The Ukraine national football team represents Ukraine in men’s international football and is governed by the Ukrainian Football Association, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
Here in this article, you will get to know about Ukraine National Football Team 2023/24 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
Ukraine National Football Team Profile Summary
| Nickname(s) | Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellow) Збірна (National team) |
|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Українська Асоціація Футболу |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Oleksandr Petrakov |
| Captain | Andriy Yarmolenko |
| Most caps | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (144) |
| Top scorer | Andriy Shevchenko (48) |
| Home stadium | Various |
| FIFA code | UKR |
About Ukraine National Football Team
The Ukraine national football team represents Ukraine in men’s international football and is governed by the Ukrainian Football Association, the governing body for football in Ukraine. Ukraine’s home is the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. The team has been a full member of UEFA and FIFA since 1992.
After Ukraine’s independence and the country’s separation from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on April 29, 1992. The team reached the quarterfinals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their debut in the final. of a major championship. Other than Russia, Ukraine is the only post-Soviet state to have qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.
Ukraine National Football Team History
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, eventually finishing in fourth place. Due to the dismal performance of the national team, Oleg Blokhin resigned and surprisingly signed with the newly established FC Moscow.
With another Soviet football star, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, as the new head coach, qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw Ukraine drawn in Group 6, drawing Croatia and winning against England, sending Ukraine into a playoff. Greece, who had been knocked out by Ukraine in the qualifiers four years earlier, would finally get their revenge. [citation needed] After failing to qualify, the Federation decided not to renew the contract with Mykhaylychenko.
2014-present
Seedings in UEFA Group H Ukraine qualified for another playoff after two wins over Poland and two draws over England, where they would play France. Ukraine beat France 2-0 at home but suffered a 3-0 away loss, knocking them out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blokhin, who remained head coach after Euro 2012 at home, he had to resign due to ill health in autumn 2012 shortly after the first home game against England and was replaced by Andriy Bal and later by Oleksandr Zavarov.
Ukraine National Football Team 2023/2024 players Squad?
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Andriy Lunin | 11-02-1999 (23) | 9 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 23 | GK | Dmytro Riznyk | 30-01-1999 (23) | 2 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 1 | GK | Yevhen Volynets | 26-08-1993 (29) | 0 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 22 | DF | Mykola Matviyenko | 02-05-1996 (26) | 54 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 21 | DF | Oleksandr Karavayev | 02-06-1992 (30) | 46 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 4 | DF | Serhiy Kryvtsov | 15-03-1991 (31) | 31 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 16 | DF | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 29-05-1999 (23) | 28 | 1 | Everton |
| 13 | DF | Illya Zabarnyi | 01-09-2002 (20) | 24 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 18 | DF | Oleksandr Tymchyk | 20-01-1997 (25) | 12 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 3 | DF | Bohdan Mykhaylichenko | 21-03-1997 (25) | 7 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 19 | DF | Taras Kacharaba | 07-01-1995 (27) | 3 | 0 | Slavia Prague |
| 2 | DF | Valeriy Bondar | 27-02-1999 (23) | 3 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 7 | MF | Andriy Yarmolenko (captain) | 23-10-1989 (32) | 112 | 45 | Al-Ain |
| 6 | MF | Taras Stepanenko | 08-08-1989 (33) | 73 | 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 8 | MF | Ruslan Malinovskyi | 04-05-1993 (29) | 51 | 7 | Atalanta |
| 15 | MF | Viktor Tsyhankov | 15-11-1997 (24) | 42 | 7 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 20 | MF | Oleksandr Zubkov | 03-08-1996 (26) | 24 | 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 10 | MF | Mykhaylo Mudryk | 05-01-2001 (21) | 8 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 14 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 13-03-1997 (25) | 5 | 1 | Bordeaux |
| 17 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 07-05-1997 (25) | 5 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 5 | MF | Eduard Sarapiy | 12-05-1999 (23) | 0 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 9 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | 27-11-1995 (26) | 42 | 13 | Club Brugge |
| 11 | FW | Artem Dovbyk | 21-06-1997 (25) | 14 | 6 | Dnipro-1 |
Ukraine National Football Team Home Stadium
Most matches are held at Kyiv’s Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex.
During the Soviet era (before 1991), only three stadiums in Ukraine were used in official games, the Olimpiysky NSC in Kyiv (known then as the Republican Stadium), the predecessor of Chornomorets, the BSS Central Stadium in Odesa, and the Lokomotiv Stadium in Simferopol.
Since May 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, home games have been taking place in Łódź.
Ukraine National Football Team Kit
On March 29, 2010, Ukraine presented a new Adidas kit. This replaced the Adidas kit with a yellow base and the traditional Adidas three-stripe with a snake sash worn in 2009. Prior to February 5, 2009, Ukraine wore a Lotto kit. In 2009 the official team kit was manufactured by the German company Adidas, which has a contract with the Ukrainian team until December 31, 2016. Joma manufactured the kits from 2017 for the match against Croatia on March 24, 2017
Kit sponsorship
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| Umbro | 1992–1997 |
| Puma | 1998–2002 |
| Lotto | 2003–2008 |
| Adidas | 2009–2016 |
| Joma | 2017–present |
Ukraine National Football Team world rankings
| Current | 22 (28 November 2023) |
|---|---|
| Highest | 11 (February 2007) |
| Lowest | 132 (September 1993) |
Ukraine National Football Team trophies
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
