Women's Nation League 2023/2024. The Ukraine national team has begun preparation for matches against Poland and Serbia teams

On December 1st and December 5th, the women's national team of Ukraine will play two final matches in the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Nations League tournament.

Women's Nation League 2023/2024. The Ukraine national team has begun preparation for matches against Poland and Serbia teams

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Match 5 of the Ukraine — Poland round will take place on December 1 at the "Steel" stadium in the Polish city of Stalowa Wola (kickoff at 7:00 PM Kyiv time). And match 6 of the Serbia — Ukraine round will occur on December 5 in the Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica at the central football training ground of the national teams (Stadion Sports Center of FA of Serbia). Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM Kyiv time.

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To prepare for these matches, the head coach of Ukraine's women’s national team Volodymyr Pyatenko called up 23 players. The team gathered in Lviv on the evening of November 25, immediately after the final match of the Ukrainian Cup. The delegation of Ukraine's women's national team has already arrived in Rzeszów (Poland), where they have begun training.

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Roster of Ukraine's Women’s National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson ("Vorskla" Poltava), Daria Kelyushyk ("Kryvyi Rih" Kryvyi Rih), Kateryna Boklach ("Marseille", France).

Defenders: Kateryna Korsun, Yana Kotik, Iryna Podolska (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Basanska ("Kryvyi Rih" Kryvyi Rih), Lyubov Shmatko ("Galatasaray", Turkey), Yana Deryach ("Fomget", Turkey).

Midfielders: Iryna Mayborodina, Nadia Kunyina (both — "Kolos" Kovalevka), Anna Petrik, Nastya Kozlova, Veronika Andrukhiv (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Viktoriya Hryin ("Lodomyr" Vladimir), Dayana Semkiv ("Kryvyi Rih" Kryvyi Rih), Tamila Khymych, Natiya Pansulaia, Daria Apaanychenko (all — "Zhiltobud-1" Kharkiv).

Forwards: Yana Kalinina, Roxolana Kravchuk (both — "Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Ovdychuk ("Fomget", Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko ("Nice", France).

Women's League of Nations-2023/2024. Group V3

Round 1

September 22, 2023

Ukraine — Serbia — 1:2

Greece — Poland — 1:3

Round 2

September 26, 2023

Poland — Ukraine — 2:1

Serbia — Greece — 4:0

Round 3

October 27, 2023

Greece — Ukraine — 2:1

Poland — Serbia — 2:1

Round 4

October 31, 2023

Ukraine — Greece — 1:0

Serbia — Poland — 1:1

Standings

 

Team

M

W

D

L

G

Pts

1

 Poland

4

3

1

0

8—4

10

2

 Serbia

4

2

1

1

8—4

7

3

 Ukraine

4

1

0

3

4—6

3

4

 Greece

4

1

0

3

3—9

3

Round 5

December 1, 2023

Ukraine — Poland

Greece — Serbia

Round 6

December 5, 2023

Serbia — Ukraine

Poland — Greece

Results of the Women's League of Nations-2023/2024 Draw

League A

Group A1: England, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland.

Group A2: France, Norway, Austria, Portugal.

Group A3: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Wales.

Group A4: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland.

League B

Group B1: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Albania.

Group B2: Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia.

Group B3: Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece.

Group B4: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus.

League C

Group C1: Malta, Moldova, Latvia, Andorra.

Group C2: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Georgia.

Group C3: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Cyprus, Faroe Islands.

Group C4: Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia.

Group C5: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

How will the matches in groups take place?

All group stage matches will be played according to the usual format — home and away against each opponent in the group. Three points will be awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Who will drop out? Who will play in the playoffs?

League A

The top two teams in each group remain in League A for qualification to the European Championship 2025.

Four teams that finish third will play against second-place teams from League B. Winners of these matches will stay in League A; teams that lose will drop down to League B.

Teams finishing fourth will drop down to League B.

League B

Four group winners move up to League A.

Four teams that finish second will play against third-place teams from League A. Winners of these matches will stay in League A; teams that lose will drop down to League B.

Three best teams finishing third will play against three best teams finishing second in League C. Winners will remain in League B for qualification; teams that lose will drop down to League C.

The team with the lowest ranking among those finishing third and four teams finishing fourth will move down to League C.

League C

Five group winners advance to League B.

Three best second-place teams will play against three best third-place teams in League B. Winners will remain in League B for qualification; teams that lose will drop down to League C.

Other teams stay in League C.

Matches for promotion/relegation

Pairs are drawn by lot, and matches take place home and away. Teams finishing third in their groups are considered seeded and play the return match at home.