The blue-and-yellow team, preparing for the Euro 2026 (U-17) qualification, will face their Polish counterparts (March 20, kickoff at 15:00), Romanian opponents (March 22, 12:00), and Montenegrin rivals (March 24, 15:00).

The coaching staff led by Oleh Hlodiy has called up 22 footballers for the squad.

Composition of the Ukrainian Youth Team U-16

Goalkeepers: Dmytro Pozhar ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Denis Stolyarenko ("Legia", Poland), Hlib Udovichenko ("Atlético", Spain).

Defenders: Nikita Tzarichanskyi ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Maxim Kovalev, Mykhailo Horbar (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Bohdan Levytskyi ("Ruh", Lviv), Nazariy Rudzey (unattached), Illia Yablonskyy ("Sporting", Portugal), Timofiy Solodarenko ("Werder Bremen", Germany), Denis Plymins'kyi ("Hajduk", Croatia)

Midfielders: Nazariy Huriy ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Stanislav Shukalovich, Arseniy-Tymofii Trokhim, Arseniy Safonov (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Artem Rybak ("Barcelona", Spain), Yegor Koshtey ("Bayern", Germany), Adam Gouram ("Hajduk", Croatia).

Forwards: Artur Kuriachiy, Kirill Sarichev (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Artem Haponenko ("Porto", Portugal), Maxim Gololobov ("Bayern", Germany).

We add that from May 4 to 9 our boys will participate in the UEFA Development Tournament, where they will play against their Greek, Finnish (home team) and Hungarian counterparts.

Recall that on December 5 in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the first round of Euro 2026 (U-17) qualification took place. According to its results, the Ukrainian youth team ended up in Group 1, where they will face Italy, Montenegro and Estonia. The host of the mini-tournament will be Estonia.

Schedule of Matches for the Ukrainian Youth Team U-17

October 1, 2025. Montenegro — Ukraine 

October 4, 2025. Ukraine — Estonia

October 7, 2025. Ukraine — Italy  

Results of the Draw for the First Round of Euro 2026 (U-17) Qualification

Group 1: Italy, Ukraine, Montenegro, Estonia.

Group 2: Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Gibraltar.

Group 3: England, Sweden, Lithuania, Scotland.

Group 4: Spain, Denmark, Latvia, Andorra.

Group 5: Belgium, Norway, Belarus, Moldova.

Group 6: Austria, Ireland, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 7: Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta.

Group 8: Croatia, Netherlands, Albania, Kazakhstan.

Group 9: France, Israel, Romania, Azerbaijan.

Group 10: Switzerland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, San Marino.

Group 11: Northern Ireland, Finland, Cyprus, Armenia.

Group 12: Portugal, Slovenia, Wales, Liechtenstein.

Group 13: Poland, Germany, Luxembourg.

Group 14: Greece, Iceland, Georgia.

54 teams were divided into 12 groups of four participants and two groups of three participants. The host of the final tournament, Estonia's national team, will also participate in the qualification.

According to the results of the first round draw, 14 group winners and 14 teams that finish second will advance to the second round in League A. The remaining 26 teams will take part in the second round in League B.

Teams advancing to the second round qualification in League A will compete for seven spots at Euro 2026 (U-17) finals next spring. Estonia, as the tournament host, received an automatic berth. It should be noted that the qualification round in League A is also a qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Moreover, teams from both leagues of the second round qualification will compete to move up and down between leagues before the first round of Euro 2028 (U-19) qualification.