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The Ukraine national team of football (Ukrainian Zbirna Ukrayini Z futbolu) is the representative of Ukraine in the international soccer for men and is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body of the game in Ukraine. The home stadium of Ukraine is the Olimpiyskiy Stadium located in Kyiv. The team is a full part of UEFA and FIFA since 1992.

Following Ukrainian Independence and the country's separation of the Soviet Union, they played their first game against Hungary on the 29th of April, 1992. The team made it to the quarter-finals during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their debut in the finals of a major tournament.

As host nation, Ukraine automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2012. A year later, Ukraine finished third in their qualifying group for Euro 2016 and advanced via the play-offs route to the UEFA European Championship tournament through qualifying rounds to the for first time. It was the first time that Ukraine had played in six play-off matches that it was able to win this type of tie, after having previously lost play-off matches in World Cup in 1998, Euro 2000 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, 2010 World Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2022 World Cup.

The best performance of Ukraine at their participation in UEFA European Championship was in 2020 when they made it to the quarterfinals for the first time.

1. History

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1.1. Ukrainian SSR (1925–1990)

It was created in the 1990s in the beginning of the decade and became recognized by the international community shortly afterward. It's not known but Ukraine was previously home to an official national team from 1925 to 1935. Similar to in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Socialist Republic of Russia, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had its own national team.

The first record of the games that were played in Ukraine can be found in August 1928. A tournament between nations of the Soviet republics and an international tournament for the Moscow city team was scheduled to be played in Moscow and at the All-Soviet championship, Ukraine reached the final in which it lost to Moscow 1-1, having defeated Belarus as well as Transcaucasus.

The year 1929 saw Ukraine won against Lower Austria in an exhibition match in Kharkiv 4-1. They also participated in a second Soviet tournament. Ukraine was defeated by Transcaucasus by 3-0.

1.2. Official formation

Before Independence from 1991 Ukrainian team members were part of in the Soviet Union national team. Following the fall of the USSR in 1991, Russia took the place of the Soviet Union national team in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. The Ukrainian national team Ukraine was not able to make it to in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (the draw for the qualifying stage was held on the 8th of December 1991, prior to when Ukraine became a member of FIFA). However many of the top Ukrainian players from the early part in the 90s (including Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, Sergei Yuran, Yuriy Nikiforov, Ilya Tsymbalar and Oleg Salenko) were able to sign for Russia because they were named as the official successor to the Soviet Union. In the early 1990s, Vyacheslav Koloskov was the sole highest-ranking official of that Soviet Union. Soviet Union and later the Russia that served as the vice-president of UEFA between 1980 and 1996. He was the representative of all players from the Soviet Union and later the Commonwealth of Independent States.

It was the Soviet Union's 5 year UEFA coefficient is partly earned through Ukrainian players (for instance in the championship match of the previous successful tournament, Euro 1988, under the guidance of Valery Lobanovsky 7 of the eleven players who started were Ukrainians) They were then given to the direct descendant from the Soviet national team, which was players from the Russia the national side. In the end, the situation became a problem for the national team as well as that of the local team.

Another factor that led to the severe crisis in Ukrainian football was the absence of adequate funds for teams due to the overall economic downturn that has affected every one of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries.There also was a reverse flow of players. Viktor Leonenko agreed on transfer from Dynamo Moscow to Dynamo Kyiv. The Russian club was not keen to let him go, however Leonenko wanted to remain in Moscow.

In the years following In the following years, the Ukrainian team was able to improve, showcasing talent like Andriy Shevchenko Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Serhiy Rebrov, and Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.

1.3. First official games (Prokopenko)

Following its acceptance as a full member of FIFA in 1992, and UEFA as a full member in the year 1992, Ukraine selected its first manager from the coaching council, which was comprised of Anatoliy Puzach (manager of Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Kucherevskyi (FC Dnipro), Yevhen Lemeshko (Torpedo Zaporizhzhia), Yukhym Shkolnykov (Bukovyna Chernivtsi) and Viktor Prokopenko (Chornomorets Odesa). Then they joined Valeriy Yaremchenko (Shakhtar Donetsk). The circle was reshrunk to three experts. Prokopenko was eventually appointed manager.

Ukraine had their first match on 29 April 1992 , against Hungary on 29 April 1992 in Uzhhorod in the Avanhard Stadium, losing 3-1 with the only Ukrainian goal achieved through Ivan Hetsko. After the formation of "fantom" (transitional) CIS team instead of that of the Soviet Union playing its own match against England in Moscow in preparation for UEFA Euro 1992, the Ukrainian team had some prominent players go to that team. After two defeats against Hungary along with a loss with United States, Prokopenko resigned and the final season game in the year that year with the team of Ukraine was coached by associates Mykola Pavlov as well as Leonid Tkachenko.

1.4. Euro 96 qualification (Bazylevych)

Ukraine has appointed a new chief coach in Oleh Bazylevych. He made his first appearance for Ukraine's national side in early spring of 1993, in Odessa in a friendly match against Israel with a draw of 1-1. In less than a month, Ukraine ended up winning in Vilnius as part of an away friendly match against Lithuania. In the summer, they lost by 3-1 against Croatia; Ukraine was later selected in the fourth group of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualification.

Ukraine lost to Israel on March 24, 1994 and also drew Bulgaria in The United Arab Emirates. On the 7th of September 1994, the team began its first official qualification campaign , with an unsurprising loss at home 2 to Lithuania. After the loss and a poor performance in the previous friendly matches Bazylevych was dismissed and during the trip in South Korea the team was directed by Bazylevych team assistants Pavlov and Muntyan to fill in as a temporary replacement until Federation sign a contract in conjunction with Valeriy Lobanovsky. on September 24 it was announced that the Football Federation of Ukraine appointed Yozhef Sabo as interim manager until the end of the year , after Valeriy Lobanovsky signed the contract with Kuwait.

The new coach took over and the new coach, their first home match against Slovenia ended in a goalless draw, and they went on to defeated Estonia by 3-0, their first victory in a competitive play. In the first week of the year, the Football Federation confirmed Anatoliy Konkov as their next head coach. The announcement was made on the 5th of January 1995.

In the absence of Konkov the team began by losing 4-0 away against Croatia in the first game and then a 3-1 loss against Italy. Following that, there was a three-game winning streak, including the home win over Croatia and a theoretical hope that ended abruptly after the loss in Slovenia The team ended fourth in the first qualifying campaign. It was behind Lithuania.

1.5. 1998–2004: near misses

After the expiration of his year-long agreement with Konkov in 1996, the Federation named Sabo as the head coach. The team also signed an agreement in principle that Lobanovsky is available after the expiration of his agreement with Kuwait.

Ukraine took part in 1998's World Cup qualification, where they were grouped into the Group 9. Ukraine finished second in the group, just two points behind Germany as well as ahead of Portugal however, they were lost in the play-off phase 3-1 in aggregate by Croatia. The qualification tournament was regarded as the start of a professional career for Shevchenko and also an opportunity to play for other players, such as Oleksandr Shovkovsky, and Serhiy Rebrov.

As part of UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Ukraine placed to Group 4, placed above Russia with an impressive draw against Moscow and a win at home and still qualified to play in the final in second place behind the French team, despite not losing. Ukraine lost to Slovenia with a score of 3-2 in the aggregate. In the aftermath of the qualifying tournament and the qualification tournament, the Federation concluded a deal with Valery Lobanovsky, bringing to an end Sabo's stint as the head coach.

In 2002, the FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 5. With Lobanovsky as the head coach there was expectation of qualifying for the first time to the finals. But, Ukraine suffered a home defeat against Poland in their first match and a series of draws led to Ukraine being able to qualify for the playoffs yet again, but losing to Germany with a score of 5-2 overall. In the face of public pressure, specifically those Higher League Head Coaches who claimed that the head coach of the national team coach was not competent to serve as head coach for both national and club teams as well as health concerns for Lobanovsky himself as well as health issues of Lobanovsky himself, the Federation has decided to not renew their contract with Lobanovsky to let him focus his efforts on Dynamo Kyiv.

For UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine with the new coach as head along with another coach who was a former Dynamo Kyiv star Leonid Buryak was placed in the group 6 along with Spain along with Spain and Greece. Ukraine was not able to be able to qualify.

1.6. 2006 FIFA World Cup

Following Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine was appointed Oleg Blokhin as their head coach of the national team. The team was drafted into Group 2 Ukraine went on to qualify as group winner for their first FIFA World Cup on 3 September 2005, after drawing 1-1 with Georgia at Tbilisi in front in the group ahead of Turkey, Denmark and the opponents of the final tournament, Greece and Greece, among others. It was also the first qualifying campaign that was successful for Ukraine despite a disappointing home-field performance.

In 2006's World Cup, they were in group H along with Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. In the aftermath of losing by 4-0 their first game against Spain and Tunisia, the Ukrainians were victorious in the following two games before facing Switzerland during the Round of 16. At 0-0, Ukraine managed to take Switzerland to a penalty shoot-out, where two stops by Oleksandr Shovkovsky resulted in a favorable result for his team despite the missed kick made by Andriy Shevchenko. Switzerland who did not concede or lose only one goal went home in the first half with Ukraine reaching the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Ukraine playing Italy lost to Italy in the second half featuring two goals scored by Luca Toni securing a comfortable victory of 3-0 for the upcoming 2005 World Cup champions.

1.7. 2006–2012

Following the World Cup, Ukraine were placed in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B, alongside Italy as well as France; Ukraine had also failed to perform well in the face of Scotland, Georgia and Lithuania and ended up finishing fourth. In the wake of the disappointing results of the national team Oleg Blokhin was forced to quit, and later joined the newly established FC Moscow.

With another Soviet footballer of a star Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko being director of the team, the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 6 losing to Croatia and beating England which sent Ukraine into the playoffs. Greece who had been eliminated by Ukraine in qualifying four years ago was eventually able to retaliate. After failing to qualify after the qualification process, the Federation chose not to renew its contracts with Mykhaylychenko.

As co-hostsof the tournament, Ukraine was automatically qualified to participate in Euro 2012, marking their debut at this year's UEFA European Championship. The Federation chose to select Myron Markevych to coach and coach the team for the Euro finals. After a few friendly matches, Markevych quit due to off-pitch politics , and was the an office in the coaching department of both the national team as well as Metalist Kharkiv. In the following games of 2010-11, Ukraine's national side was headed by a temporary coach Yuriy Kalitvintsev, who played for Ukraine during its initial qualification game for Euro 1996.

On the 21st of April, 2011, Blokhin was named director for the Ukrainian national team after signing an agreement lasting four years. With Blokhin in charge of the team in their first game with Sweden, Ukraine won 2-1 in Kyiv. Then, in Donetsk, Ukraine was eliminated after a 2-0 loss against France in addition to a narrow 1-0 loss to England.

1.8. 2014–present

In the UEFA Group H Ukraine qualified for a second playoff after two victories against Poland as well as two draw against England and England, they will play France. Ukraine defeated France at home by 2-0 but lost 3-0 away, and were thus eliminated of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blokhin who was in charge of the team following his home Euro 2012 had to stepped off due to health issues in the fall of 2012 after the first home match in the match against England and was substituted with Andriy Bal [23] as well as Oleksandr Zavarov. As they considered hiring a first foreign expert the Federation decided to appoint Mykhailo Fomenko as the head coach at the close of 2012. Even although Fomenko failed to make it through his country to play in the World Cup, the Federation retained his services until 2015. In the event of qualifying to Euro 2016, Fomenko was proud to be the captain of the national team to the finals.

Due to the continuing Russian attack, Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying was drawn with Spain, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Despite winning all games aside from Spain the team finished third due to their performances in the matches against Spain as well as Slovakia. They beat Slovenia in the final.

Ukraine was unable to win all three games during Euro 2016 without scoring a goal. They lost 2-0 to Germany as well as a 2-0 loss against Northern Ireland, and Poland scored a 1-0.

After the Euro 2016, Fomenko was substituted by Andriy Shevchenko, a head coach, who was advisor to him during Euro finals. The team was a part of Group I of UEFA Group I, Ukraine began by drawing a home match against Iceland in the 2018 World Cup qualifying and an away draw against Turkey. It was followed by two home victories with 3-0 wins with Kosovo and 1-0 over Finland. After a loss of 1-0 away to Croatia and a 2-1 win over Finland at home 2-1 and Turkey won 2-0 in their home stadium, they fell 2-0 to Iceland and won a 2-0 away victory against Kosovo. In the end, losing against Croatia in their home stadium, the team did not be able to qualify for the playoffs the debut time after UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying and all through the prior FIFA World Cup qualification.

In the first UEFA Nations League, Ukraine were drawn alongside Czech Republic and Slovakia in League B. They defeated Slovakia 2-1 away and the Czech Republic 2-1 away and Slovakia at home 1-0 after which they were promoted up to League A with a 1-0 home win over Slovakia. Czech Republic, before ending with a 4-1 loss away to Slovakia.

Ukraine were put into an group along with Euro 2016 title holders Portugal and Serbia and other teams. The opening match of the qualifying season Ukraine played Portugal and was played under the direction of the returning Cristiano Ronaldo. The game ended in a draw. The second game, which was against Luxembourg was the winner with a score of 2-1. This was before the 5-0 victory of Ukraine against Serbia and an enthralling 1-0 win over Luxembourg. Two matches, at home and away against Lithuania (winning both 3-0 and 2-0 respectively) were played, leaving Ukraine having 16 points, and only one point against Portugal. Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1, and won the group was drawn Serbia with a score of 2-2.

Ukraine were drawn alongside Switzerland, Spain, and Germany for the next Nations League. The Ukrainians began their journey by defeating Switzerland at home, 2-1, to take the lead for a short time. Their next opponent Spain defeated them the game 4-0. Germany also won 1-1 in Kyiv. Ukraine was then able to defeat Spain to win for the first time in an 1-0 victory. Germany beat Ukraine after a 1-0 deficit was erased with a 3-1 win.

As the COVID-19 situation in Ukraine intensified 8 players from the squad that started out had positive tests (including one positive test for SARS-CoV-2 on arrival in Lucerne) which, as consequently the entire group was placed in quarantine through the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne. The match in the match against Switzerland away was later called off. Ukraine was in danger of being relegated if the match was decided 3-0 in favor of Switzerland or if the outcome is determined through a draw of lots , and Switzerland would be awarded an 1-0 win. In the end, UEFA decided that the match would be decided three-to-one in favor of Switzerland and that meant that Ukraine was officially deported after just one year of League A.

Ukraine has made it into the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time in 2020. They were one of the top third-placed teams. They defeated Sweden 1-1 during the Round of 16 following Artem Dovbyk scored a winning goal in the opening second minute of the second period during extra-time. They then lost to England in the quarter-finals and recorded their best performance in a major tournament since 2006.

Ukraine had a draw of 1-1 in both matches with France at the 2022 World Cup qualifying. Ukraine could then be in the playoffs by smashing the records set by Australia for the longest consecutive draws during World Cup qualification, with five consecutive draws. In the course of five years of being suffering from draws during the current season, Shevchenko announced his resignation in August 2021. He was replaced by Oleksandr Petrakov, who has recently led Ukraine's Ukraine U-20 squad to a World Cup victory. Ukraine ultimately won the much-needed win against Finland and ended their streak of draws , and leading by two points against Bosnia and a three-point advantage over Finland. But the two teams Bosnia and Finland have a game in their favor over Ukraine which did manage to get into the playoffs with the 2-0 victory against Bosnia and the Finnish defeat to France. Ukraine was playing Scotland during the Group A playoff semifinals, delayed from March 2022 until June following Russia entered the nation in February. beating Scotland three-one at Hampden Park, but ultimately losing 1-1 to Wales in a thrilling final of the playoffs at Cardiff City Stadium.

2. Stadiums

Most games are played in Kyiv's Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex.

In the Soviet period (before 1991) the just three venues within Ukraine were used for official matches, including for example, the Olimpiysky NSC in Kyiv (known at the time by the name of Republican Stadium) as well as the predecessor to Chornomorets, BSS Central Stadium in Odesa as well as the Lokomotiv Stadium in Simferopol.

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all matches are currently being played in Poland.

2.1. Home venue record

Since Ukraine's first fixture (29 April 1992 vs. Hungary) they have played their 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
 

3. Kits and sponsors

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3.1. Kit history and evolution

On 29 March 2010, Ukraine debuted a new Adidas kit. It was a replacement for the Adidas kit, which had an orange base and classic Adidas three stripe. It also came with the snake sash that was in use in 2009. Prior to February 5, 2009 Ukraine had the Lotto kit. In 2009 , the official kit for the team was manufactured by the German company Adidas who signed a contract to Ukraine's Ukrainian team until December 31, 2016. Joma produced the kits beginning with the year 2017 to prepare for the game against Croatia on March 24, 2017.

3.2. Sponsors

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

  • Title sponsor: Epicentr (since 2013)
  • 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, Nordex (Austria), and Geoton.

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

4. Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2021

1 September2022 World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  2–2  Ukraine
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
4 September2022 World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1  France Kyiv, Ukraine
8 SeptemberFriendly Czech Republic  1–1  Ukraine Plzeň, Czech Republic
9 October2022 World Cup qualification Finland  1–2  Ukraine Helsinki, Finland
12 October2022 World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lviv, Ukraine
11 NovemberFriendly Ukraine  1–1  Bulgaria showOdesa, Ukraine
16 November2022 World Cup qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–2  Ukraine Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2022

11 MayGlobal Tour for Peace Borussia Mönchengladbach  1–2  Ukraine Mönchengladbach, Germany
17 MayGlobal Tour for Peace Empoli  1–3  Ukraine Empoli, Italy
18 MayGlobal Tour for Peace Rijeka  1–1  Ukraine Rijeka, Croatia
26 MayFriendly Ukraine  Cancelled  DR Congo Slovenia
1 June[b]2022 World Cup qualification Scotland  1–3  Ukraine Glasgow, Scotland
5 June2022 World Cup qualification Wales  1–0  Ukraine Cardiff, Wales
8 June2022–23 Nations League Republic of Ireland  0–1  Ukraine Dublin, Republic of Ireland
11 June2022–23 Nations League Ukraine  3–0  Armenia Łódź, Poland
14 June2022–23 Nations League Ukraine  1–1  Republic of Ireland Łódź, Poland
21 September2022–23 Nations League Scotland  v  Ukraine Glasgow, Scotland
24 September2022–23 Nations League Armenia  v  Ukraine Yerevan, Armenia
27 September2022–23 Nations League Ukraine  v  Scotland TBD

5. Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach  Oleksandr Petrakov
Assistant coaches
 Andriy Annenkov
 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
Goalkeeping coach  Vyacheslav Kernozenko
Fitness coaches
 Ivan Bashtovyi
 Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev
 

5.1. Coaching history

 

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 0.00    
C Mykola Pavlov / Leonid Tkachenko   1992 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00    
2 Oleh Bazylevych   1993–1994 11 4 3 4 13 14 −1 36.36 1996  
C Mykola Pavlov / Volodymyr Muntyan   1994 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0.00    
C Yozhef Sabo   1994 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 50.00 1996  
3 Anatoliy Konkov   1995 7 3 0 4 8 13 −5 42.86 1996  
4 Yozhef Sabo   1996–1999 32 15 11 6 44 26 18 46.88 1998, 2000  
5 Valeriy Lobanovskyi   2000–2001 18 6 7 5 20 20 0 33.33 2002  
6 Leonid Buryak   2002–2003 19 5 6 8 18 23 −5 26.32 2004  
7 Oleg Blokhin   2003–2007 46 21 14 11 65 40 25 45.65 2006, 2008 2006
8 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko   2008–2009 21 12 5 4 31 16 15 57.14 2010  
9 Myron Markevych   2010 4 3 1 0 9 3 6 75.00    
C Yuriy Kalytvyntsev   2010–2011 8 1 5 2 10 13 −3 12.50    
10 Oleg Blokhin   2011–2012 18 7 3 8 27 28 −1 38.89 2014 2012
C Andriy Bal   2012 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0.00 2014  
C Oleksandr Zavarov   2012 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100.00    
11 Mykhaylo Fomenko   2012–2016 37 24 6 7 67 22 45 64.86 2014, 2016 2016
12 Andriy Shevchenko   2016–2021 51 25 13 13 71 61 10 49.02 2018, 2020, 2022 2020
13 Oleksandr Petrakov   2021– 12 5 6 1 18 10 8 41.67 2022

6. Players

Caps and goals updated as of 14 June 2022, after the match against Republic of Ireland.

6.1. Current Squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Andriy Lunin 11 February 1999 (age 23) 7 0  Real Madrid
23 GK Dmytro Riznyk 30 January 1999 (age 23) 2 0  Vorskla Poltava

22 DF Mykola Matviyenko 2 May 1996 (age 26) 51 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
21 DF Oleksandr Karavayev 2 June 1992 (age 30) 45 2  Dynamo Kyiv
19 DF Eduard Sobol 20 April 1995 (age 27) 27 0  Club Brugge
16 DF Vitaliy Mykolenko 29 May 1999 (age 23) 26 1  Everton
13 DF Illya Zabarnyi 1 September 2002 (age 19) 22 0  Dynamo Kyiv
4 DF Denys Popov 17 February 1999 (age 23) 3 0  Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Valeriy Bondar 27 February 1999 (age 23) 2 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
18 DF Oleksandr Syrota 11 June 2000 (age 22) 2 0  Dynamo Kyiv

7 MF Andriy Yarmolenko (captain) 23 October 1989 (age 32) 109 45  Al Ain
17 MF Oleksandr Zinchenko 15 December 1996 (age 25) 52 8  Arsenal
5 MF Serhiy Sydorchuk 2 May 1991 (age 31) 52 3  Dynamo Kyiv
8 MF Ruslan Malinovskyi 4 May 1993 (age 29) 49 7  Atalanta
15 MF Viktor Tsyhankov 15 November 1997 (age 24) 39 7  Dynamo Kyiv
10 MF Mykola Shaparenko 4 October 1998 (age 23) 28 1  Dynamo Kyiv
14 MF Mykhaylo Mudryk 5 January 2001 (age 21) 5 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
6 MF Danylo Ihnatenko 13 March 1997 (age 25) 2 0  Bordeaux

11 FW Artem Dovbyk 21 June 1997 (age 25) 11 4  Dnipro-1
9 FW Danylo Sikan 16 April 2001 (age 21) 6 1  Shakhtar Donetsk

6.2. Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 (age 38) 102 0  Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Armenia, 11 June 2022 RET
GK Heorhiy Bushchan 31 May 1994 (age 28) 15 0  Dynamo Kyiv v.  Republic of Ireland, 8 June 2022 INJ
GK Anatoliy Trubin 1 August 2001 (age 21) 2 0  Shakhtar Donetsk Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 U21
GK Denys Boyko 29 January 1988 (age 34) 7 0  Dynamo Kyiv v.  Finland, 9 October 2021 WD

DF Taras Kacharaba 7 January 1995 (age 27) 2 0  Slavia Prague v.  Armenia, 11 June 2022
DF Yukhym Konoplya 26 August 1999 (age 22) 3 0  Shakhtar Donetsk Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 WD
DF Serhiy Kryvtsov 15 March 1991 (age 31) 30 0  Shakhtar Donetsk Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 INJ
DF Viktor Korniyenko 14 February 1999 (age 23) 2 1  Shakhtar Donetsk Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 INJ
DF Oleksandr Tymchyk 20 January 1997 (age 25) 10 0  Dynamo Kyiv v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 November 2021
DF Artem Shabanov 7 March 1992 (age 30) 2 0  Fehérvár v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 October 2021
DF Bohdan Mykhaylichenko 21 March 1997 (age 25) 6 0  Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Finland, 9 October 2021 RES

MF Oleksandr Zubkov 3 August 1996 (age 25) 21 1  Ferencváros v.  Armenia, 11 June 2022
MF Oleksandr Pikhalyonok 7 May 1997 (age 25) 2 0  Dnipro-1 v.  Armenia, 11 June 2022
MF Taras Stepanenko 8 August 1989 (age 32) 71 4  Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Republic of Ireland, 8 June 2022 INJ
MF Vitaliy Buyalskyi 6 January 1993 (age 29) 9 0  Dynamo Kyiv Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 WD
MF Serhiy Buletsa 16 February 1999 (age 23) 3 0  Zorya Luhansk Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 INJ
MF Oleksiy Hutsulyak 25 December 1997 (age 24) 0 0  Dnipro-1 Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 INJ
MF Viktor Kovalenko 14 February 1996 (age 26) 33 0  Spezia v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 November 2021
MF Ihor Kharatin 2 February 1995 (age 27) 4 0  Legia Warsaw v.  Bulgaria, 11 November 2021 RES
MF Vladyslav Kocherhin 30 April 1996 (age 26) 1 0  Raków CzÄ™stochowa v.  Finland, 9 October 2021 RES
MF Vladyslav Kalitvintsev 4 January 1993 (age 29) 0 0  Oleksandriya v.  Finland, 9 October 2021 RES
MF Yevhenii Makarenko 21 May 1991 (age 31) 15 0  Fehérvár v.  Czech Republic, 8 September 2021
MF Yevhen Konoplyanka 29 September 1989 (age 32) 86 21  Cracovia v.  Kazakhstan, 1 September 2021 RES

FW Roman Yaremchuk 27 November 1995 (age 26) 39 13  Benfica v.  Armenia, 11 June 2022
FW Denys Harmash 19 April 1990 (age 32) 31 2  Dynamo Kyiv Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 WD
FW Artem Besedin 31 March 1996 (age 26) 19 2  Dynamo Kyiv Global Tour for Peace, 11–18 May 2022 WD

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.

6.3. Previous squads

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6.3.1. 2006 FIFA World Cup squad

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

Serhiy Fedorov was injured prior to the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, was also injured shortly after filling in. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 2 January 1975 (aged 31) 68  Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Andriy Nesmachniy 28 February 1979 (aged 27) 49  Dynamo Kyiv
3 DF Oleksandr Yatsenko 24 February 1985 (aged 21) 1  Kharkiv
4 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 30 March 1979 (aged 27) 55  Shakhtar Donetsk
5 DF Volodymyr Yezerskiy 15 November 1976 (aged 29) 24  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6 DF Andriy Rusol 16 January 1983 (aged 23) 23  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7 FW Andriy Shevchenko 29 September 1976 (aged 29) 64  Milan
8 MF Oleh Shelayev 5 November 1976 (aged 29) 19  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9 MF Oleh Husyev 25 April 1983 (aged 23) 25  Dynamo Kyiv
10 FW Andriy Voronin 21 July 1979 (aged 26) 32  Bayer Leverkusen
11 FW Serhii Rebrov 3 June 1974 (aged 32) 70  Dynamo Kyiv
12 GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 (aged 21) 1  Vorskla Poltava
13 DF Dmytro Chyhrynskyi 7 November 1986 (aged 19) 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
14 MF Andriy Husin 11 December 1972 (aged 33) 64  Krylya Sovetov Samara
15 FW Artem Milevskyi 12 January 1985 (aged 21) 0  Dynamo Kyiv
16 FW Andriy Vorobey 29 November 1978 (aged 27) 53  Shakhtar Donetsk
17 DF Vladyslav Vashchuk 2 January 1975 (aged 31) 58  Dynamo Kyiv
18 MF Serhiy Nazarenko 16 February 1980 (aged 26) 15  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 MF Maksym Kalynychenko 26 January 1979 (aged 27) 21  Spartak Moscow
20 FW Oleksiy Byelik 15 February 1981 (aged 25) 15  Shakhtar Donetsk
21 MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 (aged 24) 19  Dynamo Kyiv
22 DF Vyacheslav Sviderskyi 1 January 1979 (aged 27) 6  Shakhtar Donetsk
23 GK Bohdan Shust 4 March 1986 (aged 20) 2  Shakhtar Donetsk

6.3.2. UEFA Euro 2012 squad

Manager: Oleh Blokhin

On 8 May 2012 Blokhin named a provisional list of 26 players for the tournament. On 29 May 2012 Blokhin announced the final squad for the tournament.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Maksym Koval 9 December 1992 (aged 19) 1 0  Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Yevhen Selin 9 May 1988 (aged 24) 9 1  Vorskla Poltava
3 DF Yevhen Khacheridi 28 July 1987 (aged 24) 14 0  Dynamo Kyiv
4 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 30 March 1979 (aged 33) 119 4  Bayern Munich
5 DF Oleksandr Kucher 22 October 1982 (aged 29) 29 1  Shakhtar Donetsk
6 MF Denys Harmash 19 April 1990 (aged 22) 6 0  Dynamo Kyiv
7 FW Andriy Shevchenko (captain) 29 September 1976 (aged 35) 111 48  Dynamo Kyiv
8 MF Oleksandr Aliyev 3 February 1985 (aged 27) 28 6  Dynamo Kyiv
9 MF Oleh Husyev 25 April 1983 (aged 29) 75 12  Dynamo Kyiv
10 FW Andriy Voronin 21 July 1979 (aged 32) 74 8  Dynamo Moscow
11 FW Andriy Yarmolenko 23 October 1989 (aged 22) 23 8  Dynamo Kyiv
12 GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 (aged 27) 29 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
13 DF Vyacheslav Shevchuk 13 May 1979 (aged 33) 21 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
14 MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 (aged 30) 59 6  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
15 FW Artem Milevskyi 12 January 1985 (aged 27) 49 8  Dynamo Kyiv
16 FW Yevhen Seleznyov 20 July 1985 (aged 26) 29 5  Shakhtar Donetsk
17 DF Taras Mykhalyk 28 October 1983 (aged 28) 29 0  Dynamo Kyiv
18 MF Serhiy Nazarenko 16 February 1980 (aged 32) 53 12  Tavriya Simferopol
19 MF Yevhen Konoplyanka 29 September 1989 (aged 22) 22 5  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
20 DF Yaroslav Rakitskyi 3 August 1989 (aged 22) 18 3  Shakhtar Donetsk
21 DF Bohdan Butko 13 January 1991 (aged 21) 11 0  Illichivets Mariupol
22 FW Marko Dević 27 October 1983 (aged 28) 24 2  Metalist Kharkiv
23 GK Oleksandr Horyainov 29 June 1975 (aged 36) 2 0  Metalist Kharkiv

6.3.3. UEFA Euro 2016 squad

Manager: Mykhaylo Fomenko

Ukraine announced their final squad on 31 May.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Denys Boyko 29 January 1988 (aged 28) 4 0  BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
2 DF Bohdan Butko 13 January 1991 (aged 25) 17 0  Amkar Perm
3 DF Yevhen Khacheridi 28 July 1987 (aged 28) 42 3  Dynamo Kyiv
4 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (captain) 30 March 1979 (aged 37) 143 4  Kairat Almaty
5 DF Oleksandr Kucher 22 October 1982 (aged 33) 50 2  Shakhtar Donetsk
6 MF Taras Stepanenko 8 August 1989 (aged 26) 29 3  Shakhtar Donetsk
7 MF Andriy Yarmolenko 23 October 1989 (aged 26) 59 25  Dynamo Kyiv
8 FW Roman Zozulya 17 November 1989 (aged 26) 26 4  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9 MF Viktor Kovalenko 14 February 1996 (aged 20) 3 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
10 MF Yevhen Konoplyanka 29 September 1989 (aged 26) 53 13  Sevilla
11 FW Yevhen Seleznyov 20 July 1985 (aged 30) 50 11  Kuban Krasnodar
12 GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 (aged 31) 64 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
13 DF Vyacheslav Shevchuk 13 May 1979 (aged 37) 54 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
14 MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 (aged 34) 88 7  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
15 FW Pylyp Budkivskyi 10 March 1992 (aged 24) 6 0  Zorya Luhansk
16 MF Serhiy Sydorchuk 2 May 1991 (aged 25) 12 2  Dynamo Kyiv
17 DF Artem Fedetskyi 26 April 1985 (aged 31) 49 2  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
18 MF Serhiy Rybalka 1 April 1990 (aged 26) 9 0  Dynamo Kyiv
19 MF Denys Harmash 19 April 1990 (aged 26) 27 2  Dynamo Kyiv
20 DF Yaroslav Rakitskiy 3 August 1989 (aged 26) 40 4  Shakhtar Donetsk
21 MF Oleksandr Zinchenko 15 December 1996 (aged 19) 3 1  Ufa
22 MF Oleksandr Karavayev 2 June 1992 (aged 24) 3 0  Zorya Luhansk
23 GK Mykyta Shevchenko 26 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0  Zorya Luhansk

6.3.4. UEFA Euro 2020 squad

Manager: Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine announced a 35-man preliminary squad on 30 April 2021. The squad was extended to 36 players on 1 May, then reduced to 34 players on 15 May as Oleksandr Andriyevskyi and Volodymyr Shepelyev withdrew injured. The squad was further reduced to 33 players on 20 May as Vitaliy Buyalskyi withdrew injured, then extended to 34 players on 26 May. The squad was further reduced to 32 players on 28 May as Yevhen Konoplyanka and Viktor Kovalenko withdrew injured. The final squad was announced on 1 June.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Heorhiy Bushchan 31 May 1994 (aged 27) 6 0  Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Eduard Sobol 20 April 1995 (aged 26) 20 0  Club Brugge
3 MF Heorhiy Sudakov 1 September 2002 (aged 18) 3 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
4 DF Serhiy Kryvtsov 15 March 1991 (aged 30) 23 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
5 MF Serhiy Sydorchuk 2 May 1991 (aged 30) 36 3  Dynamo Kyiv
6 MF Taras Stepanenko 8 August 1989 (aged 31) 62 3  Shakhtar Donetsk
7 FW Andriy Yarmolenko 23 October 1989 (aged 31) 94 40  West Ham United
8 MF Ruslan Malinovskyi 4 May 1993 (aged 28) 37 6  Atalanta
9 FW Roman Yaremchuk 27 November 1995 (aged 25) 24 8  Gent
10 MF Mykola Shaparenko 4 October 1998 (aged 22) 12 0  Dynamo Kyiv
11 MF Marlos 7 June 1988 (aged 33) 25 1  Shakhtar Donetsk
12 GK Andriy Pyatov (captain) 28 June 1984 (aged 36) 97 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
13 DF Illya Zabarnyi 1 September 2002 (aged 18) 8 0  Dynamo Kyiv
14 MF Yevhenii Makarenko 21 May 1991 (aged 30) 12 0  Kortrijk
15 MF Viktor Tsyhankov 15 November 1997 (aged 23) 26 6  Dynamo Kyiv
16 DF Vitaliy Mykolenko 29 May 1999 (aged 22) 15 0  Dynamo Kyiv
17 DF Oleksandr Zinchenko 15 December 1996 (aged 24) 39 6  Manchester City
18 MF Roman Bezus 26 September 1990 (aged 30) 23 5  Gent
19 FW Artem Besedin 31 March 1996 (aged 25) 16 2  Dynamo Kyiv
20 FW Oleksandr Zubkov 3 August 1996 (aged 24) 11 1  Ferencváros
21 DF Oleksandr Karavayev 2 June 1992 (aged 29) 33 1  Dynamo Kyiv
22 DF Mykola Matviyenko 2 May 1996 (aged 25) 36 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
23 GK Anatoliy Trubin 1 August 2001 (aged 19) 2 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
24 DF Oleksandr Tymchyk 20 January 1997 (aged 24) 4 0  Dynamo Kyiv
25 DF Denys Popov 17 February 1999 (aged 22) 1 0  Dynamo Kyiv
26 FW Artem Dovbyk 21 June 1997 (aged 23) 2 0  Dnipro-1

7. Player records

As of 14 June 2022
Players in bold are still active with Ukraine.

7.1. Most capped players

 

Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 144 4 2000–2016
2 Andriy Shevchenko 111 48 1995–2012
3 Andriy Yarmolenko 109 45 2009–present
4 Andriy Pyatov 102 0 2007–2022
5 Ruslan Rotan 100 8 2003–2018
6 Oleh Husyev 98 13 2003–2016
7 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 0 1994–2012
8 Yevhen Konoplyanka 86 21 2010–present
9 Serhiy Rebrov 75 15 1992–2006
10 Andriy Voronin 74 8 2002–2012

7.2. Top goalscorers

 

Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 48 111 0.43 1995–2012
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 45 109 0.41 2009–present
3 Yevhen Konoplyanka 21 86 0.24 2010–present
4 Serhiy Rebrov 15 75 0.2 1992–2006
5 Roman Yaremchuk 13 39 0.33 2018–present
Oleh Husyev 13 98 0.13 2003–2016
7 Serhiy Nazarenko 12 56 0.21 2003–2012
8 Yevhen Seleznyov 11 58 0.19 2008–2018
9 Andriy Vorobey 9 68 0.13 2000–2008
Andriy Husin 9 71 0.13 1993–2006

7.3. Most capped goalkeepers

 

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 Heorhiy Bushchan 15 5 24 1.714 2020–present
4 Oleh Suslov 12 7 15 1.25 1994–1997
5 Vitaliy Reva 9 3 10 1.111 2001–2003
6 Andriy Dykan 8 5 11 1.375 2010–2012
Maksym Levytskyi 8 1 10 1.25 2000–2002
8 Denys Boyko 7 3 7 1 2014–present
Andriy Lunin 7 3 6 1.167 2018–present
Dmytro Tyapushkin 7 1 11 1.571 1994–1995

7.4. Captains

 

Rank Player Captain Caps Total Caps Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 58 111 1995–2012
2 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk[a] 41 144 2000–2016
3 Oleh Luzhnyi 39 52 1992–2003
4 Ruslan Rotan 24 100 2003–2018
Andriy Pyatov 24 102 2007–2022
6 Andriy Yarmolenko 20 109 2009–present
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

8. Competitive record

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8.1. FIFA World Cup

* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA World Cup record   Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA 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. FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament. 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 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  
Total Quarter-finals 1/8 5 2 1 2 5 7 80 38 28 14 122 62    

8.2. UEFA European Championship

 

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   To be determined To be determined 2024 In progress
Total Quarter-finals 3/8 11 3 0 8 8 19 62 29 17 16 90 57

8.3. UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year 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 In progress
Total 10 5 0 5 10 18 13th
 

9. Head-to-head record

Against Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania UEFA 6 5 1 0 13 4 9
 Andorra UEFA 4 4 0 0 17 0 17
 Armenia UEFA 9 6 3 0 20 8 12
 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
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
 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 5 2 2 1 4 6 −2
 Denmark UEFA 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 England UEFA 8 1 2 5 3 13 −10
 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 9 6 3 0 16 6 10
 Germany UEFA 8 0 3 5 7 17 −10
 Greece UEFA 6 2 2 2 4 3 1
 Hungary UEFA 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
 Iceland UEFA 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1
 Iran AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Israel UEFA 6 2 3 1 7 5 2
 Italy UEFA 8 0 2 6 3 15 −12
 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 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Moldova UEFA 5 3 2 0 6 3 3
 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
 North Macedonia UEFA 5 3 1 1 5 2 3
 Norway UEFA 5 4 1 0 5 0 5
 Poland UEFA 9 3 2 4 9 11 −2
 Portugal UEFA 4 2 1 1 4 3 1
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
 Romania UEFA 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4
 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 3 2 0 1 6 4 2
 Serbia UEFA 7 6 1 0 16 3 13
 Slovakia UEFA 8 3 3 2 9 10 −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 4 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: 71 nations 5/6 293 135 83 77 407 246 161
 

10. FIFA Ranking history

As of 25 March 2021
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

FAQ

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Ukraine is eliminated out of World Cup 2022 in Qatar The loss in the qualifying round to Wales ends hopes of qualifying after Russia invasion. Although it's not the most significant element of the war, Ukrainian domestic football became a stalemate due to Russia's incursion into the country in February 2022.

Ukraine was able to make it into the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time in 2020. They were one of the top third-placed teams. They defeated Sweden by 2-1 at the end of the 16th round following Artem Dovbyk had scored the winner within the first moment of the 2nd period during extra-time.

2006. FIFA World Cup Germany(tm) 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (tm) Ukraine.

It was a painful end of Ukraine's quest to be a part of Qatar but still under attack by Russia. Ukraine was unable to qualify to play in this year's World Cup after the war-disrupted team was defeated in the final by Wales at the European final of the playoffs for the FIFA soccer tournament.

The majority of Ukraine's players have home-based clubs that were suspended following the Russian invasion and the game in Glasgow was delayed until March. FIFA and Scotland reached an agreement to allow the Ukrainian team an opportunity to get ready for matches which have become the focus of pride and national identity.

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