# Ukraine women's national football team

The Ukraine women's national football team (Ukrainian: Жіноча збірна України з футболу) represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.
The team has been playing since 30 June 1992 when it hosted a team of Moldova. Before its first official tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies all with Belarus in 1993. The first team consisted of the following players: Tetyana Ovcharenko (goalkeeper) – Olena Mazurenko, Svitlana Balynska, Olena Chubarova, Alina Doroshchuk – Tetyana Shvets, Iryna Serhiyenko, Lyudmyla Pokotylo, Halyna Prykhodko – Tetyana Verezubova, Svitlana Frishko; and substitutes: Valentyna Ryabichenko (goalkeeper) – Inesa Titova – Yulia Bayeka, Natalia Melnychenko, Lyudmyla Protsenko – Olena Vdovyka, Tetyana Vyshnyakova, Halyna Zonova.
The first major tournament they played in was the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. Their most recent competition is qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

## Team image
### Nicknames

The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".

### Home stadium

The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches at Arena Lviv, while before the Russian aggression at Stadion imeni Gagarina.
* record since 2007
| Venue | City | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points per game |
| Stadion imeni Gagarina | Chernihiv | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| Arena Lviv | Lviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1.62 |
| Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Sevastopol Sports Complex | Sevastopol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Stadion Illichivets | Mariupol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Stadion Ukrayina | Lviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stadion imeni Bannikova | Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Ternopilsky Misky Stadion | Ternopil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Results and fixtures

    The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025

* Ukraine Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

As of 21 August 2023
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | Oleksandr Mytko |
| Administrator | Oleksandr Harbuzyuk |
| Team manager | Serhiy Novikov |
| Doctor | Oleksandr Vokhmintsev |

### Manager history

| Period | Manager |
| 1992–1993 | Oleksandr Chubarov |
| 1994–2000 | Serhiy Kachkarov |
| 2000–2002 | Anatoliy Piskovets |
| 2003–2004 | Mykola Lytvyn |
| 2005–2006 | Volodymyr Kulayev |
| 2007–2014 | Anatoliy Kutsev |
| 2015–2018 | Volodymyr Reva |
| 2018–2021 | Natalya Zinchenko |
| 2021–2023 | Lluís Cortés |
| 2023–present | Volodymyr Pyatenko |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs matches against Turkey on 29 November and 3 December 2024 respectively.
    Caps and goals accurate up to and including 2 December 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Daryna Bondarchuk | (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26) | 12 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 12 | 1GK | Darya Kelyushyk | (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 23 | 1GK | Kateryna Samson | (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36) | 51 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 2 | 2DF | Iryna Podolska | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30) | 28 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 4 | 2DF | Yana Kotyk | (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 10 | 2DF | Marina Shayniuk | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 14 | 2DF | Lyubov Shmatko | (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31) | 58 | 6 | Fomget GSK |
| 18 | 2DF | Kateryna Korsun | (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 29) | 28 | 2 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 22 | 2DF | Lesia Olkhova | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| | 2DF | Olha Basanska | (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 33) | 87 | 3 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 3 | 3MF | Anna Petryk | (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 27) | 43 | 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 5 | 3MF | Veronika Andrukhiv | (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28) | 58 | 7 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 6 | 3MF | Dayana Semkiv | (2004-07-29) 29 July 2004 (age 20) | 16 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 7 | 3MF | Yana Kalinina | (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30) | 68 | 8 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 8 | 3MF | Viktoriya Hiryn | (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) | 18 | 1 | Ladomyr Volodymyr |
| 9 | 3MF | Nicole Kozlova | (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24) | 38 | 6 | Glasgow City F.C. |
| 11 | 3MF | Yana Malakhova | (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 30) | 19 | 1 | Mura |
| 13 | 3MF | Natia Pantsulaia | (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 33) | 56 | 2 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 15 | 3MF | Yulia Shevchuk | (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26) | 15 | 0 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 17 | 3MF | Daryna Apanashchenko (captain) | (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 (age 38) | 151 | 66 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 21 | 3MF | Tamila Khimich | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) | 65 | 5 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 16 | 3MF | Olha Ovdiychuk | (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 31) | 90 | 15 | Fomget GSK |
| 19 | 4FW | Roksolana Kravchuk | (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27) | 30 | 5 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 20 | 4FW | Inna Hlushchenko | (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 20) | 22 | 3 | Lille |

### Recent call ups

    The following players have been called up to a Ukraine squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Kateryna Boklach | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Marseille | v. Croatia, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Yana Derkach | (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) | 8 | 0 | Fomget GSK | v. Croatia, 9 April 2024 |
| DF | Anastasiya Voronina | (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) | 3 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Bulgaria, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Iryna Kotiash | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | v. Poland, 26 September 2023 |
| MF | Iryna Maiborodina | (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Croatia, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Khrystyna Pereviznyk | (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Fatih Karagümrük | v. Poland, 26 September 2023 |
| MF | Viktoriya Holovach | (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Poland, 26 September 2023 |
| MF | Nadiia Kunina | (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 24) | 36 | 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | v. Croatia, 16 July 2024 |
| MF | Yelyzaveta Molodyuk | (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Turkey, 29 November 2024 |

## Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | → | Outcome |
| 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union | 1991 as Part of Soviet Union |
| as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine |
| 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 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 | Same as UEFA Euro 1995 |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1998 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost to Germany in play-off |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2003 | 3rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A) |
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2007 | 2nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category) |
| 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 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2011 | 1st in Qualifying group 4, lost to Norway and Italy in play-off |
| 2015 | 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 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2015 | 2nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Italy in play-off |
| 2019 | 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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2019 | 3rd in Qualifying group 4 |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2023 | 3rd in Qualifying group B |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2027 | |
| Total | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 121 | 100 | | |
    * Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA Women's Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | → | Outcome |
| 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union | 1984 to 1991 as part of Soviet Union |
| as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine | as Ukraine |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | – | – | 1995 | 3rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | – | – | 1997 | 1st in Qualifying group 8, won over Romania in play-off and promoted to Class A |
| 2001 | 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 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | – | – | 2001 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3, lost to England in play-off |
| 2005 | 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 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | – | – | 2005 | 4th in Qualifying group 4 |
| 2009 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | – | – | 2009 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, beat Slovenia in play-off |
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | – | – | 2013 | 2nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Iceland in play-off |
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | – | – | 2017 | 3rd in Qualifying group 3 |
| 2022 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | – | – | 2022 | 2nd in Qualifying group I, lost to Northern Ireland in play-off |
| 2025 | 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 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | | 22nd | 2025 | 2nd in qualifying group B4, beat Turkey in play-off round 1, lost to Belgium in play-off round 2 |
| Total | 1/10 | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 78 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 128 | 115 | 22nd | 22nd | | |

### UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record :
| Season | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2023–24 | B | 3 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | * | 27th |
| 2025 | B | 4 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 27th | 27th |
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |

### Minor tournaments

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1995 Albena Cup | Final | 2nd | | | | | | |
| 1999 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 4th | | | | | | |
| 2000 Albena Cup | Final | 1st | | | | | | |
| 2002 Albena Cup | 3rd place | 3rd | | | | | | |
| 2005 Albena Cup | Group stage | 2nd | | | | | | |
| 2006 Albena Cup | Group stage | 3rd | | | | | | |
| 2017 Four Nations Tournament | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 Pinatar Cup | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 Turkish Women's Cup | Group stage | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

## Honours
### Other tournaments

* Albena Cup
    Champions: 2000
* Turkish Women's Cup
    Champions: 2022