The Ukrainian women's national team has been drawn into Group A6 in the first qualifying round and will face Denmark, England, and Estonia. The matches will take place on October 7th, 10th, and 13th at Kadrioru Stadium and A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

The last time this age group's national team gathered was back in October of the previous year. Ahead of the official matches, the blue-and-yellow team conducted a three-day training camp in Tallinn.

"We had encounters with Estonia last October during qualifying matches in Tallinn, where we secured our place in the elite division by winning 1-0. However, the main contenders for victory in our group are expected to be Denmark and England. We aim to give a good fight to the favorites but our primary goal is to finish stronger than Estonia in the final round and avoid relegation," said the head coach of our team, Serhiy Sapronov.

Ukrainian Women's National Team WU-17 Roster

Goalkeepers: Svitlana Snihur («Veres» Rivne), Alina Kushnirenko (AFF, Switzerland).

Defenders: Dariya Krasnaborodko («Kolos» Kovalivka), Viktoriya Shevtsava («Dynamo» Kyiv), Diana Borovska («EMS-Podillya» Vinnytsia), Lidia Zaborets, Anastasiya Astakhova (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Mariya Ignotenko («Ladomir» Volodymyr), Sofia Verzhnyaik («Yunost» Chernihiv), Sofia Pom'yankovska («Veres» Rivne).

Midfielders: Nastasiya Kotelchuk («Ladomir» Volodymyr), Dariya Vinogradova, Diana Chornenko (both —«Panthers» Uman), Anastasiya Stakhnyk («Yunost» Chernihiv), Kateryna Yuzva, Anastasiya Grimak (both — «Ruh» Lviv), Khrystyna Maslovska («Veres» Rivne).

Forwards: Anna Mirohorodskaya («Panthers» Uman), Marina Ptitsina («VfL Wolfsburg», Germany), Sofia Skvorcova («Jihlava», Slovakia).

In League A, 28 teams will compete (including seven that moved up from League B after the second round of the season-2021/2022). They are divided into seven groups. Teams in each group play at one venue in a mini-tournament format. Those finishing fourth will continue their season in the second round of League B.

The seeding for the second round will depend on the positions teams secure in their respective groups during the first round. Estonia will also participate despite having an automatic qualification to the final stage as hosts.

Teams from League B (including those that dropped down from League A after the second round of season-2021/2022) compete in six groups for promotion to League A. Group winners and runners-up with the best record against teams finishing first and third will advance to a higher division.

As a reminder, due to Russia's full-scale aggression and martial law in Ukraine, our team was unable to participate in the second round of Euro-2022 qualification and formally secured the last, fourth place in their group. However, UEFA's Executive Committee ruled that the Ukrainian women's national team would remain in the elite division following Russia's disqualification. Consequently, they were placed into Pot 3 of League A.

Euro-2023 (WU-17). First Qualifying Round. Group A6

October 7, 2022

Ukraine — England (2:30 PM)

Denmark — Estonia (6:00 PM)

October 10, 2022

Denmark — Ukraine (2:30 PM)

England — Estonia (6:00 PM)

October 13, 2022

England — Denmark (2:30 PM)

Estonia — Ukraine (2:30 PM)

All match times are in Kyiv time.

Euro-2023 (WU-17). First Qualifying Round

League A

Group A1: Norway, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Group A2: Spain, Greece, Poland, Belgium.

Group A3: Finland, Austria, Ireland, Northern Ireland.

Group A4: France, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland.

Group A5: Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey.

Group A6: Denmark, England, Ukraine, Estonia.

Group A7: Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Scotland.

League B

Group B1: Belarus, Georgia, Luxembourg, Armenia.

Group B2: Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Moldova.

Group B3: Croatia, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands.

Group B4: Slovakia, Latvia, Azerbaijan.

Group B5: Montenegro, Israel, Wales.

Group B6: Romania, Lithuania, Kazakhstan.