Ukraine women's national football team

The Ukraine women's national football team represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Ukrainian Association of Football.

Ukraine
Nickname(s)Zhinky
AssociationUkrainian Association of Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLluís Cortés
CaptainOlena Khodyreva
Most capsLyudmyla Pekur (110)
Top scorerDaryna Apanashchenko (34)
Home stadiumArena Lviv, Lviv (following Russian aggression)
Stadion imeni Gagrina, Chernihiv
FIFA codeUKR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 35 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest16 (June 2008)
Lowest35 (December 2021)
First international
 Ukraine 0–0 Moldova 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 30 June 1992)[2]
Biggest win
 Ukraine 8–0 Belarus 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 0–8 Germany 
(Lviv, Ukraine; 3 September 2019)
 Germany 8–0 Ukraine 
(Aachen, Germany; 5 October 2019)
 Japan 8–0 Ukraine 
(Hiroshima, Japan; 10 June 2021)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage, 4th

The team has been playing since 30 June 1992 when it hosted a team of Moldova. Before its first official tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying phase, the Ukraine women's team played at least four more friendlies all with Belarus in 1993.

The first (and so far only) major tournament they played in was the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. Their most recent competition is qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

Team image

Nicknames

The Ukraine women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Zhinky".

Home stadium

The Ukraine women's national football team hosts their home matches at Arena Lviv, while before the Russian aggression at Stadion imeni Gagarina.

  • record since 2007
Venue City Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Points per game
Stadion imeni Gagarina Chernihiv 13 8 2 3 29 12 2
Arena Lviv Lviv 13 6 3 4 28 23 1.62
Obolon Arena Kyiv 3 3 0 0 7 1 3
Sevastopol Sports Complex Sevastopol 3 1 0 2 7 4 1
Stadion Illichivets Mariupol 2 2 0 0 8 1 3
Stadion Ukrayina Lviv 2 1 1 0 3 2 2
Stadion imeni Bannikova Kyiv 1 1 0 0 8 0 3
Ternopilsky Misky Stadion Ternopil 1 1 0 0 2 0 3

Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021
9 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs Ukraine  1–2  Northern Ireland Kovalivka, Ukraine
18:00
  • Apanashchenko 22'
 Report (UEFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
13 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs Northern Ireland  2–0  Ukraine Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45
Report (UEFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Seaview
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
10 June Friendly Japan  8–0  Ukraine Hiroshima, Japan
15:15 UTC+9
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
21 September Friendly Ukraine  1–0  Turkey

2022
16 February Turkish Women's Cup Ukraine  1–0  Venezuela Alanya
 Report Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
19 February Turkish Women's Cup Ukraine  2–0  Uzbekistan Alanya
 Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
22 February Turkish Women's Cup Ukraine  2–0  Bulgaria Alanya
 Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 31 March 2021[5]

Role Name
Head coach Lluís Cortés
Assistant coach Jaume Joan Rius
Assistant coach Jordi Escura
Goalkeeping coach Oleksandr Mytko
Administrator Oleksandr Harbuzyuk
Team Manager Sergii Novikov
Doctor Oleksandr Vokhmintsev

Manager history
Period Manager Ref.
1992-1993 Oleksandr Chubarov [6][7]
1994–2000 Serhiy Kachkarov [8]
2000–2002 Anatoliy Piskovets [9]
2003–2004 Mykola Lytvyn [10]
2005–2006 Volodymyr Kulayev [11]
2007–2014 Anatoliy Kutsev [12]
2015–2018 Volodymyr Reva [13]
2018–2021 Natalya Zinchenko [14]
2021– Lluís Cortés [15]

Players

Current squad
The following players were named for the 2022 Turkish Women's Cup.[16]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 9 April 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daryna Bondarchuk (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 1 0 DUX Logroño
12 1GK Iryna Sanina (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 6 0 Kolos Kovalivka
23 1GK Kateryna Samson (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 24 0 Győr
2 2DF Iryna Podolska (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 5 0 MTK
4 2DF Yana Derkach (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
14 2DF Lyubov Shmatko (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 13 1 Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
19 2DF Solomiia Kupiak (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 Rekord
2DF Darya Kravets (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 54 5 Fiorentina
2DF Natia Pantsulaia (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 18 2 Heniu
2DF Kateryna Korsun (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 1 0 Győr
3 3MF Anna Petryk (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 8 0 Breiðablik
5 3MF Yuliia Khrystiuk (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 1 0 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
6 3MF Nadiia Khavanska (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 Ataşehir Belediyespor
7 3MF Yana Kalinina (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 24 1 Olimpia Szczecin
8 3MF Tetyana Kitayeva (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 AEM
10 3MF Yuliia Shevchuk (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
11 3MF Nadiia Kunina (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 12 3 Linköpings FC
13 3MF Anastasiya Voronina (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 2 0 Hayasa
15 3MF Khrystyna Pereviznyk (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 0 0 Vilnius
16 3MF Olha Ovdiychuk (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 40 8 Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
17 3MF Tetyana Romanenko (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 Reims
18 3MF Viktoriya Hiryn (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 1 0 Deportivo La Coruña
20 3MF Yana Malakhova (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 4 0 DUX Logroño
21 3MF Iryna Kochnyeva (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 2 0 Reims
3MF Daryna Apanashchenko (captain) (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 61 37 Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
3MF Tamila Khimich (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 24 0 Espanyol
3MF Iryna Kotiash (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 Slavia Prague
9 4FW Nicole Kozlova (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 10 3 HB Køge
22 4FW Inna Hlushchenko (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
4FW Roksolana Kravchuk (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 4 0 Slavia Prague

Recent call ups
The following players have been called up to a Ukraine squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Olha Basanska (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 45 2 Hayasa v.  Hungary, 30 November 2021
DF Anastasia Filenko (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 22 0 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv v.  Japan, 10 June 2021
DF Maryna Shaynyuk (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 0 0 Næstved HG v.  Japan, 10 June 2021
MF Veronika Andrukhiv (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 18 0 Heniu v.  Hungary, 30 November 2021
MF Olha Boychenko (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 42 12 Hayasa v.  Spain, 26 October 2021
MF Iya Andrushchak RET (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 37 1 Retired v.  Japan, 10 June 2021 PRE
FW Hanna Voronina (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 5 0 Hayasa v.  Japan, 10 June 2021

Previous squads
UEFA European Women's Championship

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Honours


Other tournaments
Champions: 2000
Champions: 2022

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991Did not enter (A part of USSR) UEFA Euro 1991
1995Did not qualify UEFA Euro 1995
1999 83141019-9
2003 6213912-3
2007 85122011+9
2011 125342415+9
2015 127233713+24
2019 8413910-1
2023To be determined To be determined
Total-------- 542691910980+29
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Qualification record

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 8 7 0 1 22 2 +20 21 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  Denmark 8 5 1 2 22 8 +14 16 Play-offs
3  Ukraine 8 4 1 3 9 10 −1 13
4  Hungary 8 1 1 6 8 26 −18 4
5  Croatia 8 0 3 5 5 20 −15 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
1993Did not enter Did not enter
1995Did not qualify 6213912
1997 8710175
2001 8125718
2005 8215721
2009Group Stage310224 10811203
2013Did not qualify 105142210
2017 84131412
2022 105051725
Total-310224 6834826113106
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Qualification record

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 8 8 0 0 46 1 +45 24 Final tournament — 8–0 3–0 6–0 10–0
2  Ukraine 8 5 0 3 16 21 −5 15 Play-offs 0–8 — 1–0 4–0 2–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1 13 1–3 3–2 — 1–0 2–0
4  Greece 8 2 1 5 6 21 −15 7 0–5 0–4 1–1 — 1–0
5  Montenegro 8 0 0 8 2 28 −26 0 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 —
Source: UEFA

Minor tournaments
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1995 Albena CupFinal2nd
1999 Albena Cup3rd place4th
2000 Albena CupFinal1st
2002 Albena Cup3rd place3rd
2005 Albena CupGroup stage2nd
2006 Albena CupGroup stage3rd
2017 Four Nations TournamentGroup stage3rd310246
2020 Pinatar CupGroup stage3rd310244
2022 Turkish Women's CupGroup stage1st330050

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. Viktor Zahlada. The retrospective. On 30 June 1992 there was the first official game of the women's national football team (Ретроспектива. 30.06.92 – перший офіційний матч жіночої збірної). Womensfootball.com.ua. 23 March 2020
  3. "Standings". UEFA. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  5. "Composition: Women's National Team - Official site of the Ukrainian Football Association". uaf.ua. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. Oleksandr Voloshchuk. Mykhailo Yushchenko: Surkis does not like female football (Михайло Ющенко: «Суркіс не любить жіночого футболу»). Vysokyi Val. 23 November 2009
  7. Oleksandr Chubarov. Womensfootball.com.ua.
  8. Serhiy Kachkarov. Womensfootball.com.ua
  9. Anatoliy Piskovets. Womensfootball.com.ua
  10. Mykola Lytvyn. Womensfootball.com.ua
  11. Volodymyr Kulayev. Womensfootball.com.ua
  12. Anatoliy Kutsev. Womensfootball.com.ua
  13. Volodymyr Reva. Womensfootball.com.ua
  14. Офіційно. Наталія Зінченко - головний тренер жіночої збірної України. womensfootball.com.ua. 16.10.2018
  15. . womensfootball.com.ua. 17.11.2021
  16. "ON JUNE 10, THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OF UKRAINE WILL MEET THE TEAM OF JAPAN FOR THE FIRST TIME". en.uaf.ua. Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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