Ukraine Olympic football team
Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) | |||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Ruslan Rotan | |||
Captain | Oleksiy Sych | |||
FIFA code | UKR | |||
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First international | ||||
Japan 2–0 Ukraine (Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024) | ||||
Summer Olympic Games | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | |||
Best result | TBD (2024) |
The Ukraine Olympic football team (Ukrainian: Олімпійська збірна України з футболу, also known as Ukraine Under-23) represents Ukraine in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The team is one of the Ukrainian junior football teams and only is called when Ukraine qualifies for Summer Olympics.
It is expected to make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris[1][2] headed by Ruslan Rotan.[3]
History
On 2 July 2023 the Ukraine national under-21 football team beat their peers from France at the European Championship quarterfinals and for their first time in its history qualified to the Summer Olympics football tournament.[4] Along with the Ukrainian team to the competition also qualified Israel and Spain.
On 4 July 2023 it was announced that according to previous agreements, Ruslan Rotan will be the head coach of the team at the Olympic Games.[5]
The first match of the Olympic team of Ukraine was a control and took place on 25 March 2024 at the Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture against the Japan national under-23 football team (0:2).[6]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
25 March 2024 Friendly | Japan | 2–0 | Ukraine | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan |
19:15 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lewis Smith (England) |
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Indonesia | v | Ukraine | France |
19:00 |
6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | v | Italy | France |
16:00 |
8 June 2024 (2024-06-08) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | v | Panama | France |
18:30 |
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament | Ukraine | v | Japan | France |
15:30 |
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Iraq | v | Ukraine | Décines-Charpieu, France |
15:00 | Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Ukraine | v | Morocco | Saint-Étienne, France |
15:00 | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Ukraine | v | Argentina | Décines-Charpieu, France |
17:00 | Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
Head coaches
- As of 25 March 2024
Manager[7] | Nation | Ukraine career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Final tour |
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Ruslan Rotan | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
All the players must be born on or after 1 January 2001, with a maximum of three overage players permitted.[8] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
The following players were called up for the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament matches against Indonesia, Italy, Panama and Japan on 4, 6, 8 and 10 June 2024, respectively.[9]
- Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2024, after the match vs Japan.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Heorhiy Yermakov | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
23 | 1GK | Kiril Fesyun | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
1GK | Ruslan Neshcheret | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
6 | 2DF | Oleksiy Sych (captain) | (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
16 | 2DF | Oleksandr Martynyuk | (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
22 | 2DF | Roman Didyk | (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
2DF | Arseniy Batahov | (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | |
2DF | Danil Skorko | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Oleksandriya | |
2DF | Kostyantyn Vivcharenko | (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
2DF | Volodymyr Salyuk | (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa | |
2DF | Vitaliy Roman | (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | |
2DF | Bohdan Slyubyk | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | |
2DF | Taras Mykhavko | (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
5 | 3MF | Ivan Zhelizko | (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk |
15 | 3MF | Kyrylo Siheyev | (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
7 | 3MF | Oleh Fedor | (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Rukh Lviv |
3MF | Mykola Mykhaylenko | (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Oleksandriya | |
3MF | Valentyn Rubchynskyi | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Dnipro-1 | |
3MF | Maksym Kucheriavyi | (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | St Johnstone | |
3MF | Maksym Braharu | (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa | |
3MF | Maksym Khlan | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | |
3MF | Illya Kvasnytsya | (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | |
3MF | Oleh Ocheretko | (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dnipro-1 | |
3MF | Nazar Voloshyn | (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
3MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Brentford | |
4FW | Danylo Sikan | (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
4FW | Ihor Krasnopir | (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Obolon Kyiv |
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 |
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GK | Yakiv Kinareykin | (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dnipro-1 | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
DF | Maksym Dyachuk | (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
DF | Artem Smolyakov | (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
DF | Yehor Matsenko | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
DF | Anton Bol | (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
DF | Maryan Faryna | (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
DF | Andriy Buleza | (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ |
MF | Artem Shulyanskyi | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
MF | Ivan Nesterenko | (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
MF | Oleksandr Nazarenko | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Polissia Zhytomyr | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
MF | Oleksiy Kashchuk | (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
MF | Artem Kulakovskyi | (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
MF | Eldar Kuliyev | (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Zira Baku | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
MF | Denys Shostak | (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Oleksandriya | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 |
MF | Artem Bondarenko | (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ |
MF | Dmytro Kryskiv | (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ |
MF | Borys Krushynskyi | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 U21 |
FW | Mykola Kukharevych | (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES |
FW | Yevheniy Pastukh | (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Rukh Lviv | v. Japan, 25 March 2024 U21 |
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Olympic qualification
Since 1992, the olympic roster may consist out of under-23-year-old players, plus three over the age players.[10]
Olympic Games record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome | |
1896–1916 | Part of Russian Empire (predominantly) | Part of Russian Empire (predominantly) | |||||||||||||||
1896 | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | |||||||||||||||
1916 | No competitions due to World War I | No competitions due to World War I | |||||||||||||||
1920 | Did not enter due to war | Did not enter due to war | |||||||||||||||
1924–1992 | Part of Soviet Union (predominantly) | Part of Soviet Union (predominantly) | |||||||||||||||
1932 | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | |||||||||||||||
1940–1944 | No competitions due to World War II | No competitions due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | Eliminated at qualifications | |||||||||||||||
2000 | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | |||||||||||||||||
2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2011 | 4th in Group B | |||||||||
2016 | Eliminated at qualifications | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | |||||||||||||||||
2024 | Qualified | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2023 | Reached semi-finals | ||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 1/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
References
- ^ "Збірна України зіграє у футбольному турнірі на Олімпійських іграх". football.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Історичне досягнення: збірна України з футболу вперше пробилася на Олімпійські ігри". tsn.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Олімпіада-2024: стало відомо, хто буде очолювати збірну України з футболу на змаганнях у Франції". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Україна U-21 сенсаційно розбила Францію в чвертьфіналі чемпіонату Європи-2023". football.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Офіційно. Щодо головного тренера збірної України з футболу під час Олімпіади-2024". UAF Official Website (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Олімпійська збірна України в товариському матчі поступилася команді Японії U-23". UAF Official Website (in Ukrainian). 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ Ruslan Rotan became the 10th head coach in the history of the Ukrainian youth football team (Руслан Ротань став 10-м головним тренером в історії молодіжної збірної України). Ukrainian Association of Football. 28 December 2018
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2024".
- ^ "Руслан Ротань оголосив склад олімпійської збірної України на міжнародний турнір у Франції".
- ^ Olympic tournaments
External links
- UAF official website
- 2024 Paris football schedule. digitalhub.fifa.com
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