Euro 2024 (WU-17): the composition of the Ukrainian women's national team for the qualifying tournament in Group A has been determined

The Ukrainian WU-17 women's national team has finalized its roster for the first qualifying round of the 2024 European Championship, with the final tournament taking place in Sweden.  Coach Serhiy Sapronov has called up 20 players to prepare for the matches, according to the official website of the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football.  Roster of the Ukrainian WU-17 women's national team:  Goalkeepers: Svitlana Snihur («Veres» Rivne), Anna Kharchenko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Svitlana Sahno (

Euro 2024 (WU-17): the composition of the Ukrainian women's national team for the qualifying tournament in Group A has been determined

Photo by the press service of the UAF

The Ukrainian WU-17 women's national team has announced its squad for the first round of qualification for the 2024 European Championship finals to be held in Sweden.

Head coach Serhiy Sapronov called up 20 players for preparation, according to the official website of the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football.

Squad of the Ukrainian WU-17 women's national team

Goalkeepers: Svitlana Snihur ("Veres" Rivne), Anna Kharchenko ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Svitlana Sakno ("Kolos" Kovalivka).

Defenders: Alina Savka ("Vorskla" Poltava), Elizaveta Maslovs'ka ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Mariia Ignatenko, Diana Tkachuk (both — "Ladomir" Volodymyr), Anna Babich, Sophia Verzhnyak (both — "Yunyst" Chernihiv).

Midfielders: Viktoriia Savkina, Zoria Gladun (both — "Ladomir" Volodymyr), Anastasiia Zhigadlo, Anna Avramenko (both — "Kryvyi Rih" Kryvyi Rih), Mariia Osadcha ("Sisters" Odesa), Anastasiia Migal (DVTK, Hungary), Alessia Osypchuk ("Atalanta," Italy).

Forwards: Olena Martchenyuk ("EMS-Podillia" Vinnytsia), Daria Zaporozhets ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Sophia Konova ("Ladomir" Volodymyr), Karolina Ruban ("Kryvyi Rih" Kryvyi Rih).

Recall that the players of Serhiy Sapronov's team qualified for Group 4 of League A along with Germany, Romania and Austria. The mini-tournament will take place from October 14 to 20 in the German city of Duisburg (venues: Sportschule Wedau and Leichtathletikstadion BZA Wedau III).

UEFA-2024 (WU-17). First round. League A

Group 4

October 14, 2023

Germany — Ukraine (14:00)

Austria — Romania (17:00)

October 17, 2023

Germany — Austria (14:00)

Romania — Ukraine (17:00)

October 20, 2023

Romania — Germany (14:00)

Ukraine — Austria (14:00)

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.

League A

Group 1: Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Group 2: Poland, Ireland, Norway, Iceland.

Group 3: France, Slovenia, Italy, Scotland.

Group 4: Germany, Romania, Austria, Ukraine.

Group 5: Switzerland, Netherlands, Finland, Bulgaria.

Group 6: England, Belgium, Hungary, Northern Ireland.

Group 7: Sweden, Denmark, Belarus, Greece.

League B

Group 1: Kosovo, North Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia.

Group 2: Serbia, Israel, Andorra, Latvia.

Group 3: Croatia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Malta.

Group 4: Wales, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Albania.

Group 5: Slovakia, Montenegro, Lithuania.

Group 6: Estonia, Turkey, Moldova.

Teams from League A that finish fourth in their groups will continue the season in the second round of League B. The seeding for the second round will depend on which places teams take in their first-round groups. Sweden also participates in the competition despite having a direct entry to the finals as hosts.

Teams from League B compete for promotion to League A across six groups. Group winners and runners-up with the best record against the group's top and third-placed teams will advance to the higher division.