Since 2012, throughout the history of the U-19 championship in Ukraine, 152 coaches have led the actions of 37 teams.
Ihor Kostiuk (photo: fcdynamo.com)Among them, we highlight the current leader of Dynamo, Ihor Kostiuk, who with each round increases his tally of games to a remarkable 187, confidently securing his spot at the top of the list of youth coach guards.
We also note Anatoliy Didenko (Chornomorets) among the coaches of the youth teams of the first part of the U-19 championship, who has already conducted 93 games in youth championships and has climbed to 5th place, surpassing Vasyl Baranov and Oleg Kolobich in the guard list. Pavel Kikoty, who managed the actions of Lviv in the fall, made it into the top 20 ranking.
In the second part of the current season, Stanislav Upilkov (Veres) and Oleksandr Karpov (Oleksandriya) can surpass the coaching height of 50 games, with 47 games each, while Oleksii Bielik (Shakhtar) has 46, and Henadii Lytovchenko (Polissia) has 41.
Top 20 Guard Coaches in the U-19 Championship of Ukraine (2012-2024)
| Coach | Clubs | Seasons | Games |
1 | Ihor Kostiuk | Dynamo | 2018-… | 187 |
2 | Vadym Mandriyevskyi | Vorskla | 2015-2018 | 105 |
3 | Yuriy Dudnyk | Zorya | 2013-2016 | 103 |
4 | Oleksandr Pozdiev | Koloss | 2021-2024 | 101 |
5 | Anatoliy Didenko | Chornomorets | 2022-… | 93 |
6 | Oleg Kolobich | Veres, Lviv | 2018-2021 | 91 |
| Vasyl Baranov | Zorya, Vorskla | 2017, 2019-2024 | 91 |
8 | Viktor Bytsura | Dnipro-1, Oleksandriya | 2020-2021, 2024 | 89 |
9 | Dmytro Kara-Mustafa | Zorya | 2017-2020 | 87 |
10 | Andriy Tlumak | Karpaty | 2013-2016, 2018 | 81 |
11 | Oleksandr Poklonskyi | Dnipro | 2014-2016 | 80 |
12 | Valeriy Kryvenstov | Shakhtar | 2013-2015 | 79 |
13 | Valentin Slyusar | Hoverla | 2014-2016 | 75 |
| Ihor Khomenko | Inhulets | 2021-2023 | 75 |
15 | Oskar Ratulutra | Shakhtar | 2021-2023 | 74 |
16 | Oleksandr Omelchuk | Vorskla | 2013-2014, 2021 | 72 |
| Pavel Kikoty | Skala, Lviv | 2015-… | 72 |
18 | Oleksandr Spitsin | Chornomorets | 2015-2018 | 70 |
19 | Yuriy Hura | Oleksandriya | 2019-2021 | 67 |
20 | Vitaliy Ponomaryov | Rukh | 2021-2023 | 61 |
Note: seasons indicated by the years of their completion; statistics as of 26.12.2024.
