The gathering within the preparation of the team for the second round of Euro 2026 qualifiers (U-17) will take place from February 8 to February 16 in the Croatian city of Poreč. The opponents of Oleksandr Sytnyk's wards will be the teams of Greece, Israel, and Croatia. For these matches, the coach expects 22 performers.

Composition of Ukraine's youth team U-17

Goalkeepers: Yan Zhuravsky («Betis», Spain), Denis Stolyarenko («Legia», Poland), Bogdan Semeshko («Munkach Mukačevo»).

Defenders: Nazar Smotrytsky (LNE Chernihiv), Andriy Kuralatov («Alexandria»), Danylo Pryhodko («Poliissia» Zhytomyr), Sergiy Zvarich («Karpati» Lviv), Yegor Onishchuk, Oleh Piliptyuk (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Zahar Onyshchuk («Bologna», Italy).

Half-backs: Svyatoslav Bandilo («Poliissia» Zhytomyr), Ivan Zadoienko («Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih), Yevgeniy Voloshko, Artem Trokhym (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksandr Hoc («Ruh» Lviv), Vsevolod Linnik («Stuttgart», Germany), Artem Ribak («Barcelona», Spain), Svyatoslav Gloc («Karpati» Lviv).

Forwards: Danyil Pylpychuk («Legia», Poland), Adam Guram («Hajduk», Croatia), Maksym Ugrik, Oleh Dyurynets (both — «Ruh» Lviv).

Schedule of Ukraine's youth team U-17 matches in Croatia

February 11. Ukraine — Greece

February 13. Israel — Ukraine

February 16. Croatia — Ukraine

The start time of the matches will be announced later.

Reminder, Ukraine's youth team U-17 in the second round of Euro 2026 qualifiers will compete in Group 6 League V, where their opponents will be teams from Latvia and Albania. The tournament in our group from June 3 to June 9 will be hosted by Albania.

Europa League 2026 (U-17). Second round of qualifiers

Liga A

A Group 1: Germany, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia.

A Group 2: Iceland, Portugal, Italy, Romania.

A Group 3: Sweden, Montenegro, Greece, Norway.

A Group 4: Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Austria, Denmark.

A Group 5: Belgium, Cyprus, Serbia, Switzerland.

A Group 6: Spain, Turkey, Scotland, North Ireland.

A Group 7: Ireland, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland.

Liga B

B Group 1: Israel, Faroe Islands, England, Estonia.

B Group 2: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Malta, Azerbaijan.

B Group 3: Wales, Georgia, San Marino, Andorra.

B Group 4: Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Gibraltar.

B Group 5: Hungary, Luxembourg, Armenia, Liechtenstein.

B Group 6: Ukraine, Latvia, Albania.

B Group 7: Netherlands, Belarus, Kosovo.

In the second round, 28 teams (14 winners of groups from the first round and 14 teams that secured the second place) will compete in seven Liga A groups until March 31. The winners of the quartets will join the host, Estonia, in the final stage, which will take place from May 25 to June 7, 2026. The draw for the forum is scheduled for April 9.

Meanwhile, 26 teams will compete in seven Liga B groups (five — four teams each, two — three teams) until June 30.

Both tournaments are important in the context of forming Liga A and B for the first round of Euro 2028 (U-19) qualifiers.