Today, September 6th, the Ukraine U-17 team will play their second match at an international tournament in Croatia. The opponent is Poland's U-18 team; kickoff is scheduled for 3 PM Kyiv time.

In their first game, Oleksandr Sitnik's wards lost to Qatar's U-18 team (1:2).

Live broadcast of the match is available on the UAFA YouTube channel.

Ukraine U-17 Team Roster

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

Defenders: Matvii Sorochynskyi ("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 Plyaminyskyi ("Hajduk", Croatia).

Midfielders: Yevhenii Voloshko, Semen Komon, Arseniy Safonov, Stanislav Shukalovich (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Danylo Udovichenko (LNZ Chernihiv), Denis Gordiiev ("Rukh" Lviv), Yaroslav Kozushko ("Slavia", Czech Republic), Ihor Koshtyai, Maxim Gololobov, Andriy Hamzhyk (all — "Bayern 04", Germany).

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

International Youth Tournament in Croatia

09/03/2025. Qatar (U-18) — Ukraine (U-17) — 2:1

09/03/2025. Poland (U-18) — (Oman U-18) — 4:0

Standings

09/06/2025. Ukraine — Poland U-18 (3 PM)

09/09/2025. Ukraine — Oman U-18 (3 PM)

On December 5th in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the first round of qualification for Euro 2026 (U-17) took place. As a result, Ukraine's youth team was placed in Group 1 where they will face Italy, Montenegro and Estonia. The host of the mini-tournament is Estonia.

Schedule of Matches for Ukraine U-17 Youth Team in First Round Euro 2026 Qualification

October 1, 2025. Montenegro — Ukraine 

October 4, 2025. Ukraine — Estonia

October 7, 2025. Ukraine — Italy  

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

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 team, also participates in qualification.

The top 14 group winners and 14 second-place finishers will advance to the second round of Group A. The remaining 26 teams will participate 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) in spring 2026. Estonia, as host of the tournament, automatically receives a bye. It should be noted that this qualifying round is also the qualifying round for the CS-2026 (U-17) in Qatar.

Moreover, teams from both Group A and B will compete to improve or decrease their rankings before the first qualification round of Euro 2028 (U-19).