Youth national team Ukraine U-17 head coach Oleksandr Sitnik has announced the names of players born in 2009 who will prepare for a training camp and an international tournament taking place in the Croatian city of Ludbreg from September 1 to 9.

The team's coach invited 25 players from 12 clubs to the camp.

Composition of Ukraine U-17 Youth National Team

Goalkeepers: Dmytro Pozhar ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Denis Stolyarenko ("Legia", Poland), Oleksandr Stepanov ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).

Defenders: Matvii Sorochinskyi ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Nazar Smotrichkyi, Roman Shupik (both - LNZ Chernihiv), Bohdan Levytskyi ("Rukh" Lviv), Markian Panchyshyn ("Karpaty" Lviv), Nazarii Rudzey ("Borussia" Dortmund, Germany), Illia Yablonskyi ("Sporting", Portugal), Denis Plyminskyi ("Hajduk", Croatia).

Halfbacks: Yevhenii Voloshko, Semen Komon, Arseniy Safonov, Stanislav Shukalovich (all - "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Danylo Udivichenko (LNZ Chernihiv), Denis Hordiiev ("Rukh" Lviv), Yaroslav Kozushko ("Slavia", Czech Republic), Ihor Koshtii, Maxim Hololobov, Andriy Hamzhyk (all - "Bayern 04", Germany).

Forwards: Yaroslav Burovtsov ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Danylo Yaschenko (LNZ Chernihiv), Adam Guram ("Hajduk", Croatia), Kirill Serdyuk ("Stuttgart", Germany).

Schedule of Ukraine U-17 Youth National Team Matches at the Tournament in Croatia

03.09.2025. Ukraine - Qatar U-18 (6:00 PM)

06.09.2025. Ukraine - South Korea U-18 (4:00 PM)

09.09.2025. Ukraine - UAE U-18 (4:00 PM)

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

Schedule of Matches for the Ukraine U-17 Youth National Team

01.10.2025. Montenegro - Ukraine

04.10.2025. Ukraine - Estonia

07.10.2025. Ukraine - Italy

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

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 process.

Based on the results of the first round of qualification, 14 group winners and 14 teams that finish second will advance to the second round of Group A. The remaining 26 teams will take part in the second round of Group B.

Teams advancing to the second round of qualification in Group A will compete for seven spots at Euro 2026 (U-17) finals in spring 2026. Estonia, as the host nation, automatically received a bye. It should be noted that this qualifying round is also a qualifier for the CHS 2026 (U-17) tournament in Qatar.

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