The Ukraine national under-20 football team is primarily a special team that is formed for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a successful performance of the Ukraine national under-19 football team. The team is also used as an immediate reserve of the Ukraine national under-21 football team.
In the 1977 Soviet team that won the inaugural edition of the FIFA Youth World Championship, 9 of the 18 players of the Soviet squad were Ukrainian. As an independent country, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Ukraine won their first title in the nation's history after defeating South Korea 3âÂÂ1 in the final. They remained champions for almost 4 years, being that the 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 until they failed to qualify for the 2023 edition in which Uruguay won and became champions.
It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in September-October 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2025, after the match against Spain.
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
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The following 21 players have been called up to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 15 July 2019 all players of the squad were awarded by the presidential decree the Order of Merit, 3rd degree, while Petrakov's coaching staff were honored with title "Honored state functionary of physical culture and sport of Ukraine".
Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov
The following table shows Ukraine's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.