From February 9, the Ukraine U-17 youth team is holding a training camp in Croatia as part of their preparation for the second qualifying round of Euro 2025. The camp will conclude on February 18. The blue and yellow have already played one friendly match against Turkey (1:1), and now they are set to face Greece. The delegation is led by Unai Melgosa, the coordinator of youth development for national teams, with Oleksandr Sitnik as head coach.

The match against Greece will take place today at 16:00 (Kyiv time). A live stream is planned on the YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF).

Composition of the Ukraine U-17 Youth Team

Goalkeepers: Igor Kostenko («Benfica», Portugal), Yegor Krapyvin («Espanyol», Spain), Fedir Tkachenko («Betis», Spain).

Defenders: Dmytro Konovalov («Dynamo» Kyiv), Timofei Niveninskyi (LNZ Chernihiv), Yegor Onyshchuk, Ivan Vergun (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Arsen Zalypka, Dmytro Solomon (both — «Ruh» Lviv), Artem Muradyan («Borussia» M, Germany), Mykita Melnyk («Imozese», Italy), Oleksandr Tkachenko («Werder Bremen», Germany), Nazar Khlivniuk («Fortuna D», Germany).

Midfielders: Artem Korzh («Polesia» Zhytomyr), Artem Zubriy («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Muhammad Djurabaev («Ruh» Lviv), Adam Gouram, Illia Kutya (both — «Hajduk», Croatia), Arseniy Shishkevich («Rio Ave», Portugal), Andriy Hamzhy («Bayern», Germany).

Forwards: Dmytro Zudin («Hajduk», Croatia), Illia Menshikov («Austria», Austria), Maksym Kucheriyavyy («Dynamo» Kyiv), Maksym Gololobov («Bayern», Germany).

The Ukraine U-17 youth team has been drawn into Group A1 of the second qualifying round for Euro 2025 along with Italy, Croatia, and Slovakia. The mini-tournament will take place from March 19 to 25 in Croatia. Only the group winner will advance to the final tournament.

Schedule of matches in the second qualifying round of Euro 2025 (U-17). Group A1

March 19, 2025

Ukraine — Croatia (13:00, Karlovac)

Italy — Slovakia (16:30, Sesvete)

March 22, 2025

Italy — Ukraine (13:00, Lucac)

Croatia — Slovakia (16:30, Karlovac)

March 25, 2025

Slovakia — Ukraine (16:30, Sesvete)

Croatia — Italy (16:30, Lucac)

The start time of the matches is Kyiv time.

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