The Ukrainian youth team has departed for Georgia, where from November 16 to 22 they will hold a training camp during which they will play two friendly matches.

On Monday, November 14, the coaching staff and players representing domestic clubs traveled to Uzhhorod. On Tuesday, the delegation is scheduled to travel to Budapest from where they will fly to Tbilisi with a stopover in Istanbul. By the morning of November 16, the Ukrainian youth team should already be at their hotel in Georgia's capital city. Foreign-based players will join them directly there.

There have been significant changes in the squad announced earlier by head coach Ruslan Rotan. Due to various reasons, Didik, Drambajev, Kozik, Kriskiv, Ocheretko, Mykytishyn, and Shostak will not be traveling to Georgia, while Bunchukov, Kulakovskiy, Mikhaylenko, and Yakuba have been called up from the reserve list. The team now consists of 22 players.

On November 19, Ukraine's youth team will face Israel's youth squad, and on the 21st — Georgia's youth squad. Both matches at Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium start at 4 PM local time (2 PM Kyiv time). It is worth noting that both opponents of the blue-and-yellow team are also participants in Euro-2023 (U-21): Georgia as hosts, and Israel who qualified by defeating Poland, Hungary (in group play) and Ireland (in playoffs).

Squad of Ukraine's Youth Team

Goalkeepers: Yevgen Kinaraykin ("Dnipro-1"), Denis Tvardovskiy ("Shakhtar"), Kirill Fesyun ("Kolos").

Defenders: Rostyslav Lyakh, Vitaliy Roman, Dmytro Sliusar (all — "Ruh"), Mar’iy Farina ("Shakhtar"), Maxim Taloviyev ("Slovans", Czech Republic), Denis Kuzik ("Kolos"), Roman Yakuba ("Valmiera", Latvia).

Midfielders: Maxim Bragaru ("Chornomorets"), Ivan Zhelezko ("Valmiera", Latvia), Oleksiy Kashchuk ("Sabah", Azerbaijan), Danylo Khravchuk ("Ingulets"), Maxim Kucheriyevykh ("St. Johnstone", Scotland), Marco Sapuga ("Ruh"), Dmytro Bunchukov ("Seren", Belgium), Artem Kulakovskiy ("Vorskla"), Mykola Mikhaylenko ("Zorya").

Forwards: Bogdan Vyunnyk ("Zurich", Switzerland), Danylo Goncharuk ("Lleida", Spain), Mykola Kuharevych ("Hibernian", Scotland).

As a reminder, based on the draw for Euro-2023 (U-21) that took place on October 18, Ukraine was placed in Group B where they will face Romania, Spain and Croatia. Our team will start their campaign with a match against Croatia which will take place on June 21 of next year in Bucharest, Romania.

Euro-2023 (U-21). Schedule

Group Stage

Group A: Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands.

June 21, 2023

Georgia — Portugal 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Belgium — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)

June 24, 2023

Georgia — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)

June 27, 2023

Netherlands — Georgia 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)

Group B: Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia.

June 21, 2023

Ukraine — Croatia 7 PM (Bucharest)

Romania — Spain 9:45 PM (Bucharest)

June 24, 2023

Romania — Ukraine 7 PM (Bucharest)

Spain — Croatia 9:45 PM (Bucharest)

June 27, 2023

Croatia — Romania 9:45 PM (Bucharest)

Spain — Ukraine 9:45 PM (Bucharest)

Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel.

June 22, 2023

Czech Republic — England 7 PM (Batumi)

Germany — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)

June 25, 2023

Czech Republic — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)

England — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)

June 28, 2023

England — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)

Israel — Czech Republic 7 PM (Kutaisi)

Group D: Norway, Switzerland, France, Italy.

June 22, 2023

Norway — Switzerland 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

France — Italy 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

June 25, 2023

Switzerland — Italy 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Norway — France 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

June 28, 2023

Switzerland — France 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Italy — Norway 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)

Quarter-finals

July 1, 2023

A1 — C2 7 PM

B1 — D2 10 PM

July 2, 2023

C1 — A2 7 PM

D1 — B2 10 PM

Semifinals

July 5, 2023

Winner of quarter-final match 1 — winner of quarter-final match 3 7 PM

Winner of quarter-final match 2 — winner of quarter-final match 4 10 PM

Final

July 8, 2023

Winner of semifinal match 1 — winner of semifinal match 2 7 PM

The start time for matches is given in Kyiv time.

Matches involving sixteen national teams will be held on four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Kutaisi and two in Tbilisi). The tournament opener will take place in Romania while the final will be played in Georgia.

The three best teams at Euro-2023 (excluding France and England) will receive Olympic tickets for the 2024 Olympics.