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Ukraine national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Zhovto-Blakytni ("Yellow and Blues") |
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| Association | Football Federation of Ukraine |
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Andriy Shevchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Andriy Shevchenko (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 11 (February 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 132 (September 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Elo ranking | 18 (March 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 67 (March 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ukraine 1 - 3 Hungary  (Uzhgorod, Ukraine; 29 April 1992) |
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Ukraine 6 - 0 Azerbaijan  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 15 August 2006) |
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 Croatia 4 - 0 Ukraine (Zagreb, Croatia; 25 March 1995)  Spain 4 - 0 Ukraine (Leipzig, Germany; 14 June 2006) |
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| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After the split of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on April 29, 1992.
Prior to the split, Ukrainian players represented the USSR national football team. Some of the best Ukrainian players of the beginning of the 1990s (including Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, Sergei Yuran and Oleg Salenko) chose to play for Russia as it was named the official successor of the USSR, while Ukraine did not participate in major international competitions until 1994. As a result a crisis was created for both the national team and the domestic league. Problems were further compounded when Soviet Union's five-year UEFA coefficients, despite being earned in part by Ukrainian players, were transferred directly to the direct descendant of the Soviet national football team - the Russian national football team.
In the following years, the Ukrainian team improved, showcasing talents like Andriy Shevchenko and Serhiy Rebrov. However, Ukraine failed to qualify for any major intercontinental tournament prior to 2005, three times failing at the last qualifying stage, the playoffs, after finishing second in their qualifying groups. It lost to Croatia, failing to get to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia prevented Ukraine from going to Euro 2000, and Germany stopped them prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
After an unsuccessful Euro 2004 qualification campaign, Ukraine appointed Oleg Blokhin as the national team's head coach. Despite initial resentment to his appointment due to his previous poor coaching record and calls for a foreign coach, Ukraine went on to qualify for their first-ever FIFA World Cup on September 3, 2005, by drawing with Georgia, 1:1, in T'bilisi. In their first World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup), Ukraine reached the quarter-finals before losing 3:0 to eventual champions Italy.
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The most important matches of the Ukrainian national team are held in Kiev´s Olimpiysky National Sports Complex, the previous home of Dynamo Kyiv (which presently only uses the stadium for major European matches). However as new infrastructure and stadiums are built (especially in preparation for Euro 2012), other venues will include stadiums in the cities of Lviv, Donetsk and Odessa.
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament since splitting from the USSR, Ukraine were drawn in Group H along with Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine got off to a poor start with a 4:0 defeat against Spain, but recovered to beat Saudi Arabia 4:0 in a then-national record victory. In their last group match, a lacklustre performance by Ukraine saw them hold on to second place, as they beat Tunisia 1:0 with a penalty kick scored by Andriy Shevchenko.
In the second round, Ukraine beat Switzerland on penalties (3:0) when the match ended 0:0 after extra-time. In the quarter-finals, Ukraine lost 3:0 to Italy to end their first World Cup campaign.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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| 6 February 2008 | Friendly |  Cyprus |
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| 26 March 2008 | Friendly |  Turkey |
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| 23 May 2008 | Friendly |  Holland |
- See also: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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| 21 November 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Kiev |
 France |
Drew 2:2 | Voronin 13',Shevchenko 46' - Henry 20', Govou 34' |
| 17 November 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying |  Kaunas |
Lithuania |
Lost 2:0 | Savenas 41', Danilevičius 67' |
| 17 October 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Kiev |
 Faroe Islands |
Won 5:0 | Kalynychenko 40', 49', Husyev 43', 45', Vorobei 64' |
| 13 October 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying |  Glasgow |
Scotland |
Lost 1:3 | Shevchenko 24' - Miller 4', McCulloch 10', McFadden 68' |
| 12 September 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Kiev |
 Italy |
Lost 1:2 | Shevchenko 71' - Di Natale 41', Di Natale 77' |
| 8 September 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying |  Tbilisi |
Georgia |
Drew 1:1 | Siradze 87' - Shelayev 7' |
| 22 August 2007 | Friendly | Kiev |
 Uzbekistan |
Won 2:1 | Hladky 29', Rotan 66' - Geynrich 90' |
| 2 June 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Saint-Denis |
France |
Lost 2:0 | Ribery 57', Anelka 71' |
| 28 March 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Odessa |
Lithuania |
Won 1:0 | Husyev 47' |
| 24 March 2007 | Euro 2008 Qualifying | Toftir |
Faroe Islands |
Won 0:2 | Yezerskiy 21', Husyev 57' |
| 7 February 2007 | Friendly |  Ramat Gan |
Israel |
Drew 1:1 | Badir 38' - Kalynychenko 73' |
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Scorers |
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| 1930 to 1994 | Did not enter, was part of USSR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 to 2002 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Shevchenko (2), Kalynychenko, Rebrov, Rusol |
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | Best: 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Top scorer: Shevchenko (2) |
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Scorers |
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| 1960 to 1992 | Did not enter, was part of USSR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 to 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Qualified as host nation (along with Poland) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Best: - | Best: - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Top scorer: |
| FIFA World Cup | European Football Championship |
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| 1994 - Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA | 1996 - Finished 4th in Qualifying group |
| 1998 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, lost to Croatia in playoffs | 2000 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, lost to Slovenia in playoffs |
| 2002 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, lost to Germany in playoffs | 2004 - Finished 3rd in Qualifying group |
| 2006 - Finished 1st in Qualifying group, qualified for WC 2006 | 2008 - Finished 4th in Qualifying group |
| 2010 - Qualification in progress | 2012 - Qualified as host nation |
For notable players from the USSR era, see USSR national football team.
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Player/coach records are accurate as of November 21, 2007.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Oleksandr Shovkovskiy [1] | 1994 - Present | 83 | 64c |
| 2 | Andriy Shevchenko [1] | 1995 - Present | 79 | 36 |
| 3 | Serhiy Rebrov [1] | 1992 - Present | 75 | 15 |
| 4 | Anatoliy Tymoschuk [1] | 2000 - Present | 74 | 1 |
| 5 | Andriy Husin | 1993 - 2006 | 71 | 9 |
| 6 | Andriy Vorobei [1] | 2000 - Present | 66 | 9 |
| 7 | Andriy Nesmachniy [1] | 2000 - Present | 64 | 0 |
| 8 | Vladislav Vashchuk [1] | 1996 - Present | 63 | 1 |
| 9 | Oleksandr Holovko | 1995 - 2004 | 58 | 0 |
| 10 | Serhiy Popov | 1993 - 2003 | 54 | 5 |
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) |
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| 1 | Andriy Shevchenko [1] | 1995 - Present | 36 (79) |
| 2 | Serhiy Rebrov [1] | 1992 - Present | 15 (75) |
| 3 | Andriy Vorobei [1] | 2000 - Present | 9 (66) |
| = | Andriy Husin | 1993 - 2006 | 9 (71) |
| 5 | Timerlan Huseinov | 1993 - 1997 | 8 (14) |
| 6 | Maksym Kalynychenko [1] | 2002 - Present | 7 (35) |
| 7 | Viktor Leonenko | 1992 - 1996 | 6 (14) |
| = | Ruslan Rotan [1] | 2003 - Present | 6 (32) |
| = | Oleh Husyev [1] | 2003 - Present | 6 (45) |
| = | Andriy Voronin [1] | 2002 - Present | 6 (51) |
| # | Player | Ukraine career | Captain (Total Caps) |
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| 1 | Oleh Luzhny | 1992 - 2002 | 39 (52) |
| 2 | Andriy Shevchenko [1] | 1995 - Present | 35 (79) |
| 3 | Oleksandr Holovko | 1995 - 2004 | 13 (58) |
| = | Yuri Kalitvintsev | 1995 - 1999 | 13 (22) |
| 5 | Oleksandr Shovkovskiy [1] | 1994 - Present | 10 (83) |
| 6 | Anatoliy Tymoschuk [1] | 2000 - Present | 6 (74) |
| 7 | Serhiy Bezhenar | 1992 - 1997 | 4 (23) |
| = | Yuri Maximov | 1992 - 2002 | 4 (27) |
| 9 | Serhiy Diryavka | 1992 - 1995 | 3 (9) |
| = | Ihor Kutepov | 1992 - 1993 | 3 (4) |
| Manager | Ukraine career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF[2] | GA[3] | Win % |
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| Viktor Prokopenko | 1992 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16.67% |
| Mykola Pavlov (caretaker) | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Oleh Bazilevich | 1993-1994 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 50.00% |
| Mykola Pavlov (caretaker) | 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| Yozhef Sabo | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% |
| Anatoly Konjkov | 1995 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 42.86% |
| Yozhef Sabo | 1996-1999 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 64.06% |
| Valery Lobanovsky | 2000-2001 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 52.78% |
| Leonid Buriak | 2002-2003 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 42.11% |
| Oleg Blokhin | 2003-Dec. 2007 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 40 | 60.87% |
The following players have all recently been called up to the Ukraine squad. Players in bold were in the Ukraine squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Oleksandr Shovkovsky | 02.01.1975 | Dynamo Kyiv |
83 (-64) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Bohdan Shust | 04.03.1986 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
4 (-1) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Andriy Pyatov | 28.06.1984 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
4 (-4) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Maksym Startsev | 20.01.1980 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
2 (-1) | v Italy, September 12, 2007 |
- Defenders
- Midfielders
- Forwards
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Andriy Shevchenko | 29.09.1976 |  Chelsea |
79 (36) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Andriy Vorobei | 29.11.1978 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
66 (9) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Andriy Voronin | 21.07.1979 | Liverpool |
51 (6) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Oleksiy Byelik | 15.02.1981 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
19 (5) | v France, June 2, 2007 |
| Artem Milevsky | 12.01.1985 | Dynamo Kyiv |
11 (0) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Oleksandr Hladky | 24.08.1987 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
5 (1) | v France, November 20, 2007 |
| Date | FIFA Ranking | Elo Rating |
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| January 1994 | 90th | 49th |
| January 1995 | 77th | 63rd |
| January 1996 | 69th | 55th |
| January 1997 | 59th | 44th |
| January 1998 | 49th | 44th |
| January 1999 | 34th | 34th |
| January 2000 | 27th | 36th |
| January 2001 | 34th | 34th |
| January 2002 | 45th | 42nd |
| January 2003 | 45th | 40th |
| January 2004 | 61st | 49th |
| January 2005 | 57th | 31st |
| January 2006 | 40th | 30th |
| January 2007 | 13th | 21st |
- Highest position ever
- FIFA: 11 (February 2007)
- Elo: 18 (March 2007)
- Lowest position ever
- FIFA: 132 (September 1993)
- Elo: 67 (March 1995)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Still available for selection
- ^ Goals for / scored
- ^ Goals against / conceded
- ^ Removed from 23-man 2006 FIFA World Cup squad due to injury. Replaced by Oleksandr Yatsenko
- ^ On loan from Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian page on FIFA web-site (include upcomming fixtures)
- Official website
- Ukraine National Football Team
- UkrSoccerHistory.com
- http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=328162&cc=5901
- http://www.eloratings.net/
- Videos of Ukrainian soccer goals(cataloged in English)
