U-21: Ruslan Rotan named the squad of Ukraine's youth national team for participation in the NTZ before Euro-2023

Head coach of the Ukraine youth national team, Ruslan Rotan, has announced the list of football players who will participate in a training camp in Austria ahead of the team's appearance at the European Championship final tournament.

U-21: Ruslan Rotan named the squad of Ukraine's youth national team for participation in the NTZ before Euro-2023

Photo by the press service of the UAF

The head coach of Ukraine's youth national team, Ruslan Rotan, has announced the list of players who will participate in a training camp in Austria ahead of their Euro 2023 tournament.

The Austrian gathering for the blue-and-yellow team, aimed at preparing for Euro 2023 (U-21), will begin on June 7. On the 16th, a friendly match between Ukraine's and Ireland's youth national teams is scheduled to take place (— start time: 7 PM Kyiv time).

The official squad for Ukraine's youth team at Euro 2023 will include 23 players. Additionally, those called up for the June training camp of the senior national team may also be included in this list.

It is worth noting that this year, Ukraine's youth national team will participate in the final tournament of Euro 2023 (U-21). A total of 16 teams will take part in the event, which will run from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania. According to the draw held on October 18 last year in Bucharest, Ukraine has been placed in Group B, where they will face Romania, Spain, and Croatia. The three best teams at Euro 2023 (excluding France and England) will earn spots for the 2024 Olympics.

Roster of Ukraine's youth national team for participation in the Austrian training camp

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nescheret ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Kirill Fesyun ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Oleksandr Saputin ("Zorya" Luhansk).

Defenders: Oleksii Syts, Volodymyr Saluk ("Chornomorets" Odesa), Maxim Taloviyev (LASK Linz, Austria), Oleksandr Syrota, Kostyantyn Vyhcharenko (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Arseniy Batagov ("Zorya" Luhansk), Oleksandr Drambaiev ("Zulte Waregem", Belgium), Rostyslav Lyakh ("Rukh" Lviv).

Midfielders: Maxim Bragaru, Danylo Alefirenko (both — "Chornomorets" Odesa), Artem Bondarenko, Oleksiy Ocheretnyk, Dmitro Kryskiv (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Ivan Zhelezko ("Valmiera", Latvia), Volodymyr Brazhko ("Zorya" Luhansk), Mykhailo Mikhaylenko, Kyrylo Sygeiev (both — "Oleksandria"), Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both — "Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Oleksiy Kashchuk ("Sabah" Baku, Azerbaijan).

Forwards: Bohdan Vyunnyk ("Graz", Austria), Danilo Sikan ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).

Reserve list: Vladyslav Rybak ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Daniil Skorko ("Oleksandria"), Anton Bol, Maxim Dyachuk (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Marko Sapuga ("Rukh" Lviv), Maxim Khlyan ("Zorya" Luhansk), Eldar Kulyev ("Zira", Azerbaijan).

Euro 2023 (U-21). Final tournament

Group stage

Group A: Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands.

21.06.2023

Georgia — Portugal 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Belgium — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)

24.06.2023

Georgia — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)

27.06.2023

Netherlands — Georgia 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Group B: Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia.

21.06.2023

Ukraine — Croatia 7 PM (Bucharest)

Romania — Spain 9.45 PM (Bucharest)

24.06.2023

Romania — Ukraine 7 PM (Bucharest)

Spain — Croatia 9.45 PM (Bucharest)

27.06.2023

Croatia — Romania 9.45 PM (Bucharest)

Spain — Ukraine 9.45 PM (Bucharest)

Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel.

22.06.2023

Czech Republic — England 7 PM (Batumi)

Germany — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)

25.06.2023

Czech Republic — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)

England — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)

28.06.2023

England — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)

Israel — Czech Republic 7 PM (Kutaisi)

Group D: Norway, Switzerland, France, Italy.

22.06.2023

Norway — Switzerland 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

France — Italy 9.45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

25.06.2023

Switzerland — Italy 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Norway — France 9.45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

28.06.2023

Switzerland — France 9.45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Italy — Norway 9.45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Quarter-finals

01.07.2023

A1 — C2 7 PM

B1 — D2 10 PM

02.07.2023

C1 — A2 7 PM

D1 — B2 10 PM

Semifinals

05.07.2023

Winner of quarter-final 1 — winner of quarter-final 3 7 PM

Winner of quarter-final 2 — winner of quarter-final 4 10 PM

Final

08.07.2023

Winner of semifinal 1 — winner of semifinal 2 7 PM

The start times are given in Kyiv time.