Head coach of the Ukraine WU-17 women's national team Lyudmila Lemesko announced the names of 24 footballers called up for matches in the first qualifying round of Euro-2026.

According to the draw results, our team will play in Group A6 of League A alongside Austria, Switzerland and Romania. The tournament in this group will take place in Romania from November 26 to December 2.

Composition of the Ukraine WU-17 women's national team

Goalkeepers: Oleksandra Lizhenkova («Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih), Sofia Perikova («Ladomir» Volodymyr), Mariia Vakulko («Pohorina» Kostenpel).

Defenders: Valeriia Kazina («Panthers» Uman), Elizaveta Girun («OFKIP-Polissya» Kyiv), Anna Lyakh, Iryna Oliynychenko, Anastasiia Belkina (all — «Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih), Anna Savinova, Veronika Derevyanko (both — «EMS-Podillia» Vinnytsia), Nyna Pypchenko («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Half-backs: Oleksandra Pychevskaya («Yunyist» Chernihiv), Nonna Grynyshyn, Angelina Semenyuk (all — «Ladomir» Volodymyr), Sofia Yurchenko, Viktoriia Zolotuhyna (both — «OFKIP-Polissya» Kyiv), Sofia Kozishkurt («Vorskla» Poltava), Daria Kolodyi, Milena Ivanchenko (both — «Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Polina Nazarenko («Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih).

Forwards: Ariana Paskarenko («EMS-Podillia» Vinnytsia), Kseniya Vorobey («Yunyist» Chernihiv), Karina Lespukh («Kolos» Kovalivka), Zlata Voloshuk («Ladomir» Volodymyr).

EURO-2026 (WU-17). First qualifying round. Group A6

November 26, 2025

Ukraine — Switzerland (Kijanya)

Austria — Romania (Buftea)

November 29, 2025

Austria — Ukraine (Buftea)

Switzerland — Romania (Buftea)

December 2, 2025

Romania — Ukraine (Buftea)

Switzerland — Austria (Tunari)

The start time of the matches will be determined later.

First qualifying round of EURO-2026 (WU-17)

League A

Group A1: Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria.

Group A2: France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland.

Group A3: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Andorra.

Group A4: Poland, Scotland, England, Montenegro. 

Group A5: Italy, Finland, Croatia, North Macedonia.

Group A6: Austria, Switzerland, Ukraine, Romania.

Group A7: Norway, Denmark, Serbia, Belarus.

Teams that finish last in their groups will continue the season in the second round of League B. The seeding for participants in the second qualifying round of EURO-2026 (WU-17) will depend on which places teams take in their groups during the first round.

League B

Group B1: Wales, Kosovo, Moldova, Azerbaijan.

Group B2: Greece, Estonia, Israel, Albania.

Group B3: Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Kazakhstan.

Group B4: Turkey, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland.

Group B5: Sweden, Lithuania, Malta.

Group B6: Iceland, Slovenia, Faroe Islands.

The draw for the second qualifying round of EURO-2026 (WU-17) will take place on December 11. Matches at this stage will run until March 25, 2026. Based on their results, seven teams will be determined to join Northern Ireland in the final tournament that takes place from May 3 to May 16, 2026.