Ukraine national under-19 football team


The Ukraine national under-19 football team also known as the Junior football team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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.
Ukraine national under-19 football team is the second youth national football team in the country after the national under-21 football team. Previously it was known as Ukraine national under-18 football team before competitions shifted back in 1999. The team represents Ukraine at the continental championship for under-19 national teams. Most often a lot of its players formerly participated in continental and World competitions for national under-17 football teams. Upon a successful performance at the European championship for the under-19 teams it qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup that is organized for teams of under-20.
Ukraine national under-19 football team has good traditions which it inherited from its parent Soviet national youth football team providing such players like Serhiy Scherbakov and Oleg Salenko for the Ukraine main national team.
The under-19 football team has its reserve team known as under-18 football team that also participates in preparations to the under-19 football competitions.
Until 2002 the team played as the national under-18 football team for Ukraine. Its first game it played in 1994 away against Israel losing it 0–2.

Honours

Official

Unlike the under-21 team, the continental competitions for under-19 take place on annual basis starting from 1992.

European championship

;Under-18 competitions
;Under-19 competitions

FIFA U-20 World Cup

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

;Group B
;1/2 finals

2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

;Qualifying round
;Elite round

Forthcoming Fixtures

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

;Qualifying round

Current Team

Latest squad

The following 20 players have been called up to the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification elite round.
Head coach: Serhiy Nahornyak