The champions of the Ukrainian Football Championship among children and youth sports establishments for the 2023/2024 season in the U-15 category have been determined.

From June 21 to 23, in Lviv, final tournaments of the Children's and Youth Football League of Ukraine in the top (unified) league took place.

Photos by Yevgen Kravets

The right to participate in the competition was granted to four of the best teams in each age category. The final tournament format for this season was changed to prevent random results — according to the regulations, teams had to play against each other over three days.

Photos by Yevgen Kravets

The opening match in the U-15 age category took place at the famous "Lviv Arena" between Shakhtar and Dynamo. Despite a fairly even game, Donetsk football players emerged victorious — 1:0. This good first encounter inspired young miners to successful matches throughout the rest of the days. In all other games, they were stronger than their opponents and rightfully became champions of Ukraine.

Photos by Yevgen Kravets

There were no shortage of upsets. In a closely contested game, MFA Mukacheve defeated Dynamo — 2:1. This victory secured the Zakarpattians second place and silver medals in the tournament. Young Dynamo players had to settle for bronze.

The laureates of the tournament were:

best goalkeeper — Yegor Vanzha («UFC-Kryvyi Rih»);

best defender — Yegor Onyshchuk («Shakhtar»);

best half-back — Danylo Yermak («Dynamo»);

best forward — Ivan Tretiakov (MFA «Mukacheve»);

best player — Stanislav Shukolovich («Shakhtar»).

U-15 DYLFL 2023/2024. Top League

Lviv. Round 1. June 21, 2024

«Shakhtar» (Donetsk) — «Dynamo» (Kyiv) — 1:0

«Mukacheve» (Mukacheve) — «UFC-Kryvyi Rih» (Dnipro) — 0:0

Round 2. June 22, 2024

«Dynamo» (Kyiv) — «Mukacheve» (Mukacheve) — 1:2

«UFC-Kryvyi Rih» (Dnipro) — «Shakhtar» (Donetsk) — 0:2

Round 3. June 23, 2024

«Shakhtar» (Donetsk) — «Mukacheve» (Mukacheve) — 3:1

«Dynamo» (Kyiv) — «UFC-Kryvyi Rih» (Dnipro) — 4:1

Final standings