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 1977 Soviet team that won the inaugural edition of the FIFA Youth World Championship, 9 of the 18 players of the Soviet squad were Ukrainian. As an independent country, 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 YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGASquad 1977Part of 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993Did not enter 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001Round of 1611th412165 Squad 2003Did not qualify 2005Round of 1612th411277 Squad 2007Did not qualify 2009 2011 2013 2015Round of 169th4220101 Squad 2017Did not qualify 2019Champions1st7610134Squad 2023Did not qualify 2025Round of 1610th421154Squad 2027TBD000000SquadTotal 1 Title 23 12 7 4 41 21 5/15
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 Aliyev 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 2025: Round of 16 (led by Dmytro Mykhailenko) Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament: Hennadiy Synchuk 2 goals
Results and fixtures 2025
2027
Current squad Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in September-October 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2025, after the match against Spain.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
Notes WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Ukraine's best results) Group stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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".УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №521/2019. www.president.gov.ua. 15 July 2019
Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov Coach: Andriy Annenkov Coach: Vyacheslav Kernozenko Coach: Vyacheslav Ruzhentsev
Head-to-head record The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
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 Kutyepov, 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
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