From May 4 to 15, the Ukrainian U-16 national team (players born in 2007 or later) is scheduled for a preparatory training camp and participation in the UEFA Development Tournament in Slovakia, where blue-and-yellow will play against hosts, Ireland, and Latvia.

Then, as part of preparation for official matches from September 4 to 12, if circumstances permit, under Vladimir Yezersky's supervision, there is an expected training camp with two friendlies.

From October 15 to 21, the Ukrainian U-16 national team will play in the qualification round of Euro-2024 (U-17). According to the results of the draw, it was determined that blue-and-yellow will face teams from Germany, Finland, and Liechtenstein (home country).

Qualification Group Composition for Euro-2024 (U-17)

Group 1: Denmark, Austria, Georgia, Lithuania.

Group 2: Sweden, Poland, Latvia, Moldova.

Group 3: Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Liechtenstein.

Group 4: Serbia, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan.

Group 5: Portugal, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Albania.

Group 6: France, Norway, Romania, Estonia.

Group 7: Turkey, Scotland, Belarus, Kazakhstan.

Group 8: Spain, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Malta.

Group 9: England, Croatia, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 10: Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland, Armenia.

Group 11: Italy, Greece, Northern Ireland, San Marino.

Group 12: Belgium, Israel, Wales, Gibraltar.

Group 13: Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Andorra.

Mini-tournaments at this stage will take place from July 1 to November 21, 2023. Winners of the first two places in qualifying groups and five best third-place finishers based on results against the top two teams will advance to the elite round of qualification.

As a reminder, Cyprus has received an automatic berth to the final stage as hosts, while the Netherlands national team will start competing from the elite round of qualification.