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Ukraine women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Zhinky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Українська Асоціація Футболу | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Volodymyr Pyatenko (caretaker) | ||
| Captain | Olena Khodyreva | ||
| Most caps | Lyudmyla Pekur (110) | ||
| Top scorer | Daryna Apanashchenko (44)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Arena Lviv, Lviv (following Russian aggression) Stadion imeni Gagrina, Chernihiv | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 35  1 (14 June 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 16 (June 2008 – June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 35 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2009) | ||
The Ukraine women's national football team represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.
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 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B | Ukraine | 1–2 |  Serbia | Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 173 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
| 26 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B | Poland  | 2–1 | Ukraine | Gdynia |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni, Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan) |
| 27 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Greece  | 2–1 | Ukraine | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium |
| 10:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: Heraklion Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium) |
| 31 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Ukraine | 1–0 | Greece | Heraklion, Greece |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic) |
| 1 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Ukraine | 0–1 | Poland | Stalowa Wola, Poland |
| Report |
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Stadium: Stal Stalowa Wola Stadium Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania) |
| 5 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 | Serbia | 0–1 | Ukraine | Stara Pazova, Serbia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sports Center of FA of Serbia - Pitch 1 Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
2024
| 23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Bulgaria  | 0–4 | Ukraine | Kardzhali |
| 15:00 (16:00 EET) | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Arda |
| 27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Ukraine | 3–0 (7–0 agg.) | Bulgaria | Antalya, Turkey[a] |
| 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 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 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Croatia  | 1–0 | Ukraine | Podujevo |
| Report | Attendance: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria) |
| 31 May 2024 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Wales  | 1–1 | Ukraine | |
| Report |
| 4 June 2024 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Ukraine | 2–2 | Wales | TBD[note 1] |
| Report |
| 12 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Kosovo | v | Ukraine | Podujevo, Kosovo |
| Report | Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Ukraine | v | Croatia | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje (North Macedonia)[note 1] |
| 19:00 | 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
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[10][11] |
| 1994–2000 | Serhiy Kachkarov
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[12] |
| 2000–2002 | Anatoliy Piskovets
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[13] |
| 2003–2004 | Mykola Lytvyn
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[14] |
| 2005–2006 | Volodymyr Kulayev
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[15] |
| 2007–2014 | Anatoliy Kutsev
|
[16] |
| 2015–2018 | Volodymyr Reva
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[17] |
| 2018–2021 | Natalya Zinchenko
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[18] |
| 2021–2023 |  Lluís Cortés
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[19][20][21] |
| 2023–present | Volodymyr Pyatenko (interim)
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Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Wales on 31 May and 4 June 2024 respectively.[22]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 27 February 2024.[23]