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The women's national team of Ukraine has announced the names of football players who will prepare for two 2025 Nations League matches against Albania and Croatia.
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Coach of the Ukrainian team, Volodymyr Pyatenko, expects to work with 24 female football players.
Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson («Vorskla» Poltava), Daryna Bondarchuk («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Kateryna Boklach («Nantes», France).
Defenders: Kateryna Korsun, Yana Kotik, Iryna Podolska, Marina Shainyuk (all — «Vorskla» Poltava), Daria Apanaschenko, Olha Basanska, Lesia Olykova (all — «Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko («Fomget», Turkey).
Midfielders: Veronika Andrukhiv, Dayana Semkiv (both — «Kolos» Kovalevka), Yana Kalinina («Vorskla» Poltava), Natiya Pansulaia, Anna Petrik, Viktoriya Hryin (all — «Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Daria Yovkova («Sisters» Odessa), Nicole Kozlova («Glasgow City», Scotland), Yana Malakhova («Mur», Slovenia).
Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk («Vorskla» Poltava), Elizaveta Molydukh («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Olha Ovdychuk («Fomget», Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko («Lille», France).
The match between the women's national teams of Ukraine and Albania, which is a home game for the blue-and-yellow team, will take place on May 30 in the Croatian city of Varaždin at NK Varaždin Stadium. The start time is 9:00 PM.
The match between Croatia and Ukraine will be held on June 3 in the town of Karlovac at «Branco Čavlović-Čavlak» Stadium. The game starts at 9:00 PM as well.
February 21. Albania — Ukraine — 1:2
February 21. Croatia — Czech Republic — 0:4
February 25. Ukraine — Croatia — 2:1
February 25. Czech Republic — Albania — 5:1
April 4. Ukraine — Czech Republic — 1:0
April 4. Albania — Croatia — 4:0
April 8. Czech Republic — Ukraine — 1:1
April 8. Croatia — Albania — 1:2
May 30. Ukraine — Albania
May 30. Czech Republic — Croatia
June 3. Croatia — Ukraine
June 3. Albania — Czech Republic
| Team | M | W | D | L | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6—3 | 10 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10—3 | 7 |
| 3 | Albania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8—8 | 6 |
| 4 | Croatia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2—12 | 0 |
League A
Group 1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland.
Group 2: France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland.
Group 3: Spain, England, Belgium, Portugal.
Group 4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales.
League B
Group 1: Poland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania.
Group 2: Ireland, Turkey, Slovenia, Greece.
Group 3: Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Belarus.
Group 4: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania.
League C
Group 1: Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Gibraltar.
Group 2: Malta, Georgia, Cyprus, Andorra.
Group 3: Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan, Vatican City.
Group 4: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Lithuania.
Group 5: Israel, Bulgaria, Estonia.
Group 6: Kosovo, Latvia, North Macedonia.
The group stage will determine which four teams from League A advance to the final round (which now consists of two-legged playoffs), as well as who will be promoted and relegated between leagues ahead of the European qualifying tournament for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.
Winners of groups in Leagues B and C will move up to League A and League B, respectively. The last-placed teams from Leagues A and B, as well as two third-placed teams from League B will be relegated to Leagues B and C accordingly. Third-place finishers in League A will play against second-place finishers in League B, while the top two third-place finishers in League B will face off against the top two second-place finishers in League C.
Drawing: June 6, 2025 (2 PM Kyiv time).
Semifinals (two matches each): October 22-28, 2025.
Final/Third Place Play-off (two matches each): November 26 — December 2, 2025.
Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
Drawing: June 6, 2025 (2 PM Kyiv time).
Matches (two each): October 22-28, 2025.
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