U-18/19: Ukraine team arrives in Switzerland for training camp and friendly matches

02.09.2024 14:30

Today, on September 2, Ukraine's U-18/19 youth team (players born in 2006) begins their training camp in Switzerland with an evening practice session, during which they will play two friendly matches against local peers.

The team, led by Dmytro Mykhailenko, will stay in the suburb of Zurich, Regensdorf, and the friendly matches are scheduled for September 6 and 9 at the Sportpark Bergholz stadium in the town of Wil. The matches will kick off at 19:30 and 15:00 Kyiv time, respectively.

Photo by Andriy Mayorov

Ukraine U-18/19 Roster:

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Surkis (Dynamo Kyiv), Markiyan Bakus (Rukh Lviv).

Defenders: Oleksandr Havrylenko (Śląsk, Poland), Vladyslav Zakharchenko, Maksym Korobov, Denys Dykyi (all Dynamo Kyiv), Daniel Vernattus, Yehor Abramov (both Metalist Kharkiv), Vladyslav Shershen (Kolos Kovalivka), Danylo Harazha (Oleksandriya).

Midfielders: Maksym Len (Fortuna, Germany), Fedir Babak (Paderborn, Germany), Kyrylo Osypenko, Danylo Ishchenko (both Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Husol (Kolos Kovalivka), Viktor Tsukanov, Vasyl Bundash (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Vladyslav Kalyn (Chornomorets Odesa), Hennadiy Synchuk (Metalist Kharkiv).

Forwards: Artem Stepanov (Bayer, Germany), Christian Shevchenko (Watford, England), Ruslan Vydysh (Gent, Belgium), Vitaliy Lobko (Dynamo Kyiv).

Reserves: Nazar Makarenko (Oleksandriya), Danyil Denysenko (Kolos Kovalivka), Davyd Bilyi, Matviy Ponomarenko (both Dynamo Kyiv), Kyrylo Dihtyar, Danylo Kaidalov (both Metalist Kharkiv).

This team is preparing for the EURO-2025 (U-19) qualification. According to the draw results, they are in Group 1 alongside Netherlands, Slovenia, and Kazakhstan. The mini-tournament will take place in the Netherlands, with matches scheduled for November 13, 16, and 19.

Results of the UEFA Euro 2025 (U-19) qualifying round draw

Group 1: Ukraine, Netherlands, Slovenia, Kazakhstan.

Group 2: Germany, Hungary, Cyprus, Andorra.

Group 3: England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania.

Group 4: Turkiye, Poland, Malta, Gibraltar.

Group 5: France, Scotland, Wales, Liechtenstein.

Group 6: Czechia, Finland, Switzerland, San Marino.

Group 7: Ireland, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Moldova.

Group 8: Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.

Group 9: Norway, Sweden, Georgia, Estonia.

Group 10: Spain, Austria, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 11: Israel, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Albania.

Group 12: Slovakia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Luxembourg.

Group 13: Serbia, Croatia, Armenia, Belarus.

The locations for the mini-tournaments and specific dates (September 2-10, October 7-15, November 11-19) will be announced later.

The elite round of qualification will include the top two teams from each group of the qualifying round and the best third-placed team. Alongside Portugal, in spring 2025, they will compete in seven groups for seven tickets to the final tournament. Romania received an automatic spot as the host.