# Ukraine national under-20 football team

The Ukraine national under-20 football team is primarily a special team that is formed for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a successful performance of the Ukraine national under-19 football team. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the Ukraine national under-21 football team. In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating South Korea 3−1 in the final. They remained champions for almost 4 years, being that the 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 until they failed to qualify for the 2023 edition in which Uruguay won and became champions.
It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine.

## FIFA U-20 World Cup

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad |
| 1977 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1979 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1981 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1983 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1985 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1987 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1989 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1991 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | Champions | 5/15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | - |
* 2001: Round of 16 (led by Anatoli Kroschenko)
** Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksiy Byelik 3 goals
* 2005: Round of 16 (led by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko)
** Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Oleksandr Aliev 5 goals
* 2015: Round of 16 (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
** Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Viktor Kovalenko 5 goals
* 2019: Champions (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
** Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Danylo Sikan 4 goals

## Current squad

Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were called up for the friendly matches in March 2025.
* Match dates: 22 and 25 March 2025
* Opposition: Northern Ireland and Norway.
* Caps and goals correct as of:.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Girona |
| 1GK | Maksym Voronov | (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense |
| 1GK | Illya Voloshyn | (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 2DF | Maksym Melnychenko | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 2DF | Mykola Oharkov | (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 2DF | Oleksiy Husyev | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 2DF | Ivan Yermachkov | (2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Viktoria 1889 Berlin |
| 2DF | Anton Drozd | (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 2DF | Daniel Vernattus | (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 2DF | Mykola Kyrychok | (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 2DF | Vladyslav Zakharchenko | (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 2DF | Kyrylo Dihtyar | (2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 3MF | Andriy Matkevych | (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 3MF | Dmytro Hodya | (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Veres Rivne |
| 3MF | Artur Shakh | (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 3MF | Roman Salenko | (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 3MF | Timur Tutierov | (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Sunderland |
| 3MF | Ramik Hadzhyiev | (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 3MF | Daniil Vashchenko | (2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 3MF | Bohdan Budko | (2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AZ Alkmaar |
| 3MF | Yaroslav Karaman | (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 3MF | Ivan Chaban | (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Karpaty Lviv |
| 4FW | Matviy Ponomarenko (captain) | (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 4FW | Fedir Zadorozhnyi | (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |

## 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (best Ukraine's result)
### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United States (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Qatar (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

### Final
## 2019 squad

The following 21 players have been called up to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 15 July 2019 all players of the squad were awarded by the presidential decree the Order of Merit, 3rd degree, while Petrakov's coaching staff were honored with title "Honored state functionary of physical culture and sport of Ukraine".
Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov
* Coach: Andriy Annenkov
* Coach: Vyacheslav Kernozenko
* Coach: Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Andriy Lunin | (1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 20) | Real Madrid |
| 12 | 1GK | Vladyslav Kucheruk | (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 20 | 1GK | Dmytro Riznyk | (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (aged 20) | Vorskla Poltava |
| 2 | 2DF | Valeriy Bondar | (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 3 | 2DF | Oleksandr Safronov | (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 19) | Desna Chernihiv |
| 4 | 2DF | Denys Popov | (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 5 | 2DF | Oleh Veremiyenko | (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 20) | Kalush |
| 9 | 2DF | Viktor Korniyenko | (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 13 | 2DF | Danylo Beskorovainyi | (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 20) | Zemplín Michalovce |
| 17 | 2DF | Yukhym Konoplia | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 19) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 19 | 2DF | Ihor Snurnitsyn | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 19) | Olimpik Donetsk |
| 6 | 3MF | Maksym Chekh | (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 20) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 7 | 3MF | Heorhiy Tsitaishvili | (2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (aged 18) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 8 | 3MF | Oleksiy Khakhlyov | (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 20) | Alavés |
| 10 | 3MF | Serhiy Buletsa | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 20) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 15 | 3MF | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk | (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 19) | Oleksandriya |
| 16 | 3MF | Mykola Musolitin | (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 20) | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 21 | 3MF | Oleksiy Kashchuk | (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 11 | 4FW | Vladyslav Supriaha | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 19) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 14 | 4FW | Danylo Sikan | (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 18) | Mariupol |
| 18 | 4FW | Denys Ustymenko | (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 20) | Oleksandriya |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 052.63 |

## Honours

* FIFA U-20 World Cup:
** Champions (1): 2019
* Maurice Revello Tournament:
** Champions (1): 2024

## Ukrainian footballers in the Soviet Union squads

* 1977 winners (9/18): Valentyn Kryachko, Sergei Baltacha, Viktor Kaplun, Andriy Bal, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Hryhoriy Batych, Oleksandr Sopko, Serhiy Zharkov, Yuriy Syvukha
* 1979 runners-up (9/18): Viktor Chanov, (Aleksandr Polukarov), Yaroslav Dumansky, Mykhaylo Olefirenko, Valeriy Zubenko, Oleh Taran, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy Radenko, Oleksandr Zavarov, Serhiy Krakovskyi (head coach Sergei Korshunov represented Ukraine in 1956)
* 1983 (6/18): Valeriy Palamarchuk, Vadym Karatayev, Pavlo Yakovenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Ihor Petrov, Oleh Protasov
* 1985 (6/18): Ihor Kutepov, Volodymyr Horilyi, Serhiy Khudozhilov, Vyacheslav Medvid, (Sergei Savchenko), Oleh Serdyuk, Oleksandr Yesipov
* 1989 (8/18): Oleh Benko, Serhiy Zayets, Serhiy Bezhenar, Oleg Salenko, Oleh Matvyeyev, Yuri Nikiforov, Yuri Moroz, Viktor Onopko
* 1991 third (7/18): Oleksandr Pomazun, Sergei Mamchur, Dmytro Mykhaylenko, Serhiy Scherbakov, Serhiy Konovalov, Volodymyr Sharan, Yevhen Pokhlebayev