FIFA code UKR | Head coach Volodymyr Yezerskiy Confederation UEFA (Europe) | |
Best result Winners of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Association Football Federation of Ukraine |
The Ukraine national under-19 football team also known as Ukraine national under-18 football team or Junior [football] team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and finals of the FIFA World Youth Championship (under-20). It is controlled by Football Federation of Ukraine, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
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Overview
Ukraine national under-19 football team is the second youth national football team in the country after the national under-21 football team. It represents Ukraine at the continental championship for under-19 national teams. Most often a lot of its players formerly participated in continental and World competitions for national under-17 football teams. Upon a successful performance at the European championship for the under-19 teams it qualifies for the Youth World Cup that is organized for teams of under-20.
The under-19 football team has its reserve team known as under-18 football team that also participates in preparations to the under-19 football competitions.
Until 2002 the team played as the national under-18 football team for Ukraine. Its first game it played in 1994 away against Israel losing it 0-2.
Head coaches
Official
Invitationals
Official tournaments
Unlike the under-21 team, the continental competitions for under-19 take place on annual basis starting from 1992.
European championship
World Cup
Latest squad
On 21 June 2015, Ukraine announced 23-man preliminary list for the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Head coach: Oleksandr Holovko