U-19: Ukraine to participate in tournament in Marbella, Spain

05.10.2024 12:30

The Ukraine U-19 team (players born in 2006 or later) will participate in a four-team tournament in Marbella as part of their preparation for the EURO 2025 qualifiers.

The competition will follow an Olympic system format, although it should be noted that three of the participants will have players from the U-18 age category in their squads. On October 11, the semifinals will feature Ukraine vs. Netherlands and England vs. Sweden. The matches for third place and the final are scheduled for October 14.

Tomorrow, October 6, the team, coached by Dmytro Mykhailenko, will depart for Spain. A squad of 20 players has been selected.

Ukraine U-19 Roster

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Surkis (Dynamo Kyiv), Nazar Makarenko (Oleksandriya).

Defenders: Denys Dykyi, Vladyslav Zakharchenko, Maksym Korobov (all from Dynamo Kyiv), Vladyslav Shershen (Kolos Kovalivka), Artem Kopyl (Karpaty Lviv), Oleksandr Havrylenko (Slask, Poland).

Midfielders: Danylo Ishchenko, Kyrylo Osypenko (both from Dynamo Kyiv), Viktor Tsukanov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hennadiy Synchuk (Metalist Kharkiv), Erik Kalinets (Rukh Lviv), Yaroslav Karaman (Polissya Zhytomyr), Christian Shevchenko (Watford, England), Maksym Len (Fortuna, Germany), Bohdan Budko (AZ, Netherlands), Artem Husol (Kolos Kovalivka).

Forwards: Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Lomaha (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Youth National Team Tournament in Marbella

October 11, 2024

Semifinals:

England (U-18) vs. Sweden (U-18) at 15:30

Ukraine (U-19) vs. Netherlands (U-18) at 20:00

October 14, 2024

Third Place Match

12:30/14:30

Final

12:30/14:30

Match start times are in Kyiv time. The match on October 14 involving the Ukraine team will begin at 14:30.

It is worth noting that the Ukraine U-19 national team will participate in the EURO 2025 qualifying round in the Netherlands from November 13 to 19. In addition to the hosts, the Blue and Yellows will face the national teams of Kazakhstan and Slovenia.

EURO 2025 (U-19). Qualifying round. Group 1:

November 13, 2024

Ukraine — Kazakhstan (Assen, 20:00)

Slovenia — Netherlands (Veendam, 20:00)

November 16, 2024

Ukraine — Slovenia (Veendam, 13:00)

Netherlands — Kazakhstan (Assen, 17:00)

November 19, 2024

Netherlands — Ukraine (Veendam, 20:00)

Kazakhstan — Slovenia (Assen, 20:00)

All kickoff times are in Kyiv time.

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 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.