September 4 marked the start of a training camp for Ukraine's youth national team (players born in or after 2007), which will feature four friendly matches. All matches will take place at NTK named after V. Bannikov.

At the beginning of the camp, head coach Volodymyr Yezersky shared his plans for future work.

"This camp is once again an introductory one," said Volodymyr Ivanovich. "We called up a small group of players from abroad clubs. However, after recent shelling in Kyiv, some parents did not allow their children to come to Ukraine. Therefore, we made substitutions and called up boys from the reserve list."

Unfortunately, DUFL is still not fully operational, but regional tournaments are taking place, and it is precisely thanks to them that we try to conduct our current selection.

It's interesting to note that friendly matches at this camp will be played against teams that also have potential players for our national team. We'll have the opportunity to observe them as well.

I would like to express gratitude to the leadership of the UAF for organizing such a camp. I am confident that this work will be very beneficial for establishing a young team.

Friendlies of Ukraine's Youth National Team U-17

08.09.2023

Ukraine (U-17) — "Kolos" (U-19) 16:30

10.09.2023

Ukraine (U-17) — "Dnipro-1" (U-17) 11:00

Ukraine (U-17) — "Shakhtar" (U-19) 16:30

12.09.2023

Ukraine (U-17) — "Metalist 1925" (U-19) 11:00

Squad of Ukraine's Youth National Team U-17

Goalkeepers: Nazariy Makarenko ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Danilo Moyseiev ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Rostyslav Baglay ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).

Defenders: Kyrylo Dygytyar ("Metalist" Kharkiv), Oleksii Rybak, Danyel Dehtyar, Demian Tretiak (all — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Ivan Slizhka (UFK "Krivbas" Dnipropetrovsk), Yevheniy Dorohin (DSHS-15 Kyiv), Dmitro Strilchuk ("Bayern", Germany), Yevheniy Ryabokon' ("Slovakia", Czech Republic).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Ilchenko, Pavlo Lysyn (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Vladyslav Reznik ("Karpaty" Lviv), Nazariy Bondar, Artem Ugrynchuk (both — "Ruh" Lviv), Oleksandr Kamenskyi ("Krivbas" Kryvyi Rih), Andriy Pavluchenko ("Epizentrum" Kamianets-Podilskyi), Ramir Hubenko (UFK "Krivbas" Dnipropetrovsk), Artem Korzh, Ali Khalilov (both — "Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Bogdan Olichenko ("Bayern", Germany), Amir Akbari ("Debrecen", Hungary), Karen Gevorghyan ("Las Rozas", Spain).

Forwards: Maksym Kalynkin ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Ivan Denisov ("Ruh" Lviv).

It is worth noting that this Ukrainian team is preparing for the qualification round of Euro 2024 (U-17). From October 15 to 21, blue and yellow will meet 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.

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.

It is worth noting that Cyprus received a direct entry into the final stage as hosts, while the Netherlands team will start from the elite round of qualification.