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 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
- 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 Aliev 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
Results and fixtures
2025
Current squad
Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were called up for the friendly matches in March 2025.
- Match dates: 22 and 25 March 2025
- Opposition: Northern Ireland and Norway.
- Caps and goals correct as of: vs Norway on 25 March 2025.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (best Ukraine's result)
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".
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.
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 Kutepov, 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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