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After the restoration of the Ukrainian independence, the team played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. In their debut in a major world championship, the team reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.<ref name=UEFA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In addition to Russia and Uzbekistan, Ukraine is the only post-Soviet state to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals.

As the host nation, Ukraine automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.<ref name=UEFA/> Four years later, Ukraine finished third in their qualifying group for Euro 2016 and advanced for the first time, via the play-off route and qualifiers, to reach a UEFA European Championship tournament. This marked the first time in Ukraine's six play-off appearances that it managed to win a tie, having lost previous play-off ties for the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup, the 2010 World Cup and the 2014 World Cup, and would lose again in the 2022 World Cup play-offs.

Ukraine's best performances in the UEFA European Championship and in the World Cup were in 2020 and 2006 respectively, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in both cases.

History

Ukrainian SSR (1924–1990)

The national team was formed in the early 1990s and was recognized internationally soon thereafter. Ukraine, under the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, previously had a national team in 1924–1935<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Ukrainian Soccer History website Template:In lang</ref> just like the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The national team included the players Andriy Ponomarenko, Ivan Privalov, Volodymyr Fomin, H. Syrota, Mykola Fomin, Anatoliy Lisnyi, Oleksandr Shatokha (goalkeeper), Dmytro Kyryllov, Dmytro Starusev, Serhiy Kopeiko, Petro Parovyshnykov (first team); Valentyn Prokofyev, Fedir Tyutchev, H. Yakubovskyi, Ivan Vladymyrskyi, Serafim Moskvin (goalkeeper), Kazymyr Piontkovskyi, Mykhailo Pashuta, Vasiliy Yepishin, Adam Bem, K. Us, Volodymyr Prasolov (second team).<ref>5 июня в истории Харькова: открыт самый большой в стране стадион. gx.net.ua. 5 June 2021</ref><ref>САМЫЕ ПЕРВЫЕ ШАГИ. dinamo.kharkiv.ua</ref>

The earliest record of games played by Ukraine can be traced back to August 1928. A championship among the national teams of the Soviet republics as well as the Moscow city team took place in Moscow; at the All-Soviet tournament, Ukraine reached the final where it lost to Moscow 1–0, after defeating Belarus and Transcaucasus.

In 1929, Ukraine beat Lower Austria in an exhibition match in Kharkiv 4–1, and played in another Soviet tournament. Ukraine lost to Transcaucasus 3–0.

Official formation

Before 1991, Ukrainian players were represented by the Soviet Union national team. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, Russia took its place in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. The Ukraine national team did not enter the tournament<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as it was not yet admitted to FIFA. Meanwhile, some of the best Ukrainian players of the 1990s (including Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, Sergei Yuran, Yuriy Nikiforov, Ilya Tsymbalar and Oleg Salenko) chose to play for Russia. At the time, Vyacheslav Koloskov, a top official from the former Soviet Union and later Russia, served as a vice-president of UEFA from 1980–1996 representing the Soviet Union and later the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Valeriy Lobanovskyi was Head Coach of the National Team in 1979 and between 2001 and 2002.

The Soviet Union's five-year UEFA coefficient (earned in part by Ukrainian players), was transferred to the Russian national team. As a result, a crisis was created for both the national team and the domestic league.

Controversy developed because the Ukrainian football league lacked adequate funding for their teams<ref name=kmcrossing/> due to the economic crisis affecting all CIS countries.<ref name=kmcrossing/> There also was a reverse influx of players;<ref name=kmcrossing/> Viktor Leonenko agreed on transfer from Dynamo Moscow to Dynamo Kyiv. The Russian club did not want to release him, but Leonenko did not want to continue to play in Moscow.<ref name=kmcrossing/>

In the following years, the Ukrainian team improved, including talents like Andriy Shevchenko, Serhiy Rebrov, and Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.

First official games (Prokopenko)

In 1992, Ukraine was accepted as a full member to FIFA and UEFA at which time Ukraine selected its first manager by members of a coaching council which consisted of Anatoliy Puzach (manager of Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Kucherevskyi (FC Dnipro), Yevhen Lemeshko (Torpedo Zaporizhzhia), Yukhym Shkolnykov (Bukovyna Chernivtsi) and Viktor Prokopenko (Chornomorets Odesa). Later, they were joined by Valeriy Yaremchenko (Shakhtar Donetsk). The circle was narrowed to three specialists and Prokopenko eventually became the manager.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Viktor Prokopenko, the first official manager of the national team

Ukraine played their first match on 29 April 1992 against Hungary in Uzhhorod at the Avanhard Stadium, losing 3–1 with the sole Ukrainian goal scored by Ivan Hetsko. With the creation of a "phantom" (transitional) CIS team in place of the Soviet Union playing against England in Moscow in preparation for the UEFA Euro 1992.<ref>1992 season of the Russian national football tean. Rusteam.permian.ru</ref> That year the Ukrainian team lost some notable players to the Soviet Union team. Following several losses to Hungary and a draw to the United States, Prokopenko resigned and the last season game was led by his assistants Mykola Pavlov and Leonid Tkachenko.

Euro 1996 qualification (Bazylevych)

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Ukraine appointed head coach, Oleh Bazylevych, who made his debut with the national team in the spring of 1993 in Odesa during a friendly game against Israel, resulting in a 1–1 draw. Less than one month later, Ukraine finally won in Vilnius against Lithuania. During that summer they lost 3–1 to Croatia; Ukraine was later seeded in Group 4 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualification.

Ukraine was defeated by Israel in March 1994, and drew Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates. On 7 September 1994, the national team started its first official qualification campaign with a home loss 2–0 to Lithuania.<ref>Template:Usurped. Fanat (from Komanda newspaper).</ref> Following the defeat and a weak performances in preceding friendlies, Bazylevych was fired and the tour to South Korea was led by the Bazylevych assistants Pavlov and Muntyan. Soon thereafter the Federation signed a contract with Valeriy Lobanovsky. On 24 September, the Football Federation of Ukraine appointed Yozhef Sabo as an acting manager until the end of the year after Lobanovsky signed a contract with Kuwait.

Under Sabo's management, the team's next home game against Slovenia ended goalless<ref>Template:Usurped. Komanda newspaper (by Fanat).</ref> and they eventually beat Estonia 3–0, gaining their first win in an official competitive game.<ref>Template:Usurped. Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)</ref> At the beginning of the year the Football Federation confirmed Anatoliy Konkov as the new head coach on 5 January 1995.

Oleg Blokhin, two spells in charge of the Ukraine national team

Under coach Konkov, the team started with away losses of 4–0 to Croatia and 3–0 to Italy.<ref>Template:Usurped. Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)</ref> Following the losses, there was a three-game winning streak including a home victory against Croatia. A subsequent loss to Slovenia had the team finishing in fourth place in its first qualification campaign behind Lithuania.

1998–2004: near misses

Following Konkov's departure in 1996, the Federation appointed Sabo as head coach. Separately, there was a preliminary agreement with Lobanovsky to coach following his contract end with Kuwait.

Ukraine participated in 1998 World Cup qualification, where the team was drawn into Group 9. Ukraine took second place, behind Germany and ahead of Portugal, but was defeated in a play-off stage 3–1 on aggregate by Croatia. The qualification campaign became notable as the beginning of the international career of Shevchenko as well as providing more play time for players such as Oleksandr Shovkovsky and Serhiy Rebrov.

In the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Ukraine, assigned in Group 4, finished above Russia, thanks to an important draw in Moscow and a home victory. However, they still only qualified for the playoff behind the French side despite being undefeated. Ukraine then fell to Slovenia 3–2 on aggregate. Following the qualification campaign, the Federation finally signed a contract with Valery Lobanovsky, ending Sabo's tenure as a head coach.

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 5. With Lobanovsky as a head coach, there were expectations of the first qualification to the finals. Yet, Ukraine suffered a home loss to Poland in their opening match, and many draws resulted in Ukraine qualifying for the playoff, losing to Germany, 5–2 on aggregate. Under public pressure, particularly the Higher League, head coaches argued for the removal of Lobanovsky and the Federation decided not to renew its contract with Lobanovsky, instead moving him to Dynamo Kyiv.

In the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine with the new head coach Leonid Buryak, was assigned into Group 6, with Spain and Greece. Ukraine failed to qualify.Template:Citation needed

2006 World Cup

After the Euro 2004 qualifying match, Ukraine appointed Oleg Blokhin as the national team's head coach. Placed in Group 2, Ukraine went on to qualify as a group winner for their first-ever FIFA World Cup on 3 September 2005, after drawing 1–1 against Georgia in Tbilisi (and ahead of Turkey), playing Denmark and their last campaign against rivals Greece (among others). This was the first successful qualification campaign for Ukraine despite a poor home turf performance.

In the 2006 World Cup, Ukraine was in Group H with Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. After losing 4–0 in the first match against Spain, the Ukrainians won the next two matches to face Switzerland in round 16. Drawing goalless, Ukraine took Switzerland to a penalty shoot-out where two saves from Oleksandr Shovkovsky secured a positive outcome for his side despite the first kick miss by Andriy Shevchenko. Switzerland which did not lose or yield a single goal was sent home early with Ukraine advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Ukraine, facing Italy, was defeated with two second half two goals from Luca Toni, securing a comfortable 3–0 win for the future 2006 World Cup champions.

2006–2012

After the World Cup, Ukraine was placed in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B, along with Italy and France; Ukraine had also performed poorly against Scotland, Georgia and Lithuania, ultimately finishing in fourth place. Due to the bleak performance of the national team Oleg Blokhin resigned and surprisingly signed with the recently established FC Moscow.<ref>Soccer-Blokhin quits as Ukraine coach by Mikhail Volobuyev, Gennady Fyodorov and Ken Ferris, Reuters, 6 December 2007</ref><ref>FK Moscow hire former Ukraine manager Blokhin ESPNsoccernet 14 December 2007</ref>

With another Soviet football star player Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko as the new head coach, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Ukraine in Group 6, drawing Croatia and winning against England, sending Ukraine to the playoff. Greece, which had been eliminated by Ukraine in the qualifiers four years earlier, would eventually get revenge.Template:Citation needed Following the failure to qualify, the Federation decided not to renew the contract with Mykhaylychenko.<ref name=formerUK>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Ukraine in 2012
Ukraine before a match against Bulgaria, 14 December 2012

As co-hosts, Ukraine qualified automatically for Euro 2012,<ref name=UEFA/> marking their debut in the UEFA European Championship. The Federation decided to appoint Myron Markevych to prepare and lead the national team in the Euro finals. However, following a few friendlies Markevych resigned due to the off-pitch politics and having held coaching office of both the national team and Metalist Kharkiv.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For the next several games in 2010 and 2011 the national team was led by caretaker Yuriy Kalitvintsev who starred for Ukraine back in its first qualification campaign for the Euro 1996.

On 21 April 2011, Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukraine national team signing a four-year contract.<ref name="Blokhin2011A"/><ref>Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach, Reuters (21 April 2011)</ref> With Blokhin at helm in their opening game against Sweden, Ukraine won 2–1 in Kyiv. In Donetsk, Ukraine was eliminated after a 2–0 loss to France and a 1–0 defeat to England.

2014–present

Drawn into UEFA Group H for 2014 World Cup qualification, Ukraine played against France, beating France at home 2–0 but suffered a 3–0 loss away. Blokhin stepped down due to health concerns in the autumn of 2012 soon after the first home game against England and was replaced by Andriy Bal<ref>Andriy Bal is appointed an acting head coach of Ukraine national team (Андрій Баль призначений в.о. головного тренера збірної України). UA-Football. 6 October 2012</ref> and later Oleksandr Zavarov.

In 2012, the Federation appointed Mykhailo Fomenko as a head coach .<ref>Ukraine’s football federation taps Fomenko to coach national team.</ref> Even though the team under Fomenko did not manage to qualify for the World Cup, the Federation decided to retain his services until the end of 2015.<ref>Fomenko to continue working with Ukraine's national football team until end of 2015.</ref>

Ukraine in 2015

During ongoing conflicts with Russian, Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying was drawn against Spain, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Despite having won all matches except those against Spain and Slovakia, Ukraine finished third. They defeated Slovenia in the playoff, marking their first qualification for a major tournament through the playoffs.

Ukraine lost all three games at Euro 2016 without scoring a goal.

Following the Euro 2016, Fomenko was replaced with Andriy Shevchenko as head coach (who was his assistant during the Euro finals).<ref>Andriy Shevchenko: Ukraine appoint former AC Mlian and Chelsea striker as manager.</ref> Seeded in the UEFA Group I, Ukraine started with a home draw to Iceland in 2018 World Cup qualifying and an away draw to Turkey but lost to Croatia failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since UEFA Euro 2004.

In the inaugural UEFA Nations League, Ukraine was drawn with the Czech Republic and Slovakia in League B. They beat the Czech Republic 2–1 away and Slovakia 1–0 at home, before earning a promotion to League A with a 1–0 home win to the Czech Republic.

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Ukraine was placed in a group with Euro 2016 champions Portugal as well as Serbia.

As the COVID-19 crisis in Ukraine worsened, eight players from the starting squad tested positive (including one positive SARS-CoV-2 test upon arrival to Lucerne), as a result the entire delegation was put into quarantine by the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their game against Switzerland away was subsequently cancelled. UEFA decided that the match result would be 3–0 in favour of Switzerland and the CAS subsequently upheld the result, meaning that Ukraine had been officially relegated after just one year in League A.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Ukraine qualified for the knockout stages in the European Championship as one of the best third-placed teams for the first time in the 2020 tournament, postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. They beat Sweden 2–1 in the round of 16,and were then defeated by England in the quarter-final, recording their best finish at a major tournament since 2006.

In August 2021, Shevchenko<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was replaced with Oleksandr Petrakov. In the 2022 World Cup qualifying rounds, Ukraine drew 1–1 in both games against France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ukraine would qualify for the playoff after breaking the record set by Australia for the most consecutive draws in World Cup qualification, with five straight draws.Template:Citation needed Ukraine eventually picked up a much-needed victory over Finland, ending their run of draws and giving them a two-point lead over Bosnia and a three-point lead over Finland. However, both Bosnia and Finland had a game in hand over Ukraine, who qualified for the playoffs after a 2–0 win over Bosnia and a Finnish loss to France. Ukraine faced Scotland in the Group A playoff semifinals, postponed in March 2022 to June after Russia invaded the country in February,<ref name="Decisions on WC qualifiers">Template:Cite news</ref> winning 3–1 at Hampden Park, but ultimately losing 1–0 to Wales.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ukraine, was relegated to League B in the 2nd Nations League due to their last-place finish (2 wins to 4 losses), failed to gain promotion to League A in the following Nations League, finishing 2nd in their group in the 3rd Nations League, beaten by Scotland.

In the qualifiers for the Euro 2024, Ukraine finished third in their group, with four wins, two draws and two defeats.

Eligible for the play-offs as the best non-group winner, Ukraine initially defeated Bosnia 2–1 away in the semi-finals of the Path B play-offs on March 21, 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Five days later, on March 26, 2024, Ukraine qualified for Euro 2024 in Germany, beating Iceland 2–1 in the play-off final at the Wrocław Stadium in Poland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In this decisive final, as in the semi-final against Bosnia, Ukraine managed to turn the match around, winning by a narrow margin at the very end. Having been drawn into Group E with Romania, Belgium and Slovakia, Ukraine finished level with all the other teams in the group on four points, but were knocked out on goal difference.

Stadiums

Template:More Most matches are held at Kyiv's Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex.

During the Soviet era (before 1991), only three stadiums in Ukraine were used for official games:

Since May 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, home game matches have been taking place in Łódź.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 {{#expr: ((29*3)+21)/62 round 2}}
Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Kyiv 20 13 5 2 38 15 {{#expr: ((13*3)+5)/20 round 2}}
Arena Lviv Lviv 14 11 3 0 33 6 {{#expr: ((11*3)+3)/14 round 2}}
Metalist Oblast Sports Complex Kharkiv 13 7 2 4 21 9 {{#expr: ((7*3)+2)/13 round 2}}
Ukraina Stadium Lviv 6 6 0 0 14 5 {{#expr: ((6*3))/6 round 2}}
Chornomorets Stadium Odesa 6 4 2 0 7 3 {{#expr: ((4*3)+2)/6 round 2}}
Donbas Arena Donetsk 5 0 1 4 2 9 {{#expr: ((0*3)+1)/5 round 2}}
Dnipro-Arena Dnipro 4 3 1 0 5 2 {{#expr: ((3*3)+1)/4 round 2}}
Shakhtar Stadium Donetsk 2 0 1 1 0 2 {{#expr: ((0*3)+1)/2 round 2}}
Slavutych-Arena Zaporizhzhia 1 1 0 0 1 0 {{#expr: ((1*3)+0)/1 round 2}}
Meteor Stadium Dnipro 1 0 1 0 2 2 {{#expr: ((0*3)+1)/1 round 2}}
Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod 1 0 0 1 1 3 {{#expr: ((0*3)+0)/1 round 2}}
Totals 135 74 37 24 212 108 {{#expr: ((74*3)+37)/135 round 2}}
Last updated: 11 November 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Kits and sponsors

Kit history and evolution

Template:Sister project On 29 March 2010, Ukraine debuted a new Adidas kit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This replaced the Adidas kit with a yellow base and the traditional Adidas three stripe with a snake sash which was used in 2009.<ref name="kits">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Before 5 February 2009 Ukraine wore a Lotto kit.

Former crest

Sponsors

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

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  • 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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nordex (Austria),<ref>Template:Usurped. Fanat.ua</ref><ref>Template:Usurped. Fanat.ua</ref> and Geoton.

Kit supplier Period
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Template:Flagicon Puma 1998–2002
Template:Flagicon Lotto 2003–2008
Template:Flagicon Adidas 2009–2016
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2024–present

Results and fixtures

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2025

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Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Serhiy Rebrov
Assistant coach
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Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Rustam Khudzhamov
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Javier Lurueña

Coaching history

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No. Manager Nation Ukraine career Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Qualifying cycle Final tour
1 Viktor Prokopenko Template:Flagicon 1992

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Leonid Tkachenko 		Template:Flagicon 1992

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2 Oleh Bazylevych Template:Flagicon 1993–1994

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1996
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Volodymyr Muntyan 		Template:Flagicon 1994

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1996
3 Anatoliy Konkov Template:Flagicon 1995

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1996
4 Yozhef Sabo Template:Flagicon 1996–1999

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1998, 2000
5 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Template:Flagicon 2000–2001

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2002
6 Leonid Buryak Template:Flagicon 2002–2003

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2004
7 Oleg Blokhin Template:Flagicon 2003–2007

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2006, 2008 2006
8 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Template:Flagicon 2008–2009

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2010
9 Myron Markevych<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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10 Oleg Blokhin<ref name=Blokhin2011A>Ukraine appoint Blokhin, Sky Sports (21 April 2011)</ref> Template:Flagicon 2011–2012

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2014 2012
Template:Abbr Andriy Bal<ref name=Bal>Андрій Баль призначений в.о. головного тренера збірної України (Andriy Bal is appointed acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team), www.ua-football.com (6 October 2012)</ref> Template:Flagicon 2012

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2014
Template:Abbr Oleksandr Zavarov Template:Flagicon 2012

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11 Mykhaylo Fomenko<ref name=KP261212FHUT>Ukraine's football federation taps Fomenko to coach national team, Kyiv Post (26 December 2012)</ref> Template:Flagicon 2012–2016

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2014, 2016 2016
12 Andriy Shevchenko Template:Flagicon 2016–2021

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2018, 2020, 2022 2020
13 Oleksandr Petrakov Template:Flagicon 2021Template:Efn–2023

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2022
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2024
14 Serhiy Rebrov Template:Flagicon 2023–

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against France and Iceland on 13 and 16 November 2025, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Ukraine-France - effectifs - UEFA.com</ref>

Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2025, after the match against Iceland.<ref name="auto2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Recent call-ups

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Notes
  • U21 = Called up from national U21 squad.
  • WD = Withdrew from squad for reason other than injury.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • RES = Reserve squad (replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability).
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.

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Previous squads

Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Ukraine.

Most appearances

Andriy Yarmolenko is Ukraine's second most capped player with 125 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Anatoliy TymoshchukTemplate:Efn 144 4 Template:Nowrap
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 125 46 2009–present
3 Andriy Shevchenko 111 48 1995–2012
4 Andriy Pyatov 102 0 2007–2022
5 Ruslan Rotan 100 8 2003–2018
6 Oleh Husiev 98 13 2003–2016
7 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 0 1994–2012
8 Yevhen Konoplyanka 87 21 2010–2023
Taras Stepanenko 87 4 2010–present
10 Mykola Matviyenko 82 0 2017–present

Top goalscorers

Andriy Shevchenko is Ukraine's top scorer with 48 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 48 111 {{#expr: 48/111 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 46 125 {{#expr: 46/125 round 2}} 2009–present
3 Yevhen Konoplyanka 21 87 {{#expr: 21/87 round 2}} 2010–2023
4 Roman Yaremchuk 17 65 {{#expr: 17/65 round 2}} 2018–present
5 Serhiy Rebrov 15 75 {{#expr: 15/75 round 2}} 1992–2006
6 Viktor Tsyhankov 13 63 {{#expr: 13/63 round 2}} 2016–present
Oleh Husiev 13 98 {{#expr: 13/98 round 2}} 2003–2016
8 Serhiy Nazarenko 12 56 {{#expr: 12/56 round 2}} 2003–2012
Oleksandr Zinchenko 12 75 {{#expr: 12/75 round 2}} 2015–present
10 Artem Dovbyk 11 40 {{#expr: 11/40 round 2}} 2021–present
Yevhen Seleznyov 11 58 {{#expr: 11/58 round 2}} 2008–2018

Most capped goalkeepers

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Rank Player Games Wins Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Period
1 Andriy Pyatov 102 51 83 {{#expr: 83/102 * 1 round 3}} 2007–2022
2 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 38 80 {{#expr: 80/92 * 1 round 3}} Template:Nowrap
3 Anatoliy Trubin 26 8 35 {{#expr: 35/26 * 1 round 3}} 2021–present
4 Heorhiy Bushchan 18 5 30 {{#expr: 30/18 * 1 round 3}} 2020–present
5 Andriy Lunin 16 9 16 {{#expr: 16/16 * 1 round 3}} 2018–present
6 Oleh Suslov 12 7 15 {{#expr: 15/12 * 1 round 3}} 1994–1997
7 Vitaliy Reva 9 3 10 {{#expr: 10/9 * 1 round 3}} 2001–2003
8 Andriy Dykan 8 5 11 {{#expr: 11/8 * 1 round 3}} 2010–2012
Maksym Levytskyi 8 1 10 {{#expr: 10/8 * 1 round 3}} 2000–2002
10 Denys Boyko 7 3 7 {{#expr: 7/7 * 1 round 3}} 2014–2021
Dmytro Tyapushkin 7 1 11 {{#expr: 11/7 * 1 round 3}} 1994–1995

Captains

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Rank Player Captain Caps Total Caps Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 58 111 Template:Nowrap
2 Anatoliy TymoshchukTemplate:Efn 41 144 2000–2016
3 Oleh Luzhnyi 39 52 1992–2003
4 Andriy Yarmolenko 29 125 2009–present
5 Ruslan Rotan 24 100 2003–2018
Andriy Pyatov 24 102 2007–2022
7 Mykola Matviyenko 14 82 2017–present
8 Yuriy Kalitvintsev 13 22 1995–1999
Oleksandr Holovko 13 58 1995–2004
10 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 12 92 1994–2012

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Outcome
1930 to 1990 as Part of Template:Flagcountry 1930 to 1990 as Part of Template:Flagcountry
as Template:Flagcountry as Template:Flagcountry
Template:Flagicon 1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.Template:Efn FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.Template:Efn 1994 Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA
Template:Flagicon 1998 Did not qualify
12 6 3 3 11 9 1998 2nd in qualifying group 9, lost to Croatia in play-off
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 12 4 6 2 15 13 2002 2nd in qualifying group 5, lost to Germany in play-off
Template:Flagicon 2006 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 5 7 Squad 12 7 4 1 18 7 2006 1st in qualifying group 2
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 21 7 2010 2nd in qualifying group 6, lost to Greece in play-off
Template:Flagicon 2014 12 7 3 2 30 7 2014 2nd in qualifying group H, lost to France in play-off
Template:Flagicon 2018 10 5 2 3 13 9 2018 3rd in qualifying group I
Template:Flagicon 2022 10 3 6 1 14 10 2022 2nd in qualifying group D, lost to Wales in play-off
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 To be determined 6 3 1 2 10 11 2026 To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined 2030
Template:Flagicon 2034 2034
Total Quarter-finals Template:Tooltip 5 2 1 2 5 7 – 86 41 29 16 132 73
* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Outcome
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Template:Flagicon 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 11 15 1996 4th in qualifying group 4
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 12 5 6 1 16 7 2000 2nd in qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
Template:Flagicon 2004 8 2 4 2 11 10 2004 3rd in qualifying group 6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 12 5 2 5 18 16 2008 4th in qualifying group B
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Host nation 2012 Qualified as host nation
Template:Flagicon 2016 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 12 7 2 3 17 5 2016 3rd in qualifying group C, won against Slovenia in play-off
Template:Flagicon 2020 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 17 4 2020 Winner of qualifying group B
Template:Flagicon 2024 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 2 4 10 6 2 2 15 10 2024 3rd in qualifying group C, won against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in play-offs
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2032 2032
Total Quarter-finals 4/8 14 4 1 9 10 23 72 35 19 18 105 67

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
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2018–19 B 1 1st 4 3 0 1 5 5 Template:Rise 14th
2020–21 A 4 4th 6 2 0 4 5 13 Template:Down 13th
2022–23 B 1 2nd 6 3 2 1 10 4 Template:Same position 22nd
2024–25 B 1 2nd 8 3 2 3 11 12 Template:Same position 24th
Total 24 11 4 9 31 34 13th

Head-to-head record

World Map of Ukraine's opponents

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Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
Against Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Template:Fb UEFA 8 6 1 1 16 7 +9
Template:Fb UEFA 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17
Template:Fb UEFA 10 7 3 0 25 8 +17
Template:Fb UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
Template:Fb UEFA 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7
Template:Fb AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Template:Fb UEFA 9 5 3 1 12 5 +7
Template:Fb UEFA 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1
Template:Fb UEFA 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
Template:Fb CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Template:Fb UEFA 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5
Template:Fb CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Template:Fb CONCACAF 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2
Template:Fb CONMEBOL 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Template:Fb UEFA 9 1 3 5 5 15 −10
Template:Fb UEFA 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
Template:Fb UEFA 7 2 3 2 7 10 −3
Template:Fb UEFA 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Template:Fb UEFA 10 1 3 6 4 16 −12
Template:Fb UEFA 5 5 0 0 11 0 +11
Template:Fb UEFA 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Template:Fb UEFA 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3
Template:Fb UEFA 14 1 5 8 8 29 −21
Template:Fb UEFA 11 7 4 0 18 7 +11
Template:Fb UEFA 10 0 5 5 10 20 −10
Template:Fb UEFA 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
Template:Fb UEFA 7 4 2 1 12 7 +5
Template:Fb AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
Template:Fb UEFA 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2
Template:Fb UEFA 10 0 3 7 4 17 −13
Template:Fb AFC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6
Template:Fb UEFA 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Template:Fb UEFA 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
Template:Fb CAF 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
Template:Fb UEFA 10 7 1 2 20 8 +12
Template:Fb UEFA 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
Template:Fb UEFA 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
Template:Fb CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
Template:Fb UEFA 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7
Template:Fb UEFA 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
Template:Fb CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Template:Fb UEFA 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
Template:Fb OFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb CAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb CAF 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
Template:Fb UEFA 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6
Template:Fb UEFA 5 4 1 0 5 0 +5
Template:Fb UEFA 10 3 2 5 10 14 −4
Template:Fb UEFA 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 7 2 1 4 10 17 −7
Template:Fb UEFA 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17
Template:Fb AFC 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
Template:Fb UEFA 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1
Template:Fb UEFA 7 6 1 0 16 3 +13
Template:Fb UEFA 10 5 3 2 13 12 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 6 1 3 2 7 7 0
Template:Fb AFC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Template:Fb UEFA 7 1 1 5 4 14 −10
Template:Fb UEFA 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2
Template:Fb UEFA 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
Template:Fb CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Template:Fb UEFA 9 2 3 4 9 11 −2
Template:Fb AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Template:Fb CONCACAF 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
Template:Fb CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
Template:Fb AFC 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Template:Fb UEFA 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
Total: 73 nations FIFA 332 151 93 88 461 297 +164

FIFA Ranking history

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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
2022 2023 2024 2025
26 22 24 27

Honours

Friendly

See also

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Notes

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References

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