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The Ukraine national bandy team is
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
's national representative in the winter team sport of
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, 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 playin ...
. Two national teams exist, one for men and one for women. Both teams are organized by the
Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation. 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 women's national bandy team 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, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
. The women's team was to next attempt making its world debut at the
2023 Women's Bandy World Championship in
Sweden
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.
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 ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
. 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 were 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 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 and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
outbreak. The tournament was cancelled due to the unforeseen impact of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
World Championship record
Seniors
The Ukraine national men's senior bandy team began competing in the
Bandy World Championship making its debut at the
2013 Bandy World Championship. It did not compete in the
2015
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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 ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
.
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 were 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
Brändö
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municipality in Finland was sponsor of the Ukraine national bandy team at the
2017 Bandy World Championship. The Ukraine national bandy team competed in the 2017 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 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 and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
2022 Seniors
The Ukraine national bandy team did not compete in the
2022 Bandy World Championship which was cancelled due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
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:
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World Championship Y15 – for boys' teams up to age 15
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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 ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
. 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, 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
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The playin ...
National bandy teams
Bandy in Ukraine
2013 establishments in Ukraine
National sports teams established in 2013