Ukraine National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Ukraine national football team, history, top score, most caps / appearances. FFU The Football Federation of Ukraine is the Ukraine football association was founded on 1991 and represents governing body for football in Ukraine in a international competition and is controlled by FFU. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1992 and FIFA Affiliation in 1992.

After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992. The team's biggest success on the world stage was reaching the quarter finals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which also marked the team's debut in the finals of a major championship.


Football Federation of Ukraine
Nation: Ukraine	Founded: 1991
UEFA Affiliation: 1992	FIFA Affiliation: 1992
Web: http://www.ffu.org.ua	Phone: +380 44 521 0535

Ukraine's national side made their debut in the finals of a major championship when they got to the last eight at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The team have also come close to qualifying for four other final tournaments only to be denied in a play-off. One big date that is guaranteed on the international calendar is UEFA EURO 2012, as Ukraine will co-host the next UEFA European Championship final round together with Poland.

The FFU can also report progress on a grassroots level. The federation has a schools football development agreement with Ukraine's ministry for education and science, which was signed in 2001 with the aim of introducing football classes into secondary schools. The fact Ukraine finished second at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and then won the U19 Championship as hosts in 2009, suggests this collaboration is paying dividends already.

Between February and June in 1992, the FFU ran its first league championship for non-amateur teams and staged the inaugural edition of the Ukrainian Cup. The honour of becoming Ukraine's first domestic champions went to SC Tavriya Simferopol from the Crimea, while FC Chornomorets Odesa claimed the cup in 1992.

Ukraine's footballing talent has increasingly left its mark on the international scene. The country boasts three Ballon d'Or winners in Oleh Blokhin, Igor Belanov and Andriy Shevchenko. European Footballers of the Year in 1975, 1986 and 2004 respectively. FC Dynamo Kyiv twice lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in 1975 and 1986, the UEFA Super Cup in 1975 and have reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals on several occasions.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk, another force in the domestic game, are holders of the last-ever UEFA Cup. Other teams to have featured prominently in European competition include FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Chornomorets, FC CSKA Kyiv, Tavriya, FC Vorskla Poltava, FC Karpaty Lviv, FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, FC Nyva Vinnytsa and FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.

FIFA World Cup 2006

In their first World Cup (2006), they were in the group H together with Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. After being crushed in the first match by Spain 4–0, Ukraine beat their other two opponents to reach the knock-out stage, a 0-4 win against Saudi Arabia, a 1-0 win against Tunisia. In the round of 16, Ukraine played the winner of group G Switzerland, who they beat on penalties, in the quarter-final against Italy of the tournament before losing 1–0 to eventual champions Italy.

Euro 2012

As a host nation Ukraine qualified automatically for Euro 2012, their first debut in the European Football Championship. In their opening game against Sweden, Ukraine won 2-1. Despite the team's efforts, the co-hosts were eliminated after a 0-2 loss to France and a 0-1 loss to England.


National Flag Of Ukraine

Data :

- Nickname: the Yellow-Blues
- Association: FFU - Football Federation of Ukraine
- Home Stadium: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev
- Address: Ulyanovykh Street 1 P.O. Box 293 03150 KIEV
- Fax: +380 44 522 85 13
- Email: info@ffu.org.ua
- FIFA Code: UKR

Honours

UEFA European Championship Record

FIFA World Cup Record

Top Score

Top Scorers of The Ukraine Team
Players	Goals	Caps	Periods
Andriy Shevchenko	48	111	1995-2012
Serhiy Rebrov	15	75	1992-2006
Oleh Husyev	13	81	2003-?
Serhiy Nazarenko	12	56	2003-?
Andriy Yarmolenko	11	30	2009-?
Andriy Vorobey	9	68	2000-2008
Andriy Husin	9	71	1993-2006
Tymerlan Huseynov	8	14	1993-1997
Artem Milevskiy	8	50	2006-?
Andriy Voronin	8	74	2002-2012

Most Appearances

Most Caps Of The Ukraine Team
Players	Caps	Periods
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	127	2000-?
Andriy Shevchenko	111	1995-2012
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy	92	1994-2012
Oleh Husyev	81	2003-?
Serhiy Rebrov	75	1992-2006
Andriy Voronin	74	2002-2012
Andriy Husin	71	1993-2006
Andriy Vorobey	68	2000-2008
Andriy Nesmachniy	67	2000-2009
Ruslan Rotan	66	2003-?