Ukraine national under 21 football team

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Nickname(s) Молодіжка (Young men) Appearances 2 (first in 2006) Captain Vladlen Yurchenko Location Ukraine		Top scorer Pylyp Budkivskyi (18) Best result Runner-up (2006) Head coach Oleksandr Holovko

Most caps Oleksandr Yatsenko (38) Home stadium Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Ground Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Association Football Federation of Ukraine

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The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth [football] team of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Молодіжна збірна України) is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Football Federation of Ukraine staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.

Their first game the team played was on October 28, 1992. Its first competition the team entered in 1994 the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament twice. The under-21s not only qualified for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reached the final, where they lost to Netherlands on 4 June 2006 by 3–0. The under-21s also qualified to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship that was held in Denmark.

UEFA U-21 Championship

Since 1984 it is an official U-21 European championship. Since 1992, the tournament doubles as qualifying competition for the Olympic Games every four years.

1994: Did not enter.

1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.

1998: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.

2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.

2002: Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off.

2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.

2006: Runner-up

2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

2009: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.

2011: Group Stage

2013: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.

2015: Did not qualify. Lost in playoffs during qualification phase.

Olympic qualification

Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.

1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.

2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.

2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.

2008: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

2012: Did not qualify. Eliminated in UEFA U-21 Championship Group Stage.

2016: Did not qualify. Eliminated in playoffs during qualification stage.

Olympic record

Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

2012: semi-final

2013: runner-up

2014: winner

Lobanovsky tournament

2006: third

2007: third

2008: third

2009: winner

2011: runner-up

2013: runner-up

2015: runner-up

2016: third

Coaching staff

Currently approved:

Current squad

Following 21 players friendly matches against Northern Ireland on 6 October and Iceland on 11 October.

Caps & Goals as of 6 October 2015 after match vs Northern Ireland.

Recent call-ups

The following players are still eligible and have been called up within the last 12 months.

Notes:

^INJ Injured or recovering from surgery

^WD Withdrew

All-time team record

The following table shows Ukraine Under-21's all-time international record, correct as of 11 October 2010.

Home venues record

Since the game Ukraine v Belarus (28 October 1992), Ukraine youth team have played their home games at 19 different stadiums.

Last updated: 2 June 2016. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

References

Ukraine national under-21 football team Wikipedia

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