Ukraine national student football team

Ukraine

Nickname(s)	Zhovto-Blakytni (the Yellow-Blues)
Association	Football Federation of Ukraine
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Anatoliy Buznik[1][2] Stepan Yurchyshyn (assistant)[2]
FIFA code	UKR
First colours Second colours

The Ukraine student football team represents Ukraine in international student football competitions and is controlled by the FFU, the governing body for football in Ukraine, and sports section of the Ministry of Education.

History[]

Until fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukrainian student footballers had chance to compete at Universiades as part of the Soviet Union football team.^[3] The Soviet football team debuted at the 1987 Universiades and won the tournament.^[3] It was based primarily on the Vilnuis team of FK Zalgiris (all Lithuanian team).^[3]

The Ukraine student football team debuted in 1995 in Japan.^[3] The team was mainly based on FC CSKA Kyiv (not to be confused with its other contemporary FC CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv) that was recently promoted to the 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League.^[3] The team was led by Volodymyr Lozynskyi and Volodymyr Bezsonov reached semifinal where it lost and later for the third place it also yielded to Russia student football team (based on FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny).^[3] The Ukrainian forward with 5 goal tallies became the top scorer of the tournament in Japan.^[3]

In 1997 the team departed under leadership of former Soviet international footballer and Ukrainian head coach Anatoliy Konkov who had on his team such Ukrainian footballers like Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Andriy Vorobey, Andrei Karyaka, as well as Serhiy Perkhun.^[3] The team however did not disclose its full potential by placing fourth repeating achievement of the previous Bezsonov-Lozynskyi's squad.^[3]

To the 1999 tournament the team was formed by Viktor Zhylin and was based on FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka that was managed by Zhylin at that time.^[3]

In 2001 the team led by Anatoliy Buznik won its first medals when in final game Ukraine lost to the team of Japan.^[3] The Ukraine student football team of Buznik was also helped by Ihor Yakubovskyi and consisted of following players^[3]

• Goalkeepers: Dmytro Kozachenko (Nafkom-Akademia Irpin), (Olkom Melitopol)
• Defenders: (Podillia Khmelnytskyi), Yevhen Bredun, (both Shakhtar Donetsk), (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), (Chornomorets Odesa)
• Midfielders: (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), , (both Metalurh Zaporizhia), Volodymyr Brayila (Metalurh Mariopol), (Metalist Kharkiv)
• Forwards: , Ivan Kozoriz (both Systema-Boreks Borodyanka), (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Myroslav Bundash (FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod), (Shakhtar Donetsk)

The winning squads of 2007 and 2009 tournaments were led by Volodymyr Lozynskyi and assisted by .^[3] The 2007 consisted of following players^[3]

• Goalkeepers: (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Artem Shtanko (Illichivets Mariupol)
• Defenders: Andriy Zaporozhan (Enerhetyk Burshtyn), Anton Monakhov (Krymteplytsia Molodizhne), (Chornomorets Odesa), Andriy Bashlay (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Midfielders: Artem Starhorodskyi (Arsenal Kyiv), Roman Voynarovskyi (Krymteplytsia Molodizhne), Andriy Misyaylo (Illichivets Mariupol), Ihor Hordya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Pronevych (Dnipro Cherkasy), Roman Lutsenko (MFC Mykolaiv), (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Vadym Hostiev (Podillya Khmelnytskyi), Oleh Herasymyuk (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Forwards: Ihor Khudobyak (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Andriy Shevchuk (PFC Sevastopol), (Illichivets Mariupol)

The 2009 consisted of following players^[3]

• Goalkeepers: (Bukovyna Chernivtsi), (Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine)
• Defenders: , Andriy Bashlay (both PFC Sevastopol), Anton Monakhov (Tavriya Simferopol), (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Andriy Zaporozhan (PFC Oleksandriya)
• Midfielders: , Artem Starhorodskyi (both Arsenal Kyiv), Vladyslav Mykulyak (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod), (CSKA Kyiv), Ihor Hordya (Metalurh Donetsk), Andriy Misyaylo (Vorskla Poltava), (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Vasyl Chornyi (Nyva Ternopil)
• Forwards: Ihor Khudobyak (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk), Andriy Shevchuk (PFC Sevastopol), (Illichivets Mariupol), Matviy Bobal (Tavriya Simferopol)

On 17 August 2018 there first gathered Ukraine national female student football team for the 2019 Universiade preparation.^[4] The head coach of the team was appointed the head coach of Ukraine women's national football team Natalya Zinchenko.

Competitive record[]

Universiade[]

Summer Universiade[5]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
1979-1991	part of the Soviet Union
1979	did not enter (unofficial)
1981	no tournament
1983
1985	did not enter
1987	part of the Soviet Union
1989	no tournament
1991	part of the Soviet Union
1993	did not enter
1995	Semifinals	6	2	2	2	9	11	-2	8
1997	Semifinals	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9
1999	Group stage	6	2	2	2	10	11	-1	8
2001	Final	6	4	0	2	4	3	+1	12
2003	Group stage	6	3	1	2	13	5	+8	10
2005	did not qualify
2007	Winners	5	5	0	0	11	4	+7	15
2009	Winners	6	2	4	0	7	5	+2	10
2011	Group stage	6	2	1	3	6	7	-1	7
2013	Quarterfinals	6	2	1	3	8	11	-3	7
2015	Group stage	6	1	2	3	7	13	-6	5
2017	Quarterfinals	6	3	0	3	8	10	-3	9
2019	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	5	6	-1	7
Total	2 titles	70	30	17	23	93	89	+4	107

Last games[]

Group B[]

Quarterfinals[]

5th–8th place semifinals[]

Fifth place match[]

Current squad[]

Squad as of 01 July 2019^[6][7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	(Captain)	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 25)		Avanhard Kramatorsk
12	1GK	Artem Pospyelov	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 24)		Mariupol
15	2DF	Oleksiy Lobov	(1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 24)		Avanhard Kramatorsk
5	2DF	Dmytro Yukhymovych	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 25)		Ahrobiznes Volochysk
4	2DF	Bohdan Kushnirenko	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 26)		Mykolaiv
3	2DF		(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 26)		Berkut-Lehion Brovary
20	2DF	Ernest Astakhov	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 23)		Kremin Kremenchuk
2	2DF		(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 22)		Oleksandriya
16	3MF	Roman Tolochko	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 23)		Karpaty Lviv
8	3MF	Maksym Hrysyo	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 25)		Karpaty Lviv
7	3MF	Taras Zaviyskyi	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 26)		Buchonia Flieden
6	3MF	Andriy Ponedelnik	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 24)		Bukovyna Chernivtsi
14	3MF	Artur Dumanyuk	(1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 25)		Ahrobiznes Volochysk
13	3MF	Arsentiy Doroshenko	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 21)		Kolos Kovalivka
9	3MF	Artem Radchenko	(1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 27)		Mykolaiv
10	3MF	Yevhen Chumak	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 26)		Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi
18	3MF	Denys Kostyshyn	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 24)		Kolos Kovalivka
17	4FW	Andriy Shtohrin	(1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 23)		Chornomorets Odesa
19	4FW	Mykhaylo Udod	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 25)		Unattached
11	4FW	Anatoliy Nuriyev	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 25)		Mynai

Coaching Staff[]

• Head coach: Anatoliy Buznik
• Assistant: Stepan Yurchyshyn
• Assistant:

Former coaches[]

• 1995 Bezsonov & Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 1997 Anatoliy Konkov
• 1999 Viktor Zhylin
• 2001 Anatoliy Buznik
• 2003 Anatoliy Buznik
• 2007 Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 2009 Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 2011 Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 2013 Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 2015 Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• 2017 Anatoliy Buznik
• 2019 Anatoliy Buznik

Top scorers[]

Since 2009

• Anton Kotlyar – 6
• Serhiy Kravchenko – 4
• – 2
• Ihor Kurylo – 2
• – 2

Achievements[]

• Football at the Summer Universiade
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2009 (details)
  • Runners-up (1): 2001

See also[]

• Volodymyr Lozynskyi
• Burevestnik (Ukraine), Soviet students sports society

References[]

External links[]

• Student football at the Football Federation of Ukraine website
• Ukraine student football team at the All-Ukrainian Football Association of Students