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Ukraine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Синьо-жовті / Synʹo-zhovti (The Blue and Yellow)
Збірна / Zbirna (The National Team)
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Українська Асоціація Футболу
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSerhiy Rebrov
CaptainAndriy Yarmolenko
Most capsAnatoliy Tymoshchuk (144)[a]
Top scorerAndriy Shevchenko (48)
Home stadiumfrom the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine - Various in other countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Germany)
FIFA codeUKR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 25 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest11 (February 2007)
Lowest132 (September 1993)
First international
 Ukraine 1–3 Hungary 
(Uzhhorod, Ukraine; 29 April 1992)
Biggest win
 Ukraine 9–0 San Marino 
(Lviv, Ukraine; 6 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
 France 7–1 Ukraine 
(Saint-Denis, France; 7 October 2020)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2006)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2012)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
Websiteuaf.ua

The Ukraine national football team (Ukrainian: Збірна України з футболу) represents Ukraine in men's international football, and is governed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine. Ukraine's home ground is the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. The team has been a full member of UEFA and FIFA since 1992.

After the restoration of the Ukrainian independence, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The team reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their debut in the finals of a major championship.[3] Apart from Russia, 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.[3] Four years later, Ukraine finished third in their qualifying group for Euro 2016 and advanced via the play-off route to reach a UEFA European Championship tournament through the qualifiers for the first time. This marked the first time in Ukraine's six play-off appearances that it managed to win such 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, in both cases reaching the quarter-finals for the first time.

History

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Ukrainian SSR (1924–1990)

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The national team was formed in the early 1990s and was recognized internationally soon afterwards. It is not widely known, however, that Ukraine previously had a national team in 1924–1935.[4][5] Just like the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had its own national team. 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).[6][7]

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 was planned to take 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

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Before 1991, Ukrainian players were represented by the Soviet Union national team. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, Russia took place in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. The national team of Ukraine did not manage to enter the tournament[8] on account of it not yet being admitted to FIFA. Meanwhile, some of the best Ukrainian players of the beginning of the 1990s (including Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, Sergei Yuran, Yuriy Nikiforov, Ilya Tsymbalar and Oleg Salenko) chose to play for Russia. At that time Vyacheslav Koloskov was the only top official from the former Soviet Union and later Russia who served as a vice-president of UEFA in 1980–1996 and represented the Soviet Union and later the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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

The Soviet Union's five-year UEFA coefficient, despite being earned in part by Ukrainian players (for example, in the final of the last successful event, Euro 1988, under the direction of Valery Lobanovsky, 7 out of the 11 starting players were Ukrainians[9]), were transferred to the Russia national team. As a result, a crisis was created for both the national team and the domestic league.

Another reason for the occurred harsh crisis in the Ukrainian football was lack of adequate funding of teams,[10] due to the general economic crisis that has affected all of the CIS countries.[10] There also was a reverse influx of players;[10] 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.[10]

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

First official games (Prokopenko)

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Soon after being accepted to FIFA and UEFA as a full member in 1992, 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; Prokopenko eventually became the manager.[11]

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 "fantom" (transitional) CIS team in place of the Soviet Union playing its own friendly against the England in Moscow in preparation to the UEFA Euro 1992,[12] the Ukrainian team lost some notable players to that team. Following a couple of losses to Hungary and a draw to the United States, Prokopenko resigned and the last season game that year for the national team was led by his assistants Mykola Pavlov and Leonid Tkachenko.

Euro 1996 qualification (Bazylevych)

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4

Ukraine appointed another head coach, Oleh Bazylevych, who made his debut with the national team in the spring of 1993 in Odesa during a friendly against Israel, a 1–1 draw. Less than a month later Ukraine finally won, in Vilnius in an away friendly against Lithuania. During the 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 surprising home loss 2–0 to Lithuania.[13] Following the defeat and a weak performance in preceding friendlies Bazylevych was fired and on the tour to South Korea the team was led by the Bazylevych assistants Pavlov and Muntyan as a temporary replacement until Federation signs 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.

With the new manager, their next home game against Slovenia ended goalless[14] and they then beat Estonia 3–0 gaining their first win in official competitive game.[15] 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

With Konkov the team started with away losses of 4–0 to Croatia and 3–0 to Italy.[16] After that there was a three-game winning streak including a home victory against Croatia and theoretical hopes which were abruptly cut after a loss to Slovenia and the team finished in the fourth place in its first qualification campaign behind Lithuania.

1998–2004: near misses

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Following the expiration of a year-long contract with Konkov, in 1996 the Federation appointed Sabo as a head coach and received a preliminary agreement that Lobanovsky will become available following his contract with Kuwait.

Ukraine participated in 1998 World Cup qualification, where the team was drawn into Group 9. Ukraine took second place, only 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 for Shevchenko as well as more play time for some other players such as Oleksandr Shovkovsky and Serhiy Rebrov.

In UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Ukraine, assigned in Group 4, finished above Russia, thanks to an important draw in Moscow and a home victory, but 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 had resulted in Ukraine qualifying for the playoff again, losing to Germany, 5–2 on aggregate. Under public pressure, particularly the Higher League head coaches who argued that the national team head coach cannot competently serve for both club and national, as well as the health issues of Lobanovsky himself, the Federation decided not to renew a contract with Lobanovsky letting him concentrate on Dynamo Kyiv.

In UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, Ukraine with the new head coach and another former Dynamo Kyiv star Leonid Buryak was assigned into Group 6, with Spain and Greece. Ukraine failed to qualify.[citation needed]

2006 World Cup

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After Euro 2004 qualifying, 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, Denmark and the last campaign rivals Greece among others. This also was the first successful qualification campaign for Ukraine despite a poor home turf performance.

In the 2006 World Cup, they were 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 the round of 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

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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.[17][18]

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.[citation needed] Following the failure to qualify, the Federation decided not to renew the contract with Mykhaylychenko.[19]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D
Ukraine in 2012
Ukraine before a match against Bulgaria, 14 December 2012

As co-hosts, Ukraine qualified automatically for Euro 2012,[3] 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.[20][21] 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.[22][23] 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

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Drawn into UEFA Group H for 2014 World Cup qualification, Ukraine qualified for yet another playoff after two wins over Poland and two draws over England, where they would play against France. Ukraine beat 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[24] and later Oleksandr Zavarov. While considering hiring a first foreign specialist, the Federation finally appointed Mykhailo Fomenko as a head coach by the end of 2012.[25] Even though Fomenko did not manage to qualify for the World Cup, the Federation decided to retain his services until the end of 2015.[26]

Ukraine in 2015

With the ongoing Russian aggression, Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying was drawn against Spain, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Despite having won all matches apart from those against Spain and Slovakia, they finished third due to the results against the top two teams in the group. They defeated Slovenia in the playoff, marking the first time they qualified for a major tournament through the playoffs.

Ukraine lost all three games at Euro 2016 without scoring a goal; a 2–0 loss to Germany, a 2–0 loss to Northern Ireland, and Poland 1–0.

Following the Euro 2016, Fomenko was replaced with Andriy Shevchenko as a head coach who served as his assistant during the Euro finals.[27] 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. This was followed by two home wins, 3–0 against Kosovo and 1–0 against Finland. After a 1–0 away loss to Croatia, they beat Finland 2–1 away and Turkey 2–0 at home, they lost 2–0 away to Iceland and won a 2–0 away win against Kosovo. Losing to Croatia at home, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and in all its previous World Cup qualifications.

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.

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B

Ukraine was placed in a group with Euro 2016 champions Portugal as well as Serbia. In its opening game of the qualifying campaign Ukraine visited Portugal which was led by returning star Cristiano Ronaldo. The match ended 0–0. The second game, against Luxembourg, ended up as a 2–1 win, preceding Ukraine's 5–0 win against Serbia, along with a narrow 1–0 win against Luxembourg. Two matches—away and home against Lithuania (winning 3–0 and 2–0 respectively) saw Ukraine with 16 points and in need of only a point against Portugal. Ukraine won 2–1 and the group before drawing Serbia 2–2.

Ukraine was drawn with Switzerland, Spain, and Germany in the next Nations League. The Ukrainians started their campaign by overcoming Switzerland at home 2–1 to temporarily take first place. However, their next opponent Spain won 4–0. Germany then won 2–1 in Kyiv. Ukraine then defeated Spain for the first time with a 1–0 win. Germany swept Ukraine after a 1–0 deficit was canceled for a 3–1 victory.

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), and as a result, the entire delegation was put into quarantine by the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne.[28][29] Their game against Switzerland away was subsequently cancelled. Ukraine faced relegation if the game was to be awarded 3–0 to Switzerland, or if the result is decided by a drawing of lots and Switzerland was to be handed a 1–0 victory. Eventually, 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.[30][31]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Ukraine qualified for the knockout stages in the European Championship for the first time in the 2020 tournament, postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19, as one of the best third-placed teams. They beat Sweden 2–1 in the round of 16, after Artem Dovbyk scored the winning goal in the first minute of the second half in extra time. They were then defeated by England in the quarter-final, recording their best finish at a major tournament since 2006.

Ukraine drew 1–1 in both games against France in 2022 World Cup qualifying.[32] Ukraine would then qualify for the playoff after breaking the record set by Australia for the most consecutive draws in World Cup qualification, with five straight draws.[citation needed] After five years and under the spell of draws in the recent campaign, Shevchenko announced his resignation in August 2021[33] and was replaced with Oleksandr Petrakov who had recently led the Ukraine U-20 team to the World Cup victory.[34] 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,[35] winning 3–1 at Hampden Park, but ultimately losing 1–0 to Wales in an emotional playoff final at the Cardiff City Stadium.[36]

Ukraine, who were 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 against whom they lost in Glasgow in contrast to the play-off semi-final (0–3) and unable to beat the Tartan Army on neutral ground in the return leg (0–0).

In the qualifiers for the Euro 2024, Ukraine finished third in their highly competitive group, with four wins, two draws and two defeats. However, Italy finished ahead of the Zbirna only thanks to a favourable head-to-head record despite having the same number of points, while in the decisive Ukraine/Italy match (0–0) on neutral ground in Leverkusen, Germany, a refereeing error was made to the Ukrainians' disadvantage with a penalty not whistled for an Italian foul at the end of match.[37]

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.[38] 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.[39][40] In this decisive final, as in the semi-final against Bosnia, Ukraine conceded the opening goal on each occasion and 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

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Further information: List of football stadiums in Ukraine

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

During the Soviet era (before 1991), only three stadiums in Ukraine were used in official games, the Olimpiysky NSC in Kyiv (known then as Republican Stadium), the predecessor of Chornomorets, BSS Central Stadium in Odesa, and the Lokomotiv Stadium in Simferopol.

Since May 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, home game matches have been taking place in Łódź.[41]

Home venue record

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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 1.74
Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Kyiv 20 13 5 2 38 15 2.2
Arena Lviv Lviv 14 11 3 0 33 6 2.57
Metalist Oblast Sports Complex Kharkiv 13 7 2 4 21 9 1.77
Ukraina Stadium Lviv 6 6 0 0 14 5 3
Chornomorets Stadium Odesa 6 4 2 0 7 3 2.33
Donbass Arena Donetsk 5 0 1 4 2 9 0.2
Dnipro-Arena Dnipro 4 3 1 0 5 2 2.5
Shakhtar Stadium Donetsk 2 0 1 1 0 2 0.5
Slavutych-Arena Zaporizhzhia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Meteor Stadium Dnipro 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Totals 135 74 37 24 212 108 1.92
Last updated: 11 November 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Kits and sponsors

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Kit history and evolution

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On 29 March 2010, Ukraine debuted a new Adidas kit.[42] This replaced the Adidas kit with a yellow base and the traditional Adidas three stripe with a snake sash which was used in 2009.[43] Before 5 February 2009 Ukraine wore a Lotto kit. In 2009 the official team kit was produced by German company Adidas which has a contract with the Ukrainian team until 31 December 2016. Joma manufactured the kits beginning in 2017.[44]

Former crest

Sponsors

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

Former title and general sponsors included Ukrtelecom, Kyivstar,[48] Nordex (Austria),[49][50] and Geoton.

Kit supplier Period
United Kingdom Umbro 1992–1997
Germany Puma 1998–2002
Italy Lotto 2003–2008
Germany Adidas 2009–2016
Spain Joma 2017–2024
Germany Adidas 2024–present

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Ukraine national football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2023–24 in Ukrainian football

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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21 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Ukraine Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45
Report
Stadium: Bilino Polje
Attendance: 10,992
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs Ukraine  2–1  Iceland Wrocław, Poland
20:45
Report
Stadium: Wrocław Stadium
Attendance: 29,310
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
3 June Friendly Germany  0–0  Ukraine Nuremberg, Germany
Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
7 June Friendly Poland  3–1  Ukraine Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 47,013
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
11 June Friendly Moldova  0–4  Ukraine Chișinău, Moldova
19:00 Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
17 June UEFA Euro 2024 Romania  3–0  Ukraine Munich, Germany
15:00
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 61,591
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
21 June UEFA Euro 2024 Slovakia  1–2  Ukraine Düsseldorf, Germany
15:00
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 43,910
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
26 June UEFA Euro 2024 Ukraine  0–0  Belgium Stuttgart, Germany
18:00 Report Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
7 September 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine  1–2  Albania Prague, Czechia[b]
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
10 September 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  3–2  Ukraine Prague, Czechia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
11 October 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine  1–0  Georgia Poznań, Poland[b]
20:45
Report Stadium: Poznań Stadium
Attendance: 21,700
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
14 October 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine  1–1  Czech Republic Wrocław, Poland[b]
20:45
Report
Stadium: Wrocław Stadium
Attendance: 14,734
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
16 November 2024–25 Nations League Georgia  1–1  Ukraine Batumi, Georgia
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
19 November 2024–25 Nations League Albania  1–2  Ukraine Tirana, Albania
20:45
Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 20,547
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

2025

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20 March 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs Ukraine  v  Belgium TBD[b]
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
23 March 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs Belgium  v  Ukraine Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  v  France/ Croatia TBD[b]
20:45 Report
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Azerbaijan  v  Ukraine Azerbaijan
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Report
10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Iceland  v  Ukraine Iceland
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) Report
13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  v  Azerbaijan TBD[b]
20:45 Report
13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification France /Croatia  v  Ukraine France/Croatia
20:45 Report
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  v  Iceland TBD[b]
18:00 Report

Coaching staff

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Currently approved:[52]

Position Name
Head coach Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov
Assistant coach
Spain Vicente Gómez
Spain Alberto Bosch
Ukraine Hlib Platov
Goalkeeping coach Ukraine Rustam Khudzhamov
Fitness coach Spain Javier Lurueña

Coaching history

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As of 19 November 2024.[53][54]
No. Manager Nation Ukraine career G W D L GF GA GD Win % Qualifying cycle Final tour
1 Viktor Prokopenko Ukraine 1992 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 000.00
C Mykola Pavlov
Leonid Tkachenko 		Ukraine 1992 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
2 Oleh Bazylevych Ukraine 1993–1994 11 4 3 4 13 14 −1 036.36 1996
C Mykola Pavlov
Volodymyr Muntyan 		Ukraine 1994 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
C Yozhef Sabo Ukraine 1994 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00 1996
3 Anatoliy Konkov Ukraine 1995 7 3 0 4 8 13 −5 042.86 1996
4 Yozhef Sabo Ukraine 1996–1999 32 15 11 6 44 26 +18 046.88 1998, 2000
5 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Ukraine 2000–2001 18 6 7 5 20 20 +0 033.33 2002
6 Leonid Buryak Ukraine 2002–2003 19 5 6 8 18 23 −5 026.32 2004
7 Oleg Blokhin Ukraine 2003–2007 46 21 14 11 65 40 +25 045.65 2006, 2008 2006
8 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Ukraine 2008–2009 21 12 5 4 31 16 +15 057.14 2010
9 Myron Markevych[55] Ukraine 2010 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 075.00
C Yuriy Kalytvyntsev[56] Ukraine 2010–2011 8 1 5 2 10 13 −3 012.50
10 Oleg Blokhin[22] Ukraine 2011–2012 18 7 3 8 27 28 −1 038.89 2014 2012
C Andriy Bal[57] Ukraine 2012 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00 2014
C Oleksandr Zavarov Ukraine 2012 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
11 Mykhaylo Fomenko[58] Ukraine 2012–2016 37 24 6 7 67 22 +45 064.86 2014, 2016 2016
12 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine 2016–2021 51 25 13 13 71 61 +10 049.02 2018, 2020, 2022 2020
13 Oleksandr Petrakov Ukraine 2021[c]–2023 15 6 7 2 23 13 +10 040.00 2022
C Ruslan Rotan Ukraine 2023 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 2024
14 Serhiy Rebrov Ukraine 2023– 22 10 6 6 30 25 +5 045.45 2024 2024

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024–25 Nations League matches Georgia and Albania on 16 and 19 November 2024, respectively.[59]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Albania.[60][61][62][63]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Anatoliy Trubin (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23) 19 0 Portugal Benfica
1 1GK Heorhiy Bushchan (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30) 18 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
23 1GK Dmytro Riznyk (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
22 2DF Mykola Matviyenko (captain) (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) 74 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
16 2DF Vitaliy Mykolenko (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 25) 46 1 England Everton
13 2DF Illya Zabarnyi (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) 45 1 England Bournemouth
2 2DF Yukhym Konoplya (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25) 20 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4 2DF Maksym Talovyerov (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Austria LASK
5 2DF Valeriy Bondar (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3 2DF Oleksiy Sych (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv
17 3MF Oleksandr Zinchenko (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) 69 10 England Arsenal
10 3MF Mykola Shaparenko (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 40 2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
20 3MF Oleksandr Zubkov (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28) 37 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
7 3MF Mykhailo Mudryk (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) 28 3 England Chelsea
8 3MF Heorhiy Sudakov (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) 26 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
6 3MF Volodymyr Brazhko (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
19 3MF Oleksiy Hutsulyak (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26) 5 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
21 3MF Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya
14 3MF Oleksandr Nazarenko (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
15 3MF Dmytro Kryskiv (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 3MF Yehor Yarmolyuk (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Brentford
9 4FW Roman Yaremchuk (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 29) 59 17 Greece Olympiacos
11 4FW Artem Dovbyk (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27) 35 11 Italy Roma

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Andriy Lunin (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25) 13 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 WD
DF Oleksandr Tymchyk (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) 22 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 WD
DF Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) 8 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
DF Oleksandr Svatok (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 30) 8 0 United States Austin v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
DF Oleksandr Martynyuk (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Ukraine Oleksandriya v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 RES
DF Denys Popov (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Albania, 7 September 2024 INJ
DF Oleksandr Karavayev (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 32) 49 3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 PRE
MF Viktor Tsyhankov (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) 57 13 Spain Girona v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 INJ
MF Vitaliy Buyalskyi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) 13 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 INJ
MF Taras Stepanenko (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 35) 87 4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
MF Vladyslav Kabayev (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
MF Andriy Yarmolenko (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 35) 124 46 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 INJ
MF Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) 10 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 INJ
MF Artem Bondarenko (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 11 October 2024 RES
MF Ruslan Malinovskyi (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31) 66 7 Italy Genoa v.  Czech Republic, 10 September 2024
MF Serhiy Sydorchuk (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33) 62 3 Belgium Westerlo v.  Albania, 7 September 2024
MF Yehor Nazaryna (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 March 2024 RES
FW Vladyslav Vanat (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) 9 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 PRE
FW Danylo Sikan (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 7 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Georgia, 16 November 2024 RES
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.

Previous squads

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Player records

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Main article: List of Ukraine international footballers
As of 19 November 2024.[60][64][62][63]
Players in bold are still active with Ukraine.

Most appearances

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Andriy Yarmolenko is Ukraine's second most capped player with 124 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk[a] 144 4 2000–2016
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 124 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 Serhiy Rebrov 75 15 1992–2006

Top goalscorers

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Andriy Shevchenko is Ukraine's top scorer with 48 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 48 111 0.43 1995–2012
2 Andriy Yarmolenko 46 124 0.37 2009–present
3 Yevhen Konoplyanka 21 87 0.24 2010–2023
4 Roman Yaremchuk 17 59 0.29 2018–present
5 Serhiy Rebrov 15 75 0.2 1992–2006
6 Viktor Tsyhankov 13 57 0.23 2016–present
Oleh Husiev 13 98 0.13 2003–2016
8 Serhiy Nazarenko 12 56 0.21 2003–2012
9 Artem Dovbyk 11 35 0.31 2021–present
Yevhen Seleznyov 11 58 0.19 2008–2018

Most capped goalkeepers

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As of 19 November 2024.

Rank Player Games Wins GA Av GA Period
1 Andriy Pyatov 102 51 83 0.814 2007–2022
2 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 92 38 80 0.87 1994–2012
3 Anatoliy Trubin 19 6 22 1.158 2021–present
4 Heorhiy Bushchan 18 5 30 1.667 2020–present
5 Andriy Lunin 13 7 11 0.846 2018–present
6 Oleh Suslov 12 7 15 1.25 1994–1997
7 Vitaliy Reva 9 3 10 1.111 2001–2003
8 Andriy Dykan 8 5 11 1.375 2010–2012
Maksym Levytskyi 8 1 10 1.25 2000–2002
10 Denys Boyko 7 3 7 1 2014–2021
Dmytro Tyapushkin 7 1 11 1.571 1994–1995

Captains

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See also: List of Ukraine national football team captains

As of 19 November 2024.[66]

Rank Player Captain Caps Total Caps Period
1 Andriy Shevchenko 58 111 1995–2012
2 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk[a] 41 144 2000–2016
3 Oleh Luzhnyi 39 52 1992–2003
4 Andriy Yarmolenko 29 124 2009–present
5 Ruslan Rotan 24 100 2003–2018
Andriy Pyatov 24 102 2007–2022
7 Yuriy Kalitvintsev 13 22 1995–1999
Oleksandr Holovko 13 58 1995–2004
9 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 12 92 1994–2012
10 Oleksandr Kucher 8 57 2006–2017
Taras Stepanenko 8 87 2010–present

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA → Outcome
1930 to 1990 as Part of  Soviet Union 1930 to 1990 as Part of  Soviet Union
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
United States 1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[d] FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[d] 1994 Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA
France 1998 Did not qualify
12 6 3 3 11 9 1998 2nd in qualifying group 9, lost to Croatia in play-off
South Korea Japan 2002 12 4 6 2 15 13 2002 2nd in qualifying group 5, lost to Germany in play-off
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 5 7 Squad 12 7 4 1 18 7 2006 1st in qualifying group 2
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 21 7 2010 2nd in qualifying group 6, lost to Greece in play-off
Brazil 2014 12 7 3 2 30 7 2014 2nd in qualifying group H, lost to France in play-off
Russia 2018 10 5 2 3 13 9 2018 3rd in qualifying group I
Qatar 2022 10 3 6 1 14 10 2022 2nd in qualifying group D, lost to Wales in play-off
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined 2026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034 2034
Total Quarter-finals 1/7 5 2 1 2 5 7 – 80 38 28 14 122 62
* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship

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Main article: Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA → Outcome
Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992) Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992)
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 11 15 1996 4th in qualifying group 4
Belgium Netherlands 2000 12 5 6 1 16 7 2000 2nd in qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
Portugal 2004 8 2 4 2 11 10 2004 3rd in qualifying group 6
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 5 2 5 18 16 2008 4th in qualifying group B
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Host nation 2012 Qualified as host nation
France 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
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 17 4 2020 Winner of qualifying group B
Germany 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
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Italy Turkey 2032 2032
Total Quarter-finals 4/8 14 4 1 9 10 23 72 35 19 18 105 67

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 1 1st 4 3 0 1 5 5 Rise 14th
2020–21 A 4 4th 6 2 0 4 5 13 Decrease 13th
2022–23 B 1 2nd 6 3 2 1 10 4 Same position 22nd
2024–25 B 1 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 8 TBD 24th
Total 22 10 4 8 28 30 13th

Head-to-head record

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World Map of Ukraine's opponents

The following table shows Ukraine's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024.[68][69][70]

Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
Against Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania UEFA 8 6 1 1 16 7 +9
 Andorra UEFA 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17
 Armenia UEFA 10 7 3 0 25 8 +17
 Austria UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
 Azerbaijan UEFA 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6
 Bahrain AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Belarus UEFA 9 5 3 1 12 5 +7
 Belgium UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Bulgaria UEFA 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5
 Cameroon CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Canada CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Chile CONMEBOL 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Croatia UEFA 9 1 3 5 5 15 −10
 Cyprus UEFA 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
 Czech Republic UEFA 7 2 3 2 7 10 −3
 Denmark UEFA 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 England UEFA 10 1 3 6 4 16 −12
 Estonia UEFA 5 5 0 0 11 0 +11
 Faroe Islands UEFA 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
 Finland UEFA 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3
 France UEFA 12 1 5 6 8 23 −15
 Georgia UEFA 11 7 4 0 18 7 +11
 Germany UEFA 10 0 5 5 10 20 −10
 Greece UEFA 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1
 Hungary UEFA 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
 Iceland UEFA 5 2 2 1 5 5 0
 Iran AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Israel UEFA 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2
 Italy UEFA 10 0 3 7 4 17 −13
 Japan AFC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Kazakhstan UEFA 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6
 Kosovo UEFA 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Latvia UEFA 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
 Libya CAF 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
 Lithuania UEFA 10 7 1 2 20 8 +12
 Luxembourg UEFA 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
 Malta UEFA 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Moldova UEFA 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7
 Montenegro UEFA 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
 Morocco CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Netherlands UEFA 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
 Niger CAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Nigeria CAF 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Northern Ireland UEFA 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1
 North Macedonia UEFA 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6
 Norway UEFA 5 4 1 0 5 0 +5
 Poland UEFA 10 3 2 5 10 14 −4
 Portugal UEFA 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Romania UEFA 7 2 1 4 10 17 −7
 Russia UEFA 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
 San Marino UEFA 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17
 Saudi Arabia AFC 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
 Scotland UEFA 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1
 Serbia UEFA 7 6 1 0 16 3 +13
 Slovakia UEFA 10 5 3 2 13 12 +1
 Slovenia UEFA 6 1 3 2 7 7 0
 South Korea AFC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
 Spain UEFA 7 1 1 5 4 14 −10
 Sweden UEFA 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2
  Switzerland UEFA 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Tunisia CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Turkey UEFA 9 2 3 4 9 11 −2
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 United States CONCACAF 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
 Uzbekistan AFC 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
 Wales UEFA 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
Total: 72 nations FIFA 321 146 92 84 444 277 +167

FIFA Ranking history

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As of 01 November 2024.[71][72]
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
26 22 24

Honours

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Friendly

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c On 11 March 2022, UAF annulled Tymoshchuk's caps and goals for the national team due to his refusal to speak out against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[65]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[51]
  3. ^ Oleksandr Petrakov took over as caretaker for seven games, until he was formally appointed full-time on 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b FIFA adopted a decision not to allow to participate in the 1994 FIFA World Cup the national teams of those former Soviet republics that did not participate in the qualification draw on 8 December 1991.[10] A proposition of Ukraine to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia.[67]

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