Ukraine national football team
The Ukrainian national football team (Ukrainian Збірна України з футболу, Sbirna Ukrajiny s Futbolu, Russian Сборная Украины по футболу, Sbornaja Ukrainy po Futbolu ) is the national team of the Ukrainian Football Federation Federazija Futbolu Ukrajiny. The nickname Schowto - Blakytni means the yellow and blues in German.
- 6.1 Games against Germany
- 6.2 games against Austria
- 6.3 games against Switzerland
- 6.4 games against Liechtenstein
- 6.5 games against Luxembourg
History
The football applies in Ukraine as a popular sport. The Ukrainian football team emerged after the disintegration of the USSR, the Ukrainian football players and clubs had played a leading role. After 1991 many Ukrainian -born players took part in the Russian citizenship, because in Russia better careers saw for themselves, including Viktor Onopko, Sergei Juran or Oleg Salenko, the top scorer in the World Cup 1994. Due to this development the Soviet era traditionally strong Ukraine had in the first years of existence of their own national first a lack of good players survive. Also went all that time points of the USSR in the UEFA five year ranking and at the FIFA alone to Russia.
Over time, the Ukrainian team was stronger, there were new talents like Andriy Shevchenko and Serhiy Rebrov, which have evolved under the legendary coach Valery Lobanovsky to world -class footballers. However, to participate in a World Cup or a European long lacked a bit of luck, because the team failed three times in the playoffs ( against Croatia in 1997, against Slovenia in 1999 and against Germany 2001).
After failing to qualify for the 2004 European Football Championship, the former footballer of the year in Europe Oleh Blokhin was nominated for the post of national coach. This step proved to be correct, because the Ukraine played subsequently in a difficult group a sovereign qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and abolished on 3 as group winners for the first time in its history, qualifying for the finals of a major tournament, where they to the quarter-finals came. After the Ukraine failed to qualify for the 2008 European Football Championship Oleh Blokhin resigned from his post as coach, and was succeeded by the former Soviet national team Oleksiy Mychajlytschenko. Under his leadership, the Ukraine has just missed the 2010 World Cup, when they again lost in a playoff game, this time against Greece. For the Euro 2012 Ukraine qualified automatically as co- hosts.
Participation in World Cups
Ukraine was from 1930 to 1990 part of the Soviet Union, who took part from 1958 to 1990 at the World Cup. Ukrainian players at this time were important players of the Soviet national team, for example, Oleh Blokhin, the 1982 and 1986 took part with the USSR in the World Cup. 1994 played with Sergei Juran, Yuri Nikiforov, Vladislav Ternawski and Ilya Zymbalar yet the Ukrainian-born player for Russia at the World Cup.
Participation in European football championships
Ukraine took part in the European Championships from 1960 to 1992 as part of the USSR. In the 1960 European champion team standing with Vladimir Maslatschenko a Ukrainian and with Yuri Voinov a gambling in Ukraine player. In 1972, the Ukrainian player Yuri Istomin, Anatoly Konkow, Eduard Kozinkewitsch, Volodymyr Onyschtschenko, Vladimir Troschkin and plays for Kiev Yevgeny Rudakov a member of the European vice- champion team, which was coached by the Ukrainian-born Alexander Ponomarev. Also in 1988 presented with Anatoliy Demyanenko, Hennadij Lytowtschenko, Oleksandr Sawarow, Oleksiy Mychajlytschenko, Sergei Baltatscha, Vasily Raz, Igor Belanow, Oleh Protasov and Viktor Passulko Ukrainian player most of the Vice- European Champion, trained by Ukrainian Valery Lobanovsky. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union into several independent states Ukraine first participated in the qualification for Euro 1996, but could not qualify since then. 1996 stood with Viktor Onopko and Igor Dobrowolski in the Ukraine -born player in the Russian team that was eliminated in the first round. Dobrowolski had previously scored the last goal for the CIS in the game against Germany at the European Championships in 1992. 2012 was the Ukraine together with Poland will host the European Championships and took part for the first time.
Squad
For the Euro 2012 Football Championship following squad was announced on May 28:
The squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006 is located under World Cup 2006/Ukraine.
Inserts
As of October 16, 2013
Goals
As of October 16, 2013
Known player
- Serhiy Beschenar (Defence)
- Olexandr Holowko (Defence)
- Viktor Leonenko ( attack)
- Oleh Luschnyj (Defence)
- Yuri Maximov (Midfield)
- Serhiy Rebrov ( attack)
- Andriy Shevchenko ( attack)
- Olexandr Schowkowskyj ( goalkeeper )
- Viktor Skrypnyk (Defence)
- Anatoly Tymoschuk (Midfield)
- Andriy Voronin ( attack)
Games against German -speaking teams
Games against Germany
( Results always from Ukrainian point of view)
Games against Austria
( Results always from Ukrainian point of view)
Games against Switzerland
( Results always from Ukrainian point of view)
Games against Liechtenstein
So far, no meetings
Games against Luxembourg
( Results always from Ukrainian point of view)