Last Thursday, our team gathered in Kyiv and began their journey by bus to Warsaw, then flew to Antalya, where they spent the last few days preparing for matches of the Nations League.

Photos by Oxana Vasylyeva

Now, the blue-and-yellow team has set off for an away game against Bulgaria, which will take place on February 23 in the Bulgarian town of Kırklareli at the central stadium "Arda-Arena." The start time is 16:00 Kyiv time.

Photos by Oxana Vasylyeva

The return match between Ukraine and Bulgaria will be played on February 27. The nominal home game for the blue-and-yellow team will take place at the "Marad" stadium in Antalya (Turkey). The start time is 15:00 Kyiv time. Entry to the game is free.

Photos by Oxana Vasylyeva

Composition of the Ukrainian Women's National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson ("Vorskla" Poltava), Daria Kelyushyk ("Kryvyi Rih"), Kateryna Boklach ("Marseille," France).

Defenders: Kateryna Korshun, Yana Kotik, Iryna Podolska (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Anastasiia Voronina ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Olha Basanska ("Zhitelbud-1" Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko ("Galatasaray," Turkey), Yana Derkach ("Fomget," Turkey).

Halfbacks: Iryna Mayborodina ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Anna Petrik, Nika Kozlova, Veronika Andrukhiv (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Elizaveta Molodyuk ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Deyana Semkiv ("Kryvyi Rih"), Tamila Khymych, Natia Pansulaia, Daria Apaanychenko (all — "Zhitelbud-1" Kharkiv), Yana Malakhova ("Mur Naon," Slovenia).

Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk ("Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Ovdychuk ("Fomget," Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko ("Nice," France).

Photos by Oxana Vasylyeva

Women's Nations League-2023/2024

League A. Final Tournament

February 23, 2024

Semifinals

Spain — Netherlands

France — Germany

February 28, 2024

Final/Match for Third Place

Spain/Netherlands — France/Germany

Tiebreaker Matches for League A

Serbia — Iceland

Hungary — Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Sweden

Croatia — Norway

Tiebreaker Matches for League B

Latvia — Slovakia

Montenegro — Northern Ireland

Bulgaria — Ukraine

Recall, the Ukrainian team secured third place in their group and managed to outperform Slovenia in the ranking of third-place teams, avoiding relegation to League C for now.

Women's Nations League-2023/2024. Group B3

Round 1

September 22, 2023

Ukraine — Serbia — 1:2 

Greece — Poland — 1:3

Round 2

September 26, 2023

Poland — Ukraine — 2:1

Serbia — Greece — 4:0

Round 3

October 27, 2023

Greece — Ukraine — 2:1

Poland — Serbia — 2:1

Round 4

October 31, 2023

Ukraine — Greece — 1:0

Serbia — Poland — 1:1

Round 5

December 1, 2023

Ukraine — Poland — 0:1

Greece — Serbia — 0:2

Round 6

December 5, 2023

Serbia — Ukraine — 0:1

Poland — Greece — 2:0

Final Standings