Ukraine women's national football team

The Ukraine women's national football team represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.

Ukraine
Nickname(s)Zhinky
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Українська Асоціація Футболу
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachVolodymyr Pyatenko (caretaker)
CaptainOlena Khodyreva
Most capsLyudmyla Pekur (110)
Top scorerDaryna Apanashchenko (44)[1]
Home stadiumArena Lviv, Lviv (following Russian aggression)
Stadion imeni Gagrina, Chernihiv
FIFA codeUKR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 35 1 (14 June 2024)[2]
Highest16 (June 2008 – June 2009)
Lowest35 (December 2021 – March 2022)
First international
 Ukraine 0–0 Moldova 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992)[3]
Biggest win
 Ukraine 8–0 Belarus 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 0–8 Germany 
(Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019)
 Germany 8–0 Ukraine 
(Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019)
 Japan 8–0 Ukraine 
(Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup Stage (2009)

The team has been playing since 30 June 1992 when it hosted a team of Moldova. Before its first official tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies all with Belarus in 1993.

The first (and so far only) major tournament they played in was the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. Their most recent competition is qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[4]

Team image

Nicknames

The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".

Home stadium

The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches at Arena Lviv, while before the Russian aggression at Stadion imeni Gagarina.

  • record since 2007
Venue City Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Points per game
Stadion imeni Gagarina Chernihiv 13 8 2 3 29 12 2
Arena Lviv Lviv 13 6 3 4 28 23 1.62
Obolon Arena Kyiv 3 3 0 0 7 1 3
Sevastopol Sports Complex Sevastopol 3 1 0 2 7 4 1
Stadion Illichivets Mariupol 2 2 0 0 8 1 3
Stadion Ukrayina Lviv 2 1 1 0 3 2 2
Stadion imeni Bannikova Kyiv 1 1 0 0 8 0 3
Ternopilsky Misky Stadion Ternopil 1 1 0 0 2 0 3

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

7 July 2023 Friendly Portugal  2–0  Ukraine Porto
Silva 19', 45+2' Report
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 20,123
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B Ukraine  1–2  Serbia Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański
15:00 Report Attendance: 173
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B Poland  2–1  Ukraine Gdynia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni,
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Greece  2–1  Ukraine Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
10:00 Report Attendance: Heraklion
Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Ukraine  0–1  Poland Stalowa Wola, Poland
Report Stadium: Stal Stalowa Wola Stadium
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Serbia  0–1  Ukraine Stara Pazova, Serbia
Report
Stadium: Sports Center of FA of Serbia - Pitch 1
Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

2024

27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Ukraine  3–0
(7–0 agg.)
 Bulgaria Antalya, Turkey[lower-alpha 1]
14:00 (16:00 TRT) Report Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Note: Ukraine won 7–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Ukraine  2–0  Kosovo Antalya (Turkey)[note 1]
Report Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Croatia  1–0  Ukraine Podujevo
Report Attendance: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Wales  1–1  Ukraine
Report
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Ukraine  2–2  Wales TBD[note 1]
Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 21 August 2023[7]

Role Name
Head coach Volodymyr Pyatenko[8][9]
Assistant coach Vacant
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeping coach Oleksandr Mytko
Administrator Oleksandr Harbuzyuk
Team Manager Serhiy Novikov
Doctor Oleksandr Vokhmintsev

Manager history

Period Manager Ref.
1992–1993 Oleksandr Chubarov [10][11]
1994–2000 Serhiy Kachkarov [12]
2000–2002 Anatoliy Piskovets [13]
2003–2004 Mykola Lytvyn [14]
2005–2006 Volodymyr Kulayev [15]
2007–2014 Anatoliy Kutsev [16]
2015–2018 Volodymyr Reva [17]
2018–2021 Natalya Zinchenko [18]
2021–2023 Lluís Cortés [19][20][21]
2023–present Volodymyr Pyatenko (interim)

Players

Current squad

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 27 February 2024.[23]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Darya Kelyushyk (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 4 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
23 1GK Kateryna Samson (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 49 0 Vorskla Poltava
1GK Kateryna Boklach (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 1 0 Olympique de Marseille

2 2DF Olga Basanska (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 79 2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
14 2DF Lyubov Shmatko (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 50 5 Galatasaray
2DF Yana Kotyk (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 1 1 Vorskla Poltava
2 2DF Iryna Podolska (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 28 0 Vorskla Poltava
2 2DF Marina Shayniuk (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 1 0 Vorskla Poltava
2DF Kateryna Korsun (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 23 1 Vorskla Poltava

3 3MF Anna Petryk (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 35 0 Vorskla Poltava
3MF Veronika Andrukhiv (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 50 6 Vorskla Poltava
3MF Dayana Semkiv (2004-07-29) 29 July 2004 8 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
3MF Daryna Apanashchenko (captain) (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 143 64 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
3MF Tamila Khimich (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 58 4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
7 3MF Yana Kalinina (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 60 7 Vorskla Poltava
3MF Natiya Pantsulaya (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 51 2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
9 3MF Nicole Kozlova (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 31 5 Vorskla Poltava

16 3MF Olha Ovdiychuk (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 82 15 Fomget GSK
4FW Roksolana Kravchuk (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 22 3 Vorskla Poltava
22 4FW Inna Hlushchenko (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 14 3 Nice

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to a Ukraine squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Daryna Bondarchuk (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 12 0 Vorskla Poltava v.  Portugal, 7 July 2023
GK Marina Dudnik (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 0 0 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Portugal, 7 July 2023

DF Tetyana Romanenko (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 68 11 Saint-Étienne retired[24]
DF Iryna Kotiash (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 3 0 Vorskla Poltava v.  Poland, 26 September 2023
DF Anastasiya Voronina (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 3 0 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Bulgaria,27 February 2024
DF Yana Derkach (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 8 0 Fomget GSK v.  Croatia,9 April 2024

MF Tetyana Kitayeva (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 22 0 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Portugal, 7 July 2023
MF Iryna Kochnyeva (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 21 1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v.  Portugal, 7 July 2023
MF Khrystyna Pereviznyk (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 2 0 Fatih Karagümrük v.  Poland, 26 September 2023
MF Viktoriya Holovach (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 0 0 Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Poland, 26 September 2023
MF Viktoriya Hiryn (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 16 1 Ladomyr Volodymyr v.  Serbia, 5 December 2023
MF Yana Malakhova (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 18 1 Mura v.  Bulgaria,27 February 2024
MF Iryna Maiborodina (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 1 0 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Croatia,9 April 2024
MF Nadiia Kunina (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 36 6 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Croatia,9 April 2024
MF Yelyzaveta Molodyuk (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 1 0 Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Croatia,9 April 2024

FW Polina Yanchuk (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 1 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v.  Portugal, 7 July 2023

Previous squads

UEFA European Women's Championship

Records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Honours


Other tournaments

Champions: 2000
Champions: 2022

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Outcome
1991 as Part of  Soviet Union 1991 as Part of  Soviet Union
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
1995 Did not qualify Same as UEFA Euro 1995
1999 8 3 1 4 10 19 19982nd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A), lost to Germany in play-off
2003 6 2 1 3 9 12 20033rd in Qualifying group 1 (Class A)
2007 8 5 1 2 20 11 20072nd in Qualifying group 1 (First Category)
2011 12 5 3 4 24 15 20111st in Qualifying group 4, lost to Norway and Italy in play-off
2015 12 7 2 3 37 13 20152nd in Qualifying group 6, lost to Italy in play-off
2019 8 4 1 3 9 10 20193rd in Qualifying group 4
2023 8 3 1 4 12 20 20233rd in Qualifying group B
2027 To be determined To be determined 2027
Total Never qualified 62 29 10 23 121 100
* Denotes draws include knock-out matches decided on penalty kicks.

Qualification record

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 8 8 0 0 53 0 +53 24 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 8–0 5–0 3–0 12–0
2  Scotland 8 5 1 2 22 13 +9 16 Play-offs 0–2 1–1 2–1 7–1
3  Ukraine 8 3 1 4 12 20 8 10 0–6 0–4 2–0 4–0
4  Hungary 8 3 0 5 19 19 0 9 0–7 0–2 4–2 7–0
5  Faroe Islands 8 0 0 8 2 56 54 0 0–10 0–6 0–3 1–7
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Women's Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA Outcome
1984 to 1991 as Part of  Soviet Union 1984 to 1991 as Part of  Soviet Union
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
1993 Did not enter Did not enter
1995 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 9 12 19953rd in Qualifying group 2, relegated to Class B
1997 8 6 1 1 17 5 19971st in Qualifying group 8, won over Romania in play-off and promoted to Class A
2001 8 1 2 5 7 18 20013rd in Qualifying group 3, lost to England in play-off
2005 8 2 1 5 7 21 20054th in Qualifying group 4
2009 Group Stage 10 3 1 0 2 2 4 10 8 1 1 20 3 20092nd in Qualifying group 5, won over Slovenia in play-off
2013 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 22 10 20132nd in Qualifying group 5, lost to Iceland in play-off
2017 8 4 1 3 14 12 20173rd in Qualifying group 3
2022 10 5 0 5 17 25 20222nd in Qualifying group I, lost to Northern Ireland in play-off
2025 To be determined To be determined 2025
Total 1/8 3 1 0 2 2 4 68 34 8 26 113 106

Qualification record

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 8 8 0 0 46 1 +45 24 Final tournament 8–0 3–0 6–0 10–0
2  Ukraine 8 5 0 3 16 21 5 15 Play-offs 0–8 1–0 4–0 2–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1 13 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–0
4  Greece 8 2 1 5 6 21 15 7 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–0
5  Montenegro 8 0 0 8 2 28 26 0 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–4
Source: UEFA

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2023–24 B 3 000000

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1  Poland (P) 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Promotion to League A 2–1 2–1 2–0
2  Serbia 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Qualification for promotion play-offs 1–1 0–1 4–0
3  Ukraine (O) 6 2 0 4 5 7 2 6 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–1 1–2 1–0
4  Greece (R) 6 1 0 5 3 13 10 3 Relegation to League C 1–3 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1995 Albena CupFinal2nd
1999 Albena Cup3rd place4th
2000 Albena CupFinal1st
2002 Albena Cup3rd place3rd
2005 Albena CupGroup stage2nd
2006 Albena CupGroup stage3rd
2017 Four Nations TournamentGroup stage3rd310246
2020 Pinatar CupGroup stage3rd310244
2022 Turkish Women's CupGroup stage1st330050

See also

Notes

  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[5]
  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[6]

References

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  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. Viktor Zahlada. The retrospective. On 30 June 1992 there was the first official game of the women's national football team (Ретроспектива. 30.06.92 – перший офіційний матч жіночої збірної). Womensfootball.com.ua. 23 March 2020
  4. "Standings". UEFA. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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  9. "НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ЖІНОЧА ЗБІРНА | УКРАЇНСЬКА ДЕЛЕГАЦІЯ ПРИБУЛА ДО ГДАНСЬКА". womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. Oleksandr Voloshchuk. Mykhailo Yushchenko: Surkis does not like female football (Михайло Ющенко: «Суркіс не любить жіночого футболу»). Vysokyi Val. 23 November 2009
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  12. Serhiy Kachkarov. Womensfootball.com.ua
  13. Anatoliy Piskovets. Womensfootball.com.ua
  14. Mykola Lytvyn. Womensfootball.com.ua
  15. Volodymyr Kulayev. Womensfootball.com.ua
  16. Anatoliy Kutsev. Womensfootball.com.ua
  17. Volodymyr Reva. Womensfootball.com.ua
  18. Офіційно. Наталія Зінченко – головний тренер жіночої збірної України. womensfootball.com.ua. 16.10.2018
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  23. Team's roster. womensfootball.com.ua. Accessed on 2 May 2023
  24. ТЕТЯНА РОМАНЕНКО ЗАВЕРШУЄ ПРОФЕСІЙНУ КАР’ЄРУ ФУТБОЛІСТКИ. womensfootball.com.ua. 26 July 2023
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