Ukraine National Under-21 Football Team
The Youth football team of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Молодіжна збірна України) is mostly referred to the national under-21 football team of Ukraine, which is supervised by the Football Federation of Ukraine (Committee of national teams). The team participates in the Olympic competitions, finals of the FIFA World Youth Championship, and the UEFA U-21 competitions. The team has two age categories U-21 and U-20.
Their first game the team played on October 28, 1992. Its first competition the team entered in 1994 the qualification round for the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. The team has qualified for a tournament for the twice. The under-21s managed to not only qualify for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, but also reach the final, where they lost to Netherlands on 4 June 2006 by 3–0. The under-21s also qualified to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship that were held in Denmark.
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