The Ukraine national under-20 football team is primarily a special team that is formed for the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
after a successful performance of the
Ukraine national under-19 football team
The Ukraine national under-19 football team ( uk, Юнацька збірна України з футболу (U-19)) also known as the Junior football team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Fo ...
. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the
Ukraine national under-21 football team
The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth ootballteam of Ukraine ( uk, Молодіжна збірна України) is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international compet ...
. In the
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating South Korea in the final.
It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2001
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: Round of 16 (led by
Anatoli Kroschenko)
**Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament:
Oleksiy Byelik 3 goals
**
Full squad list
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2005
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: Round of 16 (led by
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko ( uk, Олексій Олександрович Михайличенко; born 30 March 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He is a Distinguished Master of Sports of the US ...
)
**Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament:
Oleksandr Aliev 5 goals
**
Full squad list
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2015
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: Round of 16 (led by
Oleksandr Petrakov)
**Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament:
Viktor Kovalenko 5 goals
**
Full squad list
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2019
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: Champions (led by
Oleksandr Petrakov)
**Ukraine's top scorer at the tournament:
Danylo Sikan
Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan ( ua, Данило Ярославович Сікан; born 16 April 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Club career
Sikan started playing football in FC Polissya ...
4 goals
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Full squad list
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
(best Ukraine's result)
Group stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Squad
The following 21 players have been called up to the
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
.
Head coach:
Oleksandr Petrakov
Honours
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
:
2019
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References
{{Ukrainian Premier League Reserves
European national under-20 association football teams
Under-20
Youth football in Ukraine