Ukraine Olympic football team

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Ukraine
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football (UAF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRuslan Rotan
CaptainOleksiy Sych
FIFA codeUKR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Japan 2–0 Ukraine 
(Kitakyushu, Japan; 25 March 2024)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultTBD (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[edit]

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[edit]

The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024[edit]

25 March 2024 Friendly Japan  2–0  Ukraine Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
19:15 UTC+9
  • Sato 48'
  • Tanaka 76'
 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[edit]

As of 25 March 2024
Manager[7] Nation Ukraine career Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Final tour
Ruslan Rotan Ukraine 2024 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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
1 1GK Heorhiy Yermakov (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
23 1GK Kiril Fesyun (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka
1GK Ruslan Neshcheret (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
6 2DF Oleksiy Sych (captain) (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
16 2DF Oleksandr Martynyuk (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
22 2DF Roman Didyk (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
2DF Arseniy Batahov (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk
2DF Danil Skorko (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
2DF Kostyantyn Vivcharenko (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Volodymyr Salyuk (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
2DF Vitaliy Roman (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
2DF Bohdan Slyubyk (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
2DF Taras Mykhavko (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
5 3MF Ivan Zhelizko (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
15 3MF Kyrylo Siheyev (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
7 3MF Oleh Fedor (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
3MF Mykola Mykhaylenko (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
3MF Valentyn Rubchynskyi (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Dnipro-1
3MF Maksym Kucheriavyi (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Scotland St Johnstone
3MF Maksym Braharu (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
3MF Maksym Khlan (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
3MF Illya Kvasnytsya (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
3MF Oleh Ocheretko (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Dnipro-1
3MF Nazar Voloshyn (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Yehor Yarmolyuk (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Brentford
4FW Danylo Sikan (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Ihor Krasnopir (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Ukraine Obolon Kyiv

Recent call-ups[edit]

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 Yakiv Kinareykin (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Dnipro-1 v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
DF Maksym Dyachuk (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
DF Artem Smolyakov (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
DF Yehor Matsenko (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF Anton Bol (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF Maryan Faryna (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Ukraine Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
DF Andriy Buleza (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ
MF Artem Shulyanskyi (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
MF Ivan Nesterenko (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
MF Oleksandr Nazarenko (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Ukraine Polissia Zhytomyr v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
MF Oleksiy Kashchuk (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23) 1 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
MF Artem Kulakovskyi (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
MF Eldar Kuliyev (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Azerbaijan Zira Baku v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
MF Denys Shostak (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya v.  Japan, 25 March 2024
MF Artem Bondarenko (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ
MF Dmytro Kryskiv (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 INJ
MF Borys Krushynskyi (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 U21
FW Mykola Kukharevych (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Wales Swansea City v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
FW Matviy Ponomarenko (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Indonesia, 4 June 2024 RES
FW Yevheniy Pastukh (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv v.  Japan, 25 March 2024 U21
Notes
  • U21 = Was called up to national U21 squad instead.
  • 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.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.

Olympic qualification[edit]

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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA → Outcome
1896–1916 Part of Russia Russian Empire (predominantly) Part of Russia Russian Empire (predominantly)
Greece 1896 No football tournament was held No football tournament was held
German Empire 1916 No competitions due to World War I No competitions due to World War I
Belgium 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)
United States 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
United States 1996 Did not qualify Eliminated at qualifications
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 3 0 1 2 1 5 2011 4th in Group B
Brazil 2016 Eliminated at qualifications
Japan 2020
France 2024 Qualified 5 3 1 1 9 8 2023 Reached semi-finals
United States 2028 To be determined To be determined
Total 1/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 3 10 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Збірна України зіграє у футбольному турнірі на Олімпійських іграх". football.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. ^ "Історичне досягнення: збірна України з футболу вперше пробилася на Олімпійські ігри". tsn.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Україна U-21 сенсаційно розбила Францію в чвертьфіналі чемпіонату Європи-2023". football.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  5. ^ "Офіційно. Щодо головного тренера збірної України з футболу під час Олімпіади-2024". UAF Official Website (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ "Олімпійська збірна України в товариському матчі поступилася команді Японії U-23". UAF Official Website (in Ukrainian). 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2024".
  9. ^ "Руслан Ротань оголосив склад олімпійської збірної України на міжнародний турнір у Франції".
  10. ^ Olympic tournaments

External links[edit]

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