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The Ukraine national bandy team is
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
's national representative in the sport of
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
. Two national teams exist, one for men and one for women. Both teams are organized by the
Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation
Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation (Ukrainian: Українська федерація хокею з м'ячем та рінк-бенді (УФХМР)) known by the abbreviation, "UBRF", is the governing body for the sports of bandy and ...
. A national junior boys team has also competed internationally for Ukraine. This article deals chiefly with the men's senior national team. The national team's kit is in the
Ukrainian colours of yellow and blue.
[Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation]
seen 16 May 2015
The Ukraine national men's bandy team made its debut at the
2013 Bandy World Championship. The
Ukraine national women's bandy team
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
was scheduled to make its world debut at the
2022 Women's Bandy World Championship but had to withdraw due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
History
The national team made its debut at the men's
2013 Bandy World Championship (XXXIIIrd), and also participated at the
2014 Bandy World Championship (XXXIVth). For the
2015 Bandy World Championship, the team withdrew for political reasons due to the
conflict with Russia over
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
. At the
2016 Bandy World Championship
Bandy World Championship 2016, the XXXVI Bandy World Championship, was held with Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, as host region. Most of the games was played at the Volga-Sport-Arena in Ulyanovsk. Because of its higher spectator capacity, the group sta ...
(XXXVIth) they returned, capturing bronze in Division B, currently the national team's best performance in history.
The men's national team did not participate in the
2022 Bandy World Championship
The 2022 Bandy World Championship was to be held from 27 March to 3 April 2022 in Syktyvkar, Russia.
History
The championship was originally scheduled to take place from 30 March to 4 April 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Th ...
which was to be the first time the men's tournament was to be held since the
Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
outbreak. The tournament was cancelled due to the unforeseen impact of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
World Championship record
Seniors
The Ukraine national men's senior bandy team began competing in the
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
making its debut at the
2013 Bandy World Championship. It did not compete in the
2015
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or
2022
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tournament.
Y15 Ukraine
Team Ukraine Senior
2013 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2013 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:
2014 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2014 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:
2015 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the
2015 Bandy World Championship. The national team withdrew from the tournament due to the
conflict with Russia over
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
.
2016 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2016 Bandy World Championship
Bandy World Championship 2016, the XXXVI Bandy World Championship, was held with Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, as host region. Most of the games was played at the Volga-Sport-Arena in Ulyanovsk. Because of its higher spectator capacity, the group sta ...
in Division B with the following roster:
2017 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2017 Bandy World Championship in Division B with the following roster:
2018 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2018 Bandy World Championship in Division B.
2019 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2019 Bandy World Championship
2019 Bandy World Championship was held in Vänersborg, Sweden, between men's national teams among bandy playing nations. It was the XXXIXth Bandy World Championship.
Host selection
The tournament was supposed to be held in Irkutsk in Russia. Howe ...
in Division B.
2020 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the
2020 Bandy World Championship in Division B.
2021 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the
2021 Bandy World Championship because it was cancelled due to the
Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
2022 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the
2022 Bandy World Championship
The 2022 Bandy World Championship was to be held from 27 March to 3 April 2022 in Syktyvkar, Russia.
History
The championship was originally scheduled to take place from 30 March to 4 April 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Th ...
which was cancelled due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
Team Ukraine Junior
The
Bandy World Championship for youth teams are held in a number of different age classes and are held regularly for athletes who do not compete for the national senior team. The following are the age classes for males:
*
World Championship Y15 – for boys' teams up to age 15
*
World Championship Y17 – for boys' teams up to age 17
*
World Championship Y19 – for young men's teams up to age 19
*
World Championship Y23 – for young men's teams up to age 23
''The first World Championship Y16 was held in 1994. Since 2002, it has been for Y15 teams only.''
2014 Y15
The following was the Ukrainian youth team squad for the 2014
Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship who finished in 4th place:
2015 Y15
The Ukraine national youth team did not compete in the
2015 Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship. The national Y15 team withdrew from the tournament due to the
conflict with Russia over
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
. The intended roster had been as follows:
# Yuri Vyborov (gk)
# Arkadiy Nagoga
# Kyrylo Shmatchenko
# Sergei Smurov
# Anton Riapolov
# Kiril Dolgikh
# Bogdan Arabov
# Artur Sysoev
# Evgenii Gromnitskii
# Volodymyr Golets
# Mykhaylo Skalyts`kyy
# Maksym Melnychuk (gk)
# Ivan Shvvedchenko
# Bohdan Sukharov
2016 Y15
The Ukrainian youth team squad competed in the 2016
Y15 Youth Bandy World Championship.
2020 Y15
The 2020 World Championship Y15 tournament in
Arkhangelsk, Russia
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near i ...
, was cancelled.
Notable players
* , Suzdalev Yuriy Vasyliovych
Gallery
File:Vetlanda Ukraine national bandy team.jpg, Ukraine at the 2013 Bandy World Championship
File:Vasteras Ukraine national bandy team.jpg, Ukraine at the 2013 Bandy World Championship
File:Збірна України з хокею з м’ячем IMG 1455.jpg, Ukraine national men's bandy team in February of 2016
File:Збірна України з хокею з м’ячем IMG 1696.jpg, Ukraine at the 2016 World Championship
File:Ukraine national bandy team in Ulianovsk.jpg, Ukraine at the 2016 World Championship
External links
Ukrainian bandy and Rink Bandy Federation
References
{{National sports teams of Ukraine
Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
National bandy teams
Bandy in Ukraine