# Ukraine national bandy team

The Ukraine national bandy team is Ukraine's national representative in the winter team sport of bandy. Two national teams exist, one for men and one for women. Both teams are organized by the Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation. A national junior boys team has also competed internationally for Ukraine. This article deals chiefly with the men's senior national team. The national team's kit is in the Ukrainian colours of yellow and blue.
The Ukraine national men's bandy team made its debut at the 2013 Bandy World Championship. The Ukraine women's national bandy team was scheduled to make its world debut at the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship but had to withdraw due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The women's team was to next attempt making its world debut at the 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship in Sweden.

## History

The national team made its debut at the men's 2013 Bandy World Championship (XXXIIIrd), and also participated at the 2014 Bandy World Championship (XXXIVth). For the 2015 Bandy World Championship, the team withdrew for political reasons due to the conflict with Russia over Crimea. At the 2016 Bandy World Championship (XXXVIth) they returned, capturing bronze in Division B, currently the national team's best performance in history.
The men's national team did not participate in the 2022 Bandy World Championship which was to be the first time the men's tournament was to be held since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The tournament was cancelled due to the unforeseen impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## World Championship record
### Seniors

The Ukraine national men's senior bandy team began competing in the Bandy World Championship making its debut at the 2013 Bandy World Championship. It did not compete in the 2015 or 2022 tournament.
Bandy World Championship :
| Year | Location | Result |
| 2013 | Norway and Sweden | 8th (Division B) |
| 2014 | Irkutsk and Shelekhov | 8th (Division B) |
| 2015 | Withdrew due to the conflict with Russia over Crimea | Withdrew due to the conflict with Russia over Crimea |
| 2016 | Ulyanovsk Oblast, Ulyanovsk | Bronze (Division B) |
| 2017 | Slättbergshallen in Trollhättan | 5th (Division B) |
| 2018 | Harbin, Heilongjiang | 6th (Division B) |
| 2019 | Vänersborg | 9th (Division B) |
| 2020 | Irkutsk | Silver (Division B) |
| 2022 | Tournament cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Tournament cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine |

### Y15 Ukraine

Y15 Bandy World Championship :
| Year | Location | Result |
| 2014 | Russia | 4th |
| 2016 | Russia | Did not compete |
| 2018 | Russia | Did not compete |
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Tournament cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Tournament cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine |

## Team Ukraine Senior
### 2013 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2013 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:

### 2014 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2014 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:

### 2015 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the 2015 Bandy World Championship. The national team withdrew from the tournament due to the conflict with Russia over Crimea.

### 2016 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2016 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:

### 2017 Seniors

The Brändö municipality in Finland was sponsor of the Ukraine national bandy team at the 2017 Bandy World Championship. The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2017 World Championship in Division B with the following roster:
| Pos. | Name |
| Goalkeeper | Andrii Kurudz |
| Goalkeeper | Dmytro Balashov |
| Field player | Oleh Chykariev |
| Field player | Oleksandr Badamshyn |
| Field player | Dmytro Ziuz |
| Field player | Sergii Mozgovoi |
| Field player | Viacheslav Kuzmin |
| Field player | Dmytro Tsymbal |
| Field player | Illia Ivanov |
| Field player | Roman Levchenko |
| Field player | Yurii Suzdalev |
| Field player | Andrii Vershetskyi |
| Field player | Matviy Khotyaintsev |
| Field player | Anton Lozovoi |
| Field player | Ivan Shvedchenko |
| Field player | Andrey Markovichenko |
| Field player | Mykhailo Skalytskyi |
| Field player | Oleksandr Mitlenko |
| Administrative and coaching staff |||
| Head coach | Magnus Alm |
| Coach | Sergii Babenko |
| UBRF President | Ihor Skalytskyi |
| Press Officer | Hennadii Babenko |

### 2018 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2018 Bandy World Championship in Division B.

### 2019 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2019 Bandy World Championship in Division B.

### 2020 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2020 Bandy World Championship in Division B.

### 2021 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the 2021 Bandy World Championship because it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2022 Seniors

The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the 2022 Bandy World Championship which was cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Team Ukraine Junior

The Bandy World Championship for youth teams are held in a number of different age classes and are held regularly for athletes who do not compete for the national senior team. The following are the age classes for males:
* World Championship Y15 – for boys' teams up to age 15
* World Championship Y17 – for boys' teams up to age 17
* World Championship Y19 – for young men's teams up to age 19
* World Championship Y23 – for young men's teams up to age 23
The first World Championship Y16 was held in 1994. Since 2002, it has been for Y15 teams only.

### 2014 Y15

The following was the Ukrainian youth team squad for the 2014 Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship who finished in 4th place:
| Pos. | Number | Name | Club |
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Georgiy Sosyedka | |
| Goalkeeper | 20 | Ignat Lemeshevskii | |
| | 2 | Dmytro Poperezhai | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 3 | Bohdan Suzdalev | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 4 | Dmytro Bereza | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 5 | Artem Zakharchenco | |
| | 6 | Mykhaylo Skalyts'kyy | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 7 | Mykola Baranov | |
| | 8 | Yevgeniy Medvedyev | |
| | 10 | Ilia Nasekin | |
| | 11 | Ivan Sharkov | |
| | 13 | Volodymyr Golets | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 15 | Sergiy Terent'yev | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| | 21 | Oleksandr Malko | |
| | 22 | Semyon Zavarinski | |
| | 25 | Mykhaylo Ivanov | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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### 2015 Y15

The Ukraine national youth team did not compete in the 2015 Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship. The national Y15 team withdrew from the tournament due to the conflict with Russia over Crimea. The intended roster had been as follows:
* Yuri Vyborov (gk)
* Arkadiy Nagoga
* Kyrylo Shmatchenko
* Sergei Smurov
* Anton Riapolov
* Kiril Dolgikh
* Bogdan Arabov
* Artur Sysoev
* Evgenii Gromnitskii
* Volodymyr Golets
* Mykhaylo Skalyts`kyy
* Maksym Melnychuk (gk)
* Ivan Shvvedchenko
* Bohdan Sukharov

### 2016 Y15

The Ukrainian youth team squad competed in the 2016 Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship.

### 2020 Y15

The 2020 World Championship Y15 tournament in Arkhangelsk, Russia, was cancelled.

## Notable players

* Суздалев Юрій Васильович [uk], Suzdalev Yuriy Vasyliovych

## Gallery

* Ukraine at the 2013 Bandy World Championship
* Ukraine at the 2013 Bandy World Championship
* Ukraine national men's bandy team in February of 2016
* Ukraine at the 2016 World Championship
* Ukraine at the 2016 World Championship