma. In 2024, they switched back to Adidas.

Logo of Football Federation of Ukraine
Former crest
Kit supplier Period
United Kingdom Umbro 1992–1997
Germany Puma 1998–2002
Italy Lotto 2003–2008
Germany Adidas 2009–2016
Spain Joma 2017–2024
Germany Adidas 2024–present

Sponsors

The team also has sponsors who help support them. The main sponsor since 2013 is Epicentr. Other important sponsors include Chernihivske, Henkel, Adidas, Ukraine International Airlines, and Mitsubishi.

Recent Matches

Main article: Ukraine national football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2023–24 in Ukrainian football

Here are the results of matches played in the last 12 months, and upcoming games.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024 Matches

Upcoming 2025 Matches

Coaching Staff

Here are the current coaches for the Ukraine national football team:

Position Name
Head coach Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov
Assistant coach
Spain Vicente Gómez
Spain Alberto Bosch
Ukraine Hlib Platov
Goalkeeping coach Ukraine Rustam Khudzhamov
Fitness coach Spain Javier Lurueña

Coaching History

Many different coaches have led the Ukraine national team over the years. Here's a list of them:

No. Manager Nation Ukraine career G W D L GF GA GD Win % Qualifying cycle Final tour
1 Viktor Prokopenko Ukraine 1992 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 −3 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
C Mykola Pavlov
Leonid Tkachenko		 Ukraine 1992 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 +0 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
2 Oleh Bazylevych Ukraine 1993–1994 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 −1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.36000036.36 1996
C Mykola Pavlov
Volodymyr Muntyan		 Ukraine 1994 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 −3 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
C Yozhef Sabo Ukraine 1994 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +3 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 1996
3 Anatoliy Konkov Ukraine 1995 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 −5 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.86000042.86 1996
4 Yozhef Sabo Ukraine 1996–1999 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 +18 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.88000046.88 1998, 2000
5 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Ukraine 2000–2001 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 +0 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33 2002
6 Leonid Buryak Ukraine 2002–2003 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 −5 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.32000026.32 2004
7 Oleg Blokhin Ukraine 2003–2007 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 +25 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.65000045.65 2006, 2008 2006
8 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Ukraine 2008–2009 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 +15 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.14000057.14 2010
9 Myron Markevych Ukraine 2010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 +6 &&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075.00
C Yuriy Kalytvyntsev Ukraine 2010–2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 −3 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.50000012.50
10 Oleg Blokhin Ukraine 2011–2012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 −1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.89000038.89 2014 2012
C Andriy Bal Ukraine 2012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 −1 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014
C Oleksandr Zavarov Ukraine 2012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +1 &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100.000
11 Mykhaylo Fomenko Ukraine 2012–2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067 &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 +45 &&&&&&&&&&&&&064.86000064.86 2014, 2016 2016
12 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine 2016–2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&071.&&&&&071 &&&&&&&&&&&&&061.&&&&&061 +10 &&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&2000049.02 2018, 2020, 2022 2020
13 Oleksandr Petrakov Ukraine 2021–2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 +10 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040.00 2022
C Ruslan Rotan Ukraine 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 −2 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2024
14 Serhiy Rebrov Ukraine 2023– &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 +5 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.45000045.45 2024 2024

Current Players

Current Squad

These players were chosen for the Nations League matches in November 2024. Caps (games played) and goals are updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Albania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Heorhiy Bushchan (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 31) 18 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 1GK Anatoliy Trubin (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23) 19 0 Portugal Benfica
23 1GK Dmytro Riznyk (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 26) 2 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2 2DF Yukhym Konoplya (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25) 20 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3 2DF Oleksiy Sych (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 24) 1 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
4 2DF Maksym Talovyerov (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Austria LASK
5 2DF Valeriy Bondar (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26) 4 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
13 2DF Illya Zabarnyi (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) 45 1 England Bournemouth
16 2DF Vitaliy Mykolenko (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 26) 46 1 England Everton
22 2DF Mykola Matviyenko (captain) (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 29) 74 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
6 3MF Volodymyr Brazhko (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23) 9 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
7 3MF Mykhailo Mudryk (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24) 28 3 England Chelsea
8 3MF Heorhiy Sudakov (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) 26 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 3MF Mykola Shaparenko (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 40 2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
14 3MF Oleksandr Nazarenko (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25) 3 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
15 3MF Dmytro Kryskiv (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 3MF Oleksandr Zinchenko (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) 69 10 England Arsenal
18 3MF Yehor Yarmolyuk (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 21) 0 0 England Brentford
19 3MF Oleksiy Hutsulyak (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
20 3MF Oleksandr Zubkov (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28) 37 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 3MF Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 27) 4 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
9 4FW Roman Yaremchuk (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 29) 59 17 Greece Olympiacos
11 4FW Artem Dovbyk (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27) 35 11 Italy Roma

Recently Called-Up Players

These players have been called up to the team in the last 12 months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Andriy Lunin (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 26) 13 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 WD
DF Oleksandr Tymchyk (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28) 22 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 WD
DF Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 28) 8 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
DF Oleksandr Svatok (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 30) 8 0 United States Austin v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
DF Oleksandr Martynyuk (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 RES
DF Denys Popov (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Albania, 7 September 2024 INJ
DF Oleksandr Karavayev (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 33) 49 3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
MF Viktor Tsyhankov (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) 57 13 Spain Girona v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 INJ
MF Vitaliy Buyalskyi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 32) 13 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 INJ
MF Taras Stepanenko (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 35) 87 4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
MF Vladyslav Kabayev (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
MF Andriy Yarmolenko (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 35) 124 46 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 INJ
MF Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 28) 10 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 INJ
MF Artem Bondarenko (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 RES
MF Ruslan Malinovskyi (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 32) 66 7 Italy Genoa v.  Czech Republic, 10 September 2024
MF Serhiy Sydorchuk (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 34) 62 3 Belgium Westerlo v.  Albania, 7 September 2024
MF Yehor Nazaryna (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 RES
FW Vladyslav Vanat (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 23) 9 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 PRE
FW Danylo Sikan (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 24) 7 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
Notes
  • U21 = Called up from national U21 squad.
  • WD = Withdrew from squad for reason other than injury.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • RES = Reserve squad (replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability).
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.

Past Squads

  • 2006 FIFA World Cup squad
  • UEFA Euro 2012 squad
  • UEFA Euro 2016 squad
  • UEFA Euro 2020 squad
  • UEFA Euro 2024 squad

Player Records

Players in bold are still playing for Ukraine.

Most Games Played

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Andriy Yarmolenko is Ukraine's second most capped player with 124 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 144 4 2000–2016
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 124 46 2009–present
3 Andriy Shevchenko 111 48 1995–2012
4 Andriy Pyatov 102 0 2007–2022
5 Ruslan Rotan 100 8 2003–2018
6 Oleh Husiev 98 13 2003–2016
7 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 0 1994–2012
8 Yevhen Konoplyanka 87 21 2010–2023
Taras Stepanenko 87 4 2010–present
10 Serhiy Rebrov 75 15 1992–2006

Top Goal Scorers

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Andriy Shevchenko is Ukraine's top scorer with 48 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 48 111 0.43 1995–2012
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 46 124 0.37 2009–present
3 Yevhen Konoplyanka 21 87 0.24 2010–2023
4 Roman Yaremchuk 17 59 0.29 2018–present
5 Serhiy Rebrov 15 75 0.2 1992–2006
6 Viktor Tsyhankov 13 57 0.23 2016–present
Oleh Husiev 13 98 0.13 2003–2016
8 Serhiy Nazarenko 12 56 0.21 2003–2012
9 Artem Dovbyk 11 35 0.31 2021–present
Yevhen Seleznyov 11 58 0.19 2008–2018

Most Capped Goalkeepers

As of 19 November 2024.

Rank Player Games Wins GA Av GA Period
1 Andriy Pyatov 102 51 83 0.814 2007–2022
2 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 38 80 0.87 1994–2012
3 Anatoliy Trubin 19 6 22 1.158 2021–present
4 Heorhiy Bushchan 18 5 30 1.667 2020–present
5 Andriy Lunin 13 7 11 0.846 2018–present
6 Oleh Suslov 12 7 15 1.25 1994–1997
7 Vitaliy Reva 9 3 10 1.111 2001–2003
8 Andriy Dykan 8 5 11 1.375 2010–2012
Maksym Levytskyi 8 1 10 1.25 2000–2002
10 Denys Boyko 7 3 7 1 2014–2021
Dmytro Tyapushkin 7 1 11 1.571 1994–1995

Team Captains

See also: List of Ukraine national football team captains

As of 19 November 2024.

Rank Player Captain Caps Total Caps Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 58 111 1995–2012
2 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 41 144 2000–2016
3 Oleh Luzhnyi 39 52 1992–2003
4 Andriy Yarmolenko 29 124 2009–present
5 Ruslan Rotan 24 100 2003–2018
Andriy Pyatov 24 102 2007–2022
7 Yuriy Kalitvintsev 13 22 1995–1999
Oleksandr Holovko 13 58 1995–2004
9 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 12 92 1994–2012
10 Oleksandr Kucher 8 57 2006–2017
Taras Stepanenko 8 87 2010–present

Tournament Records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place  

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
United States 1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament. FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament. 1994 Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA
France 1998 Did not qualify
12 6 3 3 11 9 1998 2nd in qualifying group 9, lost to Croatia in play-off
South Korea Japan 2002 12 4 6 2 15 13 2002 2nd in qualifying group 5, lost to Germany in play-off
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 5 7 Squad 12 7 4 1 18 7 2006 1st in qualifying group 2
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 21 7 2010 2nd in qualifying group 6, lost to Greece in play-off
Brazil 2014 12 7 3 2 30 7 2014 2nd in qualifying group H, lost to France in play-off
Russia 2018 10 5 2 3 13 9 2018 3rd in qualifying group I
Qatar 2022 10 3 6 1 14 10 2022 2nd in qualifying group D, lost to Wales in play-off
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined 2026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034 2034
Total Quarter-finals 1/7 5 2 1 2 5 7 – 80 38 28 14 122 62
* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place  

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA → Outcome
Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992) Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992)
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 11 15 1996 4th in qualifying group 4
Belgium Netherlands 2000 12 5 6 1 16 7 2000 2nd in qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
Portugal 2004 8 2 4 2 11 10 2004 3rd in qualifying group 6
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 5 2 5 18 16 2008 4th in qualifying group B
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Host nation 2012 Qualified as host nation
France 2016 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 12 7 2 3 17 5 2016 3rd in qualifying group C, won against Slovenia in play-off
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 17 4 2020 Winner of qualifying group B
Germany 2024 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 2 4 10 6 2 2 15 10 2024 3rd in qualifying group C, won against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in play-offs
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Italy Turkey 2032 2032
Total Quarter-finals 4/8 14 4 1 9 10 23 72 35 19 18 105 67

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 1 1st 4 3 0 1 5 5 Rise 14th
2020–21 A 4 4th 6 2 0 4 5 13 Decrease 13th
2022–23 B 1 2nd 6 3 2 1 10 4 Same position 22nd
2024–25 B 1 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 8 TBD 24th
Total 22 10 4 8 28 30 13th

Head-to-Head Record

Ukraine national football team (matches with opponents)
World Map of Ukraine's opponents

This table shows Ukraine's all-time record against other national teams, as of 19 November 2024.

Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
Against Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania UEFA 8 6 1 1 16 7 +9
 Andorra UEFA 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17
 Armenia UEFA 10 7 3 0 25 8 +17
 Austria UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
 Azerbaijan UEFA 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6
 Bahrain AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Belarus UEFA 9 5 3 1 12 5 +7
 Belgium UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Bulgaria UEFA 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5
 Cameroon CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Canada CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Chile CONMEBOL 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Croatia UEFA 9 1 3 5 5 15 −10
 Cyprus UEFA 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
 Czech Republic UEFA 7 2 3 2 7 10 −3
 Denmark UEFA 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 England UEFA 10 1 3 6 4 16 −12
 Estonia UEFA 5 5 0 0 11 0 +11
 Faroe Islands UEFA 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
 Finland UEFA 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3
 France UEFA 12 1 5 6 8 23 −15
 Georgia UEFA 11 7 4 0 18 7 +11
 Germany UEFA 10 0 5 5 10 20 −10
 Greece UEFA 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1
 Hungary UEFA 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
 Iceland UEFA 5 2 2 1 5 5 0
 Iran AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Israel UEFA 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2
 Italy UEFA 10 0 3 7 4 17 −13
 Japan AFC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Kazakhstan UEFA 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6
 Kosovo UEFA 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Latvia UEFA 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
 Libya CAF 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
 Lithuania UEFA 10 7 1 2 20 8 +12
 Luxembourg UEFA 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
 Malta UEFA 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Moldova UEFA 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7
 Montenegro UEFA 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
 Morocco CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Netherlands UEFA 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
 Niger CAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Nigeria CAF 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Northern Ireland UEFA 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1
 Macedonia UEFA 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6
 Norway UEFA 5 4 1 0 5 0 +5
 Poland UEFA 10 3 2 5 10 14 −4
 Portugal UEFA 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Romania UEFA 7 2 1 4 10 17 −7
 Russia UEFA 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
 San Marino UEFA 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17
 Saudi Arabia AFC 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
 Scotland UEFA 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1
 Serbia UEFA 7 6 1 0 16 3 +13
 Slovakia UEFA 10 5 3 2 13 12 +1
 Slovenia UEFA 6 1 3 2 7 7 0
 South Korea AFC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
 Spain UEFA 7 1 1 5 4 14 −10
 Sweden UEFA 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2
 Switzerland UEFA 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Tunisia CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Turkey UEFA 9 2 3 4 9 11 −2
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 United States CONCACAF 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
 Uzbekistan AFC 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
 Wales UEFA 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
Total: 72 nations FIFA 321 146 92 84 444 277 +167

FIFA Ranking History

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
90 77 71 59 49 47 27 34 45 45 60 57 40 13 30
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021
15 22 34 55 47 18 25 29 30 35 28 24 24 24 25
2022 2023 2024
26 22 24

Honours

Friendly Tournaments

  • Cyprus International Football Tournament
    • Champions (2): 2009, 2011

Images for kids

  • Valeri Lobanovsky

    Valeriy Lobanovskyi was Head Coach of the National Team in 1979 and between 2001 and 2002.

  • Настя Федоренко. Донецк. Увидеть и полюбить. ФК Шахтер 051

    Viktor Prokopenko, the first official manager of the national team

  • Oleg Blokhin-ua

    Oleg Blokhin, who coached the Ukraine national team twice.

  • Ukraine national football team 20120611

    Ukraine's national team in 2012.

  • Ukraine national team in 2012

    The Ukraine team before a match against Bulgaria in 2012.

  • Ukraine vs Luxembourg 14062015 UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying round - Group C (6)

    The Ukraine national team in 2015.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Ucrania para niños

  • Ukraine national under-21 football team
  • Ukraine national under-19 football team
  • Ukraine national under-18 football team
  • Ukraine national under-17 football team
  • Ukraine national under-16 football team
  • Ukrainians on the Soviet Union national football team
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