Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Молодіжка (Young men)
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football
Head coachSpain Unai Melgosa
CaptainArseniy Batahov
Most capsOleksandr Yatsenko (38)
Top scorerPylyp Budkivskyi (18)
Home stadiumValeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
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First international
 Ukraine 0–0[1] Belarus 
Ternopil,[2] Ukraine; 28 October 1992
Biggest win
 Ukraine 8–0 Armenia 
Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 1998
Biggest defeat
 France 4–0 Ukraine
Paris, France; 26 March 1999
Note: Records for competitive
matches only.
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultGroup stage (2024)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)

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 Ukrainian Association of Football 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 28 October 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 Championship that was held in Denmark.

  1. ^ Game report. UAF footpass.
  2. ^ Game report. ukr-football.org.ua