The next qualifying cycle for the European Championship will see Ukraine's under-21 national team (players born in 2002 and younger), led by Spanish coach Unai Melgosa, kick off on September 12 with a home match against Northern Ireland. This game will take place in Slovakia at the National Training Center of Poprad's pitch (kick-off at 7:30 PM Kyiv time). Also in Group F are England, Serbia, Azerbaijan, and Luxembourg.

It is worth noting that as part of their preparation for the Euro-2025 qualification start, the blue-and-yellow team will play a friendly match against Germany's under-21 national team. The game will be held on September 8 at the Ludwigsstadion in Saarbrücken (kick-off at 7:15 PM Kyiv time).

Head coach of the blue-and-yellow team, Unai Melgosa, has named the names of 23 players called up for the September gathering.

Roster of Ukraine's Under-21 National Team

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nescheret ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Yakiy Kinaraykin ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Kirill Fesyun ("Kolos" Kovalivka).

Defenders: Konstantin Vycharenko ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Arseniy Batagov, Anton Bol (both — "Zorya" Luhansk), Danil Skorko ("Oleksandria"), Artem Smolyakov ("Polska" Zhytomyr), Vitalii Roman, Bohdan Slubik (both — "Rukh" Lviv), Volodymyr Saluyk ("Chornomorets" Odesa).

Midfielders: Yegor Yarmoluk ("Brentford", England), Vladyslav Brazyko, Nazar Voloшин (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Valentyn Rubchinsky ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Illia Kvasnytsya ("Rukh" Lviv), Maxim Bragaru ("Chornomorets" Odesa), Oleksandr Ocheretnyk, Ivan Losenko (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Yevhen Pavyuk ("Vorskla" Poltava).

Forwards: Igor Krasnopіr ("Obolon'" Kyiv), Denis Teslyuk ("Rukh" Lviv), Bohdan Vyunnyk ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).

Roster of Groups for the Euro-2025 (U-21) Qualifying Tournament

Group A: Italy, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Latvia, San Marino.

Group B: Spain, Belgium, Scotland, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Malta.

Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Gibraltar.

Group D: Germany, Poland, Israel, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Estonia.

Group E: Romania, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Montenegro, Armenia.

Group F: England, Ukraine, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg.

Group G: Portugal, Croatia, Greece, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Andorra.

Group H: France, Austria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus.

Group I: Denmark, Czech Republic, Iceland, Wales, Lithuania.

In the final stage of Euro-2025 (U-21), 16 teams will participate: Slovakia and another 15 national teams joining it based on qualifying results (nine group winners, three best second-placed teams, and three playoff winners from six second-placed teams).

Schedule of Group F Matches

07.09.2023

Northern Ireland — Luxembourg

11.09.2023

Luxembourg — England

12.09.2023

Serbia — Azerbaijan

Ukraine — Northern Ireland

12.10.2023

Azerbaijan — Northern Ireland

Luxembourg — Ukraine

13.10.2023

England — Serbia

16.10.2023

Ukraine — England

Northern Ireland — Serbia

17.10.2023

Azerbaijan — Luxembourg

17.11.2023

Ukraine — Luxembourg

18.11.2023

Serbia — England

21.11.2023

Ukraine — Azerbaijan

England — Northern Ireland

Serbia — Luxembourg

22.03.2024

Luxembourg — Serbia

Azerbaijan — England

26.03.2024

England — Luxembourg

Azerbaijan — Ukraine

Serbia — Northern Ireland

06.09.2024

Luxembourg — Azerbaijan

Northern Ireland — England

Ukraine — Serbia

10.09.2024

Northern Ireland — Ukraine

Azerbaijan — Serbia

11.10.2024

England — Ukraine

12.10.2024

Northern Ireland — Azerbaijan

15.10.2024

Luxembourg — Northern Ireland

England — Azerbaijan

Serbia — Ukraine

Playoff: 11–19 November 2024.