U-16/17: Ukraine holds friendly match against Karpaty Lviv U-19
The Ukraine U-16/17 team, composed of players born in 2008 or later, continues its preparation for the EURO 2025 (U-17) qualifying round.
The youth team held a training camp in Lviv, where they played two friendly matches.
In their first friendly, coached by Yuriy Moroz, Ukraine U-16/17 lost to Rukh U-19 with a score of 1:2. On September 10, the Blue and Yellows faced Karpaty U-19. The youth team was defeated 1:3, with their only goal scored by Maksym Tlumak, who plays for the Lviv club.
Friendly Match
September 10, 2024
Ukraine U-16/17 — Karpaty U-19 — 1:3 (0:1)
Goals: Tlumak (90) — (38), Malysh (65), Smagliy (72)
Ukraine U-16/17: Krapivin (Royenko, 30, Khadasevych, 60), Solomon (Boyko, 46), Mylokost (Konovalov, 60), Kostyuk (Khlivnyuk, 60), Zalypka (Kalyuzhnyi, 60), Verhun (Tlumak, 60), Lyusin (Korol, 46), Dzhurabaiev (Slyva, 30, Khrunyk, 60), Mustafaiev (Sereda, 60), Menshykov (Zudin, 46), Andreyko (Zubriy, 55).
As a reminder, the draw placed Ukraine's youth team in Group 4 alongside Belgium, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan. The mini-tournament will take place in Belgium, with matches scheduled for October 9, 12, and 15.
Results of the EURO 2024/2025 U-17 qualifying round draw
Group 1: England, Sweden, Latvia, Malta.
Group 2: Poland, Slovenia, Georgia, Armenia.
Group 3: Netherlands, Croatia, Albania, Faroe Islands.
Group 4: Belgium, Ukraine, Kosovo, Kazakhstan.
Group 5: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Liechtenstein.
Group 6: Hungary, Greece, Romania, Azerbaijan.
Group 7: Germany, Czechia, Belarus, Andorra.
Group 8: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Lithuania.
Group 9: Italy, Norway, Wales, San Marino.
Group 10: Switzerland, Israel, Montenegro, Moldova.
Group 11: France, Slovakia, Cyprus, Gibraltar.
Group 12: Spain, Iceland, North Macedonia, Estonia.
Group 13: Serbia, Turkiye, Bulgaria.
Group 14: Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg.
The top two teams from each group advance to the second round of qualifiers. Following this, 28 teams will compete in seven groups in League A in spring 2025 for seven spots in the final tournament, to be held in Albania in the summer. The host team automatically qualifies, although they will still participate in the qualifiers.
The remaining teams in the second round will compete in League B, aiming for spots in League A of the first qualifying stage for EURO 2027 (U-19).
It's worth noting that EURO 2024/2025 (U-17) serves as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, featuring 48 teams in Qatar.
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