Ukraine national under-21 football team
| Nickname(s) | Молодіжка (Young men) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
| Head coach | Unai Melgosa | ||
| Captain | Arseniy Batahov | ||
| Most caps | Arseniy Batahov (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Pylyp Budkivskyi (18) | ||
| Home stadium | Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | ||
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| First international | |||
| Ukraine 0–0 Belarus Ternopil, Ukraine; 28 October 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Ukraine 8–0 Armenia Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 1998 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 4–0 Ukraine Paris, France; 26 March 1999 Note: Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2024) | ||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth [football] team of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Молодіжна збірна України) is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.
Their first game the team played was on 28 October 1992. Its first competition the team entered in 1994 the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament twice. The under-21s not only qualified for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reached the final, where they lost to Netherlands on 4 June 2006 by 3–0. The under-21s also qualified to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was held in Denmark.