Results of the 2024 year for the U-19/20 national team of Ukraine

In February 2024, changes among the coaches of Ukraine’s youth national teams were announced. They also affected the team composed of players born in 2005.

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From its very first day, it was led by Oleg Kuznetsov, under whom the team passed the qualifying round for the Euro-2024 U-19, but in March 2024, the squad was completed by Dmytro Mykhailenko for the elite round of qualification.

It turned out remarkably well — three victories in three matches with a total score of 8:0, thanks to which Ukraine reached the final tournament of Euro-2024 U-19.

At the end of April, a short home training camp took place, during which the coaching staff reviewed the closest reserves of the team. During the camp, a friendly match was held with “Dіnaz” (0:0).

The performance of the U-19 team of Ukraine began with two scoreless draws in July at the European Championship, and in the last round of the group stage, a victory was necessary, namely — against Italy. However, this task was accomplished by Mykhailenko's team to the fullest, reaching the semi-finals (the fifth occurrence in the history of our U-19 teams), and at the same time earning a spot at the U-20 World Cup, which will take place in Chile in 2025 (also the fifth occurrence in our history).

And the goalkeeper Vladyslav Krapyvtsov, who recently signed a contract with Spanish “Girona,” and in the spring represented “Dnipro-1,” entered the symbolic team of Euro-2024 U-19.

All matches of the U-19/20 national team of Ukraine in 2024

A large group of players who have not played any matches in 2024 at the U-19 level were called up to this team.

Only in the April friendly match with “Dіnaz” did the following players take the field: goalkeeper Markiyan Bakus (“Rukh”), defenders Yegor Abramov, Daniil Vernattus (both — “Metalist”), Danilo Garazha (“Dnipro-1”), Ilya Kaplunov (“Kryvbas”), Yegor Potapenko (“Metalist 1925”), Nazariy Turko (“Rukh”), midfielders Artem Husol (“Kolos”), Danilo Kaydalov (“Metalist”), Matviy Panchenko (“Metalist 1925”), Oleksandr Fetyko and Artur Shakh (both — “Karpaty”), forwards Kostiantyn Kvas (“Rukh”) and Vadym Sydun (“Karpaty”).

In the preparation for the elite round and final tournament matches, the following names were also added to the team: goalkeepers Vladyslav Kravets (“Shakhtar”), Vyacheslav Surkis (“Dynamo”), Davyd Fesiuk (“Croatia,” Croatia), defender Nazar Balaba (“Dynamo”), midfielder Maksym Derkach (RFSH, Latvia).

All players of the U-19/20 national team of Ukraine in 2024